<p>current school: university of alabama school of engineering(undecided major)
first semester GPA 3.5(with 15 units)
assume i get a 3.8 second semester(with 18 units)
EC: teacher assistance is high school, engineering club in college, deans list
sat:1620/2400, 1230/1600
hs. 3.35 gpa
letters of rec: amazing letter from my english teacher
hooks: i am not a native english speaker, great personal statement( how i overcame every obstacles in life, and never satisfied for my past performances), upward trend</p>
<p>i am applying for school of engineering
here are my laundry list of schools:
usc
University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
Tufts University
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Boston College
New York University
Brandeis University
Case Western Reserve University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Miami
University of Washington
Worcester Polytechnic Institute</p>
<p>and an additional question- is the school list sounds ridiculous because of my high school and sat grades( my father always tell me that i have no chance at any of those schools)</p>