Howdy, I'm a high school senior working on my TAMU application and I have a few questions about the engineering honors program:
How hard is it to get into the program?
Are national merit semifinalist automatically admitted to engineering honors or do they only get to skip ETAM?
Demographics:
White, Male, Instate, middle/upper middle class, large public school in the Houston area, no hooks
Intended Major(s): ECE, Mech E second choice
ACT/SAT/SAT II: SAT 1570
UW/W GPA and Rank: top 7%, UW: 3.88, W: 5.18
Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc: AP Lang (4) APUSH (5) AP Precalc (5) AP Physics I (5) AP World (5) AP Chem (5)
Taking AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Stats, AP Lit, and AP French Senior Year
Awards:
Likely National Merit Semifinalist
Minor school awards for outstanding achievement in some classes
AP scholar with distinction
National school recognition
First Division ratings in Band
Region band member
Extracurriculars:
1. Engineering Internship at local firm
2. IT summer job
3. Marching and Concert band
4. Math and SAT tutor
5. Science club member
6. 100 volunteer hours
7. Some esports achievements
8. Self studying languages
9. Minor engineering projects and research
Personal Statement: solid 8/10
Supplementals: solid 8/10
LORs: 7/10
Demographics:
White, Male, Instate, middle/upper middle class, large public school in the Houston area, no hooks
Intended Major(s): ECE, Mech E second choice
ACT/SAT/SAT II: SAT 1570
UW/W GPA and Rank: top 7%, UW: 3.88, W: 5.18
Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc: AP Lang (4) APUSH (5) AP Precalc (5) AP Physics I (5) AP World (5) AP Chem (5)
Taking AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Stats, AP Lit, and AP French Senior Year
Awards:
Likely National Merit Semifinalist
Minor school awards for outstanding achievement in some classes
AP scholar with distinction
National school recognition
First Division ratings in Band
Region band member
Extracurriculars:
1. Engineering Internship at local firm
2. IT summer job
3. Marching and Concert band
4. Math and SAT tutor
5. Science club member
6. 100 volunteer hours
7. Some esports achievements
8. Self studying languages
9. Minor engineering projects and research
Personal Statement: solid 8/10
Supplementals: solid 8/10
LORs: 7/10
I'm also applying to TAMU, UH, UTD, and Texas Tech, but UT has always been my dream school!