College Applicants Stress Over Grades & Future

“Tips for my current ranking as a aspiring civil engineer: MIT Princeton Yale (mechanical) Duke Vanderbilt Harvard (mechanical) Cornell Northwestern Penn notre dame submitted by /u/Amongusn00b [link] [comments]”

“On the global electrical engineering ranking, princeton is at #15, the highest US college. But on the US electrical engineernig ranking, MIT is 1st and princeton isn't even top 10. Huh?? submitted by /u/Similar_Advisor_5849 [link] [comments]”

“I am an international student looking to study in the United States. My dream schools would be MIT, Stanford or UC Berkeley for CS, but I feel like that's out of reach for me. I want to know what less prestigious, but still good quality, schools would accept a candidate of my caliber. I did a mock SAT, and I got a 1480. (it was my first try, so I think I can do better) I typically get As in Math, English, Physics, and CS at school. I have some solid extracurriculars, having made two games an”

“Hi, I’m an Indian CBSE student applying for CS for 2027 Academics**:** Class 9: 83% Class 10: 93.8% Class 11: 75**%** Class 12 predicted: Chemistry: 90+ English: 90 Maths: 85–90 Physics: 80–90 PE: 90+ I’m taking the TMUA and TARA in October, so I don’t have those scores yet For my extracurriculars, I interned at a company where I worked on SEO, digital marketing, content writing and content research. I also worked on a mobile app that functions as a virtual tour guide for Indian destinations, pr”

“so i'm a junior who's going to be applying for public policy or something related to social sci. however, i'm lowkey so confused. i'm a pretty good applicant i've perfect grades, 5s on 8 ap exams, good sat, and meaningful activities: i'm the captain of my country's debate team at wsdc where i won a big individual speaker award this year. although, i feel i'm such a "standard/ cookie-cutter" applicant for public policy/ pol sci. how do i stand out? should”

“Hi guys. Just for some background i have a 3.2 uw and a 3.69 weighted with a 1290 sat 620 english 670 math, i plan on applying to UTD for civil engineering. I had a C in math and spanish freshman and sophomore year. I finally got math up to a B in junior year, but still a C in spanish , i know UTD is more competitive now and im afraid i wont get in because of the Cs in my transcript from previous years. Any input would be appreciated. submitted by /u/Content-Disaster-663 [link]”

“(I said best but i meant good and not mediocre) Hey so im a senior, incoming freshman for fall 2027 looking into Computer Science FYI Im dually enrolled and will graduate HS with my AS in computer science if i complete all necessary classes (worst case scenario id only receive college credits) I think i’m in between Software Engineering and Cybersecurity GPA- 3.4 weighted (its currently outdated) unweighted 3.0 College GPA- 3.964 (on track for AS in Computer Science) SAT- 1100 tbh i took that wi”

“700 R 750 M Good course rigor 4.4 weighted/ not sure abt UW but got 2Bs my junior year What colleges should I add to my list? Matches? Reaches? -I’m interested in studying engineering or a science major -I live in dmv area and want school near that submitted by /u/Aware_Hovercraft_702 [link] [comments]”

“College Admissions Brag Sheet 👤 BASIC PROFILE Grade: Senior Intended Major(s): Finance / Business Analytics / Economics / FinTech Geographic Preference: California + private universities + NYC College Goal: Find a strong business/finance program with good career opportunities while keeping cost/financial aid in mind. Financial Context: Lower-income household; expecting to apply for need-based financial aid and merit scholarships. 📚 ACADEMICS GPA My GPA has fluctuated depending on the point in”

“so im a current 2027 senior applying to colleges wanting to go to mechanical engineering, My Stem classes are really good and are pretty respectable for the colleges I want to apply to but im concerned that my reading and writing will bring them down since the scores I got brought them to your getting denied first levels so like should I apply and act like my reading and writing aren't apart of it or should I apply like they only look at the main score you always see or apply to schools that”

“I'm a rising senior and I've had quite the ride at high school. I really want to go to MIT for Physics. I have pretty good extracurriculars, involving USAPhO and other things. I am just worried that my academics will be the reason I'm not admitted. Do you think academics will be a problem or should I focus on EC's? 7th Grade Semester 1 Algebra 1: A Semester 2 Algebra 1: A 8th Grade Computer Science Intro: A 9th Grade Semester 1 AP Computer Science Principles: A English 9 Honors:”

“Villanova , Syracuse , lehigh ,bucknell Rank for engineering Tell me more about the schools submitted by /u/Aware_Hovercraft_702 [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone, I’m a rising junior at a competitive high school in California, and I’m trying to finalize my schedule. I’m interested in CS/engineering and I’m not sure whether I’m making the right choices with balancing rigor, workload, and having time for extracurriculars. My current planned junior year schedule is: English 3 AP Calculus BC AP Physics 1 AP Environmental Science (or possibly AP Chemistry) Principles of Engineering AP CSP (or possibly Spanish 3) Dual Enrollment CIMP 8B (Advanced P”

“Safety: SCU SJSU Penn State Cal Poly Pomona Target: Purdue UIUC Reach: Gtech Stanford Rice Cornell Northwestern UPenn Yale Dartmouth Princeton CMU Duke JHU UMICH +UCs LMK if it’s too top heavy but I have a lot of safeties if you include UCs. I’ve also finished all my UC essays if time may be an issue. The rough draft at least. submitted by /u/ConversationShot4626 [link] [comments]”

“hiii! I'm a rising senior from Georgia, and I’m still confused about what I want to major in. I'm strongly considering environmental engineering or public policy because I love environmental science and aim for a career focused on advocacy work. I've heard some people recommend majoring in civil engineering instead of environmental engineering, but I’m not confident that I would thrive academically in civil engineering compared to environmental. Regarding public policy, I’m concerned”

“I am a rising senior and am planning to major in CS but got a 3 in CSA, and a 3 in Physics I. I also have a 3 in CSP from freshman year, which sort of compounds things. I basically barely prepared since I have been prepping for USACO for a while (currently silver) and I also had a 98 first semester and a 93 second semester so I took the month we had for review basically almost doing anything. Idk, I thought I did really good on CSA, felt really confident and finished the FRQs section early, but”

“hey everyone!!! im applying to pitzer this upcoming cycle and it's one of my dream schools, and i was hoping to get some insight from students currently attending to learn a little bit more beyond just what the website and interviews give. i would also be very greatful if anyone had any application tips or words of encouragement, as im a very ec driven (unfortunately not very much grades wise), and its been one of my biggest fears for this application cycle. really anything would help, even”

“Im going to a relatively small school, so the walk between classes isn’t far at all. I’m just curious about a few things: are 8:30 am classes really that bad? what time(s) is good for classes? how far of a gap should be between classes? any advice would be appreciated!! submitted by /u/orbit260 [link] [comments]”