Chance for CIT!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>I am a high school Junior right now at a competitive public High School in New Jersey. Right now CMU seems to be my top choice and so I would like a chance and advice for getting into CIT.</p>

<p>GPA: obtained from school
GPA
3.9388
Weighted GPA
5.8493
Class rank: top 20/500 equaling the top 4%</p>

<p>Freshman Classes
Honors Bio
Honors Alg II
Honors English I
Latin I
World Civ
electives</p>

<p>Sophmore Classes
Honors Chem
Honors English II
AP Statistics
Honors Pre-Calc
Latin II
Honors US I
electives</p>

<p>Junior Classes
AP Chem
AP Physics B
AP Calc AB
AP Euro
AP English III
Honors US II</p>

<p>Honors Bio my freshman year was the only class I received a B in.</p>

<p>SAT:
2150
760 Math
660 CR
730 Writing</p>

<p>3 Subject Tests:
Math II: 800
Chem: 750
Physics: 710</p>

<p>ECs
Member of FIRST Robotics, made it to Mar Championships
DECA club Vice President along with 3rd place at Regionals and 5th place at States
Science League top scorer
NHS member
Built a windmill over the summer with a few select students at my school, built it out of common day supplies and it could power electricity, did this for the book "The Boy who Harnessed the Wind"
Math Team Member
Lacrosse Freshman,Sophomore, and Junior year
I am the Lab Assistant to my Chem Professor and I get credits for this on my transcript
Chem Club, participated and helped organize various chemistry outreach programs to the 4th graders and 6th graders of my township
Latin, Asian, FBLA members
Awarded and commended at my school for best overall science student in the Junior class along with most involved in science clubs
Extreme amounts of community service at a hospital</p>

<p>I am extremely interested in CIT and so if you guys could chance me and give me advice that would be wonderful! Remember that I am just a high school junior right now!</p>

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<p>You can never tell what Admissions will be looking for one year to another. That said, your GPA and test scores are close to my S who just graduated CMU/CIT/ECE this year.</p>

3

<p>Thank you very much, did your S apply early decision or regular decision? any more advice would be helpful!</p>

4

<p>He applied RD. Only advice I can give is to write a good essay and show your interest.</p>

5

<p>Thank you very much! I am applying early decision so hopefully that can help boost my chances! (: Congratulations to your son by the way</p>

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<p>you’re in. I had similar stats, 2230 SAT, lacrosse, etc and got in. even at a 3.7 gpa. dont worry too much</p>