So I’m thinking about applying to universities such as MIT, Carnegie Mellon University (School of comp sci, computer engineering and EE, and for the 3rd one mechanical engineering) and UPenn
My unweighted is a 3.81 (yes I know it’s horribly low. I’ve never gotten a C before, just some B’s. I plan to bring it up by getting straight A’s this semester, so by the time apps are due the unweighted should go up to at least a 3.87 or so)
My weighted GPA is done differently here (0.16 per AP, 0.08 per honors) so that won’t be useful
Here are all the IB courses I took:
11th grade
IB English HL (AP Lang - 4 on exam)
IB Physics HL(3 on AP exam)
IB Chem HL(Taking exam this year)
IB Math HL(5 on Calc AB exam)
IB French SL (taking exam this year)
AP US History (5 on exam)
AP Macro (4)
AP Stats (4)
12th
same IB courses.
Extra AP I’m taking is AP Environmental Science.
This year i’ll be taking the physics 2 AP exam, AP Lit, AP Chem, AP French Language, AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science,
Test scores:
SAT(new) 1430 (I was really really sick that day)
ACT - 35
Math II - 800
I’m taking physics in october
Extracurriculars:
FBLA since 8th grade. Won 1st in district for Computer Game and Simulation programming (java game, I’m doing that again this year), 2nd in district for intro to computer problem solving, 4th in state for intro to computer problem solving, 6th in district for computer problem solving
Mu Alpha Theta
several 1st place precalculus trophies, and I believe 1 3rd place precalc team trophy
6th place math bowl individual precalculus
13th place march regional individual in precalculus
Science Bowl
3rd in Astronomy
I was officer in Mu Alpha Theta for 11th grade
For CMU I’m applying first to the school of engineering to do EE + Comp sci, then for the school of comp scii then finally for mechanical engineering.
I have bad AMC scores and never qualified for AIME, did not make it past F=Ma either.
So how strong of an applicant am I? Do I actually have a reasonable chance into these universities or at least CMU?