<p>Stats:
GPA: I converted your GPA to a 4.0 scale, and according to the conversion I used, you have a 3.57 GPA. This is not very good. Especially if you are in the first graduating class of your school. Usually, since new schools don’t have a reputation, the GPA usually indicates enrollment in some of the easier classes. Although, you did get 5 on AP World which will help. </p>
<p>SAT: Your SAT is low. Especially your Math score. If you want to be an engineer when you grow up, a lot of schools will be expecting more. Also, if you got such a low score on CR, you likely got a 3 or 4 on AP Eng Lang. You really must retake SAT.
Also, to answer your question about SAT Subject tests, you have to take those too. Ivies like Cornell and Columbia require 2 SAT Subject tests and in order to be competitive for admissions, they will be expecting 750+ (Especially since you already got a 5 on an AP test) You need to study study study. </p>
<p>ECs
Right off the bat I see a major problem. You were on student counsel two years and quit both times. You need to suppress that on your application. If schools find out that you quit rather than take charge and help get something done, they will almost surely reject you in an instant. Not because you have not good enough ECs, but simply because of the attitude displayed when you quit (TWICE). Also going through your list, there are a few other things that should not be on there. 1. Enviro Club, if you didn’t start one the year you transferred, you obviously don’t care enough about it ergo it’s not relevant to tell colleges about 2. A lot of stuff on your list doesn’t have any context and will be ignored by college reps unless you can elaborate (specifically, the “made a 1 in solo” and “PLTW” <- this might just be because you abbreviated. and some people, like myself, might not know the acronym you are using. Also things like NHS committee have no context. I have no idea what was accomplished and neither will a college admissions officer) 3. something with “probably” in front of it is not worth mentioning until you are absolutely certain. there is absolutely no way of knowing if you got that award or not and it would make a very big difference in your situation. </p>
<p>Also, your ECs don’t seem to follow your desire to be an engineer. They seem very generic which really detriments your application. From your profile, I can’t get a good vision of your personality and what you like to do with your time.</p>
<p>I’ll be honest here, you probably won’t get into any of the privates you listed. I don’t know about publics so I can’t help you there. </p>
<p>I think you should look at some easier schools to get into. For you, I would say that some good match schools would be UMD CP, UC Davis, UUtah, SCU, UMA, Penn State, etc. It’s possible that, with a lot of work on SATs and GPA, you could get into UCLA or a comparable school. </p>
<p>It will take a lot of work to get into a good school from your position, but if you put nose to the books, it is definitely possible!
Good luck!</p>
<p>Chance me back?
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