by kbl2017 » Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:50 am
gman7187 wrote:mr_broccoli wrote:gman7187 wrote:Hey guys, I didn't make it past the semifinals round and was wondering what your first semester GPA's were? I had a 3.88 and fairly good accolades. I am a freshman at Penn State. I am really sad and highly disappointed. Congrats to all who made it!
That's a really strong GPA. What were your accolades if you don't mind me asking? I'm a CS major/math minor at NYU (first semester junior) with a 3.6 GPA but I had very strong professional experiences and extracurricular activities, fairly strong essays, and above average references
I’m an Aerospace Engineering major. I was valedictorian in High School. I’m an Eagle Scout. I had some professional experience at a local battery company (Deka/East Penn Manufacturing). I have significant leadership experience through scouting, was selected and attended a leadership camp, and was Vice President of NHS in High school. I played varsity soccer in high school, and was historian (class leadership) for my class (1 of 5 class officers). I’m not sure, perhaps my essays weren’t quality. I thought I had a good chance so I’m a little discouraged but I’ll try again next year.
I honestly wouldn't take it as a discouraging thing. You're a freshman - that means three years of funding as someone who really hasn't proven themselves yet. Your major also has a limited scope compared to a CS major who could work literally anywhere. So you could have just gotten bumped out by the fact the SFs arent hiring very many aerospace engineers this year!
I highly suggest reapplying next year as youll have a summer to get some more work experience and do a lot of research into your sponsoring facilities and make sure to include direct reasons for why you put them in your top 3.
For example I'm an Astro engineer and i put the Space and Missile Systems as one of my choices then talked about how it directly alligned with my chosen field and how their directorates lined up with my previous government internships. It helps them to justify why theyd choose you over 10 other engineers! It also shows them that you did a little research. (I suggest looking into SMC and Air Force Space command in general!)
[quote="gman7187"][quote="mr_broccoli"][quote="gman7187"]Hey guys, I didn't make it past the semifinals round and was wondering what your first semester GPA's were? I had a 3.88 and fairly good accolades. I am a freshman at Penn State. I am really sad and highly disappointed. Congrats to all who made it![/quote]
That's a really strong GPA. What were your accolades if you don't mind me asking? I'm a CS major/math minor at NYU (first semester junior) with a 3.6 GPA but I had very strong professional experiences and extracurricular activities, fairly strong essays, and above average references[/quote]
I’m an Aerospace Engineering major. I was valedictorian in High School. I’m an Eagle Scout. I had some professional experience at a local battery company (Deka/East Penn Manufacturing). I have significant leadership experience through scouting, was selected and attended a leadership camp, and was Vice President of NHS in High school. I played varsity soccer in high school, and was historian (class leadership) for my class (1 of 5 class officers). I’m not sure, perhaps my essays weren’t quality. I thought I had a good chance so I’m a little discouraged but I’ll try again next year.[/quote]
I honestly wouldn't take it as a discouraging thing. You're a freshman - that means three years of funding as someone who really hasn't proven themselves yet. Your major also has a limited scope compared to a CS major who could work literally anywhere. So you could have just gotten bumped out by the fact the SFs arent hiring very many aerospace engineers this year!
I highly suggest reapplying next year as youll have a summer to get some more work experience and do a lot of research into your sponsoring facilities and make sure to include direct reasons for why you put them in your top 3.
For example I'm an Astro engineer and i put the Space and Missile Systems as one of my choices then talked about how it directly alligned with my chosen field and how their directorates lined up with my previous government internships. It helps them to justify why theyd choose you over 10 other engineers! It also shows them that you did a little research. (I suggest looking into SMC and Air Force Space command in general!)