Is this college list realistic for me?

Applying to College
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<p>Alright, so here it goes:
Female, low-income, hispanic. I want to be an engineer, not quite sure what kind but right now I’m thinking Bio[medical] engineering.
And my stats:
my unweighted GPA is 3.6, weighted around 3.8
SAT:
Math:780
Verbal:700
Writing:690
SAT II:
French:750
Spanish:800
Chem:800
Math 1:800
Awards type things:
AP Scholar, National Hispanic Recognition Program, Ventures Scholar, and an award for ‘women in science’ from some college
By the time I’m done with high school, I’ll have 7 APs.
And my extracurriculars are horrible, as in I’m only a member from a few clubs, no leadership type things and I won’t have more than 50 hours of community service done before I apply.
Now, my list:</p>

<p>Princeton
Harvard
Duke Pratt
Northwestern
Cornell Engineering
Penn SEAS
Stoney Brook
RPI
Binghamton
Buffalo
City College
So the question is, am I setting my goals too high, or is my list good?</p>

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<p>I think that’s a good list- I have a feeling you will fair very well in the applications process, despite your lack of EC’s.</p>

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<p>It seems like a good list. I think you have a great shot at all. Princeton and Harvard are of course dicey because of the sheer number of qualified applicants. But you are 1) URM, 2) low-income, and 3) an aspiring female engineer, plus you have the math and science to back it up. Looks good to me. Maybe try raising the critical reading and writing, but not necessary.</p>

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<p>Um…what if she is not 1) URM, 2) low-income, and 3) an aspiring female engineer? I’m very similar with her but I don’t have such hooks…</p>

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<p>Its nice to see someone with realistic goals! Some people on CC don’t have any safties or call schools such as Georgetown a safety- Georgetown is not a safety for ANYONE!! I think with such a broad range of schools you’ll fare well in the application process.</p>

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<p>are you guys serious? even if I say that those club memberships haven’t been for more than 2 years on each and I do have two C+s on my transcript, and a few B+s…</p>

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<p>take MathIIC for engineering programs or you wont get in (im pretty sure its required) you should get into RPI but the ivys and NU are pushes. because its senior year you cant really become a leader on a club but you can get lots of community service hours if you start now and do lots of stuff</p>

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<p>Yes Math IIC is required by pretty much every engineering program. Many won’t accept Math IC.</p>

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<p>hmm…most of the websites say Math Level One or Math Level Two, they don’t specify</p>

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<p>Take Math Level IIc anyway. It is more impressive and not that hard to get a high score (I think I got a 800) because of the curve. Everyone I knew who scored high up there took the exam twice, usualyl with marked improvement. It’s strange.</p>

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<p>Math II is based more on pre-calc and I kind of skipped pre-calculus, i’m happy with my math i …i checked all the sites…they all take math i</p>

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<p>math2c is still much better, to most engineering programs even if they take it math1 is pretty pointless because of how easy it is</p>

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<p>i say… accepted into every single school…</p>

<p>reason? I recent saw a male hispanic with a score of 2050, with slightly better EC than yours, gets accepted into every single school(around 20 schools and like 5 ivys and top colleges including harvard princeton whatnot). your URM status will definitely help you A LOT.</p>

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<p>Poor hispanic female engineer? You’re all set sweety.</p>

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<p>You are a very qualified student and you should get into at least one top school. I too advise you to take the Math 2 SAT because a lot of the top colleges look down on Math 1. There is a huge difference between the two. But your lack of ECs is going to count against you. You have a lot of things going for you but do not complete bank on getting into all your schools.</p>

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<p>its an 800, i doubt its going to be a big deal, they slaughter everyone with the curve, but if you have nothing to do on a saturday other than take a test, why not take iic, you might qualify for fee-waivers anyway. of course your profile looks great, but you need to be careful with the bad ec’s with top colleges, dont let it seem that you aren’t involved, or moreover dont care to be involved. maybe doing a volunteer project senior year might help that. but it would be a shame to have a hole in your application when everything else is so strong… good luck!</p>