That makes sense. She just told me that I might not be a clear admit since EA is way more competitive than RD.
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I would be surprised if you arenât accepted into at least one of your Lower/Low probability schools. I also think you will get your preferred major at UT Austin. I hope you come back and update this thread after you make your decision.
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Of course! I will keep you all updated whenever I can!
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Is this a âChance Meâ post? If so, I think the OP will be admitted everywhere she applies.
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It is a chance me post. My apologies for not clarifying in the title!
No worries. In any event, the only potential issues I could see you having is if a university didnât think your interests were a fit or if it figured you were unlikely to attend. Or, if you are actually just putting us all on, because I find it difficult to believe any one person could actually do all of these things, e.g., fluent in five languages, that you have done! But, if this is the real you, congratulations on all of your achievements!
This is the real me. Honestly, I find it so flattering that people appreciate my accomplishments. It really was not easy at all. I had alot of help and support, and none of it would be possible without me starting my activities early. For instance, I started playing the viola when I was six, and my mother is fluent in Spanish and French (She is an English teacher on the side), so she made it her goal for me to learn as many languages as possible.
Hello, you have done extremely well in high school and are qualified to attend pretty much every school in the country. How many of your reaches you are accepted to is hard to estimate because those schools draw so many qualified applicants. I would guess you will be accepted at 2 to 4 of your reaches (based on how my kids did with similar stats), but which 2 to 4 no idea. You are already in some great schools, so all looks good for you. I will make one comment, I would suggest consider mechanical engineering instead of biomedical. It is a more flexible degree, with biomedical really a subset of mechanical. Build extracurriculars, optional courses, and internships around biomedical, but get the degree in mechanical. Grad school would be the time to specialize in biomedical. ( in same vein I would choose chemical engineering over biochemical for undergrad). Good luck and enjoy your senior year!
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Thank you for the suggestion! It is very likely that I will end up in Chemical Engineering.
I saw Biomedical. Is med school a possibility? Med school is very expensive.
Iâm not really sure about med school, but I think it is unlikely.
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Congrats on your accomplishments and your acceptances so far.
I agree with what others have said about doing a fundamental engineering major (such as mechanical, chemical, or electrical) rather than biomedical engineering (which is interdisciplinary). The job market for biomedical is just a lot smaller. And tons of biomedical engineers have degrees from the fundamental engineering majors.
As for the double major in english and engineering⊠I donât want to be discouraging, but hope to help you understand. Getting an engineering degree, without even a minor, is quite a feat for most people to squeeze into 4 years. Many engineering majors take around 17 credits per semester (thatâs a lot). But youâll do it fine in 4 years with all your AP credits.
Some colleges limit the total number of AP credits you can count. A lot of them max out at about a yearâs worth of college credit (30-35 credits). And some are picky about which scores you need for which courses, especially for your major.
To do an english major on top of engineering will add lots of time to your degree since the required courses have no overlap, except for some gen eds. You will earn, I assume, both a BA and a BS which may also have somewhat different gen eds too, depending on the college. How much extra time a double degree takes is going to depend obviously on how many AP credits your college will accept, and how many credits you take per semester.
Itâs good that you have no cost constraints, so taking more time wonât be a problem. Youâll just have to decide if you WANT to take more time. In some programs, you might feel bummed out when your cohort leaves you behind.
Just remember you can still have meaningful engagement with humanities subjects even if you donât do english as a major. You could do an honors program, a minor, or even just join clubs. My engineering major kid has enjoyed studying foreign language in college. Heâs on track to minor in it, but if it starts to stress him out or he gets too busy, he wonât. He only has room to take one course in his language each semester, and thatâs only because he had a lot of AP credits.
Many times publics will accept more AP credits than privates, and more prestigious schools usually accept fewer as well.
After some cursory googlingâŠ
These schools either accept a lot or unlimited AP credits it seems?
Dallas
Houston
Austin
Rice
For the following schools, your AP exams can place you into higher classes, but none or very few can count toward graduation requirements:
Duke
Harvard
Yale
Brown
Duke
Stanford accepts â45 quarter unitsâ.
Just some things to think about. Good luck on your remaining decisions.
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Thank you! Much needed advice.
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