Chance me for Carngie Mellon and Cornell... :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've decided to apply to those two schools yesterday, so I just want to know my chances. I will probably be doing Comp Eng./EE/CS</p>

<p>Asian American (Chinese) Male, single parent, low income (15~25K)</p>

<p>Goes to semi-competetive public school, API is like 810? (I think there were two people who went to Ivies last year, some Berkeley and LA people too)</p>

<p>10-11th weighted GPA: 4.0 (Includes summer classes at CC)
10th-11th unweighted: 3.68
9th-11th unweighted:3.56
Class rank: Around 112 / 600 (our district doesn't weigh GPA's for class rank)</p>

<p>Grades:
9th Grade:
Algebra 1: A+/A+
Spanish 1: A/A-
Integrated Science(Forced to take this class due to the stupid school)A/B+
P.E(Just for reference): A/A
English 1 Honors: C+/B
Intro to Computer Science: B/C+</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Geometry: A/A-
Biology: A-/A-
AP World History: B/A
English 2 Honors: B+/A-
Spanish 2: A-/B+
P.E: A/A-</p>

<p>11th Grade:
Chemistry: A+/A
Algebra 2: A+/A
U.S History: A/A
A.P Computer Science A: B+/A-
A.P English Lang / Comp: B-/B
Spanish 3: B+/A-</p>

<p>Summer classes at CC:
Introduction to Business: B (missed one week of class)
Trigonometry: A
Pre-Calculus Algebra: A</p>

<p>Courses this year:
AP Physics B
AP Calculus AB
AP Government/Regular Econ (One semester of each)
English 4
Choir 1
Planning on taking Calculus 2 at CC during spring</p>

<p>AP Scores:
AP World History: 5
AP Computer Science: 4
AP English: 4</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Chinese: 800
Math II: 780
Chemistry: 740
World History: 700
Biology M: 620</p>

<p>ACT:
Composite: 33
English: 33
Math: 35
Reading: 33
Science: 30
Essay: 11</p>

<p>PSAT: 63 R/ 73 M/ 64 W 200 Total(96 percentile)</p>

<p>Award(s):
National Merit Commendation
AP Scholar</p>

<p>Spent 5 years in Taiwan at a regular public school. I wrote about this in my essay, and I truly believe that this has changed me a lot due to the exposure to an ultra-competitive Asian school culture(again, wrote about in essay).</p>

<p>Extracirriculars:
Chinese Club (one of the founders): 9th/10th grades
CSF: 11th and 12th grades
Key Club: 11th and 12th grades
Church tutoring helper: 10th grade
Church GK (youth leader): 12th grade
NYLF Tech Forum: Summer after 10th grade
Piano (5 years, never had time to take CM examinations though). Despite the fact that I have never won any awards or sorts, I believe that I do have a pretty big passion for piano (write about in 2nd essay and explained why I didn't play piano for a longer time due to many circumstances)
Game Development Club - officer: 12th grade</p>

<p>Works for uncle's company unofficially (computer accesories compnay), does translation and grammatical checking (his company is based in Taiwan)</p>

<p>I already applied to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UCSD and UCI. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Na, na na na na na, na na na Katamari Damacy! (BUMP)</p>

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<p>Any takers?</p>

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<p>please? anyone? please?</p>

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<p>86 views, yet no replies? O_O</p>

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<p>I'll be the first to help :) But I'm gonna go brutal:</p>

<p>I'm pretty sure you already understand that your GPA is on the lower side, especially with those "C"s. Your ECs are on the weaker side, in that you do not have many board positions in the numerous groups you did participate in. I think the reason people didn't respond to your post is because the grade format is all confusing to understand (my school does not use the + and - system).</p>

<p>Verdict:
UCB= if you are from Cali, then slight reach. if not, it's gonna be hard mostly bc you're asian
UCLA is a slight reach and the others are probably shoo-ins
Cornell and Carnegie are going to be real tough, sorry to say. Good luck anyway!</p>

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<p>Haha, I am aware of my low GPA. Do both Cornell and Carnegie Mellon take into consideration my freshman year grades? I seriously has no idea what I was doing (laziness + apathy). Both schools look at senior grades right? I currently only have one B+ in AP Gov, and I plan to get a 4.0 UW this semester (4.6 W). </p>

<p>My lack of extracirriculars can be accounted for several reasons (which I will explain in the additional comments if space allows). First off, my mom didn't know how to drive on the freeway (and she still doesn't... XD), which blocked off access to many opportunities. Second, when I first moved back to the US in 8th grade, our family was in a constant search for a house, making my weekends full with open houses. So even though the lack of strong ECs can be attributed to my initial apathy and lack of leadership quality, there are some other factors. Thanks though!</p>

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<p>good point, probably not. That would help your GPA greatly.</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>BUMP (10 char)</p>

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<p>Bump Bump Bump</p>