I guess i can confidently say I am at least top 40 of my graduating class and i have over 100 transcript average (weighted). However, I only scored a 1380 superscore. I do plan on taking Act in november (but im still gonna do EA).
Sat II chem : 750
EC: science Olympiad , robotics (2 yrs), volunteer as a technician at an optometry for a month and worked for the a month, secretary of unicef, attended barnard step program (knowledge on C# language and soldering knowledge).
AP: 5:chem 4:us 3: world 3: lang
Do you think i still have a good chance at getting into a renowned Comp engineering school? Im still quite unsure of which schools to apply to. But, im not too confident that my act score will turn out better than my sat since i literally had NO practice yet and I barely have time to study since i still work on saturdays at the optometry. Is there anything i really should focus on? Im the first generation so i have no clue how the college process goes so im trying to put myself on track again
How many are in your graduating class? 400? More? 200?
What colleges are you thinking of?
What’s your budget? Does it match your EFC?
I believe around 800-1000 or over. And I’m thinking of applying to Cornell engineering (ofc I have my doubts) for EA . University of Rochester, Georgia Tech , and Umich for regular decision . Budget wise, my parents will support me if it’s around 20k-25k max
UMich meets need if your family’s income is under 90k. Run the NPC before you apply. You can apply EA to UMichigan (unless they changed that to strict ED).
GTech won’t cost that unless you’re a Georgia Resident; it’s also nearly out of reach (they want really high test scores).
Run the NPC on Case Western, Clarkson, Union, Smith, Agnes Scott, RPI. Definitely apply to Barnard (just in case). St Mary’s Engineering program in Indiana means you get a degree from St Mary’s and Notre Dame - should be a safety.
What state are you a resident of? What’s your EFC?
Cornell doesn’t have EA, it’s ED.
You have a shot with URochester.
Are you in NY? If so, look at University at Buffalo, Stony Brook and Binghamton.
Buffalo is bigger and has more engineering majors, but the other 2 schools are very strong and have some engineering majors as well.
What was the math subscore? Honestly you are going to need to be 750+ on math to be competitive for CS at Cornell, Michigan, GT. And as noted above, Cornell does not have early action, it is BINDING early decision.
What is your home state? You should be seriously considering your in-state public universities.
How much SAT preparation did you do? Where we live the local community center offers a SAT preparation class. Many high schools do the same thing. Preparation can make a significant difference.
Your GPA is going to help you a lot. However, your SAT is quite low for Cornell and the most selective schools.
Your budget is going to be the toughest thing. You should run the NPC (Net Price Calculator) for any school that you are considering. You will need some information from your parents.
Yea, i scored a 750 on sat math and 640 on english. Im currently in NY. I didnt really do much preparation before hand since i wasnt sure what i needed to focus studying on
Ok. My opinion is give Cornell a shot. It could go either way and is worth a chance. You need a math subject test as well though. Either math 1 or math 2. If you’ve run the NPC and it’s in the right price range, ED could help.
URochester is possible. They value demonstrated interest. Make sure to show them the love. Run the NPC though because they don’t give quite as much financial aid as Cornell does.
Again, look hard at the SUNYs. UBuffalo has nice merit and your grades and test scores would most likely get you direct admission to engineering and the honors college program. If you haven’t yet toured their engineering department, try to get there to do it. They really do a great job at it in our opinion. I wasn’t ever even a STEM type person and their tour made me want to sign up for engineering!
I don’t know enough about the others you mentioned. I think Georgia Tech and U Michigan are harder for out of state residents though (and tough even for in state)
I don’t think GTech would be affordable, even if you can get in.
You might run the net price calculator at Case Western and see how it looks. (Each college has a net price calculator on their website that you should run. But if your parents are divorced, or own a small business or rental properties, it will likely show more aid than you would actually get.)