Yea, I have friends for that.

No, I just do this as part of the job. Its one of those things that needs to be done so I do it.

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[This message has been edited by Tapeworm (edited 3/17/2009 3:22p).]

Started in Fall '04. Here's what got me into A&M for full admission, but got me into t.u.'s summer class for general science.

-1210 SAT
-4.2 or 4.3ish out 5.0ish HS GPA (cannot remember anymore)
-a LOT of extra curricular activities
-Eagle Scout (I think this really helped)

Got fully admitted as an AERO and will graduate this May as one. I know people with better GPA/SAT but got rejected. I think it was my extra curricular activities.

didnt get in with a 1170 SAT and top 14% of 552. Transferred in and grad with a 2.9 Admissions can kiss my asz. Friends got in who werent in the top 30% cause their grandaddys were ex VPs and all.

I got in (not automatic) with an 1100something SAT, a 29 on the ACT (what I think got me in), and just inside the top 25% of my HS graduating class. I can't remember what my HS GPA was, maybe like a 5.8 on a 7 point scale.

Wasn't...got in 1987 with 3.3 gpa 1110 SAT 670 math.

I was barely top 25% (24.8% or something when I graduated at the time).

By the time I graduated HS, I was out of the top 25%. Nevertheless, I had a 1200 SAT (650 Math) and got into Texas A&M in February 2007. I finished my app by mid-November 2006 I believe.

I did have a meeting with the A&M advisor of PETE and sent him an e-mail to tell him I applied. Not sure if that helped but I think it did.

So OP had better qualifications than I did and didn't get in. My roommate was top 10% in SA and had like a 21 ACT which was WAY below average for engineers. He still graduated with an engineering degree though.

[This message has been edited by TheMasterplan (edited 9/14/2013 4:30a).]

Don't feel too bad y'all. I moved to Tx my junior year of HS from Az where we didn't have AP classes.
I got wait listed for BIMS with a 4.3/5 GPA and 1425/1600 SAT. Explain that one...
Only thing I could figure was top 10%. When I applied I was around 80/700 graduated 68/700. But as said before doesn't matter now. Graduate in December with a 3.6. And already have 4 med school interviews set up over the next 2 months.

Not sure how or why I got in, but Im glad I did!

i got rejected as a transfer once. graduated last december though ^_^

Did nothing in HS, just about top 35%. Did well enough on SAT to get in (1390/1600).

Graduated with the lowest GPA of my class(Pretty much straight C's) on the way out, but no major hiccups.

Admitted after Jr. year under early commitment/qualification program. It's been a few years (or more) so I don't remember the precise name.

Can someone explain why taking AP courses helps your GPA? I didn't go to high school in Texas, but a couple when I was in hs. Don't think it did anything for my GPA though. Just looked good on my application...

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Can someone explain why taking AP courses helps your GPA? I didn't go to high school in Texas, but a couple when I was in hs. Don't think it did anything for my GPA though. Just looked good on my application.

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My school calculated GPA on a 100 Point Scale

AP Classes would get at 1.21 Factor
Honors Classes would get a 1.1 Factor
Everything else gets a 1.0 (or no factor)


If my schedule was the following

History AP
English AP
Calculus AP
Physical Education
Chemistry Honors
Health
Music

And I made 100's in all of them

History AP = 100*1.21 = 121
English AP = 100*1.21 = 121
Calculus AP = 100*1.21 = 121
Physical Education = 100*1.0 = 100
Chemistry Honors = 100*1.1 = 110
Health = 100*1.0= 100
Music = 100*1.0= 100

Add them up and divide by the number of classes
773 Points / 7 Classes = 110.43 GPA

It doesn't really matter what your GPA is in the end since colleges care about your class rank since every high school has a different system. The extra weight given to the AP classes can help you overtake another student who only takes Honors level courses though


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Can someone explain why taking AP courses helps your GPA? I didn't go to high school in Texas, but a couple when I was in hs. Don't think it did anything for my GPA though. Just looked good on my application...

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In my school, regular classes were graded on a 4 pt gpa scale. Pre-ap were on a 5 point and AP were on a 6 point scale.

The valedictorian had a gpa of over 5 on a 4 point scale. So, unless you took all AP classes, you couldn't even be ranked in the top 20%.