I am a prospective engineering student with a definite interest in business/entrepreneurship. What are my chances at getting in to the above schools? And where should I apply ED or EA if you assume I like all campuses equally and cost is not a factor?
Testing:
SAT I : (not submitting)
ACT: composite-35, math-35, English-35, science-35, reading-33
SAT II: Chem-780, Math II-740 (retaking in October because I know I can do better if I study)
AP Exams: Calc AB-5, Chem-5, English Lang-4, US History-3 (not really a highlight)
I come from a public school that doesn’t begin offering AP classes until junior year, and I have definitely maxed out my course load with CHS classes through Pitt and honors level classes.
unweighted GPA- 4.0
weighted GPA - 4.52
class rank- 1/252
Senior Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Computer Science, AP English Lang, AP European History, honors statistics (we don’t offer AP, CHS though), French V (again no AP, CHS though), Economics online outside of my school
EC’s:
Class President: 4 years
Student Council: Vice President (lots of community service through this)
Future Business Leaders of America: vice president
NHS: treasurer (also some required community service)
FIRST Robotics Team member (our team is new)
Academic challenge club: compete in math competitions such as Calcu-Solve
Peer tutoring and mentoring
Miracle League Volunteer (my biggest commitment)
Westinghouse Science Honors Institute
Chemistry Club
French Club
Varsity golf-3 years, 2 year letter winner
Varsity track and field-3 year letter winner, captain, district finalist
National Business Honor Society
I also represent my entire student body and give a monthly report to the school board
Awards:
AP Scholar with honor
FBLA business presentation State/National champion
FBLA emerging business issues State champion/national runner-up
Gannon University Programming Contest Honorable Mention
Local newspaper Outstanding Young Citizen Award Winner
Summer Activities:
Keystone Boys State- week long government simulation camp, chair of my city’s council and chair of county’s party affairs committee
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp- leadership program basically
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week- CEO of my company that won the award of top company over 23 others statewide
FBLA nationals
Job as homemaker: approx. 24 hours/week when home
I like my essays so far and I think my recommendations will be well put together also.