Decision:
Accepted OOS Engineering Comp Sci Intent
Objective:
SAT: did not submit
ACT: 30 c
SAT Subject Tests: did not take take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Weighted GPA: 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci, Calc AB, Euro, Physics (4s)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, Calc BC, Astronomy, Eng
Major Awards: USAcademic Decathlon state math medalist, multiple medals in USAD,Eagle Scout, National Honor Soc, Math National Honor Soc
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scouting 11 years (Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow BSA National Honor Society Executive Committee Member), US FIRST Robotics team, USAD multiple State Championships
Job/Work Experience: Math and Science Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 1000’s of hours rebuilding community parks, rebuilding/ building trails for Nature preserves and BSA’s high adventure base in West VA
Summer Activities: see volunteering
Essays: solid
Teacher Recommendation: excellent
Counselor Rec. excellent:
Additional Rec. none
State: Connecticut
School Type: public
Ethnicity: mixed race
Gender: male
Strengths: solid scores, focused extracurriculars with strong leadership
Weaknesses: gap
What colleges applied to and admission decisions for them?
Alabama accepted -full ride, UMass Amherst- accepted, Purdue - accepted, UChicago - deferred, USC, NWU, SyrU, VT, UConn still pending
Will you go to NC State? Possibly
Advice for future applicants: NCSU is big on community and service, plus leadership. Seeing other students stats compared to my son’s vs those who did, did not get accepted, the only thing I can see is the fact that my son has exceptional leadership in a focused area that is also the source of exceptional community service.