<p>That physics score will hurt you greatly.
Math one isn’t that good either. Especially for an Indian. I’d suggest trying some other subject tests or retaking those. Look at your school’s naviance/data for exactly how bad your gpa is.
As of now:
MIT: reach I think they’ll put a fair amount of emphasis on your poor sat 2’s. All the same, mit’s EECS is a huge department.
Stanford: low reach/reach: I think they’ll like the entrepreneurship angle. Also, of the elite colleges, they have the lowest sat scores so there’s a good chance they may look past your sat 2s.
CMU: reach/high reach They said they like to see good math competitions, and you haven’t done any. I’m assuming they’ll place more weight on your subject test scores as well. Also said they want to see interest, and if a student from the west coast hasn’t visited they’ll question how much of a match you are.
Duke: match/high match. Not as known for CS, they’d probably love to have you. This will be key to show interest here, or you might get lost in yield protection. Give them the love!
Chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1665423-downwards-trend-poor-class-rank-high-aspirations-will-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1665423-downwards-trend-poor-class-rank-high-aspirations-will-chance-back.html#latest</a></p>
<p>^ Just because the average Joe doesn’t think of Duke as being a great school for computer science doesn’t mean that it isn’t. It also doesn’t mean that it’s easy to get into. Duke is significantly more selective that CMU for example. Pratt is the most improved engineering school in America and Duke CS graduates have led divisions at companies like Microsoft, Apple, Cisco and IBM. </p>
<p>Also, Duke doesn’t believe in yield protection. You must have it mistaken for another school. In the future, try not to engage in such speculation. It just makes you look incredibly ignorant. </p>
<p>@theanaconda what do you mean look at my school’s naviance for my gpa? what is naviance?</p>
<p>Naviance is a website/program that schools use that records the acceptances/waitlists/rejections. It’s very useful because it lets you look at your GPA in “context” like how many colleges say they do. For example, the people who get into Duke from my high school have had around a 4.5 weighted gpa. This makes 0 sense to everyone else, but for me I understand that my chances for Duke are very small. </p>
<p>As for your profile, I really like a lot of the ECs you have, but I think your SAT2 scores are going to hurt you, even the Math2 score, since it’s relatively easy to get an 800 on it compared to other SAT2s.</p>
<p>@MrDoctor My school doesn’t have Naviance, but is there anything else I can use to get this data?</p>
<p>My school has a binder with a sheet for each college which shows the gpa and sat of past applicants and whether they were accepted or not (or waitlisted etc and shows if they applied EA/ED).</p>
<p>Agree with @theanaconda …CMU SCS is I would reckon tougher to get in than Duke Engineering.</p>
<p>Duke Engineering
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<p>CMU SCS
<a href=“http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission-statistics”>http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission-statistics</a></p>
<p>You have relevant ECs, Math score is iffy.</p>
<p>@theanaconda @i012575 do you think if i raise my math score to an 800 and my physics score to a 750+, the admission officers would let my scores slide?</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>@produde, I think you are already competitive with your test stats. What was your Math score in SAT1? However, there is very little you can do regarding your GPA at this time. The best scenario would be to make a strong personal statement via the essays. Good luck !</p>
<p>@i012575 my math score was 800, reading 750 and writing 750</p>
<p>I was talking to my guidance counselor and although he said that my gpa and class rank may not be that high, the rigor of my school will definitely give me a chance. To give you a better idea of how rigorous it is, my freshman class started with 600 students and be senior year only around 300 remained. 300 students had dropped out due to the difficulty of my school.</p>