Engineering @ MIT, Cornell, Stanford, Berkeley, UMich

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>INTRO:
I was contemplating for a long time whether or not to make a "What are my chances" thread because I can bet that most of the replies that I'll receive will be the generic "write steller essays," "get good recs," or "you have __% chance of getting in," which doesn't help. But now that I've been on this forum for quite a while, I believe that making one "chances" thread is an experience that every faithful CCer should experience.</p>

<p>ANY comments will be appreciated, though there really isn't much I can change, except perhaps somethings about the essays (still coming)</p>

<p>So here goes:</p>

<p>I'm a Korean American male. Born in California, moved to Indiana when I was 1. Moved to Korea when I was in 2nd grade, moved again in Korea in 4th grade, moved to Indiana again in 6th grade, moved to Wisconsin in 9th grade.<br>
School: A Milwaukee surburban school of about 1300 people. One of top 5 public schools in WI (I'm guessing).<br>
I'm interested in going into Engineering, but I'm not sure about the specific major.</p>

<p>RESUME:</p>

<p>TEST SCORES
• Class Rank: 7(weighed), 10(unweighed)
• PSAT: 210 (SAT = 2190, but I won't be reporting this)
• SATII: Physics (800), Math IIC (800), Korean (790)
• ACT: 34 (M/E/R/S: 36/35/30/36) essay: 10<br>
• AP's:
o Soph Euro(4)
o Junior Calc BC(5), Chem(5), Stats(5), USH(5), Psych(5), Micro Econ(5), Physics B(5), Music Theory (5)
o Senior Bio, Comp-Sci AB, Physics C, Eng-Lit, Eng-Lang</p>

<p>ACHEIVEMENTS & AWARDS
• National AP Scholar
• AMC10 (score: 128), AMC12 (score: 127.5)
• Invitation to AIME (years: 8,10,11) score: 5
• Math Team (JV:9, V:10,11)
o Wisconsin North Shore Math Competition 1st in JV Individual & Team (9); 1st in Varsity Indiv & Team (11)
• UW-Madison Mathematics, Engineering and Science Talent Search Finalist (10,11)
• WIML/CML 2nd in school, 5th score in WI (10,11)
• WI Mathematics Council's State Mathematics Contest 2nd place team in AA (10)
• MLA Wisconsin Section Perfect Score (11)
• Mathfax 9th place in nation / 3rd place in division / 1st in school (9)</p>

<p>• Science Fair Army Award Finalist (9)
• Teachers Choice/Outstanding Award (9-Spanish)
• WASC Student Leadership Workshop Level III (Summer 2004)
• Northwestern Univ's CTD Program: Physics Honors (Summer 2004)</p>

<p>MUSIC (Clarinet)
• School
o Section Leader of Symphonic Band & 1st chair (7,8,10,11,12)
o Drum Major (11,12)
o Marching/Pep/Symphonic Band (9,10,11,12)
o Pit Orchestra for musical (11)
• Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (9,10,11,12)
o Section Leader (10,11,12)
o First/Principal Chair (10,11,12)
• Highest Achievement Level of Solo/Ensemble Festival in IN & WI (7,8,9,10,11)</p>

<p>SPORTS
• Tennis JV (9,10,11) (our Varsity team = BEST in state, top 4 in mid west)
• USTA Rank 50th in WI in Boys 16 Singles (10)</p>

<p>CLUBS
• National Honor Society (11,12)
• Salt of the School Club (10,11,12)
• Aviation Club (10,11,12)
• TARC (Team America Rocketry Challenge) Club--founder (12)
• Computer Programming Club/Team (10,12)
• Ping Pong Club (11,12) 1st place in doubles tourney at NHS
• Academic Decathlon (11,12)
• Computer Club Secretary, Treasurer (10)
• AMA (American Model Aeronautics) Member (8~12) Built 3 and flown 2 R/C crafts </p>

<p>VOLUNTEER
• Korean Language and Culture School (4 hours/week x 2 semesters)
• SOS: Helping Cincinnati OH (7 days)
• Church Mission Trip to Costa Rica (9 days in Costa Rica, 5 months of preparation)
• Hunger Task Force
• 30 Hour Famine for World Vision
• Youth Group House Church Leader (10)
• Youth Group In-reach Committee Leader (12)
• Christmas Orchestra (10,11,12)</p>

<p>JOBS
• Math teacher at Kumon (3 hours/week x 1 semester)
• Private math tutoring (9 hours/week – Summer 2005)</p>

<p>MISCILLANEOUS
• Computer Programs: C++, Java, VB, Flash, HTML, PHP, Illutrator</p>

<p>HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE
*FRESHMAN *
English CP/Acc
Geometry H
Global History A
Biology A
Spanish 1
Band A
Health/PE</p>

<p>SOPHOMORE
English A
Pre-Calculus H
AP Euro H
Chemistry A
Spanish 2+
Comp Programming A
Keyboarding 2
Band A
PE</p>

<p>JUNIOR
English H
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
AP Music Theory
AP US History
Band A
AP Microecon*
AP Physics**
AP Psych** </p>

<p>SENIOR
AP English
AP Biology
AP Comp Science AB
EPGY Multivariable-Calculus*
Band A
Life-guarding A
Accounting A
Lifetime Fitness
AP Physics C**</p>

<ul>
<li>Online course
** Self study</li>
</ul>

<p>I will definitely revise the resume before I attach it to the apps.
Things to note: I've steadily risen in the level of English class. I've exhausted the math curriculum in my school. I'm doing a research project/competing in the intel science fair this year (fingers crossed). Also, I've built a R/C plane for the purpose of taking Aerial Photography--my big hobby. I'll include this as a supplement (w/ pictures, description of the craft, etc) I'm also thinking about sending a recording of a clarinet solo piece.</p>

<p>EA to: MIT<br>
RD to: Cornell, Stanford, Berkeley, UMich, UIUC (maybe), Wisconsin-Madison (safety)</p>

<p>Many thanks!</p>

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<p>Where is your GPA?</p>

<p>I think (judging from your class rank, work load, ECs, test scores, etc) that Michigan is a safety for you. It also has a top 5 engineering program in the country.</p>

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<p>our GPA system is messed up (more like eccentric), so I'll spare you the detail...(max UW is 4.68; max W is 5.86 or something like that. Very different--cause of many debate/discussions in our school)</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance at MIT, but it's really hard to say if you'll get in for sure.</p>

<p>Cornell is a match for you, along with UMich, Wisconsin-Madison, and UIUC.</p>

<p>The main question is Berkeley and Stanford. Because you're out of state, and UCB engineering is extremely competitive, it will be pretty tough for you to get in. Stanford is known to be hard to predict...especially now because Yale's ex-director of admission will be at Stanford this year.</p>

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<p>Even with OOS, Berkeley is still easier to get in than MIT/Stanford because this person has very high stats (34 ACT, virtually perfect SAT IIs, good class rank and GPA) and Berkeley's admission is more about numbers. MIT/Stanford are indeed hard to predict . You have fighting chance for every school in America. Just apply and do your best with the applications.</p>

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<p>Yeah that is true, I guess. Only 9% OOS get into UCB though.</p>

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<p>UIUC is very good for engineering. You have a good chance for everywhere else, but if you don't get into MIT or Stanford, I would suggest UIUC.</p>

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<p>That's not true. The Berkeley's OOS admit rate is about 21%. Look it up; it's on their website.</p>

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<p>That's correct Sam Lee. 9% is the number of OOS applicants who apply to Cal who end up enrolling. But 21% is still pretty low. The mean SAT score for OOS students at Cal is over 1400!</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the replies!</p>

<p>I was actually thinking of dropping UIUC as a college to apply to.. but I guess I'll keep it on the list. </p>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>omg dude! your stats are SOOOOOOOOO close to mine!</p>

<p>good luck dude! i hope you get in!</p>

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<p>Cornell Engineering is a match...haha thats reallly funny..what moron wrote that</p>

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<p>danielsjang:</p>

<p>UCB: Slight Reach (Engineering, out of state)</p>

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<p>damn, nice job</p>

<p>I applied to MIT EA... you probably kicked my ass</p>

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<p>People on this forum tend to exaggerate the whole OOS factor. With credentials like this, you don't need to worry about being OOS. All colleges want good students, regardless of where they're from.</p>