Chance me for UMich & HMC [TX resident, 3.99 GPA, rank 1, 33 ACT superscore; mechanical engineering or applied math]

Chance Me / Match Me
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  • Hispanic

  • US citizen

  • TX

  • Public Charter

  • First Generation

Intended Major(s)
Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 3.99
  • Weighted HS GPA: 4.602
  • Class Rank: 1
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 33 Super score (26 math making me consider TO). Awaiting SAT

List your HS coursework

16/18 AP’s Offered , 5 Honors + I have 27 total credits but too long to list

  • English: AP Eng Lang & AP Eng Lit
  • Math: AP Calc AB & BC, AP Stats
  • Science: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP CSA, AP CSP, AP Physics C: Mech
  • History and social studies: AP World, AP Human Geo, APUSH, AP Psych, AP Gov
  • Language other than English: AP Span Lang
  • Other academic courses: Finite Mathematics @ WashU Summer Program, Dual Credit at local CC for ASL I & II + Dance Appreciation

Awards
AP Scholar with Distinction
FTC Programming Control Award
National Hispanic & First Gen Recognition
Summa Cum Laude w/ Highest Honor
2 Regional Debate Awards

Extracurriculars
President & Founder for Mu Alpha Theta (Focused mainly on tutoring younger kids in sister schools + trying to enter competitions) x2 yrs

Varsity Debater x2 years

Lead Programmer FTC Robotics x1 year (been in program for 2)

Outdoor Wilderness Mentoring Program x5 years

Avid Rock Climber (Belay & First-Aid Certified) x3 years

140 Service Hours

Essays/LORs/Other
Strong LOR, although both are STEM teachers
Confident about personal statement (Dull Summary: how the Hannibal show made me appreciate the beauty of life :sob:) & making final revisions

Schools

  • Assured : UT Austin auto admit, but still a Reach for its engineering school.
  • Possible Targets: Boston University, Northeastern
  • EA: Georgia Tech, USC, UMich
  • Reaches: Ivies, NYU, other T20’s.

Please give me realistic advice for approaching college admissions!! I have incredibly strong essays which have been reviewed by my counselors and yet I feel like I fall lackluster on Awards / Test Scores compared to others :sweat: My school offers very few opportunities, but I hope my attempts still reflect on my application.

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I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. How much can you afford? The publics like UMich will be very stingy. UMich math is well regarded but is a very tough major with lots of work.

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If you want to study engineering, then you need a safety - whether Houston, Texas Tech or a low cost OOS like Alabama or Ms State.

As you said, engineering at Texas is a crapshoot for you.

So in essence, your entire list are reaches.

That’s never a smart strategy.

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Congratulations on your achievements.

UT Austin is test required, so they will see your math test score. Ga Tech and several Ivies are test required as well. Which Ivies are you considering for engineering?

I agree others that you need at least one affordable highly likely school…what school is that? Do you have cost constraints? I would also add some target schools (BU and NEU are reaches.)

For the schools that offer EA, get your app in that round, don’t wait until RD.

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