What schools should I be looking at and what should I do to beef up my resume? [Architectural/Civil Engineering]
Hi all,
I'm currently a sophomore looking to explore college possibilities and ways to increase my chances of getting into top colleges for my major (deciding between Architectural and Civil Engineering)
Current Stats:
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.31
Rank: 6/297
Classes I've taken:
H Bio
H Chem
H Geometry
H Alg 2
H Precalc/Trig
H US History
H World History
H English 9
H English 10
H Urban Design
Spanish 2
Spanish 3 (exempted so weighted GPA is higher)
Choir (Both years)
Intro to Engineering Design
Classes for Junior Year:
AP Calc AB
AP Stat
AP Lang
H Physics
H STEAM (Sci Fair Class w/ ISEF)
Choir (exempted so weighted GPA is higher)
H Seminar
H Comp
ECs:
Varsity Boys Tennis (9th and 10th)
Dance at local studio (13 years - 8 styles - 10 hours/week)
Student Council (9th)
Class Officer - Vice Prez (10th)
Science Olympiad - (9th and 10th team went to states, 9th medaled in Ecology event at regionals and states, other events: Wind Power, Materials Science, Chem Lab, Helicopter)
Unite for Mini-Thon (10th involvement and elected officer for 11th)
Future City Competition (10th involvement, almost made it to nationals, we placed 29th [top 20 go], doing again in 11th grade)
Employed at local retirement home as Dietary Aide - (started March of 9th grade - current)
College Wishlist:
I want to go somewhere warm, not a deal breaker but would be prefered
Somewhere with a good engineering program
Majors in Architectural engineering (not many schools have) or Civil engineering
Urban area
Affordable tuition (max 30-35k per year?) Applying for scholarships and financial aid
Prestige? Would love to go to a prestigious school or T20 - if I can get aid
Where do you want to go to college at state-wise? In state or out-of-state? Also, if in state, what state?
I think I would like to go to college out of state - I am in PA - as long as it will be affordable.
I would say go with Carnegie Mellon. I have heard many good things about it.
Also, there is another website that might be a bit more helpful for getting answers for this type of question. Use college confidential forums. If you want to DM me on there, I can give you some more info on the schools that would be best in my opinion
I have heard good things about CMU as well. I'm planning on touring this summer. My only issue is that I would really like to explore other climates: I think I want to move out of PA after college.
If you end up wanting to DM me on there, my user is the same as on here.
Also, if you can get experience in a job with engineering, that will help a lot.
There is a great college in Indiana. Here is the link if you want to check it out: anderson.edu/
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