Uiuc, Ucsd, Jhu,

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Out of your experiences, what are my chances to get into the following schools:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Bioengineering
University of Illinois Chicago Bioengineering
University of California San Diego (Bioengineering)
University of California Berkely (Bioengineering)
Johns Hopkins University Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan Ann Arbor (biomedical engineering)
Purdue (safety school, but scholarship?)
University of wisconsin Madison (safety again, but scholarship?)
Harvey Mudd
Northwestern Biomedical engineering</p>

<p>Also, what are your reccomendations for other schools?
I am an Indian (asian) male, at a very competative Illinois high school
ACT (1st time):
Math - 34
science - 36
reading - 34
english - 34
Writing (not in composite) - 33
composite - 35</p>

<p>ACT (2nd time; mandatory in school testing):
Math - 35
Science - 35
Reading - 34
English - 34</p>

<p>SAT (first time):
Math - 770
Reading - 740
Writing - 690 (9 on essay)
Total: 2200</p>

<p>SAT (second time):
Math - 800
Reading - 710
Writing - 660 (9 on essay)
Total: 2170</p>

<p>AP tests:
AP Chemistry - scores not yet reported
AP english language - Scores not yet reported
10th grade:
AP macro economics - 5
AP micro Economics – 4
AP Us gov’t – 5
AP comparative gov’t – 3</p>

<p>GPA (out of 4):
9th grade: 4.2857 Weighted
3.857 UW
10th grade: 4.5 W
3.929 W
11th grade: 4.5926 W
4.0 UW</p>

<p>Total: 4.4878 W
3.9268 UW
Ranking: unknown (the ‘special’ counselors don’t tell us for a long time) but based on my old ranking, approximately 20/789</p>

<p>If you need the courses I took, I can post those too.</p>

<p>ECs:
•Freshman Year (Grade 9):
o Science Olympiad
 4th in state for Write it/Do it
 Founding member
o SkillsUSA-VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America)
 -First in state for Electronics Technology
 -13th in nation
o American Chemical Society Scholarship competition
 Honorable mention; in the top 16 first year chemistry students in Illinois
o Debate team</p>

<p>•Sophomore Year (Grade 10):
o Science Olympiad
 First in state for Bottle Rockets
 Third Place team in state
o BPA (Business Professionals of America)
 first in Network Design Team (State)
 Third in Computer Network Technology (State)
o WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering)
o Debate team
o Model UN</p>

<p>• Junior Year:
o JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society)
 JV Team (on which I participated) was second in nation
o WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering)
 Team was first in region
 First in State.
o Science Olympiad (Officer)
 -2nd Place team in region
 3rd place team in state
o BPA (Business Professionals of America)
 First in region for Computer Network Technology
 First in region for Network Design Team
 -First in state for Computer Network Technology
 -2nd in state for Network Design Team
 Top ten in nation for Computer Network Technology
 Top ten in nation for Network design team
 Top ten in nation for financial math and analysis
 Top ten in nation for Information technology concepts
o National Honor Society
o Debate team
o Youth and Government
o Indian Students Association</p>

<p>I volunteer at the public library. I worked at a pharmacy last summer, and am currently a certified pharmacist technician.</p>

<p>Thanks, I really have no idea what my chances are at any of those schools, and any suggestions would be appreciated. Also, are there any decent schools that you think I could get a full scholarship to, because I won't get any/much financial aid, but I also plan to eventually go to graduate school, and I don't want to spend like a hundred thousand dollars on undergraduate school.</p>

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<p>For UCSD, I can give you this link, which will be very helpful for you:</p>

<p><a href="http://admissions.ucsd.edu/dev3/info/comreview.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.ucsd.edu/dev3/info/comreview.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This states UCSDs criterion for admissions and the points each thing gives. Though as you are OOS, chances are slightly lower than if in state for UCSD and Cal.</p>

<p>I believe that you will get into UCSD because some of my not so qualified friends got in with lower scores.</p>

<p>As for Cal, you are a strong OOS applicant, but since you will be applying to Cal's notorious CoE, it is difficult to determine your chances.</p>

<p>The ACT scores are top notch with a 35 composite, if you have good SAT IIs, especially in Math IIC and Biology since you are an engineer, you have a good shot at Cal.</p>

<p>I also believe as an instate to UIUC and UI-Chicago, you can get into BioE.</p>

<p>As for the rest I have no clue.</p>

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<p>Okay--interesting list of schools--and you've obviously done your homework considering you really have picked the cream of the bioengineering university programs. (Other than MIT, I think they are all here).</p>

<p>Ones you can get into for sure:
Purdue
Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
Illinois (Chicago)
Wisconsin-Madison</p>

<p>Ones I consider you a match for:
Michigan
UCSD
Harvey Mudd
UC Berkeley</p>

<p>Match to Slight Reach
Northwestern </p>

<p>Slight Reach to Reach:
John Hopkins (only because of the program you chose)</p>

<p>Some people may ask how I can rank John Hopkins and Northwestern tougher than UC Berkeley. The reason is because UC Berkeley counts only sophomore and junior grades, whereas John Hopkins and Northwestern will count the freshman grades--and in this case the freshman grades were much worse.</p>

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<p>marscity9:</p>

<p>UCB: Slight Reach (out of state, Engineering)
UCSD: Match (out of state, Engineering)</p>

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<p>The chances for you to get into all these schools is high. The reasons for this is because your academic record (rank, ACT, and courseload) are very good. You shoot get into JHU, and you have a shot at BME. I recommend working hard on those recommendations and essay, other I would be suprised if you didn't make it. On CC, nothing is garanteed. :0</p>