Prospective student, am I right about choosing WPI and do I have a chance?
Basically the title. Rising senior in highschool looking to go into architectural engineering, with a biology minor. I want a smaller, stem-focused school and the space to find community, especially as a queer/latino student. Are there any big downsides to WPI that I'm missing?
WPI is currently my top choice. I got into the frontiers program this summer, and I think I have decent stats. I go to a school that's known to be a "good/challenging high school" in Mass with a 3.5 gpa. Most of my classes have been honors or high honors (my hs doesn't do gpa weight though), and I have a lot of ECs (scouts, music, clubs, etc, no sports). My gpa was its best freshman year, took a dip sophomore year, and has been steadily improving since (3.74 end of freshman, 3.45 end of sophomore, and 3.50 end of Junior). I've got a 1320 SAT so far, and I plan to apply early decision.
Any thoughts or advice is appreciated, I've already taken a tour and love WPI so far, but if there's anything I'm missing, let me hear it. Advice regarding the Frontiers program is also appreciated