Chances at CMU, MIT, etc?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p><strong>I also posted this in the CMU CC Top Schools section. I am sorry for the double post.</strong></p>

<p>I am a junior at a competitive high school in NJ. We don't rank but I know that I'm in about the top 10 students.</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.86/4.00</p>

<p>SAT I:
M: 750 (ugh)
CR: 720
W: 800
Total: 2270</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II: 800
Physics: 800
French: 650 (double ugh)</p>

<p>will take Chem next year.. </p>

<p>AP courses:</p>

<p>AP Physics B - 5
AP Physics C - 5/5
AP Calculus AB (studied independently) - 5
AP Calculus BC - *
AP Computer Science AB (was in Comp. Sci. A, but studied independently for AB) - *
AP Statistics (studied independently) - *
AP French - *</p>

<p>will be taking AP Chemistry next year</p>

<ul>
<li>indicates exams that I took this year.</li>
</ul>

<p>Honors Courses:</p>

<p>Honors English I, II, III
Honors Social Studies for three years
Honors Algebra II
Honors Pre-AP Calculus
Honors Chemistry
Honors Biology
Honors French III, IV</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>Electronics and Robotics
Photoshop I, II (for next year)</p>

<p>Was nominated for NJ Gov. School and Princeton Program for math and French (got into French but couldn't get into math because I took AP Stat independently and not in the school)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>American Red Cross
Chess Club
Physics/Chemistry Club
Odyssey of the Mind
Math/Science Olympiad Club - President
Technology Students Association - Vice-President
Computer Programming Club - Vice-President</p>

<p>Honors Societies:</p>

<p>Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society)
National Honors Society
French Honors Society
Nominated for Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society)</p>

<p>Competitions:</p>

<p>New Jersey Science League (three years on state team, won plaque this year)
New Jersey Math League
Central Jersey Math League
American Mathematics Competition
Princeton Univeristy Mathematics Competition
Harvard/MIT Mathematics Competition
Science Olympiad
Odyssey of the Mind
United States Physics Team semifinalist</p>

<p>Volunteer:</p>

<p>~200 hours total
Art Museum
Summer Camp Counselor
Various work with Red Cross</p>

<p>I want to major in Computer Science and Mathematics (sorry for the super long post).</p>

<p>What are my chances for CMU, MIT, Penn, and Princeton?</p>

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<p>I'd say CMU is your most solid shot of those four, it's probably a high match for you. I'd call Penn a reach, maybe a low reach. Admissions at MIT and Princeton are just a crapshoot - you're a good applicant at both, but they're huge reaches for everyone and it's hard to predict who will get in.</p>

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<p>CMU= match
MIT= huge reach
Penn= moderate reach
Princeton= huge reach</p>

<p>I'd add in a couple more solid schools.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the responses.</p>

<p>I'm probably going to ED in CMU (I'd really like to go there).</p>

<p>Are there any things I can do to improve?</p>

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<p>well if you're URM, you're in at any college you choose :)</p>

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<p>I am an Indian male...not exactly under-represented...</p>

<p>Oh BTW: other colleges that I'm applying to include U of Chicago, U of Maryland, Cooper Union, NJIT, Rutgers.</p>

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<p>Well in that case:
U. Chicago= moderate match
U. Maryland= IN
Cooper= I dont know what that is
NJIT= IN
Rutgers= IN</p>

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<p><em>Bump</em></p>

<p>Any more comments?</p>

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<p>Cooper is a reach by default.......probably a very high one for you</p>

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<p>What exactly is Cooper? How am I completely unfamiliar with this school?</p>

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<p>Jman21: Here is their website: Welcome</a> to The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art</p>

<p>In essence, it's a science, engineering, and art school. The outstanding quality of the school is that:</p>

<p>"Tuition is listed at $31,500 per year. Every student receives a full tuition scholarship and is not responsible for tuition-related costs."</p>

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<p>Cooper Union is a very small, very VERY competative school in Manhattan...(1000 students, 11% admittance rate), specializing in architecture, engineering, and fine arts/graphic design).</p>

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<p>OH! LOL...thus I understand how competitive it is.</p>

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<p>Just a question: what are some other comparable universities to CMU that are at about equal difficulty to get into given my stats and are good for Computer Science/Mathematics. One more condition: they should probably be near the east coast..</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your EC's are currently unimpressive, cause it looks like you did things but do you have any results (like awards/honors) besides your plaque?</p>

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<p>Well, let's see:</p>

<p>I got some NMSQT thing (got a score of 219).</p>

<p>As I said, I was a US Physics Team semifinalist (top 158 in the nation)</p>

<p>Our team went to Science Olympiad state finals (got medals in Physics Lab both times - this is our school's first year doing SO)</p>

<p>Been to Odyssey of the Mind State Finals for four years (three in high school) - missed world finals by 10 pts...</p>

<p>Hm, have been on the High Honor Roll every semester since it was introduced last year.</p>

<p>Couple of medals at Violin competitions (played since 3rd grade but stopped this year due to time constraint)</p>

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<p><em>Bump</em> </p>

<p>Does anyone else have any more suggestions or comments?</p>

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<p>id say 50/50 chance</p>