Chance Me Please :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>I'm a male Asian going to a competitive high school in PA</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA Unweighted - 3.55
GPA Weighted - 4.64</p>

<p>Took too many ap's sophomore year, and dragged my GPA down, but got a's junior year.
GPA upwards curve</p>

<p>School doesn't rank</p>

<p>SAT I - expecting somewhere around 2200
SAT II - 680 Bio
790 Chinese
650 US History
Expecting 800 on Math II</p>

<p>Music:</p>

<p>2 Years of band (Oboe)
4 Years of choir (Bass)</p>

<p>AP's</p>

<p>None in freshman year
5 AP's in sophomore year
6 AP's in Junior year</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>Econ - Micro 5
Econ - Macro 5
Lang/Comp 4
Biology 5
Comp Sci 5
European H 3
US History 3</p>

<p>AP Scholar 2010
AP Scholar with Distinction 2011</p>

<p>Current course load:</p>

<p>German 6 (school doesn't offer AP)
AP Literature and Composition
AP Calculus BC
AP US government
AP Comp gov
AP Physics</p>

<p>Clubs:</p>

<p>Secretary of Physics club 2012
Physics club 2011
Computer Science Club 2010 -2012
Future Engineers 2010 - 2012
FBLA Reporter 2012
FBLA 2009, 2012
German Culture Club 2012
Marching Band 4 years (Alto Sax)
Robotics Club 2010 - 2011</p>

<p>Volunteered at Hospital 150+ hours
Volunteered at YMCA 50+ hours</p>

<p>Sports:
Tennis as a hobby for 6 years.
USTA for 2 years
Track</p>

<p>History:
Born in China lived there until 8
Moved to Germany, lived there until 11
Move to Illinois, lived there until 13
Move to PA, living here ever since. (17)</p>

<p>Rec's</p>

<p>Counselor - Should be good, I talk to her on occasions...
German Teacher - Had her for 3 years of AP German
Computer Science Teacher - Had him for 2 years 3 classes. Math and 2 cs classes.
Teacher recs should be excellent.</p>

<p>I was hoping to apply to SCS or H&SS ED2 and do a dual major in (CS/CE) and Econ.</p>

<p>Chance me!</p>

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<p>Shameless self bump.</p>

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<p>Bump! Again…</p>

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<p>More Bumps!</p>

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<p>To be honest and I hate to say this to you, but I really have no idea whether you will get in. Without an SAT, as an asian male with a 3.55, taking the Chinese SAT II, with great ECs, I wouldn’t be a tad surprised by an acceptance or a rejection. I know this is not what you want to hear (with all your bumps) but I honestly have no clue.</p>

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<p>Sorry – directions for SCS say you need Math plus Physics or Chem Sat II.</p>

<p>The 3.55 is far too low – especially for an Asian Male.</p>

<p>Apply to HSS.</p>

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<p>@ mom2012and14
SCS says
“SAT Subject Tests (2)
Math Level I or II
Physics, Chemistry or Biology”
[Admission</a> > Academic Requirements](<a href=“Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University”>Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University)</p>

<p>Which better be true as I only took the MathII and Biology-E</p>

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<p>Footnote # 4
Only junior or senior tests accepted.
When did you take the bio test-- usually 9th grade or 10-- so it won’t fly.</p>

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<p>I guess I got lucky. I waited until junior year to take all of my standardized tests.</p>