<p>Hi all,
I am a 23 year old just beginning my college journey. I have an unusual high school backround as I was highly involved with horses throughout that time period and opted to home to school to afford myself the opportunity to travel and compete. That plan eventually led to my obtaining my GED. I ended up taking a farrier (horse shoer) apprenticeship after high school and going to horse shoeing school at Cornell (not impressive, just a four month program) and opening my own shoeing business a few years back. I am very passionate about and determined to study engineering. I am enrolled at a university that does not offer engineering. I just completed my first semester of basic courses as a chem major with a 4.0. I am looking for any advice as to how to make my application appealing due to the fact that on paper I'm not sure I look enticing. Any reccommendations for schools would be helpful as well. I am most interested in materials science/engineering. </p>
<p>Side note (my sat scores are past five years old and decent, nothing amazing)</p>