UW - 3.5
SAT - 1500
10th APs - APCSP, WHAP
11th APs - AP Chem, APCSA, AP Lang, APUSH, AP Calc BC
12 APs - AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Physics C, AP Gov, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Psych
Extracirriculars - orchestra in 9th, debate in 9th and 10th, computer club in 11th and 12th
Planning on majoring in aero, maybe a minor in business
what are my chances?
Purdue has become a reach for even the strongest applicants for your intended major. Your GPA is below the engineering reported average but your rigor and test score are good. Take your shot but create a well balanced school list with safeties and matches. Good luck!
I think I’m the exception, not the rule, however I got into Aero with a 3.44 UW gpa. I had two APs senior year, and a 1520 sat score. I got deferred then accepted and now am committed.
I think it’s worth applying but I wouldn’t expect to get in like I would a safety. There’s a reason their reported average gpa is crazy high
Likely not great - but who knows. Apply and see. With that many APs, your GPA might be seen in a different light.
And if your list is balanced, you’ll find a “like” Purdue school with no issue and have access to similar outcomes.
Good luck.
What about Purdue appeals to you? Perhaps there are other similar schools that can be suggested.
I agree with the advice you’ve been given above. And the first school I’d think about is Iowa State. It should be a sure thing for you, it has a really strong engineering program, and if you like intercollegiate athletics at Purdue, then you should get a similar vibe from Iowa State. Additionally, it’s closer to a major town (32m to Des Moines vs. 70m from Purdue to Indianapolis).
Well, since you asked, based on what I have seen from others over the last few years, because of your GPA, if I had to make a bet, I would bet against you.
However, your SAT is excellent, and the rest of your profile seems impressive. I definitely think you could handle it and I hope you come back here and post that I was wrong.
iirc, purdue admits students for general engineering and then after a year you can concentrate. if this is the case and you want to do aero, your first year performance in college is going to be more important than high school.
If that is the case, and OP definitely wants to pursue aerospace engineering, s/he may want to include schools that have direct admission to this major (or no barrier to declaring/switching to this major later on).
Excellent suggestion. I was also going to recommend checking out Utah State’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program:
I believe a 3.5 plus that test score should qualify you for direct admissions to that program:
I also understand Wichita State’s program to be very plugged into the industry:
I don’t really know anything about their admissions, however.
UMN Twin Cities?
It would be helpful for OP to respond with more information:
And of course, whether s/he is even interested in receiving other school suggestions or just wants to be chanced for Purdue (which really is just a parlor game when you ask a bunch of lay people on the Internet).
I have a much more updated one, I got feedback on this from tsbna44 in another thread, but would love to hear everyone else’s inputs
Planning on either double majoring cs & business, or major cs minor in business, currently in junior year of hs, looking for out of TX, medium-large school, in terms of cost I really have no clue
GPA
W - 4.21, excluding 2nd sem junior year (schools hasnt updated it yet)
Test Scores
SAT - 1500 (750 Math + 750 English)
ACT - 30 (34 Math, 33 Science, 29 English, 24 Reading) - probably wont submit act score
Grades
Freshman Year - straight A’s, all honors
Honors Bio, Honors English, Debate 1, Honors Algebra 2, Honors World Geo, Honors French 2 (french 1 in ms), Orchestra
Sophmore Year - half A’s, Half high b’s, 2aps A’s in both
Honors English, Debate 2, Honors Chem,WHAP, Honors French 3, APCSP, Honors Precal
Junior Year - only A was APUSH, rest were mid-high Bs,
AP Chem, APCSA, AP Lang, APUSH, Honors Physics, Calc BC
Senior Year - just my schedule haven’t taken any of these yet as I am an incoming senior
CS 3 Honors, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Physchology, AP Micro & Macro, AP Stats, AP Physics C
AP Scores
WHAP - 5
APCSP - 4
*Havent got scores yet but these are my predictions
AP Chem - 4,5, leaning more towards 5
APCSA - 4,5, leaning more towards 4
AP Lang - 3,4, leaning more towards 3
APUSH - 4,5, leaning more towards 4
Calc BC - 4,5, leaning more towards 5
Volunteering
COT - org that helps non native english speakers learn english, 100 + Hrs
Local Storehouses/Food Banks - 20+ Hrs
Extracurriculars
9th grade - orchestra, debate 1 (competitions every friday + practice 4hrs a week)
10th grade - COT (1hr every sat night), debate 2 (competitions every friday, + practice 4hrs a week)
11th grade - COT(1hr every sat night) + officer position in managing their website, coding competitions (every other weekend for abt 3hrs, preparation abt 2-3hrs a week), NHS,
12th grade - COT(1 hr every sat night + same or higher level officer position, NHS, *planned extracurriculars - robotics team or coding competitions
Other Courses/Programs
John hopkins cty- Art and science - 8 weeks winter of 2021, 9th
Harvard- public speaking/stem - 2 week residential camp summer of 2021, 8-9th summer
Coursera- python course from Upenn - 4 weeks , 9-10th summer (certificate of completion)
Dallas Science Academy- Python and AI - 8, 9-10th summer (certificate of completion)
UTD Java Summer Program- 8 weeks, 10th - 11th summer (certificate of completion)
Coursera - python with data science from Upenn - 4 weeks 11th-12th summer (certificate of completion)
WPI Program - engineering focused program on campus at worcester polytechnic institute, somewhat selective
John Hopkins CTY - Multivariable Calculus - 11th school year (certificate of completion)
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