Is engineering at yale really worth it

arthura
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:36:57 +0000

I’ve seen that yale ranks in the top thirties and forties in its engineering programs.is their engineering program really worth it?

i’m applying there. here are some of my stats
I am a ghanaian living in ghana
SAT CR 670 WR 710 M 720
SAt II PHYS 780 MATH II 800
IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATE : MATH HL Physics HL Chem HL EConomics SL Spanish ab initio SL English A1 SL
Predicted grades: 7s in all subjects, TOK grade B
TRanscripts: IGCSE 7A*s and 3As
IB Transcript : all 7s apart from a 6 in last years second sem english sl grade
ECs: Interact (sergeant at arms) ,College magazine ( News EDitor) ,Member of Motion Picture Club, Entertainment committee head for funfair that raised $15000, SRC class representative, Head prefect for several years at my junior high school( was member of pioneering class). School Choir and Spartan choir member, Pan-African Club Member.
Awards: Not many, Galois contest silver standard, Unilever award for student who best combines maths and business.
Job/Work Experience: School Tuck Shop, cashier work at local hospital
Applying for financial aid

I’m looking to major in engineering

i’m applying to
Stanford (got deferred from scea)
Yale
Cornell
Duke
Dartmouth
Upenn
Drexel
Bucknell
Lafayette
Gettysburg