chance me pls

Colleges & Universities Harvey Mudd College
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<p>im from arizona, i want to get into the engineering school, aerospace/mechanical.</p>

<p>13th best high school in nation, dont really know if that counts for anything</p>

<p>gpa: 3.74UW/ 3.97W t might actually be a little bit higher, +.01 to .03
SAT: 1890, took the nov sat, dont know socre yet, felt like i did a lot better, 2100 maybe (hopefully)
SAT II’s: math 2: 790, physics 650, us history 690</p>

<p>A lot of sports, soccer and volleyball main ones, state champion 2007 soccer, state runner up 2008 soccer
Some ec’s, sports takes up a lot of time
-Youth Group of the Association of Cameroonians in Arizona, i actually helped found the group.
-French Club
-Soccer Referee and Volunteer Coach (for the little guys)
-AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Any feedback is much appreciated</p>

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<p>The high school you come from is taken “in context” by many colleges. What this means is that colleges won’t look at you as an applicant as though you have the same opportunities as other high schools, but will look at your school, see that it’s the 13th best in the nation, and evaluate you with that taken into consideration. It is part of a college Admission Officer’s job to be familiar with the high schools in their respective region, and knowing your high school will be helpful.</p>

<p>Collegeboard.org gives the following as HMC’s interquartile range:
SAT Critical Reading: 700 - 770
SAT Math: 740 - 800
SAT Writing: 690 - 760 </p>

<p>As such, while you didn’t give your subscores, (post them if you’re willing?), I would guess that an 1890 would be a bit at the low end, considering your average subscore would be 630. Hopefully, as you predicted, November went a bit better. Anywhere over 2050-2100 would be solid, but if you’re below that, just try to make up for it in your essays and write something that makes AOs want you at their school.</p>

<p>From HMC’s website, their interquartile range for the Math2 Subject test is 750-800, so you’re good there.</p>

<p>Also, I’d say that your GPA is good, but won’t be a hook. Do what you can with first semester grades this year and see if you can’t raise it.</p>

<p>Your main selling point will be your essays, so write ones that will be enjoyed by the AOs.</p>

<p>Good luck, and I hope this helped.</p>

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<p>Ohhh another chance thread. Let’s see what I can do for you:</p>

<p>Well first off, we at HMC don’t have a very specific aerospace engineering program. Under the aerospace heading in the HMC course listings, almost all of the courses are related to the AFROTC program. Not sure if you have to be a part of the AFROTC to take the courses, but probably not the track you’re looking for (unless you want to be part of the AFROTC program, which will pay your entire tuition if you’re interested!). Important note: if you’re willing to wait until grad school, take mechanical and engineering design courses here and then take aerospace through your masters program. Grad school placement is <em>very</em> good here.</p>

<p>As for mechanical, we have a good number of courses. Take a look at the course listings to see if Mudd mechanics are to your liking.</p>

<p>Now on to admissions… your GPA is a bit low, but it entirely depends on where your A’s and B’s are distributed. If there are some B’s or maybe even a C or two in your foreign language, etc course (i.e. things that don’t have anything to do with science) you’ll be just fine. Otherwise, be cautious: having any significant number of B’s or lower in STEM-related fields are going to hurt your chances.</p>

<p>Your SAT is low. Hopefully your November test works out to a higher score. If not, it’s not the end of the world though. Mudd won’t stereotype your application with an 1890 if your academic record is solid. If your next score doesn’t work out as well, I would recommend taking the ACT instead. My ACT is higher than my SAT, and maybe yours could be too… but it <em>is</em> getting a bit late in the season. Your choice!</p>

<p>Collegeboard is a bit dated. A few months ago I got an email with our class’s stats. Here’s the class of 2012 in number form:</p>

<p>Critical Reading: middle 50%: 670-770
Math: middle 50%: 750-800
Writing: middle 50%: 680-760
Math 2: middle 50%: 760-800
ACT Composite middle 50%: 33-35</p>

<p>The SAT’s slipped a little, but I think that’s only because low-end SAT’s came bundled with high-end ACT’s to compensate.</p>

<p>The strongest part of your application will be your advanced coursework in STEM fields, your essays and extracurriculars. If the standardized tests don’t work out the way you want them, don’t sweat it.</p>

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<p>i heard most of them at harvey mudd have near perfect scores in the SAT and subject tests…how true is this?</p>

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<p>HMC Rocket Development Lab (student website):
<a href=“http://www.thirdcritical.com%5B/url%5D”>www.thirdcritical.com</a></p>

<p>I’d be the student at large for the RDL…</p>

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<p>Well, look at the stats Muddslinger posted. With middle 50s at 760-800 for Math 2, that means over a quarter of their students got an 800, (probably even more than that). 760 is near perfect. So over 75% of the students had near perfect Math2 scores.</p>

<p>Same goes for math on the SATI. I think it’s a little less strenuous for CR/Writing, but they’re certainly high.</p>

<p>Long story short, yes, most have “near perfect” scores, whatever those are.</p>

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<p>Math II’s are curved quite highly, so there’s plenty of room to miss a few and still score an easy 800 on the test. Honestly, there’s no reason to score at LEAST 750 on the test given that a semester of calculus is required for admission.</p>

<p>R-DNA: definitely, if by “near-perfect” you mean 2100-2200+ SAT’s and an 800 on the math SAT. Kudos given for a perfect score on a science SAT II as well. I actually don’t know if standardized scores make/break an app or if they’re just correlated with the caliber of student admissions wants to accept. IMO it’s just correlated.</p>