I dont know my unweighted as our school only calculates weighted. AP’s ive taken are, us history,biology, physics, computer science, micro and macro, comparative gov, calc ab. Senior years gonna be seminar, comp sci principles 2d design, human geo, physics 2 or Electricity and magnetism.
Is my act score really that low for all of these schools, even OSU?
The problem is that weighted GPA is computed so differently at different high schools that we have pretty much no idea what your high school grades are. “Gpa: 3.9 Weighted on 5.0” looks like pretty much straight B’s, but I am suspecting that I might be mis-interpreting this.
Can you tell us how many A’s and B’s you have gotten? Also, the same information would be useful for just math and science classes.
So you’d be paying out of state tuition at most of these. Are your parents ready to pay $50K+ per year?
I think your ACT is low for some of these. Maybe not too low for instate OSU, the average Engineering ACT in fall 2017 was 30.8. So you are just a bit under the average. But for the rest. Can you study and retake?
Ive gotten a bunch of B’s but ive taken alot of AP’s all at once which is quite difficult. Because im taking more AP’s next year, im hoping to bring it up to a 4.1. Would colleges care if I tell them that I can bring it up. I can retake the ACT but what should I aim for. My math is consistently 35 and 36 but my reading scores bring it down. Is it really 50K?
Last time I checked, most of these colleges oos is like 40.
You need a stronger ACT (Both ENGLISH and MATH SECTIONs (especially, math) has to be exceptionally strong 33+)
Also, I would take 2 SAT 2 SUBJECTS (Math 2) and one science, to demonstrate you competency in STEM ( since your major is engineering ).
As others have noted, GPA and grading systems differ school to school, so you have to be more specific. The more B’s that you have on your transcript, I would say that would really make admissions difficult for you. ( I haven’t seen your transcript, so I cannot predict)
Does your transcript demonstrate mastery in rigorous science and math related courses
(AP Calc AB/BC), (AP Science Courses) 90+ or whatever course curriculum?
Your extracurricular needs improvement to demonstrate your passion in STEM.
The truth is that although your a strong candidate, there are just so many applications, and some people who are applying here, may also qualify for Ivies, so how do you stack against them. It’s not whether you qualify, but really the strength of the applicant pool (Qualitatively and Quantitatively).
I would say broaden your list, and apply to more schools that have your interests including these.
Engineering acceptance rates:
20% Uni of Michigan
44% Purdue
42% University of Illinois
55% University of Pitt
43% Ohio State
72% Virginia Tech
26% University of Maryland
@Godsu12 It would be helpful for you to calculate your unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale with A = 4.0, A- = 3.66, B+ = 3.33, B = 3.0 and so on. Then google "university name " Common Data Set and look at section C which should give you a pretty good idea of how you compare to enrolled students at those schools.
@Greymeer - I wasn’t clear - I know you posted the engineering acceptance rates. I was pointing out that they aren’t breaking out the difference between instate and out of state applicants. For most state schools, the acceptance rates are lower than those averages for OOS applicants (and higher for instate).
Will taking summer classes to boost my gpa look bad. My Act for math is quite high(35), and English is like 32. Both my science and reading are low. Im not sure how to convert from a 5.0 scale because of the way our AP courses are weighted.
Sorry all unweighted is without plus or minuses. Michigan uses A=4,B=3 and so on. No +/-.
For Michigan the GPA avg for engineering is 3.93 with OOS 33/34 Act.
Most engineering programs 33 is the key mark with 34 being more competitive. If you can afford a tutor get one and work on the non math /science stuff. My son and many engineering kids are in the exact same situation. Plus better merit at 34.
Look into Iowa State University and North Carolina State and Michigan State.