College Courses (? = TBA or Taken):
Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra (A+ at local university)
AP BC Calc (5) , AP Stats (?), IB Humanities/Science courses, AP WH (5), AP CS A(?)
ECs:
Volunteer Work at center for assisting mentally disabled individuals (100+ hours) (Played music, amongst other services)
Siemens Semifinalist (team of 2) - Summer work at laboratory related to computational science
I would put all of these in the top selectivity category for CS, especially Carnegie’s is ridiculously hard to get into. You’ve got the raw stats to get into any of them, so I’d guess that you’ll probably get into at least one. That, however, is contingent on that you could make your application really interesting through essays or some other way that you sold yourself. While your profile is strong, and you’ve succeeded in a lot of STEM things, I wouldn’t consider any of them ‘Unique’ if you catch what I’m saying. Not anything that will even close to cripple, or even really weaken you, just be aware that you’ll want a little flair somewhere in the application, that I don’t see too much in your ECs.
Penn, Cornell
I’d say you’re very likely at Cornell, and Penn again I’d guess likely, but who knows when it comes to ivies, they can be erratic.
On the whole, your profile is very strong, if somewhat “standard.” Not a weakness or a critique, but make sure your essays have a little flair to them to make you stand out beyond your stats.
You have a decent chance at all of these schools, with a pretty good chance at Cornell.
That’s all anyone can tell you for schools like these, unfortunately; ~10% acceptance rate schools are basically like a lottery, and if anyone tries to tell you “you’ll get into __ for sure!!” don’t believe them. You just never know.
Your stats are definitely good enough to give you a fair shot at all of these schools. Good luck!
If any of Cornell, Penn or CMU are your first choice, apply early decision, the acceptance rate is considerably higher for ed than rd. Your stats are average to below average for an Asian male applying to MIT and Princeton, and your ECs are very academic focused. You need to use your essays to talk about the work you did with the mentally disabled and to somehow convince admissions that you’ll participate in things outside of class. Do you have any sports or non-STEM clubs (yearbook, paper, student council)? To actually answer your question, I’d say:
MIT, Princeton - not competitive, I’m not saying don’t apply, just hope for the best
CMU - competitive
Cornell, Penn- very competitive, you should get into one of these two as others have said, especially if you apply early
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