What is the best chemical engineering school I could get into?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I have posted a similar thread but I did not get much detailed responses.</p>

<p>I am an African American female who wants to do chemical engineering.
I am second in my class with a 4.0.
SAT: 1590 (Highest scores from all test dates) 1570 (Highest from one test date)
Application, Recommendations, and Extracurricular are great.</p>

<p>I applied to:
* CUNY City C
* Columbia U
* Cornell U
* Drexel U
* Duke U
* Elon U
* Johns Hopkins U
* MIT
* Northeastern U
* Rensselaer Polytec I
* SUNY Binghamton
* SUNY Buffalo
* SUNY Stony Brook
* Syracuse U
* U Pittsburgh
* U Rochester
* Worcester Polytec I</p>

<p>I already got accepted to Drexel. I would like to know which is the best school for chemical engineering on this list that I could get into and enjoy great student life on campus.</p>

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<p>those SAT scores are CR and Math only right ?</p>

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<p>Perhaps you should listen your EC and let us know exactly how great they are.</p>

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<p>I think you are a product of grade inflation.
However, your class rank is in your favor.</p>

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If you check her previous chance thread, you will find this.</p>

<p>Scores:
10/2010, SAT Test 530 Reading 560 Math 480 Writing
05/2010, SAT Test 550 Reading 500 Math 480 Writing</p>

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It is very unlikely that you will be able to gain admission to any of these due to your low SAT score.</p>

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<p>Those SAT scores are everything together. (CR, M, W)
I am not looking for where I cannot get in, I am looking for where you think I could get in.</p>

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<p>I didn’t want to list all due to privacy but I’ll list a few.
-NYC Ladders for Leaders Program
-Multiple Internships
-Math Tutor
-Student Representative in Student Council
-Treasurer of School Club
-Take classes outside of school to make up for classes my school doesn’t have
-A College Course</p>

<p>There is more but those are a few of my favorite.
I didn’t win any national awards, just a lot of school awards.</p>

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<p>I don’t know what to say about grade inflation, since I do not have that knowledge, but regardless, I am a hard worker that is motivated to put in effort at any school I go to.</p>

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<p>I have to stop saying they are horrible, but here they go.</p>

<p>11/2010, SAT Subject Test 480 Biology E
450 U.S. History </p>

<p>06/2010, SAT Subject Test 470 Chemistry
460 Literature
570 Mathematics Level 1</p>

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<p>Those tests really bother me because I study for it, then I become sick and nervous the day of the test and freak out.</p>

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<p>how come you didn’t try out U of minnesota-twin cities? even though your SAT scores are just about 25th percentile for reading, and lower than 25th percentile for math and writing.</p>

<p>if you have applied to schools like cornell and columbia, why not u of minn? it’s ranked 3rd in the US for chemical engineering.</p>

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<p>I didn’t apply there because of location. I was aiming to stay closer to home. I also didn’t want to pay out-of-state public tuition.</p>

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<p>Did you get good college advisement in your HS? Because there is a long list of schools for which the SAT is optional for people like you, who have good grades, but poor test scores.
[Optional</a> List | FairTest](<a href=“http://fairtest.org/university/optional]Optional”>ACT/SAT Optional List - Fairtest)</p>

<p>WPI is one of those schools. Maybe they’ll consider only your grades, and forget the scores. You could email them and ask.</p>

<p>But congrats on your Drexel admit- it’s great that you know you’re in someplace- you can afford to wait and see what happens with the rest.</p>

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<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>The trick is that with a lot of these SAT optional schools, is that if I do not submit my SAT scores, they wouldn’t consider me for scholarships, which I need.</p>

<p>Also, many of these SAT optional schools are liberal arts/art schools that do not have my major.</p>

<p>I may consider applying to Johnson & Wales but I need to do more research.</p>

<p>I am waiting for someone to tell me where I could get in besides Drexel because I am getting worried. :/</p>

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<p>Well, I think people just don’t know how to chance you. You have excellent grades and rank, but your standardized test scores are low, and you are a URM I don’t know how much the URM status helps, or the SAT scores hurt- sorry.</p>

<p>You’ll probably get in to CUNY, but would have more fun at Drexel. Did Drexel give you any $$$$?</p>

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<p>Well, maybe SUNY, or Syracuse
Did you check put the program foundation year at Northeastern? You should check it out on a side note Northeastern got the highest number of applicants this year</p>

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<p>Drexel gave me a merit scholarship of $13000, alumni scholarship of $1000, and I may also get the early fafsa scholarship of $1000. I received one outside scholarship for $1600 but of course I am applying for more.</p>

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<p>Very Nice!</p>

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<p>@LookitsBoston Thank you. That program sounds GREAT! I wish I would be able to take advantage of it but it is only for students who live in Boston.</p>

<p>I was keeping an eye on Syracuse because they called my guidance counselor the other day since my school doesn’t offer all the classes I need for their program but my guidance counselor mentioned that I am taking them outside of school since my school doesn’t offer them.</p>

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<p>Thanks. I am trying my best with what I got. They invited me to Scholars Day and hopefully that would be an opportunity to seek out more funding.</p>