Chance for IS (ED or RD?) Thanks!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>Every one here hates these threads but I would love some feedback. I am a senior applying to Carnegie Mellon Information Systems major. I want to know if I should apply Regular or Early and how good of chances I have. Please refer to this page for Information Systems (IS) major statistics. <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/hsvtogo/pdf/GeneralInfo.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/admission/hsvtogo/pdf/GeneralInfo.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>GPA: 3.67 - higher if you don't count freshman year.
ACT: 28
SAT: 1850
Rank 60/200
Gender: M
Race: Caucasian
School: Jesuit school in Southern Connecticut with 900 students. </p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>Connecticut State Science Fair (5 Year Consecutive Finalist in Energy)
Altar Server - Master of Ceremonies
Co-founder of Arbre Studios LLC - Developing Apps for the iPhone and iPad
FIRST Robotics Club and Competition (founding member) - Current President
International Genius Science Olympiad - nominated by Connecticut Science Fair
Junior Engineering Technical Society Club (JETS)
Google Global Science Fair
The Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology
Summer Project - Successfully launched a balloon into near-space to take photographs at 65,000 feet. </p>

<p>National Honor Society
French National Honor Society</p>

<p>Fall Cross Country - Scholar Athlete
Spring Outdoor Track</p>

<p>Elementary School Mentor and Tutor (100+ hours)
Required Community Service for School (50+ hours)
National Honor Society Peer Tutor</p>

<p>Essay/Recommendations
Strong essay.
Counselor, Math Teacher, French Teacher</p>

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<p>I’m also thinking of applying to IS at Carngie via EDII. I hear that it’s less competitive than Engineering and CS, however its getting more competitive. IMO the only thing a bit lacking is your SAT score, if you have time try to bring it to the 2000 mark then you should be set.</p>

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<p>Here are the admissions statistics for the students entering this Fall - out of 1.047 applicants for IS, 120 were accepted:</p>

<p>[Carnegie</a> Mellon Admission | Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission-statistics]Carnegie”>http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission-statistics)</p>