Im a girl who is really interested in engineering

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<p>What are my chances of getting into an engineering school? Does being a girl up my chances?</p>

<p>Basic info:
Female, white, from NY
ACT: 33
SAT: 2190
GPA: 3.92 (unweighted) 4.45 ( weighted)
APs taken so far: pysch(5) us history (5) Lang (4)
I self studied environmental science and got a (5)
SATII: chemistry( 710) math I ( 730) us history (760)
Aps taken senior year: physics, calculus, government, literature and statistics </p>

<p>Extracurriculars that may help me:
I'm a girl scout so for my silver award I developed a program at a local elementary school that focused on the math and science of nutrition (80 community service hours) and this topic was relevant because I'm the vice president of the nutrition club at my school
Math Honors Society
Science honors society
Advanced Math Research ( class ive taken at school since ninth grade)
Long Island Math Fair( I have received one silver and one gold medal)</p>

<p>Summer:
Going into eleventh grade I took mechanical and sustainable engineering courses at Yale University
Going into grade 12 I attened John Hopkin's Engineering Innovation 4 week program</p>

<p>I don't know if this helps or not but I took pre-calculus over the summer so I would be able to take calculus the following year at school</p>

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<p>I’m sorry but the nutrition program was for my gold award not silver* not that it really makes a difference</p>

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You have a great chance at many top engineering schools. I don’t see why you are stressing out on this.
Relax. LOL</p>

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<p>Girls are encouraged to do engineering.</p>

<p>You have good qualifications. It should nt be hard to get in but it is a question of where.</p>

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<p>Thank you for responding!</p>

<p>And I was thi king Columbia, WashU, or Hopkins</p>

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<p>Columbia - probably (it is a crapshoot but Columbia engineering encourages girls to apply). But being an Ivy, it is a crapshoot.</p>

<p>WashU - likely </p>

<p>Hopkins - anything other than BME, possible.</p>

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<p>I would probably apply ED to Columbia to increase my chances slightly</p>

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<p>If academics is your number 1 priority, then there are better schools you could get into besides Columbia. Also, if you’re interested in living in NYC you should also check out Cooper Union.</p>

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<p>Academics is definitely my number one priority. What other engineering schools do you think I have a chance at?</p>

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<p>I’m a girl going into engineering this fall. I’m going to Georgia Tech which is a great school for engineering - it’s in The top 5. MIT, uc berkeley, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, rose hulman, and some others are really good too</p>

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<p>I mean, you really have nothing wrong with your stats. Your SAT score could be a little higher but that’s not a big issue. Honestly, if I had stats like yours I would consider applying to any school I was interested in. I’m not guaranteeing you’ll get into Princeton or MIT, but for the most part you have your pick.</p>

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<p>Ambaturkey: which field of engineering are you going to study? And I’ll definitely check out the schools you named</p>

<p>Elevatemelater: yeah I know my scores could be higher but in the 3 times I’ve taken the sat I only raised my score 40 points so I guess thats the best I can do. I would love to go to MIT</p>

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<p>Will you be needing financial aid? How much can your family afford to pay? There are some good OOS public schools for Engineering, that match your stat profile, but they are expensive and not overly generous with aid. Michigan has an excellent MechE department, as does UC Berkeley, but very expensive for OOS attendees. UTexas Austin and UWisconsin Madison would also be good choices. Another suggestion, where you might get money, is Northeastern. Ivy or Ivy equivalent schools are a long shot, given your test scores so far. I think a good realistic reach school would be Northwestern and they also have a good Engineering program.</p>

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<p>I see you majoring as an undergraduate in computational mathematics (with a solid concentration in computer science) :-)</p>

<p>…and then going on getting a masters in engineering. With your grades, you probably can do one of those joint M.Eng/MBA programs while making sure to fit in some stochastic calculus courses so you can do the finance stuff too. You can use the computer science as the last-resort backup plan.</p>

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<p>You should also look at Lehigh, CMU.</p>

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<p>Did you apply to any? If you’re a senior and didn’t apply by now then you’re screwed.</p>

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So apply. The cost of the application is far less than the cost of not reaching, and by the numbers it would seem you have a decent shot.</p>

<p>Incidentally, what field(s) of engineering are you interested in? Or, conversely, what type of things do you want to work on?</p>

<p>I am assuming that you are applying at this point for 2012 admission, as this thread is otherwise pointless…</p>

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<p>I am a junior, so I plan to retake the SAT in October, to maybe raise my score to 2200+. </p>

<p>Do yo guys thing I have a good shot at MIT or Northwestern? Or should I apply ED or EA?</p>

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<p>Getting in is not the problem, it is getting in and paying for it!
Figure out your parents EFC at an online calculator, have an honest discussion with them.</p>

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<p>As I understand it, at Cornell, being female is a hook in admissions to the engineering college, female applicants are admitted at a higher rate. There are relatively a lot of women studying engineering there, which I would think would be an attractive aspect.</p>