SAT Score: 1520 (1540 superscore, 770 math, 770 english)
List your HS coursework
(Indicate advanced level, such as AP, IB, AICE, A-level, or college, courses as well as specifics in each subject)
English: Honors English 1 and 2, AP Language and Composition (4)
Math: Honors Math Analysis 1 and 2, Honors Geometry, AP Calculus AB (5), AP Calculus BC (5)
Science: Honors Physics and Chemistry and Biology, AP Physics 2 (4), AP Physics E&M (4)
History and social studies: Honors US History 1, AP Human Geography (5)
Language other than English: Honors French 1 and 2
Awards
AP scholar (2023)
Ap scholar with distinction (2024)
National Honors Society
NSDA Certificate of Membership (2023)
National Forensic League Degree of Honor (2023)
AI Certification completion
AI ambassador leadership program
Extracurriculars
Planning to publish an AI research paper in some high school journals (paper already written, undergoing submission processes at journals like JEI and NHSJS)
Did AI ambassador program learning about new developments in industry from professionals working at Meta, OpenAI, etc.
Basic AI/ML certification with group project (3 people) developing a model to detect pneumonia using chest x-rays
Research Intern at Stevens Institute of Technology (ongoing)
Paid Internship at a company developing an AI study tool for SAT/ACT testing for 5 months (2023)
Volunteer Coach assistant at a competitive Debate Club/Competed in debate club tournaments for 6 years as well
Volunteer Math Tutor at non-profit organization for underprivileged kids
Top 12th semifinalist at national level in StellarXplorers competition (2023-2024)
Platinum level in States Cyberpatriots competition (2021-2022)
Part of tech-side development team at health-tech startup (ongoing)
Working on Altium Designer certification (should be finished in a month)
Mobile App development class (developing my own app for android using react native)
Java coding class? (been using/learning Java for almost 2 years)
Presented about importance of civics education as student representation on invitation from town education department at montclair state uni
Essays/LORs/Other
AP Calc AB teacher: knows me really well, have a good relationship with her, confident that I will get a good letter
AP Lang teacher: same as the Calc teacher, confident I will get a good letter
Engineering academy teacher (major-based HS): also has a good relationship with me, will provide examples of my leadership from group projects we have done in class.
School counselor
Letter from health-tech startup admin?
Letter from my research paper mentor? (undecided)
Letter from stevens professor? (undecided)
Schools
(Will EA everything)
Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability): Rutgers New Brunswick, NJIT
Extremely Likely: Virginia Tech, ASU-Tempe, SUNY Binghampton
Likely: Purdue University, University of Maryland College Park, Stevens Institute of Technology
Toss-up: NYU, University of Washington, UMICH - Ann Arbor
Lower Probability: Carnegie Mellon, UIUC, Cornell
Low Probability: UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC San Jose
Note only AP courses taken 10-11th will be weighted in the UC GPA calculation.
Since the UC’s are test blind, your SAT score will not be used for admissions or scholarship consideration only for course placement.
San Jose state is possible depending upon your Cal State GPA which is equal to the Capped weighted UC GPA. EE will be a slightly easier admit than CPE both require a CSU GPA of 4.0+.
UC Berkeley EECS admit rate was 7.6%.
UC San Diego EE admit rate was estimated to be below 25% and CPE below 10%.
Are the California schools affordable with no financial aid?
Any cost constraints - I don’t see it on here. If you do, that changes things.
Some schools might find your ECs…hmmmm…not well rounded. They are very focused.
I think your assured are likely - can’t say 100%.
ASU Tempe is 100% though - you meet minimum requirements.
Bing is likely but I’d say Va Tech is a match.
I disagree with your likelies - I’d call Purdue a match but it may be harder as they over enrolled and read somewhere they will have to reduce acceptance rates. UMD is another - your #s are there - but target at best.
I do think Stevens is likely.
I think your toss ups are reaches and your lower prob and reaches are too as well - but San Jose State is possible.
I think your GPA is solid (not sure where you might rank or where you fit in vs your hs), your SAT is fine - and your ECs are stupendous but maybe too focused - and they typically don’t make up for other areas.
The “assured” category is for schools that provide auto-admission based on stats. Rutgers and NJIT do not - so they are more appropriately in the “Extremely Likely” category at best.
Purdue and UMD should be in the toss-up category. Both have very competitive admissions.
Move both NYU and UMich into “Lower Probability”. Perhaps UWash as well although I don’t know their OOS admission rate for ECE.
I would disagree that Purdue or Wisconsin are likelies or even targets for an OOS state student for engineering with OP’s profile, based on the profiles of some students I know that were rejected, or waitlisted and then rejected, or deferred, then waitlisted then rejected. I’d put them both in the reach category.
Your matches are all reaches, you have a good amount of likely schools though. If you are okay with with those likely schools (ASU, Rutgers, Bing, NJIT) and they all make budget you’re ok to apply anywhere.
I think you will get into Steven’s and VT but not guaranteed.
Udub OOS for your major is 100% a reach, as is Purdue and UMD.
UMD and Purdue I can definitely see happening, still unlikely though.
UMich and NYU are reaches (ED at NYU might be a hard target). Carnegie Mellon, UIUC, Cornell, and all the UCs are reaches.
SJ state, if that is what you meant, is also definitely possible.
Based on the info you’ve provided, below are my guesses as to what your chances for admission might be at the schools on your list. I will yield to @gumbymom and @ucbalumnus as to your chances for UC San Diego and San Jose State. Are all of these schools within budget for your family?
Extremely Likely (80-99+%)
Arizona State (if you meet the requirements, it’s assured)
NJIT
Rutgers-New Brunswick (but if admissions for engineering is separate, then I’d move it to a likely)
Likely (60-79%)
Binghamton
Stevens
Toss-Up (40-59%)
U. of Maryland
Virginia Tech
Lower Probability (20-39%)
Purdue
Low Probability (less than 20%)
NYU
UMich
U. of Washington
Carnegie Mellon
UIUC
Cornell
UC Berkeley
I categorized Purdue the way I did because of the CoE admission info, kindly provided by @momofboiler1 .
At Rutgers, you have to apply to each school individually (Engineering, Arts & Science, Business, etc) and each school independently makes an admission decision. If admitted to engineering, students select their major in sophomore year. There is no secondary admission required.
Sorry - I missed it - what are your budget constraints, if any. I don’t see them in there.
Unless full pay, it’d be hard to answer your question.
You really should focus on the right school for you, vs. - which one is a lower probability or toss up - Lehigh and Rochester or UF might be in that category but ASU might be that right school for you over Lehigh.
Can you restate your budget - I can’t find it. Or if you haven’t, can you give some direction because no point in putting out schools if they’re out of reach financially.
If you share info on your budget, we can provide more helpful suggestions. Additionally, it’s more important that the school fits what you want from a college than that there are schools in each bucket (except for Extremely Likely, the only bucket that should definitely have schools).
Do a deep dive on ECE vs CE. ECE is a very wide major and might need graduate school. CE if it shares a lot of courses with CS might, maybe you can get by with just a bachelor’s.