[ *] College : University of Michigan at Ann Arbor- College of Engineering, Duke- Engineering, All of the Ivy Leagues- Engineering, Stanford- Engineering, CalTech- Engineering, Georgia Tech- Engineering, Carnegie Mellon- Engineering, University of Texas at Austin- Engineering
[ *] ACT: composite of 35
[ *] Frreshman=6 A’s 1 B, 2 honor classes
Sophmore=4 A’s 3 B’s, 3 honors classes
Junior=7 A’s, 3 AP classes
Cumulative Unweighted=3.8
Cumulative Weighted=4.2
GPA includes junior year
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP History, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors History, Honors Chemistry, Honors Algebra 2, Honors Biology
next year I am taking AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP English, AP Stats
[ *] Rank: top 15%
[ *] Other stats: Subject tests- Math 2: 770, Physics:640
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): NHS Vice- President, Class Officer (President and Vice President), Art Club Vice- President, Key Club Secretary, job for 6 days a week, created 2 clubs and President in both, boys state(state senator)
[ *] Essays: excellent
[ *] Teacher Recs: excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): i dont know if this is a hook but i trade stocks, had a business on ebay, and i was state senator at nj boys state
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: I have almost a 100 weighted gpa this year, my sophomore and junior year, i was not as good
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I want to be a computer engineer
To be perfectly frank, the number of AP classes you have are low. Im not trying to hinder you, but instead help you. The kids you are competing against literally took 10 AP classes in one year and got 4.6s (Not to brag or anything but I was one of those kids). Its nothing personal, I am only to inform you what you are competing against. If your considering going into engineering for Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, Stanford, and Duke to be competitive you have to take Calc 3. However, it is not a big of an issue if you are about to complete Calc 2, I am just saying it helps. Excellent job on raking up strictly honors and AP, I barely see “college prep”. Test scores are phenomenal. The first thing these schools see would be the GPA and SAT. Your hooks are pretty weak btw. Anyone can make an Ebay account and trade stock online now a days. Your near perfect GPA will substantially help. Your physics score needs to be just about 10 points to be competitive depending on your major (e.g: biomedical engineering). Your ECs look substantial, include your volunteer work. Chances for Stanford: Your essay/interview will determine your chances, make sure you visit the campus, have a personal connection with the experience, and be very humble in your interview. In your interview, for example, they might ask what is the hardest thing you have done and make a joke about it. “Well, I survived AB Calc thats for one (hardy laugh).” For the personal connection, that is the hard part, you need to think of why you need to be at Stanford. In my circumstance with my school, I have very sever food allergies and I need a place where I know I could eat. I talked to the dinning services and I wrote in my essay of I needed a place where I know I could eat. So in conclusion, visit Stanford’s campus and have a personal connection of why you need to be at that school.
Best of luck
(Btw, Georgia Tech rarely looks at teacher recommendations since they have a large applicant pool.)
Thank you, and my school doesnt offer that class and some other aps that other schools do. Also, if you could say what schools I would be a match for that would be great. Thanks.
Thank you, and the only thing is that my school only offers about 20 ap classes of which i have gone as far as i can go in math and physics. Also, could you tell me what schools are within my reach, whether they are on my list like UMich and even if they arent. Thank you.
@Username4985 Alright that is fine. Schools are especially critical about the rigor, so if your are taking the highest level of rigor your school has to offer you should be fine. Anyway, here is the list
Reaches (In order) (Master your interview and make yourself stand out. Ask yourself why do you challenge yourself. They look for passion for passion=leaders)
MIT
Cal Tech
Stanford
UofC-Berkley
Georgia Tech
Cornell
Duke University
Princeton
Harvard
U of Michigan
John Hopkins
Carnegie Mellon
U Penn
Yale
Columbia
University of Chicago
Brown
Darthmouth College
Northwestern University
Washington University in St Louis
Univerisity of Southern California
Notre Dame
Vanderbilt
Rice
Georgetown
UCLA
UVA
Emory
Lehigh University
Tufts
Wake Forest
UNC
Boston College
NYU
College of W&M
U of Rochester
UofC-San Diego
Case Western Reserve University
UofC-Davis
Fits (These options can help you with scholarships, honors program, and extra curricular activities)
U of Illinois
Purdue
Texas A&M
U of Texas
University of Wisconsin
UofC-Santa Barba
Boston U
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute
UofC-Irvine
Penn State
Virginia Tech
Virginia Military Institute
U of Florida
U of Miami
U of Washington
Ohio State
Syracuse
BYU
Clemson
U of Maryland
U of Pittsburg
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
American U
Baylor: Presidential candidate Rand Paul went to this institution and went to Duke Medical School (just want to share that)
Rutgers
U of Iowa
U of Minnesota
Clark University
Safety (Really good chance of a boatload of scholarships, some of these places have connections)
-Hampden Sydney College: A small liberal arts, all male school loaded with connections/scholarships. Have guarantee admission program for an MBA in either Duke, Wake Forest, & UVA. (have to warn you very conservative, barely progressive)
-Worrford College (Small liberal arts school, loads of scholarships)
-Auburn (Respectable engineering school)
-Alabama (Loads of scholarships, easy to get into honors program)
-Thomas Aquinas College
-Hendrix College
-Wheaton College (Have sent numerous Rhodes Scholars)
My suggestions:
Applications I recommend applying to: At least 10-15 to have a better chance of getting into top tier universities (Average cost: $500-$750)
Look at liberal arts colleges (lots of scholarships)
Find the college that fits you so you can make the most of your place
@NotWarrenBuffett Thank you so much for all the help. And sorry but one last question, why are some of the schools such as UMich, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon and Legigh reaches? What is bad about my stats that would make those reaches and not matches?
@Username4985 Sorry I went off of the US News & World Report Ranking/Buisness Insider on rankings for engineering and came up with the list. When I mean by reaches you need to make yourself stand out is all which is just writing a helluva good essay, which I’m sure you will.
Ivy League colleges and Stanford aren’t typically interested in students who are outside the top 10% of their class. Just too many Bs and too few AP classes so far. Nice ACT score, but that’s not enough. My view is that you will be denied at all of the Ivy League schools and Stanford. You have a reasonable shot at the others on your list but will not be accepted to all of them.
@Username4985 Still if that is the highest rigor your school has to offer, tell the school you are applying that the highest rigor and they will consider it.
@username4985 - Being in the top 10% of your class is helpful and has improved my view for you, and that ACT score is very strong. Stanford and Ivy League schools for sure do take students with your stats every year, but they also deny them. It would not shock me if you got into one of the lower-level Ivies, and I would be surprised if you got into Stanford or HPY with all those Bs. Not impossible though, so apply. Good luck.