GPA: 3.15 (No AP Classes but 10 total Honors Classes All of High School)
ACT: 23
University of Georgia
Dominican University (River Forest, Illinois)
Temple University
Penn State University Park (Main Campus)
St.John’s University
Rutgers University
Northern Illinois University
Extra-Curricular Activities (Grade(s)):
Green Club (9,10)
Sales Associate at a cell phone store (11,12)
Cashier at a Grocery Store (11,12)
Model United Nations (12)
Shamrocks for Life (12) (Its a club thats prolife. We prayed in front of an abortion clinic and it closed)
St.James Farm Community Service (9,10,11)
Chinese Club (12)
I speak English, Mandarin (Chinese), and Arabic.
Is there anything I could do to gain an edge over other candidates or take my application to a higher level?
Are any of these Schools Realistic or unrealistic?
Safeties have to be affordable and don’t usually give much aid. How much will your family pay each year?
what is your home state?
My family will pay all my tuition
Look up the Common Data Set for each school, section C. I think Penn State, UGA and Rutgers are out of reach.
What about some other, less-selective, public universities like 'Bama, W. VA, Oklahoma, or some Rocky Mountain states? It’s an odd assortment of colleges, and some (as mentioned above) are probably out of range for your stats. If you are interested in Rutgers and St. John’s, why not Adelphi, Hofstra, or Seton Hall? St. Joseph’s, in Philadelphia?
What do you want to study? Do you/your parents want you to be fairly close to home? What size school, and in a city, college town, small private or public? Were you wanting to do something with languages?
I would want to study public relations or electrical engineering, my parents dont care about distance from home, I want a bigger school that’s coed and public. I also would prefer a college town or a city. I don’t wanna do anything with languages unless I have a better chance of making money or having a better career! @SOSConcern
Check out Colorado State. I had a friend’s daughter get in there with your stats. Plus it is a really nice college town.
Your stats are very low for a lot of those schools. I’d take Penn State off the list for sure. UW-Platteville in Wisconsin is a decent engineering school, definitely not the most prestigious but you’ll get a degree that will land you a job in the engineering field if that’s what you pursue. Not a big college town but there’s stuff to do if you get involved. I know kids with 27+ ACT scores going there just for engineering.
Maybe UW-Milwaukee?
If you want chances then post in the chances forum (available from the CC main page).
What is your motivation to study electrical engineering? Do you have a strong math background? A lot of students start their engineering major with no Calculus background, but STEM school admissions committees are going to want to see some indication that you can grasp the science/math curriculum.
If engineering is your goal and cost is really no obstacle, I would recommend that you apply/enroll at a small, more intimate, engineering school. Your 3.15 GPA eliminates many STEM schools as targets, unless you’ve got a good backstory. Regarding public relations, it is all about communication and these days STEM schools emphasize that students need good communication skills.
Have you taken the ACT more than once? What about SAT? How hard is your HS?
EE is a tough curriculum. If you can handle the Calc, Physics etc FR/SO, then it is upper level courses. I have a friend who switched to CS because the EE courses were hard for her while the CS courses are not.
If you can handle eng or CS curriculum and like PR - taking enough of PR/Mktg/sales - always would be able to have a job in technical sales/marketing.
Philadelphia and Boston are good college towns.
Philadelphia colleges: Upenn, Temple, Drexel, La Salle, St.joseph’s, Chestnut Hill, Peirce, Holy Family, Philadelphia U, Usciences, Uarts,
just outside philadelphia: Villanova, Rosemont, Cheyney, Eastern,Gwynedd Mercy, Arcadia, Cabrini, Widener, West Chester, Delaware Valley, Harcum, Bryn althn, Manor college, Haverford, Swarthmore,
- University of Pennsylvania (Upenn) is out of your reach. Its Ivy league like Princeton, Harvard, Yale, etc.
Apply to those schools. If you don’t like them, I’ll tell you some boston colleges.
volunteering (in something related to your field) will give you an edge over other people.
What is your major?
@“Erin’s Dad” . Penn State and Rutgers have more than one campus. All those campuses are not out of reach.
Anyone. I’m an Illinois resident by the way