Chance me CMU, Berkeley, GA Tech, MIT, Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Here is the list I’m applying to, definitely majoring in computer science:

Carnegie Mellon scs
UC Berkeley EECS
GA Tech college of computing (in state)
MIT
Stanford
Cornell engineering
Columbia engineering

Stats:

Indian Male

ACT superscored: 36 35 35 36, essay 8
Highest: 35 35 34 36 essay 8

Essay may go up, I just retook

Sat math 2: 800
Sat physics: 800
Sat chemistry: 790

Gpa: 97.9/100
The scale my school uses is +2 for regular, +5 for honors, +7 AP

On the 4.0 scale unweighted where A = 4.0 and B = 3.0 I have a 3.94

2 Bs total, in AP euro and public speaking

12 total APs including this year, scores so far:
5’s:
AP calc BC
AP bio
AP chem
AP comp sci A
AP comp sci principles
AP stat

4’s:
AP euro
AP English lit

2 on AP Chinese

Rec’s:
Calc BC teacher: great
Employer: great
AP English lit: no clue, probably good

Awards and ECs:

National AP scholar (8 4+ scores)

PSAT national merit commended (means I just missed semifinalist)

3 mobile apps, total 15k downloads, $200, 250k plays

National Honor Society

Total 11 weeks of internships at a web company, 8 weeks paid

Varsity tennis

Service project in Kenya

Thanks for reading, if there’s any clarification or things I should add let me know

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Also how much would my chances go up for Carnegie Mellon if I ED? Couldn’t find stats anywhere

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They’ll want to see a person behind those great stats, so think about what makes you awesome. or that you contribute to your community. Focus your essays on these.

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Looks competitive at all your schools. Stanford/MIT will be a reach for anyone however.

If you applied to CMU ED, I would be surprised if you didn’t get in. The admission rate is about 30% iirc.

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I would second applying to CMU ED and GT early action as well, and based on those, figure out your RD strategy. You’re applying to the most competitive programs in the country and if you don’t have a clear first choice and are ok in getting into any of these, then applying early to CMU is the way to go.

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I think you have a very good shot of getting into these colleges. Your stats and ecs (especially ur mobile apps) are great! Of course you can never be sure for, MIT, Stanford, CMU SCS, but i would be surpised if u didnt get into the other ones. I concur that ED CMU would help.

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Not sure about GT, but all of the others are reach for everyone.

(If you can afford it, UCB may be a match or high match for L&S, but then you would need a 3.3 college GPA in the CS prerequisites to get into the L&S CS major.)