My chances for Electrical Engineering

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<p>About me:
state - PA
metro - Philadelphia
gender - male
ethnicity - asian
GPA - 3.9/4.0
SAT I - Reading - 770
SAT I - Math - 800
ACT Composite - 33
currently a senior</p>

<p>--This year's schedule--
Honors Spanish IV
AP English IV
Honors Advanced Composition
AP Physics B
Honors Engineering Sciences
Honors Chemistry
AP Micro/Macro Economics
Orchestra / Music Major
(finished math last year - AP Calculus)</p>

<p>I have also taken several calculus and physics courses at Rutgers during the 2nd half of the summer of 2006.</p>

<p>ECs include 1st chair Violin - Orchestra, District Orchestra, State Orchestra, Big Buddy, President of Networking club, President of FBLA, VP of Computers/Technology Club, President of Engineering Club, 1st place my high school's science fair 2003-2006, 2nd place district science/engineering fair 2003, 1st place district science/engineering fair 2004 and 2005, 2nd place district sci/eng fair 2006, 1st place math league since 2002, President of Mathematics and Science Club, part time job as a website designer and network architect at a local company, i've had a summer internship at a power company in Philadelphia last summer, i work for my high school's IT department when i can doing programming in C++, Java, Perl, and Python.</p>

<p>I would like to major in EE, CS, EECS, ECE, CE, or something similar.</p>

<p>I applied to:</p>

<p>MIT
UIUC
Georgia Tech
U Mich
Carnegie Mellon
Rose-Hulman
Cooper Union</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are at any of these schools?</p>

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<p>Ooooh, Male AND Asian, that'll make it difficult!</p>

<p>I kid :) I think you have good shot at all of those schools, except MIT. That's a reach school for anyone.</p>

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<p>Wow, what does one need to get into MIT for engineering? My class rank is #2, btw.</p>

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<p>Well I think you still have a good shot at MIT, but there is no guarantee. Perhaps mollie will chime in, she's a grad student at MIT.</p>

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Perhaps mollie will chime in, she's a grad student at MIT.

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<p>Uh, actually mollie was an undergrad at MIT, and she's now a grad student at the 'other' school in town.</p>

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<p>you can be #1 in your class, 2400 SAT, ect ect and still get rejected from MIT...think of how many high schools/prep schools there are in america, as thats the number of #1 kids out there...about 1/2 of those will have 4.0s and 2400s...i guarentee you that number is WAYY higher than MIT's freshman class, and probably higher than MIT, Standford, Harvard, Princeton, ect's freshmen class combined...plus, theres always the non-4.0s/2400s that get in due to other strong points...
theres no way to be a shoe-in for MIT or any of those schools, just keep up the grades, add ECs, and make your app. stand out</p>

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<p>ah, my mistake</p>

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<p>how about the other schools?</p>

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<p>GT and UMich you should be in...C-M probably a very low reach, just because its private and can hold high standards for whoever because they have essentially no quotas...not sure of the others</p>