Where do I have the best chances at?

College Search & Selection
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Hi Im from Massachusetts and was wondering if anyone would chance me for a few reach schools Im applying to (and perhaps suggest more to apply to. So far I have gotten rejected from Northwestern ED, accepted to Northeastern for chemical engineering, and deferred from UMichigan. Im looking to do material science so my next two tops are Johns Hopkins and UPenn :stuck_out_tongue: Both extremely hard to get into I know but I really want to go to a good school with strong material science since its such a lesser known major. Im also applying to UVa (for chemical), Lehigh, and Rochester
4.3 GPA
Ranked 15 in my class of about 370 kids
1430 score on New SAT with 7s in all areas on the optional essay out of 8 for each
-700 R+W
-730 Math
(Taking again this Saturday without essay to try to bump up score)
On the subject tests:
-730 on Chemistry
-710 on Math II
AP scores:
4 on statistics
3 on Chemistry (bummed about this)
3 on English (I was super sick so this I was not so shocked about)
Extracurriculars:
President of the national honor society
President of the Science national honor society
Founder and president of the chemistry club
Leo club (community service organization) chairperson
Students against destructive decisions club (SADD) member
Volunteer D.A.R.E camp counselor
Was secretary of class as a freshman (since only 1 year I may not include this on app)
Founding Member of english national honor society
Was in french nat honor society for 1 year (then decided not to take french senior year)
Lots of hours of community service
Organized the Junior Fundraiser

Something I am hoping will make me stand out Did independent research into Piezoelectric materials the past three years. I started out sophomore year growing and testing the piezoelectric properties of Rochelle salts and then last year built a small scale generator with the help of my physics teacher using a piezoelectric ceramic element. This year I met with an MIT professor to work on my research project this year which has to do with bio-piezoelectric materials

Work at Target in electronics
Varsity swim team all four years
Peer tutor past three years

Awards:
Bausch and lomb science award
Key club
Most active chair of the leo club
Honors Academy

I have strong letters and a good essay (imo)
Thank you!!!

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You may want to look into RPI for Materials Science and Engineering if haven’t done so already.

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@merc81 ya I recently took it off my list but I should probably put it back on. I only took it off because I felt like everyone at a technical school would be really similar and I wanted some diversity. I also sort of want to be near a city. But it does have a good program

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Yes, I did see a theme among your listed schools with respect to their broad curricula. I agree you should pursue the overall experience as well as your major. You could of course apply to a school then visit later. At this stage, maybe a school like RPI could surprise you – though your current choices seem excellent in terms of what you have indicated.