<p>Hey guys,
I have 35 composite on ACT (34 English, 36 Math, 35 Reading, 36 Math, 8 essay).
SAT Physics 800, SAT Math II 800,
Took SAT in sophomore, got 1910 (570 writing, 600 reading 740 math, retook it and I am getting scores today!!!).
Took three AP courses (Physics B, Psych, Calc AB) 5's on all tests.
Currently taking Physics C, Comp Sci and Spanish V AP courses with Multivariable Calc.
4.06 GPA currently, but consistently had A's and A-'s with one B+ in freshman year.
May end with weighted GPA of 4.29 (Valedictorian has ~4.5)</p>
<p>Ran winter and spring track freshman, spring in junior and planning winter and spring in senior. (sophomore year's credit was not given because of sprained ankle)
Math Honors Society
Did at least 5 clubs but NONE appear on transcript because of unpaid dues.
300+ volunteer hours in church</p>
<p>How good are my chances for (I am looking for Aerospace Engineering):
Princeton University
MIT
Stanford
Caltech
Cooper Union
Stevens University
Cornell
UMich - Ann Arbor</p>
Even though you have good scores and decent GPA for these schools, I’m sorry to say you kind of blend in to many other applicants without a significant passion/extracurricular. If your essays are fantastic it might offset this but I would say:
Princeton- high reach
MIT-high reach
Stanford-high reach
Cal tech-high reach
Cooper Union-not sure
Stevens-match
Cornell-low reach/reach
UMich-match/high match
Princeton- high reach
MIT-high reach
Stanford-high reach
Cal tech-high reach
Cooper Union-not sure
Stevens-match
Cornell-low reach/reach
UMich-match/high match
Princeton- high reach
MIT - high reach (try get a higher maths score)
Stanford - high reach
Cal Tech - high reach
Stevens: Low reach
Cornell: reach
UMich: Reach
Sorry, I dont think any are attainable. Just to give you an apple to apple. Son was deferred from MIT EA.
4.5 GPA (valedictorian), Tons of leadership, 1,000+ hours volunteer, state and national stuff, same ACT as you, and has 17 AP’s (9 scores of 5 and 1-4) taking Georgia tech math this year. Thats the kind of kids you are competing against and he probably won’t get in RD either. I hope you have safety schools?
Me reading this: ooh, that looks a lot like my record… (some time later) wait, nevermind.
That SAT is a problem (if you had like a perfect math, then it would be very, very interesting to see the result), but your GPA is really good.
I would have said you were almost sure for Princeton before that SAT
So, as of now, a lot of what happens depends on your state of residence and your ethnicity, unfortunately.
(If in California, you have a very, very small chance at most of them)
@ZBD5421 (1000+ service hours… how… thats like one hour per day)
Universities don’t really like accepting low SATs because lots of rankings depend on their average SAT scores.
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