How Competitive Am I?

highskewl1356
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 17:39:52 +0000

I am currently a junior and by the end of the year my cumulative grade will be around 3.23. My main focus for my future will be in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Engineering.

I feel like I am a highly capable student, but my GPA is low due to a special case. During my freshmen year I attended one of the top public STEM high schools in the nation. Due to it being my first year of high school and the rigor of the school itself I rounded out my freshmen year with a GPA of 2.955 unweighted and 3.15 weighted.

After light of those events, I chose to transfer to my base high school, as I felt like I would excel there more. For the end of my sophmore year, I ended with a GPA (only that year) unweighted of 3.34 and weighted 3.77. I took AP Computer Science that year and received a 5 as well as an A- in the class.

My current junior year I am taking 4 AP (Calculus AB, Physics 1, AP Statistics, and AP Lang & Comp). I am projected to receive a GPA (this year only) of 3.67 unweighted and 4.28 weighted. One of the courses I’m taking this year is a modified college course in Robotics that has been adapted for high school students based off of a local college course of the same type.

I am waiting for my SAT scores for the new SAT, but it is projected to be in the mid 1400s. I am also taking the SAT Subject Tests soon for Math 2 and Physics and am expected to receive a 800 in Math 2 easily, and a 800 in Physics if I work hard. Next year, I am planning to take 5 more AP courses, which rounds out my total amount to 10 APs for all 4 years of high school.

If I exclude extra curriculars and such, am I contestable for colleges that I’m interested in (their engineering programs). Some of the colleges I’m looking at include: Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech (in state) , University of Virginia (in state), University of Southern California, and St Louis University.

Would my GPA increase hold a significant enough value for me to get into these top schools, despite my cumulative GPA being so low or would I have to pursue other schools for admission? If not, what are your suggestions for my situation?

Thanks for all your help.