Chance/Match Me! - HS Senior, learning disabled, UW GPA 3.3, SAT 1310, Engineering/CS [NYS resident]

[livsgoing2college]

(I rushed this, so if anything is missing, please let me know)

Demographics

• US domestic: US Citizen

• State/Location of residency: New York/Long Island.

• Type of high school (or current college for transfers): Public high school.

• Other special factors: (first generation to college, legacy, recruitable athlete, etc.)

Cost Constraints / Budget

Currently no budget, but we’ll see how this plays out.

Intended Major(s)

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

• Unweighted HS GPA: 3.3

• Weighted HS GPA: I am not able to calculate this yet, because my school uses numbers from 0-100+ for this and not on the scale. I just know it’s an 86.90, rounded to an 87.

• College GPA: N/A

• Class Rank: my school doesn’t use class rank unless you’re valedictorian or salutatorian.

SAT Score: 1310

(This course listing includes courses I’m taking this school year.)

• English: English 9R, English 10R, English 11R (CT), AP English Literature 12

• Math: Algebra 1R, Geometry R, Algebra 2R, AP Statistics, Introductory Calculus

• Science: Earth Science R, Living Environment R, Chemistry R, Physics R

• History and social studies: Global History & Geography 1R + 2R, US History & Government 11R, Government/Economics 12

• Language other than English: Spanish 2H, Spanish 3H, College Spanish 4, College Spanish 5

• Visual or performing arts: Studio Art 1, Theater Arts 1

• Other academic courses: AP Computer Science Principles, Health, AP Computer Science A

In my school, Computer Science translates as a Math course.

Awards

• Second Honor Roll
  • Description of the Award: Earning at least a 83-86.99% cumulative average, unweighted!
  • Year(s): Fall 2021-present.
• First Honor Roll
  • Description of the Award: Earning at least a 87-91.99% cumulative average, unweighted!
  • Year(s): Spring 2024-present.
• National Spanish Examination (NSE) - years: Spring 2022-present
  • Description: taking a challenging Spanish Exam for two days to test my abilities in achievement and proficiency.
  • I’ve taken the test since eighth grade, and have scored a lot of varying ways.
  • Medals: Honorable Mentions and Bronze Medals.
• Perfect Attendance (sixth grade, and informally in ninth and eleventh grade)

Extracurriculars

Sports:

• Cross Country (11th, only)
• Track and Field (9th and 10th, only)
• Bowling (maybe? during the Winter of senior year)

Clubs:

• Robotics
• Future Teachers Club
• Spanish Club
• Best Buddies
• Students Helping Students

(I plan on joining the Math Team, Science Olympiad, and maybe the World Language Literary Magazine or SADD [Students against Destructive Decisions] senior year.)

Volunteer Work:

• volunteered at SCOPE in July 2021 and 2022 and helped aid teachers in the audition process for a Broadway-focused class, designed costumes, and supervised various arts and crafts activities.
• I am a part of my friend Amishi Sharma’s non-profit organization Nourish America. I’m in charge of the design process, where I devise posters, contact local businesses and grocery stores to schedule food drives, and communicate with grocery store customers to generate many donations.
• Freshman year, I organized a bake sale for Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis, where we sold many baked goods and raised $195.80 in total. I organized this with Miss Higgins, as a part of Students Helping Students.

Programs/Outside Coursework:

• NYU Science & Technology Entry Program: (STEP/BEST): Took classes to further my knowledge in Chemistry, Algebra 2, Statistics, Physics, and attended SAT and College Preparatory Classes. This program is only open to students who are underrepresented in these careers, based on their demographics and/or financial status.
• Creative Writing (under SCOPE): created a zeen about a topic of choice in Summer of 2021 under the discretion of a high school teacher.

Intended Major: Computer Science Engineering, with a minor in Data Science or Cybersecurity

Special Circumstances:

• learning disabled since birth (with a speech/language impairment)
• mental health crises in 9th and 11th grade, reported to the hospital for related treatment in 11th only.
• LGBTQIA+ student, I affiliate as bisexual and asexual (aro/ace), meaning I (a): like both genders, or (b): find neither gender attractive.

Schools

1. NYU
2. Clemson
3. George Washington University
4. NC State University
5. Howard
6. Baruch
7. Cornell
8. Wake Forest
9. SUNY Stonybrook
10. SUNY Binghamton
11. Penn State
12. Sacred Heart
13. Marist
14. Fairfield
15. Virginia Tech
16. Purdue
17. Hunter College18.

• Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability):

• Extremely Likely:

• Likely:

• Toss-up:

• Lower Probability:

• Low Probability: Demographics

• US domestic: US Citizen

• State/Location of residency: New York/Long Island.

• Type of high school (or current college for transfers): Public high school.

• Other special factors: (first generation to college, legacy, recruitable athlete, etc.)

Cost Constraints / Budget

Currently no budget, but we’ll see how this plays out.

Intended Major(s)

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

• Unweighted HS GPA: 3.3

• Weighted HS GPA: I am not able to calculate this yet, because my school uses numbers from 0-100+ for this and not on the scale. I just know it’s an 86.90, rounded to an 87.

• College GPA: N/A

• Class Rank: my school doesn’t use class rank unless you’re valedictorian or salutatorian.

SAT Score: 1310

(This course listing includes courses I’m taking this school year.)

• English: English 9R, English 10R, English 11R (CT), AP English Literature 12

• Math: Algebra 1R, Geometry R, Algebra 2R, AP Statistics, Introductory Calculus

• Science: Earth Science R, Living Environment R, Chemistry R, Physics R

• History and social studies: Global History & Geography 1R + 2R, US History & Government 11R, Government/Economics 12

• Language other than English: Spanish 2H, Spanish 3H, College Spanish 4, College Spanish 5

• Visual or performing arts: Studio Art 1, Theater Arts 1

• Other academic courses: AP Computer Science Principles, Health, AP Computer Science A

In my school, Computer Science translates as a Math course.

Awards

• Second Honor Roll
  • Description of the Award: Earning at least a 83-86.99% cumulative average, unweighted!
  • Year(s): Fall 2021-present.
• First Honor Roll
  • Description of the Award: Earning at least a 87-91.99% cumulative average, unweighted!
  • Year(s): Spring 2024-present.
• National Spanish Examination (NSE) - years: Spring 2022-present
  • Description: taking a challenging Spanish Exam for two days to test my abilities in achievement and proficiency.
  • I’ve taken the test since eighth grade, and have scored a lot of varying ways.
  • Medals: Honorable Mentions and Bronze Medals.
• Perfect Attendance (sixth grade, and informally in ninth and eleventh grade)

Extracurriculars

Sports:

• Cross Country (11th, only)
• Track and Field (9th and 10th, only)
• Bowling (maybe? during the Winter of senior year)

Clubs:

• Robotics
• Future Teachers Club
• Spanish Club
• Best Buddies
• Students Helping Students

(I plan on joining the Math Team, Science Olympiad, and maybe the World Language Literary Magazine or SADD [Students against Destructive Decisions] senior year.)

Volunteer Work:

• volunteered at SCOPE in July 2021 and 2022 and helped aid teachers in the audition process for a Broadway-focused class, designed costumes, and supervised various arts and crafts activities.
• I am a part of my friend Amishi Sharma’s non-profit organization Nourish America. I’m in charge of the design process, where I devise posters, contact local businesses and grocery stores to schedule food drives, and communicate with grocery store customers to generate many donations.
• Freshman year, I organized a bake sale for Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis, where we sold many baked goods and raised $195.80 in total. I organized this with Miss Higgins, as a part of Students Helping Students.

Programs/Outside Coursework:

• NYU Science & Technology Entry Program: (STEP/BEST): Took classes to further my knowledge in Chemistry, Algebra 2, Statistics, Physics, and attended SAT and College Preparatory Classes. This program is only open to students who are underrepresented in these careers, based on their demographics and/or financial status.
• Creative Writing (under SCOPE): created a zeen about a topic of choice in Summer of 2021 under the discretion of a high school teacher.

Intended Major: Computer Science Engineering, with a minor in Data Science or Cybersecurity

Special Circumstances:

• learning disabled since birth (with a speech/language impairment)
• mental health crises in 9th and 11th grade, reported to the hospital for related treatment in 11th only.
• LGBTQIA+ student, I affiliate as bisexual and asexual (aro/ace), meaning I (a): like both genders, or (b): find neither gender attractive.

Schools

1. NYU
2. Clemson University
3. George Washington University
4. NC State University
5. Howard University
6. CUNY Baruch
7. Cornell
8. Wake Forest
9. SUNY Stony Brook
10. SUNY Binghamton
11. Penn State
12. Sacred Heart
13. Marist
14. Fairfield
15. Virginia Tech
16. Purdue
17. Hunter College

LOR: I already have my AP Stats teacher (who I had for Algebra 2 the year before) writing one and my junior year case manager writing one.

• Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability):

• Extremely Likely:

• Likely:

• Toss-up:

• Lower Probability:

• Low Probability:

[MYOS1634]

I think your list needs to be built from the ground up - first, find 2 SUNYs where your GPA and test scores places you in the top 25%.
Then, find 4-5 colleges where your gpa×scores places you above their median.
You can look up “SUNY admission statistics 2024”.
You will see that SUNY Plattsburgh or SUNY ESF are good targets, Binghamton a very big reach (their bottom 25% is about 93%).
Marist is a low reach for CS/ Engineering.

[parentologist]

It is very important for you to speak with your parents about what they will contribute for college. Without that info, you really have no idea where to start.

I agree, look at SUNYs where your stats are 75th %, to start off your list.

[livsgoing2college]

Hey everyone! ~ I wasn’t getting notifications, oddly, for replies on this thread.
BTW I know my list is kinda still in progress (@MYOS1634 + @parentologist) so a lot of it is kinda just based on ‘where I wanna go’, but I don’t know if I’m applying EA/ED yet.

[ucbalumnus]

@livsgoing2college

I don’t know if I’m applying EA/ED yet.

In most cases, it is preferable to apply EA when that is available, since some colleges fill up their classes or popular majors early. For rolling admission schools, it is best to apply as early as possible for this reason. A small number of colleges have restrictive EA where you are not supposed to apply EA to some other defined set of colleges, or ED anywhere. If the latter are on your list, you have to choose between EA at such a college and EA at other colleges that are restricted against.

On the other hand, ED with a binding commitment to matriculate if admitted should only be used for a clear no-regrets top choice that is affordable. If no college is that, then do not apply ED.