Chance me please :) + Questions

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys, I just want to know if I'm being realistic.</p>

<p>SAT I: 800 CR, 760 M, 680 WR (1560/2240)
SAT II: taking in November, estimating ~700's for Chem, Math II, and US History.
GPA: 3.7 UW, 4.1 W
Class Rank: 34/418 (top 10%) <---GPA/rank is a bit lackluster.</p>

<p>EC's:
It's Academic Team - 2 yrs
JV/Varsity Baseball - 4 yrs
Club Baseball/Soccer - 12 yrs
Drum/Guitar Lessons - 7 yrs
Jazz Band - 3 yrs
Community Service @ church - 4 yrs
National Honor Society - 2 yrs
Student member, PTA - 4 yrs</p>

<p>AP's:
Euro History: 4
Chem: 3
Lang: 4
US History: 4
Calc AB: 5
(In progress: Calc BC, Physics B, Lit, Comp Sci A, World History)</p>

<p>Etc:
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commended Scholar (boo, missed by about 4 points)
Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award, 2 yrs</p>

<p>Recommendations are awesome.
Essays are decent.</p>

<p>Applying to:
MIT, RD (Reach)
John's Hopkins, RD (Reach)
Northeastern, EA (Match)
UMD: College Park, EA (Low Match)
Pitt, Rolling(already applied), (Low Match)
UMBC, EA (safe)</p>

<p>Hopkins is probably first choice, but finance is an issue.
My first question is whether I am correct in my assessments of the colleges(ex. reach/match etc.), and my second question is my likelihood of receiving substantial merit aid from these colleges.</p>

<p>Oh, and my intended major is Computer Engineering. </p>

<p>If anyone can offer suggestions of other schools that have good engineering programs that are relatively low-cost for undergrad, I'd love to hear ^^.</p>

<p>Thank you so much :)</p>

<p>EDIT: I'm in-state in Maryland.</p>

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<p>bump =]</p>

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<p>Imo you have a shot at MIT but it’s still a high reach (tough school for everyone), low reach - high match for JH, and probably in everywhere else. Idk whether you would want to go to JH for computer engineering, although I have no idea what their program is like. Maybe go instate for undergrad if UM isn’t bad?</p>

<p>Chance me if you want :)</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1022659-you-know-you-want-chance-me-chance-back-well.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1022659-you-know-you-want-chance-me-chance-back-well.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Yeah, I visited JHU for Comp engineering, and I was absolutely wowed by the flexibility of their program and the general atmosphere of the school itself. Granted that I get in, it’s a matter of financial aid. I don’t feel like being 100k+ in debt before grad school. and I’d be glad to chance you =]</p>

<p>EDIT: I should also say that I am a white male.</p>

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<p>You have a great chance at Carnegie Mellon, which is amazing for information technology, computer science and computer engineering. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you marky =]
I’ll definitely look into CMU</p>

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<p>bumpitybump</p>