Mechanical with a 3.6 gpa

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Applying for mech e with a 3.53uw and 3.67 capped/w from california.

Applying to cal poly pomona, slo, uc’s, Purdue, cu boulder, uwashington, umich, Georgia tech.

Applied General Engineering for slo and mech e everywhere else.

Pretty solid ec’s in my opinion. Lots of robotics, volunteering, and music.

31 ACT but ucs and csus aren’t looking at scores.

Took AP Bio(4), AB Calc AB(5), and am currently taking APCS, AP physics C, and AP Stats.

Gpa is just weighing me down. I’m really just hoping for either of the calpolys. Anyone think I’ll get in anywhere?

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I live in CO and can say you should be fine for Boulder.

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Purdue is a bit of a reach, though possible. Michigan and GA Tech are significant reaches.

I’m not familiar enough with the others to opine.

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Are you a junior or senior?

UMich, Purdue, GTech, UWash are all reaches. Boulder is probably a target, but not sure if that is true in RD (it seems you didn’t apply EA anywhere?). Is Boulder OOS cost affordable for you?

What UCs did you apply to? Any CSUs? @Gumbymom thoughts on UCs and CPP/CPSLO?

Have you been accepted anywhere? Have you applied to at least one affordable safety?

Edited to add: It seems some applicants have received their CPP admissions decision in their portals, have you checked you portal?

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@MWFan1921: I have already “chanced” this poster several times and I have given my opinion but I will comment again.

Based on the 3.67 GPA, Cal Poly Pomona is the most likely admit but that is not a guarantee. Cal Poly SLO is a Reach.

Out of the UC’s, UC Merced looks solid and UC Riverside is possible. The rest of the UC’s would be reach schools. @Machodude did you get a Supplemental review from any of the UC”s?
2020 Freshman admit rates for UC GPA of 3.40-3.79 capped weighted and not major specific:

UCB: 2%

UCLA: 1%

UCSD: 8%

UCSB: 9%

UCI: 9%

UCD: 17%

UCSC: 59%

UCR: 65%

UCM: 95%

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