Objective:
SAT: 2120 (CR-660, M-800, W-660 Essay:10) CR+M (1460)
SAT II: 740 Math II, 710 Physics
UC GPA (Capped at 8 Honors) -4.0
9-11 UW- 3.68
9-11 W- 4.16
10-11 UW GPA- 3.69
10-11 W GPA (Uncapped)- 4.23
UPWARD Trend:
Freshman (8 A’s 4 B’s)
Sophomore (6 A’s 4 B’s 2 C’s)
Junior (13 A’s)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (Not sure exactly how I made it LOL, maybe course rigor?)
AP (12 AP’s total (rigorous):
Chemistry (3)
European History (3)
Calc AB (5)
Physics 1 (3) (LOL)
Spanish Language and Culture (4)
US History (4)
Senior Year Courses:
AP Literature
AP Gov
AP Physics C
AP Spanish Literature
AP Psychology
AP Statistics
Major Awards: None are major, but OCMC 5th place (math competition for my county).
Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
Summer@USC Summer Camp
CSF (3 Years)
Key Club (3 Years)
Taekwondo 3rd Degree Black Belt (13+ Years)
1st Place Cal State Open Taekwondo Tournament
Junior Leadership Team for Taekwondo
Taekwondo Instructor Experience (200 Hours)
Volunteer as Taekwondo Instructor (50 Hours)
Intern at Social Security Office
OC Math Circle Competition-5th Place
Love 2 Read (Library Reading Program)
Teen Advisory Board at Library
AP Scholar With Distinction
600+ Community service hours
Major: Mechanical Engineering!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!
Chances aren’t great. Test scores are particularly good, especially for Cornell.
GPA is low, but with the upward trend, it probably does’t put you out of the game.
Your ECs are decent, but not great imo.
All three of these in combination probably means a reject. Fortunately for you, you have plenty of time to get your test scores up and improve your ECs.
Good luck!
Chance me?: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1843886-chance-me-for-ucs-top-tier-engineering-schools-will-chance-back.html#latest
Test scores are not very good for Cornell Engineering. 2250+ and 750+ for SAT and Subject Tests would improve chances. If Cornell is a dream school, apply by all means, but given GPA and EC’s, odds are looking slim.
@asianfang do you know any other top tier engineering schools I could ED to, if I got a 750+ on math 2?
Georgia Tech, Rose Hulman, Purdue, and Michigan are more attainable schools. With top-tier and prestige and ED, I have none… UPenn and Columbia (which have lesser known but still respectable engineering programs) are higher reaches in terms of acceptance rate, and HYPMS are even more selective.
However, you have around a year to make your profile as strong as possible. Summer camps, internships, research, combined with stellar scores and higher gpa could make you viable for Cornell.
@asianfang Thanks! What do you think about Ed to cmu. And rd to USC?
Financial aid at CMU is notoriously bad so keep that in mind if you need it.
@Falcon1 How bad is it, I think my family can afford 35-45k/year. any other suggestions?
Two tips:
Self study BC Calc
also take the ACT and aim for 34 or higher