Chances at Carnegie Mellon

<p>I applied for biological sciences at mcs</p>

<p>School Type: Public
Race/Gender: Asian Male
Prospective Major: Undecided
Unweighted GPA: 92
Weighted GPA: 94</p>

<p>SAT: 1940
ACT: 28
sat II: 700 chem, 650 math 1
AP American: 4</p>

<p>Long-form Info</p>

<p>Extracurricular Info
JV Football 2 yrs
JV and Varsity track 3 yrs
Varsity cross countryLetterman
Key Club treasurer, executive board member, vp
Research Internship at the Rockefeller Institute
Homecoming Committee Board Member
Job as medical receptionist 2 yrs
Sold products and worked at an Ayurveda Factory in india every year from 6th to 11th grade
Independant Research on Diabetes and subcutaneous injection therapy
Active Member National Honor Society
Low income : 24,000 for a family of 4
FHA 2 yrs
300 hospital volunteering hours- award for outstanding volunteer
created schoolwide business making and selling beaded necklaces, braclets, etc.......hoping to raise $1000+
created school wide event collecting toys for pediatric cancer patients at cornell presbytarian</p>

<p>Recs will be great
300 volunteer hours at local hospital; recieved Outstanding volunteer award
Took 2 laboratory courses in Cold Spring Harbor laboratories on tissue regeneration and gene splicing.</p>

<p>Awards: Who’s Who American America’s High School Students
National Honor Roll
National Society of High School Scholars</p>

<p>Also, during the end of my junior yr, my father lost his job. As a result I worked during the summer to help pay the bills, and the mortgage at a physicians clinic.
During the beginning of senior yr, my father had kidney failure and was unable to take care of himself. As a result, I have been taking care of him by taking him for dialysis etc.</p>

<p>Other Info
Senior Yr Courseload:
Ap Government- 81
AP Economics
AP Physics B- 80
AP French 5-95
AP Calculus AB-80
AP English 12-92
Science Projects 2H -95</p>

<p>I am attracted to Carnegie Mellon. Will Carnegie Mellon be attracted to me? Do I have a reasonable chance of getting in?</p>

<p>bunmppppppppppp</p>

<p>I think you have a good chance if you apply Early decision. Try it.</p>

<p>i unfortunately have applied rd due to financial reasons :(</p>

<p>bumpppppppp</p>

<p>bumpppizzzle</p>

<p>Didn't you already apply?</p>

<p>yea I applied rd</p>

<p>Then what is the point? However, because of the vast increase in apps, I would say CMU is a bit of a reach for you.</p>