Chance me for Computer Science Schools, will chance back

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I want to be chanced for MIT, CalTech, Harvard, CMU, RPI, Tufts, UC Berkeley, WashU in St. Louis, Brown, Princeton and schools like that.
also if you know any other schools I might be interested in, please post. I want to double major in Mathematics and Computer Science.</p>

<p>btw, read the whole thing before posting, I'm not good at ordering things haha.</p>

<p>GPA: ~97.4 (a bit higher than that)
PAT- 232
SAT- 2270 (730 reading, 800 math, 740 writing)</p>

<p>Courses:</p>

<p>I've taken all of the standard sciences and maths (earth science, bio, chem, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, etc.) so I'm only going to list APs and college courses</p>

<p>AP Computer Science - 5
AP European History - 4
AP Statistics - 5
AP Calc BC - 5
AP Physics B - 5
AP US History - expected 4 or 5
College Computer Science
MITx 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics
Stanford Coursera: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I</p>

<p>next year classes:
AP Physics C
AP US Government
Multivariable Calculus (at a college)
Linear Algebra (at a college)
Discrete Mathematics (at a college)
AP Literature and Composition</p>

<p>Awards:
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) 2010-2011 Regional Finalist
Siemens and Westinghouse National Science Competition 2011-2012 National Semi-finalist
Long Island Science and Engineering Fair 2011-2012 1st place in Computer Science
Recipient of Intel Excellence Award in Computer Science
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011-2012 Finalist (competition is in may, will list specific place then)
NY State Tae Kwon Do Championships 2012 First Place in Sparring. Third Place in Forms.
International Computer Science League All-Star Competiton 2010-2011: Top Individual Scorer
International Computer Science League All-Star Competiton 2010-2011: Top 10 Team
2nd Place Suffolk County Math Contest 2010-2011
1st Place Suffolk County Math Contest 2011-2012
Moody's Mega Math Challenge 2011-2012 (waiting back on results)</p>

<p>(All my research was independent, as in no lab or mentor)</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Non-Academic: All-State Clarinet (this year), All-County Clarinet (7th - 11th so far), 1st Clarinet at All-County this year, 1st Clarinet in School Band, 1st Tenor Saxophone in Jazz Band, 1st Clarinet & Eb Clarinet in Wind Ensemble, Principle Clarinet in MYO (2010), Principle clarinet in GYO (2011), I intended on sending audition tapes to any school that allows. First Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do from World Tae Kwon Do Federation</p>

<p>Academic: Science Olympiads A team (2010-2011), Chess Club President, Vice President this year & Pres next year of our Computer Science Team, Math Olympiads A Team, NAQT Quizbowl Team</p>

<p>Languages Spoken (other than english):
Hebrew, Spanish (standardized tests taken for both with scores of 96 and 97 respectively)</p>

<p>Programming Languages Known:
Java, C++, C#, Visual Basic, Matlab, Octave, Mathematica, Perl, Pascal</p>

<p>Attended MIT Splash and took courses in Complexity Theory, Algorithm Analysis, Multivariable Calculus, Randomization Theory, computer security</p>

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<p>bump bump bump bump</p>

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<p>I’d say you’re an extremely strong applicant for all of those schools. You <em>shouldn’t</em> have a problem with having many schools to choose from next year. I’d be surprised if you didn’t get in to the majority of these schools. </p>

<p>My academic portfolio was not as nearly as strong as yours and I’d say your extra curricular are where they should be considering your talents. That said, admissions is a total crap shoot at all these universities regardless of how strong an applicant you are so don’t forget a back-up school, and try and come up with some very personal but interesting essay topics.</p>

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<p>This doesn’t seem right… I thought you could only enter Intel if you were currently a senior…</p>

<p>If your stats are true though, you willy probably get into every school except Harvard, Princeton, Caltech, and MIT. That said, I think you will probably get into at least one or two of those top schools, just not all of them.</p>

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<p>they’re two different things. The Intel Science Talen Search (Intel STS) is only able to be entered as a senior. However, Intel sponsors the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) every year. And the way you qualify for it is by winning a spot at one of your local ISEF-affiliated fairs. Each local fair decides how to determine who gets the spots.
Intel STS: [Intel</a> STS - Home Page - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/STS]Intel”>Regeneron Science Talent Search- Society for Science)
Intel ISEF: [Intel</a> ISEF - Home Page - Society for Science & the Public](<a href=“http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/]Intel”>Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair - Society for Science)</p>

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<p>it’s something that a lot of people get confused between because the fact is, neither of them actually are supposed to contain Intel in the name. STS is the name of one and ISEF the other, but because they’re both sponsored by Intel they get a lot more publicity by including it.
also, out of curiosity why do you think not all of them? I mean, I’m not expecting to get into all just because I’m not good enough. but I was wondering if you have another reason</p>

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<p>The only reason not all of them is because no one can assuredly get into all of them. You MIGHT get in to all of them but it’s unlikely due to the fact that they have tens of thousands of qualified applicants and try not to admit the same ones (even though they often do)</p>

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<p>I wish I was you!! I say your definite for all of those schools. Your ECs alone would get you into most of those schools, but with those classes and test scores I cant see how you cant get accepted.</p>

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<p>Wow. Well you’re into at least a few. So jealous, haha.
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