Grades:
92 average (Junior year), no AP’s or Honors
SAT: 1260 610R 650M, no essay
Senior year: AP Phys I, AP Calc AB, AP Comp A, Public Speaking HON; all other classes regular.
Studied my freshman + sophomore year abroad, my average there is a 4.6 out of 5 (2-5).
School doesn’t rank.
Applied to Aerospace engineer (Aeronautical concentration in the future)
Honor roll (above a 89.5 GPA)
Letters of recomednation: from my physics teacher (I took in junior year) and my precalc teacher (also junior year)
Essay: I wrote about my first solo in an airplane with a little bit of humor. Teachers liked it.
EC: private and remote (drone) pilot, aerospace club (TARC competition, came in 10th place last year, 1st place in New York State), no job, no sports. I’m an acolyte at a nearby parish.
Male
White
New York
Catholic high school
PSU UP is my #1 choice so I really hope I can get in… Thank you!
Where did you attend school for 9/10th grade?
Did the school abroad offers honors classes or have a national, external examination (GCSE, DNB, OLevels…)?
I attended in Russia. The schools had a unique system with so called “advanced courses”. No other school in Russia has a system like that. I took “advanced” physics, mathematics, business and law. The school was also ranked Top-500 in Russia. These “advanced” courses really don’t have any “credentials” just because only my school offered such a program.
But they should be marked as “advanced”. In the US, you do have “advanced” and “accelerated” classes for freshmen and sophomores on the honors track. (Point that out to your GC in case they didn’t catch that, so that it should be reflected on your transcript.)
That’s covered :). In my SRAR I pointed that out so hopefully that’ll also help my chances!
Yes it does since it adds to the number of “honors/AP” counted (and the 4 from senior year, if noted in the SRAR, will also count).
So what do you think my chanches are? Good? Borderline? Thanks!
I’d say 50/50, perhaps a bit more, overall pretty good. You’re not a clear admit (750M, 94%, 15 AP/H) but you’re not borderline either.