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Hey, like many others, I am having difficulty posting anything on the "what are my chances?" board. I keep getting internal server messages. So, I am posting here. If a mod could move it that would be cool.

I am looking into mechanical engineering, and I was wondering what my chances were at the following schools: Cornell (ED and RD), Bucknell, Lehigh, Penn State, MIT, and Princeton.
I am also considering a physics/astrophysics major, and am thinking about applying to a few schools for this major as well: Williams College, Columbia, Cornell (Would it be easier to get in for physics than engineering?) So, what do you guys think my chances are?

::GPA: 4.0
::SAT: 690 math
710 verbal
-I know the math is low, I am studying to bring it up now, and should get 730+ on the oct. sat
::SAT II's: math iic - 750, physics - 730, biology - 710, writing - 700
::AP's: Will have taken 8 AP classes by the end of this year, current exam grades are physics 3, us history 3
::Recs should be good
::Essay should be good as well

EC's: -National Art Honor Society, 3 years, President this year
-Olympics of the Visual arts - 2nd place finish in group competition in Saratoga Springs
-Internship at the Cooper Union Research Foundation (research done with two graduate Mechanical Engineers on projects for Con Edison)
-3 years work experience (Staples)
-Various other volunteer walks for breast cancer, MS, etc. blood drives, student gov't, NHS, multiple art awards and appearence in an exhibition at CW Post

By C0nfusion (C0nfusion) on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 01:34 pm: Edit

bump

By C0nfusion (C0nfusion) on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 01:19 am: Edit

bump...cmon

By Sammywu (Sammywu) on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 01:56 am: Edit

MIT, COrnell, williams, colubia, Princeton: reach

Lehigh, bucknell-match
penn state- u r out of state, hard to predict

yes, it is easier to get into physics than engineering

U should also check : Carnegie Mellon, RPI, USC for engineering

By C0nfusion (C0nfusion) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 03:57 pm: Edit

Anyone else? Your opinions are greatly appreciated...please help me out

By Alan5 (Alan5) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 04:39 pm: Edit

You should also check out: WPI, Boston U, Northeastern, and RIT.

By Sammywu (Sammywu) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 05:59 pm: Edit

what about cooper union

By C0nfusion (C0nfusion) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 07:42 pm: Edit

not a fan of cooper to be honest. did my internship there and got a feel for it. I need a campus at my college, and it needs to have more kids than my high school ;)

By C0nfusion (C0nfusion) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 04:57 pm: Edit

final bump