Chances in Electrical and computer engineering [VA resident, 3.9 GPA, top 5%, 1600 SAT]

Chance Me / Match Me
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Demographics

  • US Citizen
  • State: VA
  • Type of high school: public
  • Gender: Male, Asian
  • Other special factors: none

Intended Major(s)
Electrical and computer engineering

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted gpa: 3.9
  • Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): 4.65
  • College GPA (for transfers):
  • Class Rank: top 5%
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1600

Coursework
(AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores for high school; also include level of math and foreign language reached and any unusual academic electives; for transfers, describe your college courses and preparation for your intended major(s))
12APs
Awards

Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience): VP of computer and drone club

Essays/LORs/Other
(Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.)

Cost Constraints / Budget
(High school students: please get a budget from your parents and use the Net Price Calculators on the web sites of colleges of interest.)

Schools
(List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD; if a scholarship is necessary for affordability, indicate that you are aiming for a scholarship and use the scholarship chance to estimate it into the appropriate group below)

  • Safety (certain admission and affordability)
  • Likely (would be possible, but very unlikely or surprising, for it not to admit or be affordable)
  • Match
  • Reach
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You seem to have a great record. You don’t add much in the way of “extras” but you’d certainly have a chance at any of the schools assuming your extras are robust - with UMD being a near certainty.

You’d also qualify for huge merit at other schools if you have cost concerns or want to save six figures in cost.

Congrats - and best of luck.

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Are you asking your chances at Cornell, UVA, UMD and Georgia Tech?

Here are my opinions about those.

  1. IF you apply to UMD, do so in the early round where they accept grater than 90% of their incoming class.

  2. Cornell is a reach for anyone applying. So…can’t really chance you there.

  3. Georgia Tech…you have a good chance but not guaranteed.

  4. UVA…you are instate so that’s good. But why isn’t Virginia Tech on your list?

  5. How much will your parents pay annually for you to attend college.

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What’s your budget?

Do you qualify for any need-based financial aid?

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