Chance me for SCS

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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SAT 2360 - M 800 R 770 W 800
MATH II - 800
Physics - 800
US Hist - 750
All scores are on one try
GPA W: 4.2, UW: 3.9
Rank: top 7%
Asian Male

EC: Eagle Scout, Robotics Club President (200 members), Deca VP (won states), participated in research program, founded non profit (raised donated several thousand dollars), captain of a varsity sport

Essays: 10/10 I’m a strong writer and had teachers and other people look at it
Recs: 10/10, 3 teachers that know me very well and one by a well regarded professor

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Did u publish anything through your research program? You have good scores and a good GPA (but I am kind of confused on the 4.2, what classes did u take?). Did you take the AMCs? If so, how far did you go in the competition? I think you have a good shot but SCS has like a 5% acceptance rate so it’s rough. A CMU representative told me that SCS cares a lot about raw mathematical ability.

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I took AMC 10 and 12 and scored a 118.5 and a 97.5 respectively. My weighted GPA is because of taking ap classes including calculus ab, bc, stats, physics B, ush, government and economics. Other than 1 4 I received all 5s. I submitted research and a computer science project in their slideroom page

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  • i also took Ap computer science. Also I'm not sure if CMU considers this but I have all As in my ap and math and science classes. My 3 Bs are in electives
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if it says anything, SCS students usually have an average AIME score of 6. But, I think you have a very good shot, just relax for like 3 weeks.

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Would that be one of the weaker parts of my application? I’m not sure if my GPA is okay

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I would not say it’s a weaker part, it’s just a part you do not have. What is your numerical class rank? (or how many people are in your grade?) How many kids does your school send to carnegie mellon usually?

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My class rank is around 50/800 based on uw GPA. While we have 5-10 people admitted yearly, only 1 or 2 go