New Thread, New Chances...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Race: second-generation Hispanic (dad is Salvadorian, mom is Mexican. They immigrated in 1990 and became citizens in 2000.)</p>

<p>Gender: M</p>

<p>Location: Germantown, Tennessee (suburb of Memphis)</p>

<p>GPA: unweighted 3.42/4.0. My school uses a very tough grading system where 93-100 is an A and 85-92 is a B. This year my GPA was a 3.83, so my grades show a definite upward trend. I also go to one of the top 5 public schools in Tennessee. If my GPA was on a 10-point scale it would be about a 3.7</p>

<p>Class Rank: between 25-30%/566 (won't be sure until next year)</p>

<p>Avg. Grade: 91.68</p>

<p>Type of School: Competitive public school that is known statewide. Average ACT at my school is a 24.</p>

<p>Honors I've Taken: Honors Geometry, Honors English, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Spanish III, Honors Algebra II, Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Spanish IV</p>

<p>APs I've Taken: AP Chem (4), AP Bio (5)</p>

<p>Next Year's Honors/AP: AP Calc BC, Ap Physics C (both tests), AP Statistics</p>

<p>SAT: 800-M/640-R/740-W/10 essay. 2180 total/1440 M+R</p>

<p>PSAT: 206 overall</p>

<p>EC: Member of Model United Nations, member of 30+ Club, member of the high school bowling team. I have been bowling since 2000 and have won numerous citywide and statewide competitions and also a scholarship. I also play tennis and raquetball recreationally. I'm going to 2 engineering-related non-credit summer camps and will spend a total of a month in them.</p>

<p>Other: 2nd statewide in the National Spanish Exam (outside experience category), 2007, National Hispanic Honorable Mention at least (I heard you had to have a 3.5 to be a Scholar), National Commended Student</p>

<p>Intended Major: Materials Science or Chemical Engineering. I'm very interested in nanotechnology.</p>

<p>Chance me at these schools please (all OOS, and I'm applying to engineering in all)</p>

<pre><code>* Cornell U
* Georgia Tech
* North Car SU
* Ohio SU Columbus
* Penn State U Park
* Purdue U
* U Illinois Urbana
* U Wis Madison
* Virginia Tech
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Intended Major: Materials Science or Chemical Engineering

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<p>I suggest adding University of Minnesota to your list. Very highly ranked in Chemical Engineering.</p>

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<p>2 views?</p>

<p>Come on...</p>

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<p>Well, I can tell you, because I know people who go to these places, you will def get into ohio state, va tech, ga tech, and nc state. your state residency may also help when applying to top engineering schools to because i don't see too many bright, hispanic students from TN wanting to study engineering. Cornell and purdue may be the biggest longshots for you, but you are a shoo-in or very likely at the other schools</p>