Come Dash My Hopes

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.714 - Expected to rise at mid-year with 4 AP class As, 1 AP Class B, and 3 other regular class As
Weighted GPA: 4.514
Class Rank: 18 of 224 - Also expected to go up a few spots at mid-year
AP Classes Taken: Computer Science A, Computer Science AB, U.S. History, English Language and Composition
AP Classes Currently Taking: Psychology, English Literature and Composition, Calculus BC, Physics C, Chemistry
AP Tests Taken: Computer Science A (5), U.S. History (5), English Language and Composition (4)
Summer Classes: Health I and U.S. Government</p>

<p>No SAT I</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests
Physics: 760
US History: 730
Math II: 720</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 32
English: 34
Math: 35
Writing: 31
Science: 27
Combined English/Writing: 31</p>

<p>Activities:

  • Board Game Club: Member in all of high school.
  • Chess Club: Member in 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade.
  • Key Club: Member in 10th and 11th Grade, Webmaster in 12th Grade.
  • Phi Alpha Theta: Member in 11th Grade
  • Science Bowl: Secretary in 12th Grade
  • Web Developer for E-ZGeometry.com</p>

<p>Jobs:

  • Summer job as a secretary overseas</p>

<p>Other:

  • Student of the Month in 10th Grade
  • AP Scholar (lol)
  • I’m an Asian Male
  • I live in Nevada
  • I took the hardest courses I can in HS, and even took the summer courses to make room for certain classes. I’m pretty sure my counselor wrote about it.
  • Basically, my Freshman and Sophomore years were a bit rough, but the 3.4-3.5 GPA got smoothed out by the Honors and AP I took
  • I go to a Silver Medal Magnet High School in Nevada, probably one of the best non-private schools
  • My application essays were mediocre, maybe average at best.</p>

<p>Current Schedule:

  • Art I
  • Advanced Study of Computers (I’m in the Computer Science program area for my school)
  • Chemistry AP
  • Calculus BC AP
  • Technology Tools for Learning (The class where I do the E-ZGeometry website)
  • English Literature AP
  • Physics C AP
  • Psychology AP (Online)</p>

<p>Applied to (Mainly for Chemical Engineering, Physics as secondary choice):

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Average interview)
  • California Institute of Technology (I think I have an excellent supplement essay, even though the commonapp one was still mediocre)
  • Stanford University
  • Harvey Mudd College
  • Princeton University
  • Rice University
  • Carnegie Mellon University</p>

<p>^ Are my main choices, in order. I also applied to some safeties, but I REALLY DON’T WANT THESE. At least I think they are safeties:

  • Renseselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Kettering University</p>

<p>Are there any other small, engineering/science colleges I can still apply to that are top tier that I missed? I prefer under 5k undergraduates.</p>

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<p>That 5K limit really throws out a lot of top colleges. Off the top of my head, Hopkins is a small top tier program in chemical engineering that should be a relative match in terms of GPA/ACT. </p>

<p>But I think you’ll get into some of the schools on your list, regardless. CMU looks like the best odds.</p>

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<ul>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Reach as it is for most… it seems like you have a few EC’s that would catch their interest but you’d need your essays to set you apart </li>
<li>California Institute of Technology: same</li>
<li>Stanford University: reach</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd College: No idea</li>
<li>Princeton University: reach </li>
<li>Rice University: high match</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon University: high match</li>
</ul>

<p>With Stanford, Princeton, ec’s might not be enough… again you’d need essays to seperate you from the pack if you will</p>

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<p>Not sure why you said no to Rose Hulman very ranking and the students love it. It also has a very high engineering rate and very good support system.</p>

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<p>I’d be surprised if I actually had decent ECs for Caltech/MIT, since I thought like 80% of them had 12349024 awards and whatnot. Well, a bit exaggerated, but something like that. I thought my ECs kinda sucked, to be honest.</p>

<p>cheezwhiz, Yeah, I know Rose-Hulman is great and stuff. Problem is, I hear financial aid is mediocre, plus, I don’t know how well I’d fit in with the students there. Diversity is an issue there, I hear ;s</p>