Am i dreaming to high?

philly93
Mon, 25 May 2009 16:24:42 +0000

Applying to Engineering department for all colleges
major: Aerospace
Please chance me for Stanford (out of state), UVA (in state), Virginia Tech (in state)?
on a scale of 1-10 (10 being great)
I would also like some other schools that I could consider as a safety net? thanks

SAT: 2210 (720CR, 780M, 710W, 10E)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Freshman (3.33) Sophomore (3.79) Junior (4) Overall: 3.70 but since Stanford doesn’t consider freshman the GPA would be 3.9
Weighted GPA: Freshman (3.33) Sophomore (4.07) Junior (4.71) Overall: 4.32
AP (grade on Exam): Computer Science (1) World History (5) Statistics (4) Chemistry (4) U.S. History (5) English (4)
Total Number of AP’s (not including senior year) : 6
Senior Course load: all AP with 1 honor class
Extracurricular: Chess Club, Computer Club, Debate Team, French Club, Model U.N., National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Lots of Community Service at Local Hospital, and 1 year of Job Experience, LOTS OF BASKETBALL
Awards: 3rd Place at Science Fair Regional (10th), 1st Place Science Fair Regional (11th) Awards for Student of the Year in Various Classes
State: Virginia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Hooks : First Generation, how in India we started a organization that teaches young children about the western lifestyle and tries molding them into good citizens (i teach every summer since 8th grade)

I know my freshman years grades sucked and that has affected my total gpa HOWEVER there is a significant increase in GPA since then…do you think colleges would consider this growth as an advantage??