First, I’m a white female planning on going into engineering. I’m waffling between chemical and mechanical engineering, but I am leaning toward mechanical for job placement.
Schools:
Reach: Carnegie Mellon (probably ED) and Cornell
Target: Northeastern, Boston University, Lehigh, Georgia Tech
Safety: Virginia Tech, Rutgers, RPI
GPA: 3.7642/4 UW 4.7740/5.30
SAT Superscore: 1500 (710 R, 790 M) I got a 17 on the essay, which I should retake but I’m not. Taking it again in August and I’m working to improve reading and math.
Subject Tests: 800 Math II, 770 Chem 680 US History (roof but it’s not my strength so oh well)
AP Exams (all 5): Stats, Calc BC, Chem, Us History
For the most part I’ve taken all H and AP classes except this past year I dropped to A English. I got B+ in History the past two years and in English last year. (The rest were As) I also have 6 credits from PLTW to Rochester Institute of Technology.
Senior Courses: Multi Variate Calc H, AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Econ, AP Human Geo, AP Spanish Language(I’ve taken Spanish for 4 years), Holocaust and Genocide H, Ceramics 2
I think I’m top 10% of my class of 560. This hasn’t been released and I’m not supposed to know, but I’m just guessing. My school only gives percentiles.
Clubs-
PEER Leaders (2 years)
Red Cross Club (president this year and Secretary last year) (3 years)
INTERACT Community Service (4 years Secretary last year and co-president this year)
NHS (1 year- thats all my school offers)
World Language Honor Society-2 years
EC
-Piano-8 years
-Girl Scouts-13 years (bronze and silver awards earned. Working on Gold (focussing on STEM))
I’m visiting Carnegie and interviewing in a few weeks. I want to visit Cornell and other schools close to me. I live in NJ.
Are these realistic options? Are my reaches feasible?