Rice, Cooper Union, Academies

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m hispanic and male, from the DC area, not really sure where I am in the picture of college admissions, thanks for taking a look.

GPA:
3.51 unweighted, 4.2 weighted.

SAT:
760 math, 740 reading, 730 writing
2230 combined
800 math 2
770 physics

AP classes:
AP Calc BC (5), AP English language (4), AP Physics C (both 5s), AP World History (4), AP Chemistry, AP US Government, AP Stat, and I’m taking differential equations and multivariable calc at the local community college.

Extracurriculars:
Math team, science team, national honor society, science national honor society, club soccer, track and field and lots of volunteer work with animal shelters.

I have recommendations from my physics teacher, my history teacher, and my counselor.

I had a paid internship at Monmouth University last summer doing computer programming for the hurricane shelters on the shore.

I moved before junior year, and that was a bit of a rough time for me, so there was a very noticable dip in my grades that year. I also don’t have a bunch of leadership positions, partially because of that discontinuity. Should I put this somewhere in my applications, or will I just sound whiny and complaining?

I’m applying to Rice, Penn State, Cooper Union, Maryland, and the Coast Guard Academy, am I getting way too ahead of myself, or do I have a chance at any of these school?

Thanks guys!

2

Your SAT scores are great. What happened with your grades?

Consider some higher tier schools for reach: Ivy, NESCAC, Duke, etc

3

Penn state and Maryland should not be a problem. Rice I don’t think your chances are good. Coast Guard you have a shot. How high is your class rank?

4

My new school doesn’t rank unfortunately, but before I moved I was top 15% at one of the best high schools in the city. I really should have been doing better with my grades the entire time, but now I have to live with the ones I earned so that’s that. Hopefully I can get lucky enough to get into a reach somewhere.

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cooper is a far reach. Typically tougher admissions than some IVY and NEscac.