Chances at CMU :)?

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<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian
School: Competitive Public</p>

<p>Applying for SCS</p>

<p>Sat: 2220 (680 CR 750 M 790 W)</p>

<p>Sat II: 800 Math 2c
770 Chem (retaking chem)
Taking physics later :)</p>

<p>Honors/AP Classes:
H English - 9,10
H Math - 9,10,11
H Global Studies - 9
AP World -10
AP Chem- 11
AP Bio - 11</p>

<p>(old counselor got a pink slip so...lack of APs due to incorrect scheduling o-o) </p>

<p>GPA: </p>

<p>3.6/3.7 W (yes. i know. honors are harder if not harder than APs though and they are NOT WEIGHTED at our school)</p>

<p>3.4/3.5 UW</p>

<p>Courseload: every honors class and top level classes in math + science :) only missing ap physics, hoping to take next year!</p>

<p>Honors:
3rd Place Regional Science Fair
Various insignificant school honors :P </p>

<p>ECs:
-Own/Founded my own business
-Own my own network of websites/startups
-Above has made 5 figures
-CSF
-Varsity track</p>

<p>Leadership:
Chief Technology Officer, Team leader, and Secretary of a Science Club/Organization
The organization expanded to 4 cities within a couple months and teaches kids science at seminars we hold. Theres usually 50-150 people at these seminars :) </p>

<p>Volunteer:
Various things around the city
Dedicated a portion of my business to donating to organizations (human trafficking, american red cross, etc.) <- donated thousands</p>

<p>Summers:
-Working on websites/businesses :D
-AP/EA at CMU</p>

<p>C: I think the downfall is my gpa and rank >.>; meh.</p>

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<p>As a female applicant with a 2200+ SAT score and a 800 in math, you have good chances. Remember to calculate your GPA without your freshman year. While SCS has very competitive admission, you look like a strong candidate/</p>

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<p>Being a female is certainly a hook. Your GPA is kinda low and this is the School of Computer Science that we’re talking about so idk really. But you’ll get into CIT in my opinion.</p>

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<p>Isn’t CIT just as hard to get into as SCS? o-o</p>

<p>Yea my GPA is pretty low :confused: The good news is the poor grades are in history and english and good grades in math and sciences ^^; (well not math last year…we had an insane teacher and no one got As…even AIME + USAMO qualifiers…) </p>

<p>Hmm I heard if i apply ED i can only apply to one though! :/</p>

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<p>CIT for ECE is as competitive as SCS, but non-ECE is less competitive for admissions. When you apply to CIT undeclared, they will actually admit you ECE-restricted or non-restricted for when you declare.</p>

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<p>Nope, wrong. CS is the toughest major to get admitted to at CMU and ECE comes second. </p>

<p>I personally got waitlisted (and ultimately rejected due to the over-enrollment this year) at the SCS and accepted to CIT with ECE</p>

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<p>“Nope, wrong. CS is the toughest major to get admitted to at CMU and ECE comes second.”</p>

<p>No. Musical Theatre or Acting are probably the toughest majors to get into.</p>

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<p>It really depends how you define “tough”. By pure percentage of acceptances? By academic factors? By qualitative talent? Most people think that “tough” refers to academics, in which case it’s probably SCS. Admission to musical theatre relies on other things.</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, sorry, I forgot about acting/ drama / musical theater. Yeah, they’re the toughest- even tougher than CS!</p>

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<p>grades just came out - 5 As one B this semester :)</p>

<p>i’m thinking about possibly applying to is also (information systems). would my chances be greater for that?</p>