What courses should i take?What are my chances?

folly · March 29, 2006, 9:40am

greetings…
suppose these are my stats by the 30th of November of my sophomore year, and suppose that i am going to apply at the beginning of my sophomore year.
The courses i have taken
Calculus 1 (Accelarated)
Calculus 2 (Accelarated)
Physics 1
Physics 2
Modern Physics
General Chemistry
Introduction to programming with C
English 1 (Development of Reading and Writing Skills I)
Introduction to Information Technologies&Applications
Basic Linear Algebra
Computer Aided Engineering Graphics (CAD)
English 2 (Development of Reading and Writing Skills II)
Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Piano 302
Differential Equations
Circuit Theory 1
Electronic Circuit Laboratory (seperate lesson 2 credits)
English 3 (Advanced Reading and Oral Communication)
Materials Science and Engineering (Oriented for Students of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department)
History 2201 Principles of Kemal Ataturk I
Piano 402
Data Structures

Suppose that my GPA is 3.84 (at the beginning of the semester,3.76 at the end of the semester-way after the application deadline)

Suppose that im majoring in Electrical Engineering, and that im at the most prestigious engineering school in Turkey,-cut off admission of the top 800 out of 2 million for turkish students, and that i ****placed first in the
university entrance exam for foreign students (top 9 out of 40000)

Suppose that i completed a highly prestigious high school (in turkey,i assume that they wont care of the prestige, admission is reserved for the top 2% percentile-cut off admission), ranked 5th,graduated with high honors, and received a perfect GPA of 5.0/5.0

Suppose that i retook the SAT and received a 2150 (780 Math,740 CR,630 Writing)

Suppose that I have AP Scores as follows
AP Calculus AB 5
AP Calculus BC 3
AP Calculus BC (AB Subscore 4)
AP Chemistry 5
AP Biology 5

Suppose I have SAT 2 Scores as follows
SAT 2 Physics 800
SAT 2 Chemistry 800
SAT 2 Math 2C 800
SAT 2 Math 1C 790 (retook after 730)
SAT 2 Biology (M) 780
SAT writing 460 (will not write this, i was sick that day,and SAT 1 covered it up)

Suppose that im a professional Java developer i even developed an accounting program for a shoemaking company in izmir,turkey.

suppose that im a professional web developer,and that i founded a website for a shoemaking company in izmir.

Suppose that im good at the following areas of programming (syllabus of the computer course i attend, which is a world wide education facility-i dont pay for it, i go for free…)

Logic Building with C
HTML,DHTML & Javascript
Dreamweaver MX
SQL Server
RDBMS Concepts
Architecture and New Features of SQL Server 2000
Transact SQL and Advanced Query Techniques
Indexes and Views
Stored Procedures & Triggers
Managing Transactions
Retrieving XML Data from SQL Server
Core and Advanced Java
Classes and Objects
Packages and Interfaces
AWT
Applets
Exception Handling
Multithreading
I/O Streams
Swing
JDBC
RMI
Network Programming
JavaBeans
Servlets
.NET & C#
Winforms with C#
Core XML
OOAD with UML
JSP & Struts
EJB 2.0
JMS
J2EE Application Design
XML with Java
XML Web Services with Java

Suppose that i also know
PHP
MySql
Visual Basic.NET

Suppose that im professional with the following package programs
Adobe Photoshop
Macromedia Studio 8 (flash dreamweaver…)

Suppose that im familiar with the following programs
Adobe After effects (not really professional, a lightsaber and energy cloud effect only)
Adobe Audition
TEX (MikTex and LaTex)
Adobe Illustrator Bridge… (All related, i played around and figured things out)

Suppose that im a
European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Microsoft Office User Specialist(MOUS)
Macromedia Certified Dreamweaver Developer
Microsoft Certified Professional(MCP)
Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer(SCJP)
Sun Certified Java 2 Developer(SCJD)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer(MCSE)
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator(MCDBA)

Suppose that i tutored biology for 160 hours of biology
Suppose that i tutored 128 hours of mathematics
in high school (5 hours of biology and 4 hours of mathematics for 32 weeks)

Suppose that i tutored 80 hours of Calculus in College

Suppose that i Worked for the school (part time job) 7 hours a week, at the computer laboratory

Suppose that i built a line following robot, and a rover robot, both fully automated

Suppose that im an electronics expert

Suppose that i have an internet site, which lists all of these, with pictures and scans of certificates etc…(im working on it)its going to be great

Suppose i was a student representative in high school, and class president for 2.5 years(i know writing this would be stupid).

Suppose that im a member and a project coordinator at the IEEE METU student branch. Suppose that im the web admin of a project group under IEEE METU.

Suppose that i gave a piano recital at METU.(it might sound frivolous but not many get to do it)

Suppose that ive been playing the piano for 10 years

These are all i could remember for now…
My questions are
1-Which courses should i take?
2-What are my chances if want to apply 2

UCB, Stanford,MIT,Carnegie Mellon,Cornell, Caltech,Georgia Tech,UCLA,UC Davis,UIUC, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Purdue, UT Austin

as a transfer student?

suppose i have good recs.
PS: most suppositions are true, some will become soon.

thanks for your time

jacknjill · March 29, 2006, 11:09am

Whats the deal with all the suppostions??? It made the whole thing really hard to read. Where do you go in Turkey? ODTU? Ben Turk’um.

I think you have an amazing record. Getting into a uni in Turkey is extremely difficult, it makes US college admission a piece of cake for the most part. I think that METU (assuming thats where you are) is definitely one of the better known and internationally renowned universities from Turkey, and getting such a high GPA will help you a lot. You also seem to have very good ec’s, but I wouldn’t list all those programs. It just takes space on the applicant and I think will take away from your already impressive (like the robot (but i dont know how common that is for engineering students) credentials.

Honestly, its all up to the essay at this point. With a good essay, I’d say you can get into ANY of those schools. Maybe even MIT with its extremely low transfer admission rate.

Are you Turksih? Because that would help as well, as it adds to the diversity and whatnot.

mschaaf · March 29, 2006, 11:48am

Yes. You’ll get in somewhere with one-quarter of all the things you listed.

Malishka31 · March 29, 2006, 7:00pm

wow, i admire you.

ilovecalifornia · March 29, 2006, 10:45pm

you wrote ‘suppose’ way too many times, and with ur stats, i’d aim higher

krbarrett77 · March 29, 2006, 11:29pm

you have turned me off to the word “suppose”. I have eliminated it from my vocabulary since reading your post.

unless you have some sort of objection to the ivies, why not shoot for them? With your stats you seem intelligent enough to know that there was really no point in asking people (except to depress them).

Hiroki · March 29, 2006, 11:30pm

Using all these “suppose” makes it too hypothetical; my question is, “What have you done with these abilities?”

You can have the greatest everything, but it means nothing if you fail to apply it to something meaningful and beneficial. And, with talents like that, I would be expecting something HUGE from you as adcom. Otherwise, it would be a waste of talent.

And, I mean SUPER HUGE. Where is all this talent going?

folly · March 30, 2006, 4:53am

I appreciate your comments very much.
But there are a few things i want to add.
1-Im an American citizen,but im Turkish,bilingual. (turkish and english)
2-parts of suppositions which are not yet achieved
-the piano recital is slated for may
-the automated rover is still in progress
-i am retaking the SAT in june, the score i gave (M,CR,W) are the least of each score in the trial tests i have taken, so i assume i will get higher
-my average currently is 3.53, but it is almost certain that it will reach the stated value, by the end of this summer term.
-the MCSE education will end in june, i will take the test in summer-i will pass…im sure

things that im planning to do(or one just came up)
-i have a project from Yenel Electronics Inc. at METU
-i am planning to receive certification in CPR and elementary german by the end of June
-I will tutor more students-college preparatory-in summer

Now a few questions i have are
-what courses must in order to become IGETC certified?
-what else can i do to stand out in the applicant pool? Please evaluate critically, i know there are other things.
-Which schools should i consider?(for electrical engineering)

i dont mean to depress you or anything, i remember for the past 3 years i always became depressed when i looked at other CC kids. So please dont judge me so quickly, i went through a lot of stress.

thanks again:)

CardinalFocused · March 30, 2006, 5:04am

wow, you are trully impressive. Even as an international app, the UCs should be safties/match for you. I’d say add a few more reaches to your school…

folly · May 13, 2006, 12:30pm

Now that you have received your results (admitted or rejected) i assume that you have a clearer idea of the admission procedures.I would like you to give any idea, that might help me and rate my chances. (sorry for being so dull)

Additional Stuff
-CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification (slated for August, training began)
-Internship at RT Design ( a company)
-piano recital has been delayed to may due to the change of exam dates

my choices in order are
stanford (im in love:) )
BERKELEY(oh Yeah!)
UIUC
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Caltech
Georgia Tech
Cornell
Purdue University
UT Austin
Carnegi Mellon
UCLA
Ohio State University
(i might apply to MIT)

Guys i need admission to any one of these schools, only 1 admission is enough. i have a myriad of reasons why. Do you think i will get admitted?please be honest.
(by the way my GPA dropped to 3.57 will it hurt so much? im going to fix it up in the summer term, and get it back up to the 3.8 range.promise )

thank you very much and have a nice day!!:)

folly · May 13, 2006, 1:47pm

well…bump.

Malishka31 · May 13, 2006, 4:04pm

Just apply and see what happens. a lot of it will depend on your essay.

You have a solid chance at all of these schools. … but nothing is a gurantee.

I got into UCLA with stats wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy worse than yours … but it was all b/c of my essay… it wasnt stellar but good enough.

You did everything you could have possibly done, all thats left is good essays.

folly · May 13, 2006, 5:21pm

thank you.
bump again.

tallkell · May 13, 2006, 6:21pm

“you have turned me off to the word “suppose”. I have eliminated it from my vocabulary since reading your post.”

I can’t remember the last time I literally LOL…that statement was hilarious!!!

system · May 13, 2006, 6:30pm

you will definitely get into one. gtech should be a sure admit, for example.

ee_stu · May 13, 2006, 6:35pm

I can only offer you my thoughts on two universities on that list - UCLA and Berkeley. I can tell you that for transfer students majoring in EE, it’s probably a number game. I have no EC activities whatsoever. Only a 3.9 gpa. I got into UCLA’s EE program and Berkeley’s EECS program.

So you might want to focus on getting your gpa up to the average engineering transfer gpa of 3.8+. And in your UC essays, you won’t get the chance to list all of your accomplishments (they don’t want to read a list anyways). BTW, that programmig list is way too egotistic (things like classes/objects, exception handling, I/O streams are already a given since you know C and Java). But in your essay, you should definitely incorporate and capitalize on those projects of yours but at the same time, still be able to tell the adcoms who you uniquely are (for example, emphasize on HOW those accomplishments or experiences contributed to your character).

As for IGETC certification, both UCLA and Berkeley do not accept IGETC for EE majors. You would have to call them and find out which GE courses would be transferable so that you don’t end up wasting your time since you are already taking unnecessary courses to fullfill prerequisites for those other universities.

Personally, if I was an unskeptic adcom, I would admit you in a heartbeat over someone with a high gpa with no EC activities (like myself, lol).

Edit: I applied as a California resident so this might not apply to you if you’re applying as a different status.

Citan · May 13, 2006, 6:44pm

well if you know all those things just geta damn job

folly · May 14, 2006, 3:51am

ee_stu:
yeah i know, its that list is rather egotistic. İn the applications i plan to just list the certifications. İ put that list on cause i have a lot of friends who claim they know but can barely print “hello world” on the screen. thanks for your thoughts.

Citan: Well, i do have a job in fact. A part time job at the computer lab at school. But because the term is almost over, i left, and know im about to start a job at RT design, a company. As i mentioned before.

i will try my best to get my GPA up there…

Guys, i appreciate your comments. And i will really want you to tell me more about admissions to EE. Because i don’t know anyone who transferred like this before. Definitely never done in my school.

you dont necessarily have to tell me my chances.Any recommendations, on what courses i should take (ok,now i know i dont have to complete IGETC), how to write my essay, whether i should make a cover statement, what extra curriculars i should accomplish?İ would greatly appreciate them.

well take care, and bump,again.

folly · May 14, 2006, 11:21am

well…bump again

folly · May 15, 2006, 2:40am

bump bump…

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