Blackroses216

White Female, California Resident.

GPA (10-11):

WGPA 4.2
UGPA 3.8

Expected SAT: 2100

Taking SAT II Math II and Physics II- Expected to get 700+ on both.

AP (Took Chem. and Euro Sophomore year, did not pass)
AP (Taking Calculus AB and AP Lang and Comp, hoping to pass with a 5 and 4)

ECs:

All are only Junior year with the exception of Environmental Club and JSA.

Youth Group
JSA
Newspaper
Chess Club
Student Government
50+ Community Service
Environmental Club
Blood Drive coordinator
Art Club


Summer Internship in Human Resources
Summer Engineering/Robotics Program

Awards:

County Chess Awards
Art Merit Awards
Poetry Publication


-I will most likely take around 4 AP classes my Senior year, along with a course at the community college.
-I plan to add other extracurricular such as a Robotics club, Academic Honors Society and/or CSF, and
Varsity Tennis.




What acceptance rates should I be aiming for?
I want to go to Berkeley or Harvey Mudd, and I have UCSD as a back up as of now.

My Dad went to Brandeis and then Yale for Grad School. He was a professor at Cornell.

Although there are many factors, I want to go to a prestigious school, one that is good in Engineering, and is not so stressful that I’d be miserable ( a hard workload is inevitable.)

Blackroses216

Come on guys, please answer? :]

Schools with 20%,30%,or 40% acceptance rates?

would 14-19% be stretching it?
And even if i got in would i be a below average student?

hmom5

If you're in state, Berkeley would be hard to beat for what you want at the best price and your stats look good for acceptance there. One tip, for engineering, competitive colleges want to see calc BC if your school offers it and a high SAT mathII.

Blackroses216

Thanks, I'm aware of this.. I plan to take BC or its equivalent at the community college if my school does not offer it. (New Catholic school, will be first graduating class)

I plan to get a high SAT score, math is my thing. :]

pyroza

If you want engineering, go for Cal Poly SLO.

Blackroses216

I'm applying to Cal Poly SLO as a backup. :]

fiona_

"not so stressful that I’d be miserable"--avoid Mudd then