Chance me? / Least competitive engineering major?

kanraorange
Sat, 28 Nov 2015 21:44:52 +0000

ACT (breakdown):
March // 33 C 35 E 34 R 29 M 33 S
September // 33 C 36 E 36 R 29 M 30 S

GPA: 3.8 UW 3.9 W 4.03 UC (upward trend)

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15% (9-12), top 10% (10-12)

AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Biology (3), English Lang. and Comp (5), US History (5 - self study)

Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Environ Sci, Marching/Symphonic, Jazz Ensemble, Online US Government

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing huge, my school doesn’t have any honor societies or something similar. Highest alternate & most quizzes completed in Academic Decathlon. Bronze Award for Girl Scouts.

Extracurriculars:
Marching Band (Section leader 2 years, taught and graded students, extra hours put in, etc.),
Symphonic Band (Section leader 2 years),
Jazz Ensemble (Lead 1 year, receives awards at competition),
Academic Decathlon (Highest scoring alternate),
Service clubs (not too many hours filed in any one club),
Girl Scouts (10+ years, Bronze Award),
Robotics (1 year, it just started at my school)

Job/Work Experience: n/a

Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts

Summer Activities: Sugarloaf (music camp, got jazz award and a half scholarship), Biotechnology and various other classes at Sac State.

Essays: Personal statement about my rare disorder and how I was inspired by doctors to do medical research, how it affects me now, etc. Other essay about my experiences with failure in marching band and how I have grown through that group.
Teacher Rec: 2 English, 1 Science, 1 French (3 years).
Counselor Rec: She knows me well, so probably decent at least.

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My disease, I skipped mid year 6th grade

I’m a white California female, 100k single-parent income, will be 16 at graduation. Will being a female in engineering help my low math score? I missed probability questions, so I’m not worried about my math ability, just that my lower in comparison math score will hurt my chances. Also, what are the most to least competitive engineering majors? Thanks!