My turn: What are my chances?

<p>Hey, I just wanted to know what my chances are of getting into Bing.. (specifically the Watson School of Engineer, I think)
I am a Junior in a fairly competitive public high school in NYC (specialized HS - had to take exam to get in)</p>

<p>I didn't take the SATs yet but I plan to take them in May and June.
I think I'll be expecting around a 550 in reading, 650-700 in math, and low 600s for writing ..</p>

<p>My GPA is 3.56, or 89 (which is pretty low, in my opinion). My school does not rank. I don't take any AP or Honor classes, but I do take an engineering major that my school offers (electrical and mechanical engineering classes); perhaps this would give me an edge to getting into the engineering major in bing? I plan to take an AP in science or math next year.</p>

<p>I don't have much EC but I am a sporadic volunteer for the Red Cross, and I have done some one-time volunteer work that earned me some hours. I plan to volunteer during the summer.</p>

<p>So .. what are my chances with early decision, and for regular? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>I'll try to help. I applied EA and got deferred. I have a 88 Avg unweighted and a 1250 SAT out of 1600 (Bing does not care about the writing portion), got great recommendations and did a few EC's.They want to see my mid year grades which are around a 93-94...I still don't think I will get in. I just got done with all my mid-term tests which I scored in the 90's. Spoke to the admissions dept a few times and visited...has gotten very competitive to get in. Not sure about the school of engineering...I want to go for Chemistry. </p>

<p>I was accepted into Albany and Stony Brook already.</p>

<p>if u get over a 1300 out of 1600 on the SATs when u take them... then youll have a good shot... however im not sure about the engineering program (maybe even higher?)... unfortunately ur GPA is whats holding u back... and binghamton doesnt have early decision, only early action... so ur best bet is to go for early action and apply ASAP next year when ur a senior since its easier to get in early action than regular... and the binghamton app is easy so dont worry...</p>

<p>Thanks! I appreciate all of your help!</p>

<p>If I apply early action, and I get accepted, that means I DEFINITELY have to go, right? Doesn't that mean that they won't be able to see my senior grades since I'll get my decision around December or so?</p>

<p>No, that's Early Decision where you have to go.</p>

<p>Binghamton only has Early Action which is non-binding. They will make their decision by December-January. And yeah they won't see your senior grades because they made their decision before the mid-year of your senior year.</p>