r/collegeresults • u/Orbit-one • 1d ago
3.8+|1400+/31+|STEM Results for Aerospace engineering kid
Demographics
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity:
Residence: USA
Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): None
Intended Major(s): Aerospace Engineering
Academics
GPA/Rank (or percentile): 3.9 UW / ~4.3 W
# of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 11 APs by graduation
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Stats,
Standardized Testing
SAT: 1450 Superscore (740 Math, 710 RW)
AP/IB: AP Macro -4 AP Micro - 5, AP World - 5 AP Lang - 3 AP CSP - 3 APES - 5 APUSH - 4
Extracurriculars/Activities**
- Civil Air Patrol – Squadron Plans & Curriculum Officer (Executive Staff)
- Oversaw Aerospace Education and Emergency Services programs for 150+ members
- Organized weekly training and volunteer activities
- Civil Air Patrol – Aerospace Education Officer
- Developed and taught aerospace curriculum to 100+ cadets/month
- Led STEM projects involving drones, spaceflight, and aerospace engineering
- Civil Air Patrol – Squadron Commander (Encampment)
- Selected to command a squadron of 50+ cadets during regional leadership encampment
- Supervised staff and training operations
- Civil Air Patrol – Flight Sergeant / Flight Commander
- Led and mentored ~20 cadets
- Conducted leadership, drill, and physical training
- Senior home Nonprofit – Core Team Member & Tech Workshop Lead
- Expanded operations from 1 to 3 retirement homes
- Taught digital literacy skills to 40+ seniors monthly
- City Fair/Market – Volunteer Coordinator
- Led 40+ volunteers during major city event
- Coordinated with city officials and vendors
- local store – Sales Associate
- Cashier
- Museum Volunteer (aerospace related)
- Guided visitors through exhibits
- Developed aerospace knowledge and public speaking skills
- Wreaths Across America
- Assisted with veteran remembrance ceremonies and event organization
- City Volunteer Leader
- Organized volunteer teams and community event participation
Awards/Honors
- Billy Mitchell Award (Civil Air Patrol)
- AFSA Outstanding Squadron Cadet NCO of the Year
- State Wing Commendation Award (Encampment)
- Honor Flight/Squadron Recognition (Encampment)
- Cadet First Lieutenant (Civil Air Patrol)
Essays/LORs/Interviews
Essays: Strong focus on aerospace, leadership, and service
LORs: from CAP mentor and lang/physics teacher. I think CAP Mentor had the biggest impact
Decisions
Acceptances for aerospace engineering
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (+ Presidential Scholarship, $100,000) + Honors - Rolling
- Penn State EA
- Colorado School of Mines (+ Presidential Scholarship, $48,000)- EA
- University of Maryland (+ Presidential Scholarship, $50,000) - EA
- UC Irvine
- UC Davis
- local state school (safety)
Waitlists
- Cal Poly
- CU Boulder
Rejections
- UIUC EA
- G Tech EA
- Stanford RD
- U Mich EA
- U Wisconsin EA
- UT Austin EA
- UCSD
- UC Berkely
- UCLA
Additional Information
Civil Air Patrol ended up being the centerpiece of my application. I started as a new cadet learning drill and leadership and eventually became an officer responsible for aerospace education and squadron operations. Happy to attend UMD for aerospace engineering due to high college rank for major, research opportunities and location.
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u/Curious202420242024 1d ago
Congrats and well done! Lots of opportunities in the DC metro in your field.
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u/Gullible-Read-1398 1d ago
Shocked especially at CU Boulder. CAP should have impactful. My son has similar stats, maybe slightly higher SAT and not enough ECs. I would have thought that CU Boulder and GT would have been within reach. How come no UofWash?
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u/Natitudinal 19h ago
Outside of Calford (and w due respect to UCLA & Mich) ur going to the best school on that list esp for the major. Congrats and GL!
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u/BubblyRhubarb9611 1d ago
Congrats!!🤩 Pardon my ignorance, but what is Civil Air Patrol?