Mechanical engineering- what are my chances [4.0 GPA, 35 ACT, 1550 SAT]

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And I’m doing this in a separate post. Please read this thread I’m going to link. This student was a stronger student than you and admissions have only gotten harder since the thread was written. Like you, he really had no sure things for admission as a HS senior, and was rejected everywhere he applied…an outcome no one expected. He did land on his feet after a well crafted gap year, but his senior year of high school was…awful.

No Acceptances: One Kid's Story - A year later...

Part I of III Sorry this is long but some posters have pm’d me about our story and I thought it would be of help to re-tell it. One year ago I posted a question here on CC – “We’re Picking up the Pieces …but what went wrong?” My son had applied to eight schools, been rejected at five and waitlisted at three. I expected to get a few responses and see the thread disappear deep into the archives of CC. Little did I imagine that one year later, not only would I still be posting about the progress, but an entire cyber family on College Confidential would still be going through it with me. For the benefit of those of you starting out on college applications, or – hopefully not-- for those of you who may find yourselves in our position, this is the story of one kid’s worst case scenario and how he made the best of it. I’m re-telling it here by way of my own original posts and those of other CC posters whose advice was so vital to the journey. Thanks to all of you! My original post o…