Chance Me for Tepper ED!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 33 C (35 E, 32 M, 30 R, 33 S, 28 W)
SAT II: 760 Math, 730 USH, taking Physics in the Fall
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Weighted GPA: 4.35
Course Rigor: Have or will have taken highest level Math courses and many Science Courses available in my school (AP Calc BC, Physics 1 and 2, etc). Took regular level English and History freshman year, moved to honors sophomore year and then took AP. Regular level Spanish all 4 years. Regular Orchestra first 2 years, moved up to more advanced orchestra Junior Year. Senior Year I will be taking 5 AP courses (BC Calc, Stat, Econ, Physics 2, Lit/Comp), making a total of 8 APs.
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Lang/Comp (5). Hope to get 5s on the next 5 Tests this year.

Extracurriculars: Math National Honors Society (11th, 12th), National English Honors Society (10th, 11th, 12th), Science National Honors Society (11th, 12th), Math League (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th), Investments Club (11th, 12th).
Fencing: Began in 8th grade outside school, was on high school JV team 9th and 10th grade, Varsity 11th and now 12th.
Orchestra: Have played the Violin since 4th Grade, now am in school’s advanced ensemble.

Volunteer/Community service: 204 Hours at local hospital over the course of 1 school year and 2 summers.

Work Experience: Summer Internship - This is very unique to me because I did this in at my dad’s office in India and the US. I went through Intern training in India, and am currently doing Intern work for my dad’s company in America. Total Internship will last for 6 weeks, and is paid. What made this special to me is that I got to experience the different office dynamics between two very different countries. Business has become a globalized phenomenon in the last decades, so I felt that this experience was crucial for me to better understand the business world.

Other Stuff:
Ethnicity: Indian
Nationality: USA
Gender: Male
State: NJ

I will be visiting CMU in the near future. I have scheduled a campus tour, information session, and interview with Admissions officer.

I know my Extracurriculars are a bit dry/cliche. But do I have a decent shot at ED?

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Yes, I think you have a good shot but my opinion matters very little. It’s all about what happens with the adcoms.

What I have garnered is that CMU cares very very much about interest. So do everything you can to show interest. Go to all info sessions in your area, and in your school. Talk to the presenters. Ask good questions. Go to their website a lot. Do the interview. Apply ED. Tour campus. Yup, everything.

Their Why CMU is really important too. Spend time crafting it.

I hope that you do not need fin aid. CMU is very very picky about who they give merit to and their fin aid formula is very stingy. Make sure your parents realize the cost.

My S is a Class of 2016 graduate. Applied ED and did everything he could to show interest.

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Yea I’ll definitely make sure to ask questions that show my interest. Thanks for the advice!