<p>I am a junior in high school and I want to pursue a career as a civil engineer at an excellent engineering school such as Carnegie Mellon University. </p>
<p>I took the SAT for the first time on December 5th, and although I was slightly disappointed with my scores; I feel as if they were decent for having absolutely no preparation at all.</p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>580 Critical Reading
530 Math
570 Writing</p>
<p>GPA - 3.98
Class rank - Top 25% (This is an estimate; I may be higher)</p>
<p>I am in the International Baccalaureate program at my school which is the equivalent of AP classes except for Pre Calc Honors and French 3 Honors. I hope to obtain an IB Diploma at the end of my senior year.</p>
<p>Extra Curricular - I play on the varsity soccer team and I am involved in a few clubs (Not an officer of any club due to soccer). Additionally, I am in the National Honor Society at my school.</p>
<p>I just wanted some honest outside input as to my chances of being admitted into the first year engineering program. </p>
<p>I am taking the ACT in February and plan to get a tutor to help me with the math. Also, I plan to take the SAT at least 2 more times. </p>
<p>Any advice given is greatly appreciated! Thank you!</p>
<p>Is your 3.98 gpa weighed or unweighed?
If your gpa is unweighed, i think you’ll have a 50/50 chance if you get your SAT scores to about 2100+.
When I took the SAT first time in my junior year, I got a 1500… don’t be too disappointed because i’m sure it will go up! ( i raised a total of 610 points in one year)
However, your ECs look a bit bland. Try to obtain may be one or two leadership positions in your senior year.</p>
<p>Oh, and don’t forget to take SATII math IIC because it’s a requirement for CMU.</p>
<p>If that gpa is unweighted then
Retake the SAT
Sell yourself with great essays/rec letters
Interview (idk if CMU has interviews but if they do then get one)
Score high on the ACT</p>
<p>CMU does have interview but they are purely optional. They usually start up around October, and you have to call the admissions office to get one set up. I think you have a good chance if you boost those SAT scores.</p>
<p>hahaha nightvisitor, I know you are trying to be optimistic and all, but I really feel like my chance is a long shot unless this tutor I am going to get for the next time I take an SAT/ACT is going to help me increase my score significantly.</p>
<p>CMU seems to care a lot about interviews. That doesn’t mean you’ll get rejected if you don’t do one, but I think it shows that you are really interested in them, and they notice when you take the time to have one.</p>