<p>I would say a high match or a low reach for CSE. I think you will get into the university in general, but CSE is very competitive. Only 30-40% of their applicants get in, compared to 50% of the university in general. CSE has an average ACT of 30.6, so you are a little lacking in that department. </p>
<p>Your class rank and GPA are okay. Your extracurriculars aren’t very good. Your Honors/AP courses help a lot because UMN is looking for a rigorous curriculum and rates that as one of the most important deciding factors.</p>
<p>Do you have any talents or something different about you? I’m definitely not an admissions officer, I’m a high school senior, but to me, you seem like just the average applicant. It’s hard to show anything special about yourself on U of M’s application because they have no essay and really only look at your curriculum, test scores, and rank. </p>
<p>I’m also applying for U of M. It’s my top choice school and I also want to get into engineering. We are pretty similar when it comes to test scores and class rigor, but different in extracurriculars, GPA, and class rank. I’m less in GPA and class rank, but more in extracurriculars. I also have a bit of a background story as to why my GPA and class rank are so low, so that is to my advantage. I think U of M might wonder why your GPA isn’t a 4.0 because you don’t seem all that involved in anything otherwise. This is not meant to sound rude in the slightest. If you have some kind of circumstance, the application does have a Special Circumstances section where you could explain if you had a family, personal, or economic issue that held you back.</p>
<p>I would give you a 75-80% chance of getting into the university overall and a 30% chance of getting into engineering.</p>