platinumnerd

Could somebody please take a look at my stats? Thanks!
I want to go to Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Stanford, UMich - Ann Arbor, Case Western, WashU, UW - Madison, UPittsburgh, UMinn - Twin Cities, but ESPECIALLY UMich AA...Also, could I receive an estimate on the academic scholarship I may receive from these schools (especially UMAA) as an OOS?

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): engineering (I think...for CE or BmE)

[ *] SAT:2080
Critical Reading - 680
Mathematics - 770
Writing - 630

[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
-SAT II - Math IIC 800
-SAT II - Japanese 770
-SAT II - Chemistry 800

[ *] ACT: 34
English (with writing) - 33 (30)
Mathematics - 36
Reading - 30
Science - 35
Writing - 8

[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0 (If A- count as 4.0? Otherwise, ~3.98, 3.97)

[ *] Rank: ~40/427

[ *] Other stats: 11AP's: AP US History(4), AP Calculus AB(5), AP Calculus BC(4), AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Computer Science, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Physics C

[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
-National Honor Society 07-08, 08-09
-Academic Decathlon 06-07, 07-08, 08-09
-Science Club 06-07, 07-08, 08-09
(Founding member, President)
-Wind Symphony 05-06, 06-07, 07-08
(Trumpet Section Leader)
-Jazz Band 05-06
-Sound of Sun Prairie Marching Band 05-06
-Full Orchestra 06-07, 07-08, 08-09
-Cross Country 05-06, 06-07
-Track and Field 05-06
-Math Team 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09
(Team Captain, Consecutive award winnings)
-Purple Comet Mathematics Competition 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09
(Team Captain, Ranked Placement In Mixed School Category and Single School category 4 consecutive years)

-High School Academic Excellence Awards (4 out of 4)
-4-year American Mathematics Competition School Winner
-2-year American Mathematics Comeptition top 1% in state scorer
-4-year American Invitational Mathematics Exam Qualifier
-4-year American Regional Mathematics League, Member of Wisconsin Team Red
-2-year TrigStar School Winner
-2-year TrigStar 3rd in School
-1-year TrigStar 2nd in State
-1-year Madison Area Math League, rocognized Top Individual Scorer
-1-year Madison Area Math League, All-League Varsity Second Team

-Worked at Dakota Watch Company since 6/22/2008
-350hrs Weekly Volunteer at Local American Red Cross Chapter
-100hrs Summer Volunteer at William S. Middleton Memorial Veteran's Hospital

[ *] Essays: Assume the worst (though I'm not that bad;for safety reasons)

[ *] Teacher Recs: Decent

[ *] Counselor Rec: Decent

[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): N/A

[ *] State or Country:Sun Prairie, WI

[ *] School Type: Medium sized public

[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese (I know..)

[ *] Gender: Male

[ *] major strength & weakness: Course load, ACT, Academics, Science, Math, Volunteer |||vs||| SAT, EC's, Ethnicity

[ *] Other Factors/questions: Could anybody offer some suggestions to improve my chances? Also, for Michigan, does it increase my chances to "officially" visit the campus and talk to admission officers, etc.?

Thank You!!!

blah1290

Everything besides MIT and Stanford I think you have a very good chance

Some guy i know made it to Carnegie Mellon with very very similar stats as you (2120 sat/3.85 gpa/2xAIME)
And for something like WashU, since its obsessed with yield, im pretty sure that you are exactly the type they are looking for...

I think if you had made USAMO in one of those 4 AIME years I think you would have a good chance at MIT

platinumnerd

sweet thanks...i'm thinking about retaking the SAT, because the current one (my 2nd time actually) does not match up with the ACT score at all...what do you think about my current SAT score?

anyone else?

jptoor

A 4.0 UW is ranked 40th at your school?
Something doesn't add up.

platinumnerd

well, the GPA given by the school is somewhere around 3.97 or 3.98, because I've had 5 A-'s out of 42 given grades (the rest are A's). I think i read somewhere that UW in Michigan means that everything above 90 counts as an A? if that's the case, then my A- shouldn't penalize me...I think.

JJJJ1234

So that means roughly 10% the class (at least) hasnt received a grade below an A.....................anyways, you have a great shot at Umich, Carnegie, and below. You have a good shot at Washu if you show a lot of interest. MIT and Stanford are reaches.

platinumnerd

i'm starting to lean away from WashU...because of its competitiveness, pr iciness, and lack of my desired major. What I really want is get into Umich with reasonable amount of financial support( my parents agreed to put out ~7k a year.) Prospective?

kwaldner

Your best shot is Umichigan AA, and maybe Carnegie Mellon. MIT and Stanford are high reaches for you. Gd luck.

platinumnerd

sounds good to me. most of the schools listed, like the higher and lower end ones, are for in case i get unlucky and is not able to attend umaa, but am lucky enough to get into those schools. Else i would use them for bargaining for umaa. does bargaining with colleges work? also comments on my sat vs act?

Jolynne Smyth

You don't need to send both SAT & ACT. You can just send your best score.