<p>I am high school senior who is thinking about an engineering education in these schools:</p>
<li> University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (reach?)</li>
<li> Purdue University (match?)</li>
<li> University of Missouri-Columbia (safety ?)</li>
<li> University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (reach?)</li>
<li> University of Wisconsin-Madison (reach?)</li>
<li> University of Missouri-Rolla (safety ?)</li>
<li> North Carolina State University (match?)</li>
<li> St. Louis University (reach?/dont know)</li>
</ol>
<p>These are my stats:
GPA: 3.5, I know pretty low,
SAT/ACT Scores:
ACT:30 | M:32 | S:30 | R:30 | E:28 | Essay:12
SAT:1980 | M:680 | V:600 | W:650 | Essay:11
The classes that I have previously are:
Honors Chem I, II, III; honors Physics I; Honors Bio I, II, III;All History honors, math honors and English honors.</p>
<pre><code>Junior I took 3 AP’s
AP Chem - 4
AP Gov - 4
AP Comp. Pol. - 4
Senior Year:
AP Calc
AP Bio
AP US History
AP English lit
AP Stat
Honors French V
Honors Physics II and III
</code></pre>
<p>I have few EC’s: Volunteering (100+ hrs), Chess Club 3+ years, Project Help (2+ yrs), Internship at UMSL. I am for some reason in the National Society of High School scholars if that matters.
I am pretty good with essays and I am sure I will get good recommendations.
I live in St. Louis, MO if it matters.
I am planning to study chemical engineering (I know, a little premature). If anyone has any more recommendations I will be happy to hear them. Also is it wiser to do undergrad in state and them go somewhere good for grad school? And finally is it true that some universities give you points on your admission chances if you take rigorous classes?</p>
<p>Thank You (Sorry for the long post)</p>