<p>GPA: UW- 3.77 W-4.52
SAT: 2300
SAT II:
Math 2: 760
Physics: 700</p>
<p>My class rank is top 17%, but I must also add that I go to an extremely competitive school(consistently ranked top 15 in the nation by US News)</p>
<p>By the end of my senior year, I would have taken 16 AP courses</p>
<p>In addition my recs are going to be fairly good, one is by a Stanford alum who loves me</p>
<p>Essays:
7/10-9/10</p>
<p>Notable ECs:
+Created an online website that teaches over 600 students around the world how to code
+Entrepreneurship Program at Harvard University
+CTO of a startup I helped start- designed mobile apps and website
+Created an organization that taught kids how to code(this idea led to my first one)
+4 years at my local FIRST Robotics Team
+Have verified certificates to many MOOC's
+ Developed 3 chrome extensions
+400 volunteer hours</p>
<p>Do you think my gpa is just too low for these schools? Do i even have a shot?</p>
<p>I say you actually have better chance to get into Duke but MIT and Stanford are schools where no matter your stats,it’s going to be a reach. Carnegie I don’t know so much but you definitely could get into Duke </p>
<p>@Kualakoala what do you mean demographic considerations? I may be Indian but I attend high school in the us. Will it really hurt me that much? </p>
<p>I think what he means is that a Indian students making application to these schools have very high numbers in general, thus compounding the difficulty of admission.</p>
<p>It looks to me like Duke and Carnegie are pretty much auto admissions based off your credentials. A good chance at MIT as well. I hear that Berekely and UT Austin have very strong computer science programs as well. You might want to check those programs out. Stanford is a tough one, its really a toss up. For all we know the reviewers could be in a good mood when they’re taking a look at your application. Dont stress about it. You’re in a good position. All these schools are great and your bound to get into one of them.</p>
<p>I was talking to my friend today and he said I might have a better shot if i raise my sat score. From what I’ve heard, top colleges won’t penalize a score above 2250 and retaking it after that would just be useless. Was I misguided?</p>
<p>I think you’re in a good place for Carnegie Mellon. As for Duke, I’d say you have a pretty good chance. It’s a tough school to get into, but I think you have it in you.</p>
<p>With the others, I honestly couldn’t tell you. All three of them are incredibly hard to predict. Also, like @ChicagoBulls232 said, UC-Berkeley has a great program. I know a guy that got in OOS (and has your exact demographic) but didn’t have your stats (nor did he attend as prestigious a high school). I think you’d have a really, really good chance there.</p>
<p>@produde: I’m actually very, very similar to you, so I’m really interested in this thread. I’m an Indian-American male with a GPA similar to yours yours (3.8, Top 5% of semi-competitive public school, 10 IB’s and 8-9 AP’s by the end of senior year) and scores fairly similar to yours (2260 SAT, 800 Math 2, 780 Physics).</p>
<p>Most chancers on CC have told me my scores and grades were too low, but it seems like you have a lot of people telling you differently, so that actually gives me a lot of hope. Personally, I value EC’s and leadership much more than grades once the grades and scores seem fairly decent (~3.8 GPA, 2200+ SAT). I really hope admissions officers would consider applicants in the same way. </p>
<p>PM me if you want more info about my stats and stuff. </p>
<p>For MIT especially it will help if you can raise your SAT II Physics score. MIT says their students are good at school and they are good at taking tests. A 700 doesn’t put you in a highly competitive percentile. Good luck.</p>
<p>Admissions counselors are familiar with schools–how challenging, whether students from that school succeed, etc. So while it’s nice to be in the top 10%, you can still be in the top 20% at a highly competitive school and stand out. Your ECs are really interesting. Like I said, it does help to have the highest scores possible, but also pay attention to your supplemental essays! </p>