Intended School: School of Computer Science (CMU) Early Decision
Grade: 12
Race: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
State: NY
School: Competitive public with emphasis on computer science / business
GPA (this is an average grade out of 100): 93.5ish - equals about UW 3.92 GPA or 4.45 W
Rank: school does not rank
SAT: 1520 (730 RW 790 M) superscored + 8/8/8 Essay
SAT II: Will take Math 2 and Physics in October
ACT: Did not take
AP’s:
Calculus BC (5), AB Subscore (4), Computer Science Principles (5), Chemistry (4), Environmental Science (3) - self study lol, US History (4)
Senior Year: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP English Lit, Gym, AP Comp Sci A, Aerospace Eng / Eng. Tech (semester classes), School Tech Department Internship (takes 2 classes during day), Math Stat and Data Science (very high level math course - in general took very advanced math courses throughout high school)
ECS:
Jazz Band (3 years) - Lead Alto Sax, extremely high level band that competes/wins at state level, won many awards for it
NHS - Vice President
Coding Club (4 years) - officer, organizing and planning upcoming Hackathon
Math League (4 years) - Treasurer
FRC Robotics - senior coder for the team - 3 years
PTA Liaison - 2 years
Worked in School IT Department over the summer and continuing during the year
I have some role in FBLA and Yearbook Club as well, although not as much. Also I am a 2 degree black belt in Taekwondo but received it in middle school.
Work Experience: Camp Counselor 1 year and Tech Intern other year
Volunteering: Tutoring kids for jazz and math, Student Ambassador for school info sessions, I get hours for attending PTA meetings and communicating about class to council.
Legacy: Uncle went for graduate Machine Learning type of stuff.
Also I am currently taking a Machine Learning Course on Udemy as part of a project for an individual (who also went to CMU).
Please let me know my chances, thanks!
@hummerrocket
Overall, your basic stats (SAT, GPA) scores look great. Hopefully those SAT Subject Tests turned out fine! Your EC’s are somewhat average but if you can talk about your involvement with more details in your essays, I think you can make them shine. Please keep in mind that legacy puts on emphasis on parents / relatives who went for undergraduate degrees. I don’t exactly know how it works for people who have legacy through graduate school. However, if you are able to talk about how your uncle influenced you to apply to CMU ED, then it may work. Good luck 
Lol how did u get an ab subscore of 4 when u got a 5 on bc? :))
@ThePolygot
:)) It’s hard to explain… I was just better at BC stuff than the AB.
@GoBears2023
Thanks for the feedback. As an update, I did pretty badly on the Subject Tests: (670 in Physics and 720 in Math 2). Should I send the Math 2 out or not?
@hummerrocket
I’m going to be brutally honest right now. Although your application is great, the fact you are applying SCS ED alongside some of the top STEM candidates in the nation makes the 720 on Math 2 and 670 of Physics hurt you. If you still want to go to CMU, I would recommend holding off till RD and improve both SAT subject scores to above 750, preferably 800 on Math 2. Given that CMU’s cs program is heavily math based, that sat math 2 scores has to be improved. I wish you the best of luck my friend.
HMU if you have any other questions.
@GoBears2023
Can’t I just not send my math 2 score?
@hummerrocket
You could, but the fact that you are applying to SCS will make your application sound really sketch without that Math 2 scores. I strongly recommend going for RD. It’s up to you.
@GoBears2023
Actually, last minute, I am going to retake just the Math Subject Test on November 3rd. CMU still accepts this score, so this is possibly a ray of hope!
I’ll second the previous suggestion, 720 Math is tough!
I don’t have stats but when I was in the freshmen orientation with my son two yrs ago, I got the impression EVERYONE is 800/800 on math and physics…