Chances at Top-Tier Universities :)

Willy27
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:36:06 +0000

Hi All! I’m currently a junior and beginning to visit colleges and prepare myself for the application process next year. I want to get a better idea for my chances at some of the schools I’m looking at. I’m looking into majoring in engineering or physics

White female, family income around 100,000
GPA: 99 weighted, 97 unweighted
AP: World History (5) Enrolled in: Biology, Physics, US History. Taking next year: Calc AB, Chemistry, Literature, European History, and Pyschology
SATs: 2130
ACT: 33
School doesn’t rank, but top 5 percent
ECs:

Youth and Government: 800 students involved in my state. We attend a major conference in the spring. I’ve received multiple awards, am my schools leader (over 60 members), and am the director for my city. Major involvement, have met the governor and state legislators through my position in the program

FIRST Robotics: Rookie Team award, I am female but my school doesn’t have a team so I took the initiative to join another team

Math League: top scorer in county

Campus Ministry: club officer, direct all ministry in school

National Honor Society

Volunteer at local senior citizen center. LOTS of hours, recognized at volunteer appreciation dinner for my high number of hours for my age

Class president the past 2 years
(Few other ecs, but those are my strongest)

I work at Barnes and Noble as well.

I’m looking at RPI, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ivies, and several state schools (In New York, possibly Binghamton) Please let me know my chances and if you have any schools to recommend