I am in my sophomore year of high school, and I wish to be an aerospace engineer, but first I would like to get accept into UT for their aerospace engineering program.
Last year, I had a GPA of 4.56, and I took all regulars. Here is my grades for freshman year:
Dance 1 - 100
Spanish 1 - 99
Game Design - 99
Algebra 1 - 99
World Geo - 94
English 1 - 92
Biology - 93
I am still currently in sophomore year, but here are my grads for last semester:
Chemistry Pre-AP - 95
World History - 98
Spanish 2 - 99
Dance 2 - 99
Geometry PreAP - 92
English 2 - 97
Debate 1 - 96
Here are my plans for junior year:
-Dual Credit US History
-Dual Credit English 3
Algebra 2
AP Physics 1
Engineer Your World
Astronomy
Drill Team
Here are my plans for senior year:
-Dual Credit Economics/and Government
-Dual Credit English 4
AP Physics 2
Dual Credit Pre-Calculus
Aquatic Science
Drill Team
My PSAT Score is a 1030, but I raised it from last year’s score by 230 points. I’ve been working hard on it and my goal is to get my score up to 1200-1300.
I did competitive figure skating for many years up until now so I can join drill team.
Do you think it’s possible for me to accepted into UT?
Great start. Are you in state? Strive to be in the top 6 percent (maybe 5 percent by the time you graduate) in your class. Being an auto-admit is a big plus. Also, please be sure to build your resume with volunteer hours, leadership roles, employment, etc. UT takes a holistic review of your profile. Good luck!!!
Since you are asking for feedback, I hope you don’t mind my blunt opinion.
Without giving us the scale of your GPA, 4.56 really does not mean much … 4.56 over 5 or over 7 are quite different. But as @UT2024 suggested, keep yourself at top 5-6% will gain you an auto admit to UT, if you are in state.
Now, as of getting into engineering …
I don’t see any calculus, only pre-cal, in your course list. That may be your weak point for getting into UT engineering. On the minor side, I noticed that you don’t have a lot of AP courses.
But, I am not saying you won’t get into UT engineering, just only pointing out what I think your weaker points are. Since you are only sophomore, you still have time to re-adjust your future courses. I’d suggest you to talk to you GC about your goal and your course selections. There is also a book I think may give you more “guideline” – “The Years That Matter Most”.
On top of what ATTX said, I would also shoot higher for SAT. You could be top 6% and get into UT, but might be a stretch to get into Engineering with a sub-1300 SAT.
