Please Help Me I am Really Confused
Hi everyone,
I鈥檓 a rising senior from Wisconsin planning to apply for Biomedical Engineering and I wanted an honest read on my chances for some schools.
Stats:
GPA: 3.74 (UW-style weighted/unweighted mix)
ACT: 25 (retaking soon)
School rigor: 4 APs (senior year), 3 Honors, 1 college credit (CCIH)
Coursework includes Physics (A / AB both semesters) and Chemistry (A / AB)
Extracurriculars:
Summer engineering internship at a company (this summer)
Research under a professor this summer (possible publication)
NHS member
HOSA member
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in progress (next school year)
10+ years of Mridangam (Indian classical percussion)
50+ volunteer hours (Hindu temple + cultural organizations)
Active in Indian/Carnatic music community
Intended major: Biomedical Engineering
Schools I鈥檓 considering:
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Purdue
UIUC
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Illinois Tech
Indiana Bloomington
I know my ACT is low right now, but I鈥檓 retaking it.
My main questions:
How realistic are 鲍奥鈥揗补诲颈蝉辞苍 and Purdue for me right now?
How much does my EC profile help offset a 25 ACT?
Should I apply test-optional to some of these if my score doesn鈥檛 improve much?
What other colleges should I consider if I am trying to go into the Premed route with Biomedical Engineering?
Is there anything else I should do now to help my college profile and to maximize my chances of getting into these certain colleges?
To add on, UW Madison has been kind of a dream school for me and would love to go there. How much would I need to raise my ACT score for these types of schools and would love some insight into what I should do.
Any honest feedback would help a lot. Thanks!
I feel like your ECs could cover your ACT alone and then combined with solid essays, you should be good to go. The UW-Madison has a 60% which is pretty good on its own. Take the ACT if you think you can do better and then decide whether or not you want to go test-optional. Personally, I don't think your score will affect your chances all that much with your ECs and great essays.
Thank you so much for a reply!
This makes a lot of sense
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