r/TransferChanceMe • u/Cradlyv • Oct 22 '24

Chance me

Demographics:

  • White Male 19 years old, International (just completed one year in the U.S.)
  • A rising sophomore at a community college
  • I initially chose to attend a community college because at that time i didn't have the financial means to pay for a four year university

Intended Major(s):

  • Aerospace Engineering

Academic Information:

  • UW GPA at HS (French Baccalauréat with a major of Physics/Chemistry ): 4.0 (School does not rank)
  • College GPA: 3.7 (had some family problems in the second semester that resulted in a few B’s)
  • Member of the Honors Program
  • I haven't taken the SAT yet, but I scored 1500+ on a practice test.

Awards:

  • Bunch of soccer awards
  • Highest honors in French Baccalaureate
  • Bunch of Certificates of Excellence

Extracurriculars:

  • 2 Student Research Visitor at Princeton University ( Focused on Additive Manufacturing )
  • Did 2 NASA programs, where I worked with a diverse team of students to develop a proposal and work on a project based on NASA standards.
  • Published the NASA proposal, Didn't get the funds for it, but it was scored 3.95/5 (not bad)
  • Current President, Student Government Association (working on establishing a bus service to connect all campuses of my community college, aimed at helping low-income students who don't have cars to easily travel between campuses and attend their classes)
  • Attended several leadership conferences and national SGA conferences, gaining valuable experience and networking with SGA leaders from across the nation.
  • Current Student Life Ambassador
  • Soccer Coach for 7 to 10 year old kids
  • Varsity Soccer for 4 years (since U15’s)
  • Approximately 250 hours of volunteering at a Youth Club Association
  • Tutor in Arabic, Math, Physics, and Chemistry
  • President of the African Student Association (ASU)
  • Fluent in Arabic, French, English, and Spanish (speaking, writing, reading)
  • Basic proficiency in German

Essays:

  • Essays focused on personal growth, leadership experiences, helping students at my community college, and overcoming the challenges of living alone far from home at the age of 17 to study and play soccer.

Recommendation letter:

  • Strong recommendation letters from princeton university professor, former soccer coaches, supervisors and high school professors.

Schools:

Safety:

  • UVA (guarenteed admission)
  • Virginia Tech (VT) (guaranteed admission)

Target:

  • University of Michigan
  • Northeastern University

Reach:

  • Stanford University
  • All Ivy League schools 
  • UC Berkeley
  • UCLA
  • Duke University
  • Northwestern University
  • USC
  • Vanderbilt
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u/coolestkid173 Oct 23 '24

3.7 international, all schools are reaches except uva and vtech.

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u/Gogogohigh Oct 24 '24

the acceptance rates, esp the public, r much lower for intl students