9th Grade
Biology I S
Geometry S
Wellness
English I S
creative writing
General Music
Algebra 2 S
AP Comp Science Princeples (didn’t take exam)
Latin I
10th Grade
Chemistry H
ACT Prep (half credit)
AP US History (3)
AP Calc AB (2)
Strength and conditioning (half credit)
Eng II H
(I transfered half way into my sophmore year)
11th Grade
Per Finance (half Credit)
Accounting 1
Phys education
AP Lang (haven’t taken test yet)
AP Stats (haven’t taken test yet)
AP Euro (haven’t taken test yet)
AP World (haven’t taken test )
(I am considering self studying AP Comp science A and Physics over the summer)
ECs:
Achieved Black Belt in Karate
Placed 1st in sparring,forms, and weapons in 2 tournaments held by the school/style ( also judged for the 5-12 year old division)
Aided/instructed Karate classes and events for the past 3 years
Participated in service trip to DR and helped build a court for a small community
Part of robotics team for 2 years before I transfered
Part of Quizbowl team
Participated in YIG and MUN Conferenced
Other:
I am a first generation Immigrant
Bilingual in English and Spanish
What do you want to study? It’s really hard to tell from your post.
Also: No physics/lab science in Grade 11? No Calc BC?
B/c you list CMU & MIT (2 heavily STEM schools) I first thought robotics / engineering / similar- but your courses don’t line up for that (at a minimum, you would expect a year of physics, and Calc BC).
When I look at your courses it looks more like humanities (doubling up on World & Euro, and you have some YIG and MUN)- but then why MIT & CMU? MIT has a nice Political Science major- but you aren’t admitted to the major: you have to go in through the front door. You technically meet the requirements for Dietrich at CMU - but only if they waive the 2 years of a foreign language requirement b/c you are bilingual. Either way, WashU will want a year of physics, and math in grade 12, and 2 years of a foreign language.
Karate seems to be your ‘real’ EC- ie, the one that you put serious time and effort into- the others (from here) look like things you happen to do through school. Is that fair?
I understand. For the physics and lab science and Calc B/C, my new school didn’t offer B/C when I transfered from a charter school, my schedule was a mess and I had a conflicting schedule so some of the classes I was taking before I transfered were dropped ( like Lat II, AP Computer Science A, ) and physics didn’t have enough people sign up for it at my school ( at least that’s what my counselor told me), and I forgot to add that I am currently taken Engineering I ( a class that wan’t offered in my old school)
if STEM, and your school won’t offer physics & calc can you take physics & calc at community college over the summer or as dual enrollment in the fall?
First, I know transferring in the middle of high school is a huge headache! But with CS there are so many online resources for some additional coursework or to add to your extracurriculars, if not during the school year perhaps over the summer. If your school doesn’t offer more advanced CS coursework beyond AP, I’m sure you could take some online courses to emphasize that side of your academic interests. Also, you could participate in USACO or other online programming contests on your own if your school doesn’t have a computer club that goes to team coding events or hackathons. If you did a couple of these in addition to your other activities and good test scores, it would line you up well with other CS applicants.
Carnegie Mellon Computer Science acceptance rates are on a par with MIT’s admission rate. Meaning it’s going to be a reach.
Do you have any in state safeties?
Also AP scores do not need to be reported, but a 2 on the AB test will be a red flag for a CompSci/Math major since the classes will become progressively harder. You will need to take Multivariable Calculus and possibly Differential Equations/Linear Algebra and those are not easy classes. Not to mention Discrete Math for a CompSci major.