I had a 29 ACT and 3.9 GPA and applied to Uw Madison and got deferred. Can someone explain why I got deferred (not “because they want to put you in a larger pool of applicants”) I want to know why they want to put me in a larger pool. What factors can lead to that when your grades are above average? I applied for mechanical engineering if that makes a difference.
In state or out of state? For an OOS student, a 29 is low, you rarely see kids reporting they were admitted as OOS with below a 30. For an instate student, it is in the ballpark but not a sure thing. Early acceptances at UW generally for the highest stat kids, in and out of state. If you look at this year’s decision threads, OOS students generally had over a 32. Bottom line, the ACT is not competitive for early round acceptance. Keep your grades up, write a letter expressing interest.
Go look at this thread, they got deferred with a 32 ACT and 4.1 wGPA. Is your GPA weighted or not? UW early decision pool was up 8% this year.
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/21046895#Comment_21046895
Plus- did you take the most rigorous classes available to you?
Engineering is probably the hardest school to get into at UW, I got into the business school, but they do have different requirements. The ACT probably below average, and the 3.9 GPA on a 5 scale is bellow average as well.
I am in state, i recently realized that the Engineering school has a different acceptance rate then the others. One source says it’s as low as 8.9%, the other says 18%.
unweighted scale
I got in with a 1510 SAT and 3.0 GPA (Unweighted), Out of state too
In the end, it all comes down to you’re essays and extracurriculars.
Hello I studied in an Indian curriculum school and my grades are pretty good if not the best, grade 9 -9.8/10 CGPA, grade 10 - 10/10 CGPA and grade 11- 89.9 % (its freaking tough) and grade 12 predicted score given by school - 96.4%(IDK how). SAT 1440 750-M, 690-R; and ACT -32 with a superscore of 33(if it helps) Toefl -110. I have had around 350 hours of volunteer service and I guess my essay is alright, not the best but pretty good. I have done 1 internship in Robotics and CS(my intended major so I hope it helps) and a summer Program at Boston in Robotics and involved in a lot of cricket and basketball 9 through 12. Also I have Subject tests : 800 on math 2, Chem and Phy.
I live in Bahrain so sports opportunities are minute, although I was in the reserves team for Bahrain National cricket team and went to Malaysia for the ACC U-16 cricket cup and also inter-school cricket events and am active in basketball in my school although we have no proper tournaments or organization.
I wish to pursue Robotics and have made that clear in my essay and tried to show my love for it and why I am interested in it. I have strong Recs and I love going to MUNs, I have been to 13 MUNs including one inside UNHQ in New York where I won a verbal mention and have won over 5 wards. My activity essay is based on MUN conferences. I dont really aim for Scholarship, tution should be fine.
I took the ACER examination for Science and Maths(not soooo prestigious) and got 100 percentile internationally and high distinction in maths. I also was a part of a cricket tour to India under CFI( cricket federation of India).
I am part of a global community at Young Scientist’s Journal (www.ysjounal.com) and am an editor and have edited over 15 articles based on Science. I am also part of a community called Young Coders who are working on making a website.
I wish to major in CE or CS and am an international student living in Bahrain, what do you guys think about me?