White, straight, male, FL resident, Catholic
Middle class, father deceased
GPA UW-3.78 W-4.00
APs: Human Geo-4, World History-4, USHistory-4, Lit-3, taking Stat
Dual Enrollment- A few core classes and some ECs, all straight As
My ACT is currently a 29 but I know my next score will be higher, just a bad first time test
ECs: 6 years of Boy Scouts, Eagle and 4 years were ASPL or SPL
4 years of AFJROTC, started my unit’s CyberPatriot team and organized several dances. I also organized a bi-weekly community service event that cleaned up my high school and the local area.
Accepted to an NSA sponsored cyber security engineering camp at Embry Riddle for two weeks
Tutored in my high school and local elementary schools
Club tennis at rec center
4 years of Engineering classes
Engineering Club member
Republican club (E-board)
My essays are fairly strong, I’m a decent writer and I plan to write about my life’s hardships pushing me to do better.
LoR- Strong too, engineering teacher has really watched me develop. JROTC instructor is also fond of me, same thing, watched me grow and become a leader in a ~250 cadet corps.
Interested in Nuclear engineering, comp engineering/sci, intelligence analysis
also looking at out of state opportunities, open to 3+2 programs at liberal arts schools
UF is a dream school and UNF is a safety
I thought about applying to Notre Dame, Georgetown, and Boston College because of religious affiliation, any thoughts on Holy Cross?
Any chances on NROTC scholarships would be great too!
Thank you in advance if anyone has advice! Let me know if you need anymore information.
Run the net price calculator on all 4 Catholic colleges. For cybersecurity look into UMaryland and George Mason.
Otherwise, UF will be the one to beat.
You have a good shot at all assuming a higher ACT–and I would include a few others like say WPI, Rennselaer, --If you could get your ACT up to a 32+ you would have a much better chance at ND and Gtown
Why do students feel a need to lead with their skin tone and sexual identity on a post like this? It is among the least important aspects of your application.
I don’t think ND, GT, or BU are going to be options without a substantial hike in your test scores. GT requires 3 subject tests, too. I would not look at 3+2 programs; it requires paying for an extra year of college, and students rarely follow through on them.
Are you a senior? I think it is late to be starting the ROTC scholarship process if so.
Other than that, what is your financial situation? Have you looked at your other public options in FL? Ate you eligible for Bright Futures? Are you aware of the net price calculators on each school website?
OP, look at the Common Data Sets for the schools you are interested in to get some idea whether you might be competitive for admissions. Part C7 of the CDS tells you what admissions factors a school considers to be “very important,” “important,” “considered,” and “not considered.” Further, Part C9 of the Common Data Set gives the median 50% for both SAT and ACT scores, as well as the percentage of the entering first-year class falling within certain ranges of SAT and ACT scores; Part C11 gives the percentage of entering first-year students falling within a range of unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale, and Part C12 gives the average high school GPA of first-year applicants. You can compare your data to those of the schools you’re interested in.
I concur with @intparent that you are probably not competitive for admission at ND, Georgetown, or BC at this point. Also about the 3-2 engineering program at Holy Cross.
If you are interested in cybersecurity, consider University of Alabama - Huntsville; or if you are looking at a Catholic school for engineering, consider St. Louis University (the “Billikins”).
Another Catholic school for engineering for you to consider is the University of Dayton.