Oh my bad, I read wrongly, I believe you can go under exploratory studies and trasnfer to ENGINEERING, i was under the assumption you were going for comp science, but a heads up as well, the competition for Purdue CS is also very tough. I would therefore go for a second opinion, probably someone in this forum, or you can start a new thread. Good luck, and I sincerely hope to see you at Purdue in Fall!
@skyblade1234 Actually I was wondering if I could have Purdue reconsider my decision. Would that maybe give me any chances of getting in? If I do so, would that remove my option of choosing an alternate major?
@Jackr12 I’m not sure about that, you should call and ask
@skyblade1234 Ok I will do so then. Thanks for all of the help!
Objective: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 31 Composite
35 English
32 Reading
30 Science
28 Math
12 Writing (out of 12)
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/48
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Psych, 4 AP Bio
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Language, AP Literature, AP Calculus, AP US HIstory, AP Comparative Politics, Phy Ed, Band, Assistant
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Too many to list
Job/Work Experience: Maintained job all 4 years of high school
Volunteer/Community service: ~ 200 hours through various organizations
Summer Activities: Working, community service
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 IMHO
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Solid- 10/10 IMHO
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:Neuroscience/ Premed
State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Under 50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Disadvantaged first generation college student
Reflection
Strengths: Academics and extracurricular
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strong overall student with very ambitious goals.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted to UW Madison, Chapman University.
Waitlisted at Northwestern University.
Waiting on UM Ann Arbor, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Washington University, and Carleton College.
Very undecided on where I want to go next year.
I applied on Nov.6 but hasn’t heard back from Purdue. Does that mean I did not get in ?
Denied/Offer Alt. Major
Computer Science
Applied 1/28
SAT 1910(540/800/570)
SAT II Ma2 800 Phy 750
TOEFL 101
Did I apply too late or I would not make it? Cuz they say that it’s full
There are only Agriculture, Health Science, Polytechnic left for alternative major.
Decision: Accepted
Intended Major: Computer Science
Applied on 31st Jan
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (740 CR, 780 M, 660 WR)
SAT II: 800 M2, 780 Chem
TOEFL: 115
Decision: Accepted
Objective: ?
SAT I (breakdown): 2900 (CR 730/ M 770/ WR 790)
SAT II: Math II - 790; Biology E - 710;
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Calculus AB (5)
Calculus BC (5)
US History (4)
Psychology (4)
European History (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Physics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chinese 4, US Government, …etc.
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lazy to list
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: i dont know the specific hours.
Summer Activities: College courses
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):10/10 - knew the teachers very well
Teacher Rec #1: junior year physics
Teacher Rec #2: sophomore english
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major: first year engineering (mechanical engineering)
State (if domestic applicant): california
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private catholic
Ethnicity:asian
Gender:female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing
Reflection
Strengths: -
Weaknesses: GPA and work experience
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
well-rounded student with a passion for engineering
but:
my school is practically a feeder school into purdue. about 80% of applications make it in.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Case Western, Penn State
Waiting: U of M, CMU, RPI, U of W, Boston U
General Comments :
at the moment, a top school, but am worried about the cultural diversity. . .
Decision: Denied/Offered Waitlist
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (750 CR, 770 M, 720 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 770 Chemistry, 790 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95; weighted is 4.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), World History (4), English Language (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, AP Latin IV, AP US Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major lol
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3-year Varsity basketball starter (Co Captain 2 years), on-campus tutoring club (Secretary), Junior Classical League
Job/Work Experience: Receptionist at my local physical therapy office
Volunteer/Community service: I mainly volunteer through a community service group that’s internationally recognized. I have held leadership positions all 4 years
Summer Activities: basketball literally takes up my entire summer lol
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would say 9? I consider myself to be a pretty decent writer
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): probably 9!
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: FYE (chemical)
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian and white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $200,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, rigor of classes, well-rounded, essays
Weaknesses: My SAT score could have been higher, I never had time for test prep. Also I probably should have involved myself in extracurriculars that relate to my intended major
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Purdue is a really good engineering school. Also I applied really late!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UCI (Honors), Northeastern (Honors), CPP, CSULB, U Minnesota; Waiting for U of M, Notre Dame, UCSD, UCB and a few others!
General Comments: I was a little disappointed considering Purdue has a relatively high acceptance rate, but it wasn’t one of my top choices anyway. I think submitting my app so late hurt me.
This girl is a geeg. University of Oxford should accept you.
Guys I got in with SAT 420. How did aiwaosi not get in?
@ihtonywei 420 SAT you serious bro? Into Purdue??
And I think the reason she didn’t get in is cuz she applied really late. Most of the co petetive majors get filled up by jan 5.
But the lowest sat score one can get is 600 right?
I think what he meant is a 420 on a section ( math, reading, writting). Also, engineering at Purdue is certainly more competitive than others.
Edit: SAT 2290
Got an email this morning saying I got accepted! I applied on Feb 1.
@2020classx me too, I also applied on Feb.1, but I’m still waiting
what major @2020classx ?