my reaches: cornell eng, columbia seas, upenn m&t, brown eng, princeton eng, purdue eng, uiuc eng, yale eng and finance, umich ross, ut mccombs, ucla, uc berkeley, rice OR, lehigh eng, northeastern eng, carnegie mellon eng, mit eng <so basically t20s yes>
majors: chemical engineering / operations research and bba in finance
demographics: asian; female; first 2 yrs hs at tx public school, last 2 yrs at oos competitive boarding school
stats: 3.7 GPA, 1550 SAT w/ 790 math
- lower gpa jr yr due to school switch
ECs:
awards:
- 2x deca state awards, 1x icdc qualifier
- top 20% nyt contest, wrote about normalizing menstruation
- likely national merit semifinalist
Letter of Recs:
- physics teacher: improved a lot in her class, likes me i think, writes rily good recs according to others, very helpful
- english teacher: super chill with her, she is a friendly teacher, did very well in her class
- counselor rec: she kinda fw me but doesn’t love love me
Courses:
- 3 APs (only first hs offered aps)
- senior yr courses: advanced chemistry, organic chemistry, economics elective
- 3 yrs of foreign language + 1 yr middle school language at hs level
Essay: beauty related
context: i went to texas hs for 2 years (top 5% class) and transferred to a competitive boarding school out of state (so no more auto admit, but i still get in-state tution)
majors: either BBA finance @ mays OR chemical engineering @ college of engineering
Demographics: female, south asian
Stats: 3.7 GPA, 1550 SAT
- lower gpa junior year bc transferred from public school to rigorous/competitive boarding school
ECS:
Awards:
- deca state awards 2x, 1x icdc qualifier
- top 20% submissions nyt comp - wrote abt menstruation
- likely national merit
Letter of Recs:
- physics teacher: improved a lot in her class, likes me i think, writes rily good recs according to others, very helpful
- english teacher: super chill with her, friendly, did very well in her class
Courses:
- 3 APs (new school has no APs)
- senior year: advanced chemistry, calculus 1, organi chemistry, economics elective
i want to work in the beauty industry and plan to major in chemical engineering in college
i was wondering if this is a conventional path and how easy is it to get jobs in this sector?
context: i went to texas hs for 2 years (top 5% class) and transferred to a competitive boarding school out of state (so no more auto admit, but i still get in-state tution)
majors: either BBA finance @ mccombs OR chemical engineering @ cockrell
Demographics: female, south asian
Stats: 3.7 GPA, 1550 SAT
- lower gpa junior year bc transferred from public school to rigorous/competitive boarding school
ECs:
Awards:
- deca state awards 2x, 1x icdc qualifier
- top 20% submissions nyt comp - wrote abt menstruation
- likely national merit
Letter of Recs:
- physics teacher: improved a lot in her class, likes me i think, writes rily good recs according to others, very helpful
- english teacher: super chill with her, friendly, did very well in her class
Courses:
- 3 APs (new school has no APs)
- senior year: advanced chemistry, calculus 1, organic chemistry, economics elective
- was on track to complete multivariable calc but moving schools set me back be curriculum more difficult
Also any tips for supplementals / scholarships would be appreciated too! :)
Major: either Chemical Engineering or Operations Research
Demographics: female, south asian
Stats: 3.7 GPA, 1550 SAT
- lower gpa junior year be transferred from public school to rigorous/competitive boarding school
ECs:
Awards:
- deca state awards 2x, 1x icdc qualifier
- top 20% submissions nyt comp - wrote abt menstruation
- likely national merit
Letter of Recs:
- physics teacher: improved a lot in her class, likes me i think, writes rily good recs according to others, very helpful so prob at least 8/10
- english teacher: super chill with her, friendly, did very well in her class so again at least 8/10
- counselor rec: prob a 7/10 i don’t think she loves me but we’re okay
Courses:
- 3 APs (new school has no APs)
- senior year: advanced chemistry, calculus 1, organic chemistry, economics elective
was on track to complete multivariable calc but moving schools set me back bc curriculum more difficult🥹🥹
please be honest! any tips or advice would be appreciated!
Major: either Chemical Engineering or Operations Research
Demographics: female, south asian
Stats: 3.7 GPA, 1550 SAT
- lower gpa junior year bc transferred from public school to rigorous/competitive boarding school
ECs:
Awards:
- deca state awards 2x, 1x icdc qualifier
- top 20% submissions nyt comp - wrote abt menstruation
- likely national merit
Letter of Recs:
- physics teacher: improved a lot in her class, likes me i think, writes rlly good recs according to others, very helpful
- english teacher: super chill with her, friendly, did very well in her class
Courses:
- 3 APs (new school has no APs)
- senior year: advanced chemistry, calculus 1, organic chemistry, economics elective
was on track to complete multivariable calc but moving schools set me back bc curriculum more difficult
tips? different major? am i being realistic? please be honest!
what the title says🥹
ecs (not in order)
1. founder of menstruation nonprofit in 15+ countries, 10+ us states — helping normalize periods
awards:
- deca state awards 2x
- national merit
- nyt contest wrote about menstruation
courses:
- graduating w calc1 (set back a level bc transferred schools)
- advanced chemistry, organic chemistry, and economics senior year classes
current school has no aps, old school took 3 none related to any majors
i want to major in chemical engineering, finance, or operations research but i’m not sure what goes well with my ecs rn