<p>UW GPA: 3.96, somewhere around there
W GPA: 4.18/4.5
Rank: 2/650
ACT: Definitely my weak point. My best sitting is a 31 (32E, 32M, 30R, 31S), but I have a 33 superscore (34E, 32M, 33R, 31S).
SAT: Did not take.
SAT II: 730 Math II, 770 USH, 680 Chemistry. These aren't great either, unfortunately.
ECs: Club soccer at a regional level, high school soccer, cross country, leadership in German club, and having independently trained for a half-marathon.
Awards: German Student of the Year and AP Scholar with Distinction.
Recommendations: My counselor's report is probably average, but my other recommendations are great.
Essays: I have been told that the ones I've written so far are strong.
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
State: Michigan
Other hooks: First generation college student, but that probably doesn't make much of a difference.</p>
<p>I have already been accepted to University of Minnesota Twin Cities. I applied EA to the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and Purdue. I am also applying to Berkeley (long shot, I know), Georgia Tech, Cornell, Northwestern, Rice, University of Wisconsin Madison, and University of Southern California. </p>
<p>I applied/am applying for chemical engineering at most of them.</p>
<p>I don’t think UChicago has ChemE. You and my D had a common interest and she applied to half of the schools on your list last year. Your GPA and class rank are good and I assume your course rigor too as you got AP scholar with distinction already. Your ACT is indeed your weakest link when applying to most of these schools.</p>
<p>Purdue and UW Madison are matches. UMich CoE should also be a match as you are from in state and a girl. To me this would be your best bet. It is going to be cheaper than UMN-TC as you are not likely to get good merit aid there although the CoA is not high. The CoA of UMich CoE (in state) is around $4k cheaper than UMN-TC (OOS) for lowerclassmen but about the same for upperclassmen. UMN-TC does have a stronger ChemE program, however, UMich would give you many more options and alternatives while their ChemE is still not bad at all.</p>
<p>The other ones would reaches at different levels.</p>
<p>@billcsho May I ask where your daughter ende up attending? I noted on my UChicago application that I’m interested in majoring in intermolecular engineering. Obviously this is different from traditional ChemE, but the new institute sounds very interesting to me. Plus I love the campus. Wow, I was always under the impression that Minnesota would be cheaper than Michigan. I’ll keep that in mind!</p>
<p>UMN-TC OOS is far cheaper than UMich OOS, but you are in state for UMich. The CoA for UMN-TC from OOS was $31k while UMich CoE in state was $27k ($55k for OOS) for 2014. UMich is one of the few public schools that meet needs of in state students. So your out of pocket cost at UMich may be even lower. My D is attending UMich right now. Instead of UChicago, you may consider UIUC for their ChBE program (but don’t expect any aid from them). Your stat is near the admission average there.
To be honest, UMich would be the best deal for you for the low cost, quality of the program and education, as well as the likelihood to be admitted. </p>
<p>@billcsho Thanks again for the feedback! Best of luck to your daughter. If only UMich were my favorite school though… I’ll definitely keep those points in mind if accepted. :)</p>
<p>You may be accepted in the EA even without deferral. Last year, there was a girl from in state (with legacy though) with a couple points lower in ACT and still got accepted to CoE in EA.
Have you visited any of these schools? They are all very different. Some are big, some are small. Some are in a city, while some are in small college towns.</p>
<p>Not sure why we’re saying you’d be guaranteed admission to U of Chicago when they accept less than 9% of all applicants. you have a shot, but it’s still a reach. Michigan and Purdue are both matches, Cornell is another reach just because it is for everybody</p>
<p>@billcsho Yeah, some of these schools are considerably larger than a few of them. I do prefer cities, but I don’t have a problem with college towns. I have been to only a couple, but I hope to visit some more as soon as possible.</p>
<p>@Alden97 I’m not really expecting to get into UChicago, but it’s a nice thought. Thanks for the input!</p>
Thanks for the input!</p>