Hello, I go to a silver rated school in NJ
freshman year approx 3.89
sophomore year~ approx between 3.3 and 3.7 final average i know its bad but i can definelty bring it up next year or i can compensate with act and ap scores
combined average of both years is 91/92
I have taken one AP test so far in environmental science and i got a 5
i take mostly honors and - AP US history, will take AP physics 1, AP calc BC
i competively swim, have varsity in marching band and colorguard, plus I do sprinting and distance on the track team
I love to volunteer and will gather ~260 hours just in the month of july
I know my grades arent that good but are these schools out of my reach? what others schools would you recommend
I want to pursue environmental engineering and psychology- i dont know what schools to look at so this is a rough list
Cooper union, MIT, Harvey Mudd, Rose hulman, university of california berkley, Cornell, Drexel, Stanford, worchester polytech, Cal tech, Georgia tech
Thanks,V
Cost limits?
That looks like a reach list.
What about NJ publics?
Was that gpa post sophomore year cumulative? Between a 3.3 and 3.7 is a huge range - we need a much smaller range to have even a reasonable idea.
Have you taken SAT or ACT?
EDIT - sorry, just realized you’re finishing soph year so haven’t taken tests yet
We’re shooting a bit in the dark without them. But agree those all look like reaches
Concentrate on safeties - academic and financial - now
Work on reaches after you have more of your application info set like ACT scores and some junior year grades.