Is there a reason that you need to graduate early? A 12th grade year could strengthen your application and give you more background that would be useful in college.
Are your parents depending on you to continue to work and support them once you start college?
So, if youâre not happy with your admissions results this season, you can still do another year of high school? Thatâs a good option to have.
I donât see a path to affordability at Auburn or Rutgers, for a low-income out-of-state student. Do you know something I donât that would make these financially viable? Morehouse seems like a financial reach too.
My guess, if you graduate this year, is that you will go GA State or Clayton State. Your transcript is very solid, but youâre up against applicants who did everything youâve done so far, plus a senior year full of high-rigor classes (Calculus, AP Lit, AP physics/chem). I donât think youâre well-positioned for highly competitive schools, applying a year early.
Thereâs nothing wrong with the more-attainable schools, but they donât have an ABET engineering program in your desired major, do they?.
See how this goes, but I would strongly consider doing your 4th year of high school, and letting folks here help you find attainable schools that match your goals and provide the financial aid you need.
You may want to consider whether staying in high school for 12th grade would allow you to complete the following while in high school:
4th year of English (many colleges want to see 4 years)
calculus (many engineering applicants have calculus in high school)
all three of biology, chemistry, and physics (the last two are most important for prospective engineering majors to prepare for college chemistry and physics)
Spanish 3 or higher (many colleges prefer to see level 3 or 4)
visual or performing art (some colleges want to see a year)
Check the net price calculator on each collegeâs web site to estimate affordability.
Auburn and Rutgers wonât be affordable.
You will definitely get into a GA public.
As an aside: Why not add Howard?
However, Gtech, UGA, GState wonât be going anywhere.
If you can decommit from early graduation and strengthen your application, you could be a valid candidate to one of the very generous meet need universities - theyâre âreach for everyoneâ, ie., almost no chance, but if you get in youâd have no loans (all grants& scholarships + a small job), theyâd cover room&board, books, plane tickets to go home (basically think of the rock star football playersâ treatment but for academics& ECs), more than a full ride and guaranteed for 4 years⊠and with family income under 30k itâd be really helpful to you and your family.
You wouldnât have anything to lose: beside that application youâd still apply to Tech, UGA GA State⊠And would still get in. You have nothing to lose.
(And we can spend the n ct 6 months brainstorming college ideas with you).
In order to boost your chances youâd need to take DE calculus 1&2, DE physics, DE Chem, College Spanish 2 &3, CS, and a few classes considered especially rigorous like Philosophy(freshman intro) and History (a specific seminar or a non-survey, because so far youâve only taken surveys), with As. Train using Khan Academy to bring your SAT to a 1400 or your ACT to a 32.
Look into Questbridge, the rising seniors summer program to help you with your app and increases odds of acceptance through their CollegeMatch (the full scholarship program) Ă7.
This is less reachy than the typical Questbridge universities but still impressive
My school doesnât offer any calculus classes and any more DE classes besides the ones listed (for context my schoolâs avg sat is 810, thereâs 2 aps and those DE classes) which is the main reason why Iâm graduating early (and also my friends are doing it as well)
Also, if I do get another year, how would I strengthen my ECs? I know its very broad but :^)
As a 1st-gen student, you might get offered one of the conditional transfer pathways at GT (for example, this one: First-Generation Pathway Program | Undergraduate Admission), but if that happens, youâll want to have someplace to go that first year that will get you started in engineering.
I think another year helps in many ways including a likely higher SAT/ACT score. Also agree with Questbridge.
Do you have a 3.7 Hope GPA?
Engineering is hard if you got state money, Iâd be concerned with the 3.3 youâd need to maintain.
Can your high school counselor provide low income guidance ?
I wish you luck- Emory doesnât have CE and neither Morehouse nor GSU have the major either. I donât see you getting into UGA or Ga Tech. I also donât see acceptances at Rutgers or Auburn but you canât afford anyway. Since you are willing to go OOS, you could potentially get the Regents at Prairie View which is ABET accredited for CE. Youâd earn free tuition if you received it.
Please stay in hs. Get more academic prep and retake the SAT/ACT.
University Scholarships - Office of Scholarship Services lists the PVAMU Regentsâ Student Merit Scholarship as âtuition and mandatory fees, on campus housing, meals and books ($600 per semester) every academic year (excluding summer semesters). Regentsâ Scholars who are non-residents are eligible for an out-of-state tuition waiver.â Requires a 3.50 HS GPA and either 1260 SAT or 26 ACT (no super score). Renewal require 30 credits per academic year (fall and spring semesters only) with a 3.2 college GPA.
I assume youâre talking about the type of DE where a high school teacher teaches the course at your school? Why not attend local public university (or community college) full time for free as a dual enrollment student using Georgia Futures funding? It only covers 30 credits and you seem to have already gotten 18 credits, but even then 12 credits is enough for one semester for full time college
Are you enrolled in the Georgia Tech course âfor HS that donât offer calculusâ?
Next year, can you be enrolled at your HS, continue your ECs, and just enroll as a dual-enrolled 12th grader taking Community College classes (ie., not as a college student but as DE) directly at the closest Cc, or the community college thatâs easiest to get to?
You could take 4 courses in the Fall, and whatever else in the Spring.
If youâre interested in CS as well as CE itâd keep more universities on the table btw.
Emphasizing the suggestions in the previous two posts. Please seriously consider staying for your senior year and allowing posters here to help you brainstorm how to spend that time and develop a balanced college application list.
Questbridge Scholars
Iâm from a rural area of GA and attended a high school that did not offer calculus (or any APs at that time). This was in the Stone Age . A group of us took some classes at the closest community college (20 miles away) as DE students our senior year. Hopefully you have options that are easier for you to access and work into your schedule with your other responsibilities.
We are rooting for you! I hope youâll stay engaged and keep us up to date on your plans.
ETA: Also +++ GT Distance Math. Anecdotally students who participate and do well (As) get a big boost in admissions at Tech. Although, with a well thought out plan for senior year you could very well have better financial options than GT (either through QB or a meet-need school).
Btw your ACT is higher than your SAT (27 is about 1250-1280) and youâre still in precalculus, meaning you took the test with mostly math through Algebra2, so that completing precalculus would likely help your math score, and of course the more you read the better for your other scores. Read anything: manga, fanfic, science fiction, nonfiction, how-to books..
(Do you know the Murderbot short novels? My sense is that people who like computers and science would like them. And theyâre short so each story can be read very fast, while if you love Murderbotâs universe and sarcastic take on things, you can just read a couple more novellas.)
Anyway, 1200+ at a school that has an 810 average is impressive. All the Questbridge/generous meet need schools would be interested if they knew about you. It DOES NOT mean they would admit you but they sure would need to know you (and your friends, if they have 1200+ scores) exist to have a chance to evaluate whether you could be admitted. They want to see a score of 1400SAT/32ACT or as close to that as possible.
As for ECs, holding down a job 20-25+ hours a week is considered topnotch. Very few applicants even have a job, let alone so many hours and so consistently, and to help family. This alone is considered a very strong EC.
Then on top of that you ALSO have everything else. In short, your ECs are impressive as they are, just keep going.
What you need isnât more ECs, you need one more year of rigorous classes and a higher test score. And based on what you shared itâs certainly something youâre capable of achieving if you figure out the administrative side of things.
If I were you, beside figuring out how you and your friends can stay in 12th grade while taking classes at the local community college through the GA Futures program, I would type in the name of colleges on the Questbridge list + âjoin the mailing listâ and complete the form. Make yourself known to them.
Create a special âcollegeâ email (for instance brayann.college2027@gmailâ.ââ') that you check regularly : they actually check whether you open the messages and whether you click on the links they provide, and you can accumulate points for âinterestâ just for doing that.
For some maybeâŠ.depends on the school. But - you have to do whatâs right for you.
The Questbridge schools are more competitive in some ways and are full rides.
A few posters mentioned the Questrbridge program for Juniors - you should look into it. I put the actual link below.
You will get into schools - thatâs not the issue. The issue is getting into schools you can afford. And btw - working is an EC, a very good one - if you plan to continue. I know you mentioned your dad getting a job soon.
Are you commutable to Ga Tech, Ga Southern, UGA or KSU? If you get in state assistance for tuition, those can work. Of course, you have to get in. If you did CS, it would open up more.
Anyway, take a look at the link below - and keep up your fantastic pace - and hopefully things work out!!
Having a job is a strong EC. You plan on working at least 15 hours a week even after your dad finds a job, right?
I assume youâll also continue your Youtube Channel.
Those are your strongest ECs and theyâre not HS dependent.
And if youâre enrolled at the HS and working towards graduation, even if attending classes at a nearby community college, you can still participate in soccer and/or chess if it fits with your schedule.
So, youâre fine
. A group of us took some classes at the closest community college (20 miles away) as DE students our senior year. Hopefully you have options that are easier for you to access and work into your schedule with your other responsibilities.