<p>Im doing IB and on the verge of starting my extended essay while i feel screwed cause i like engineering and im planning to do it in physics but the best topic i can think of is investigating the relation between hight of a bounce of a squash ball to temperature. So heres my question, how much does the extended essay affect college admissions? (dont people usually get accepted or rejected BEFORE the EE grade comes out?)</p>
<p>Usually they dont care too much unless it’s a masterpiece. I’ve heard of a kid in my school who didn’t take physics, did an engineering EE, colleges wanted to see it, and sent it. It got him a place at engineering schools without any prior background in eng. But the topic isn’t important as long as you analyze your results well enough.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great reply, can you please mention his research question so that i can at least set a bar at the level of the questions im thinking of. Also, what if its NOT a masterpeice, but my predicted grades in math and physics are both 7?</p>
<p>I honestly have no idea what the topic was, the coordinator at my school told me about it. All i know is that it’s advanced.
I dont think colleges, for the most part, care too much about the EE even if it’s not amazing. Having high predicted grades is helpful, but matters much more for European schools in my experience. I mean, you seem like a highly qualified applicant academically so just work hard on the EE and try to enjoy it.</p>
<p>Thanks 
and If you ever get to know what his topic was (if you’re still in contact with him) pelase mention it to me cause my topic still doesnt appeal to the level that it should be in.</p>