<p>Senior:
AP Stat, AP Environmental, AP US Pol & Gov, English 12, Honors Physics, Honors Calc</p>
<p>SAT:
1860
CR - 580
M - 660
W - 620 (9 essay)</p>
<p>ACT (Practice test - took april ACT):
Cumulative - 30
English - 26
Math - 32
Reading - 29
Science - 32
Writing - unscored because it was a practice test</p>
<p>Good EC’s, not spectacular but not bad.</p>
<p>Schools in Order:
Georgia Tech
UIUC
Purdue
UMaryland
UWisconsin
Texas A&M
Virginia Tech
Rutgers
Ohio State
Drexel
NC State
UFlorida
Delaware
Rowan</p>
<p>Safeties:
NJIT
Florida Tech</p>
<p>QUESTIONS:
CHANCES?
WHICH SCHOOLS SHOULD I ADD/REMOVE?
WHICH SCHOOLS ARE GOOD SAFETIES?</p>
<p>Also, is my list good, what are my chances and is there anything I should remove? Also, I know that I am a reach at GaTech and UIUC. I am hoping that the combination of a decent junior GPA, going to a good HS and (hopefully) an average ACT/SAT score can give me a chance.</p>
<p>The more selective ones are probably big reaches with a GPA of around 3.1.</p>
<p>Even a mid-level non-flagship state university may not be that safe for you. For example, the California State University system does not include 9th grade grades in admissions GPA; your GPA is probably around 3.3 for CSU purposes. This gives a CSU eligibility index of 3.3 * 800 + 580 + 660 = 3880 (GPA * 800 + SAT-CR + SAT-M). For fall 2012, this would have gained admission to San Jose State as a chemical or electrical engineering major, but not a mechanical engineering major: [SJSU</a> Admission](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-943.html]SJSU”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-943.html) . Of course, selectivity may increase next year.</p>
<p>What about UMinnesota - Twin Cities? As far as GPA goes, I have heard mixed things. My councilor seems to think my scores junior year will help to negate my weak early years. My SAT tutor also thought the same. Obviously they know I am not in the same standing as a usual 3.6-3.7 UW due to my lack of consistency, but they think I have something equivalent to about a 3.5. I don’t know the truth in this, but considering purdues average ENG GPA is 3.4-3.8 (middle 50%) I’d hope I atleast have a shot. They average purdue ENG SAT/ACT is 1710-2010/27-31. GaTech and UIUC I don’t have as high of expectations on. Is there anything above I should remove?</p>
<p>Note that honors courses only get +1 for UC/CSU GPA if they are listed in <a href=“http://doorways.ucop.edu%5B/url%5D”>http://doorways.ucop.edu</a> . These listings typically include only California public and private high schools. Out of state applicants can only count AP courses as honors for UC/CSU GPA.</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO is the most selective CSU; it has freshman class profiles on its web site. Note that selectivity varies by major. It also does not have chemical engineering (though the somewhat less selective Cal Poly Pomona does).</p>
<p>CSUs are about $30,000 per year out of state; UCs are over $50,000 per year out of state. Do not expect much financial aid. Merit scholarships tend to be small (there is a full ride one for Berkeley mechanical engineering students, but your stats are unlikely to even get in to Berkeley, much less get that scholarship).</p>
<p>UM Twin Cities is good, and relatively inexpensive for an out of state public. But you have to check how realistic your chances of admission are (and the engineering majors’ selectivity may differ from the overall average level of selectivity).</p>
<p>I’m looking into it. As far as cost goes, like I said, under 55k a year is definitely doable. For cal schools I would expect 5-10k in travel costs as well. How hard is it to get into cal poly?</p>
<p>I figured as much. Might as well apply. My biggest problem now is that I don’t want to apply to 15-20 different schools. Can you help me prioritize? I am going to apply in waves. First being in september. I’ll wait to see what I do and don’t get into, then i’ll apply RD at other schools. Where should I apply early?
Here is what I am thinking:
Georgia Tech - $65
UIUC - $50
Purdue - $75
VTech - $60
Rutgers NB - $65
NC State - $70
Drexel - $0
+SAFETY - ~$65</p>
<p>Check deadlines for applications and scholarships.</p>
<p>Rolling or early action (not early decision unless it is your clear first choice) schools can be applied early, since an early acceptance (with enough financial aid if needed) turns the school into a safety, so you can drop from your application list any schools less desirable than your early acceptances.</p>
<p>im also in the same boat as you, and am interested to hear the results, I also have drexel listed as a safety. Im also interested in engineering and my counselor suggested that wherever I apply I should apply as undecided or an obscure major at that school.</p>
<p>Almost all of the schools listed above are rolling admissions and I will apply early to all of them regardless. Not early decision because none of my top 3 have early decision.</p>