Chance an average student for Comp Sci/Engineering

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Well, I really want to get into a good comp sci./engineering college, but I feel like my stats are ehh. I want to apply to Carnegie Mellon (Early Decision), UIUC, Georgia Tech, UT Austin, U. Maryland, UMich, NYU, Rutgers. (EAs wherever possible) Which ones can I get into??</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>UW GPA: Around 3.65
W GPA: 4.05
SAT: CR 650 M 770 W 740 (2160 Composite but taking again in October)
Class Percentile: (Definitely in top 10%, maybe close to top 5%)
Subject SATs this June. Anticipate high Math Level II score, and an Okay Chem score.</p>

<p>AP Classes: Junior: AP Comp Sci, AP Chem, AP English Language
Senior: (AP Calc AB, AP Micro, AP Stats, AP English Lit, Hon or AP Phys idk yet) </p>

<p>(B, B+ in Geometry Honors, Bio Honors Freshman year and B+, B+ in H.Pre Calc and AP Chem Junior year) </p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>JV Tennis (Frosh year)
Varsity Tennis (3 years)
Key Club Editor (Junior year)
Key Club Pres (Senior year)
Red Cross Youth Council (Junior Senior year)
Red Cross Club Founder/Exec Pres (Junior year)
Violin: (Freshman, Sophomore, Senior Year: All Honors Orchestra)
Violin: Evaluated Student at Westminster Conservatory of Music (Freshman, Sophomore, Senior Year)</p>

<p>WORK/INTERNSHIPS</p>

<p>New York Life Insurance Web assistant this summer
Job at Kumon this Summer
(Should I do anything else? Would taking Honors Physics this summer to get into AP next year be worth the trouble?)</p>

<p>AWARDS</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis letter
National Honors Society
National French Honors Society
Westminster Violin certificates</p>

<p>Community Service</p>

<p>Key Club: I anticipate to have 75 by time of admissions
Red Cross: I anticipate to have 25
Cultural summer Event: 40 (2 summers)
Religious place: I'll have like 30
SO 170 total? </p>

<p>Letters of Rec: I think they'll be good. I want one from my math/CS teacher which will be nice. History teacher's will be really good. And I'm hoping to get one from the administrators of my internship/job. </p>

<p>Essay: I'll work early on my essay. I really think I can pull of good essays since I love to write! </p>

<p>So... Chance me please!!!</p>

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<p>carnegie mellon a match imo maybe better</p>

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<p>Haha I would love to go there. Thanks!</p>

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<p>I think CMU might be a high match, but most likely will be a reach.
Georgia Tech is exceedingly hard to get into if you are not from a southern area…
UIUC is a high match, reach area.</p>

<p>I think everything else except maybe UMich should definitely be a school that could be considered a match.</p>

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<p>I don’t think slushy was accounting for the fact that you’re applying to SCS within CMU. It’s going to be a reach. UMich CoE is a much more feasible reach. Definitely apply EA there; it’s rolling admissions, so you’ll want to get your application in early. UIUC engineering is well-regarded, but I’m not sure how difficult it is to get into. I think you should be good for the others, with the possible exception of NYU.</p>

<p>Your list of schools is eclectic. If you don’t mind me asking, what are you looking for in a college besides strong CS? NYU and UT-Austin, for example, will probably provide quite different college experiences (though you certainly may end up enjoying both). I only ask because I’m a CS-oriented senior that’s been through the admissions process, and if I had known as a rising senior what I know now, I would have definitely refined my list a bit.</p>

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<p>@experientiadocet I’m definitely looking for a fun college environment. I want to enjoy tose four years in college! I’m also look for a college that would give me a secured job placement, and decent internships. I understand that NYU and UT Austin are completely different haha. UT is much better for comp sci, and is basically opposite in terms of weather/atmosphere and all that when compared to NYU. NYU is closer to my house, and I love the college environment! but its not necessarily known for comp sci… :frowning: Would it be smart to apply there? And also, I thought UIUC engineering would be relatively easy to get into, given it’s high acceptance rate (70%) I’ve visited U of I and thought it was pretty cool. I was hoping that I would be set for it haha.</p>

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<p>BUMPPPPPP. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>bump i’ll chance back</p>