<p>I want to apply to MIT, Stanford, CMU, Caltech, and Cornell for Computer Science. I haven't done way too much research, but my top choice (as of now) is MIT (it's an excellent school, and it's only one hour away).</p>
<p>I'm from Massachusetts. I'm currently a Junior / rising Senior. I was in a different school from grade 6 to grade 10, and then I moved to this two year program where we essentially get to be college freshmen during our senior year.</p>
<p>ACT: 36 (Math: 36, Writing: 36, Science: 36, English: 34 | Essay: 8, Combined English/Writing 31)
SAT II: Math Level 2: 800, Physics: 800, Biology: 770 (took the bio one freshman year)
GPA: My school doesn't calculate this for me, and I don't know if I'm supposed to provide an overall GPA for high school or just for junior year. I got all As junior year (no such thing as A+ at this school), and I got only one B+ in my previous school (all others A- to A+).
Class Rank: School doesn't rank
Ethnicity: Indian (first generation)</p>
<p>Extra-curriculars: Piano (8 years), Clarinet (5 years), Contest Math (6 years), Computer Programming (8 years), Contest Programming / Algorithms (1 year), Tennis (5 years)
Community service: ~150 hours plus one project I did on my own last summer (fundraising for children's education, put on a solo piano concert to raise $1000), going to do it again this summer
School Clubs:
Math Team Founder/President
Computer Science Team Founder/President
Math Team Captain (in previous school, captain from 6th to 10th grade)</p>
<p>Summer Job (summer after junior year): Learned Human Interface Design and Cocoa Touch / Objective-C, founded a LLC, released an iPhone app (and working on others).</p>
<p>Computer Science skills: C, C++, Objective-C, Python, Racket (Scheme derivative), Bourne Shell and Linux Systems Administration, Human Interface Design and Graphics Design</p>
<p>Gender: Male</p>
<p>Accomplishments:
ISEF 2012, 3rd Award and a First Place Special Award
State Science Fair, 1st Award, Patent Award
Regional Science Fair, 2nd Award
USAJMO 2011
USACO, Gold division participant (~top 30 in US)
National Merit Semifinalist* (predicted based on score of 229 in Massachusetts)
AIME qualifier since 7th grade, highest score of 11 in 10th grade
20-30 assorted math awards for local, regional, state, and New England competitions (got a big box full of these)
5-7 assorted computer science awards for local and national competitions
National Honor Society (11th grade)
AMC8 Perfect Score
A bunch of other random things that aren't as important as the ones listed above</p>
<p>Other information:
I took calculus at a local college in 8th grade, but then my school required me to take lower level classes in school (so I took calc 8th grade, and then precalculus in 10th because my school made me). Will this look bad? I have a solid understanding of calc material (also I do math team, and that helps). Next year, I'm taking Linear Algebra I, Linear Algebra II, Graph Theory, and Multivariable/Vector Calculus at WPI.</p>
<p>I took only one AP class (World History) at my previous school, didn't do all that well on the AP test. My current school does not have any AP classes, but I get to take all college courses next year at WPI through my school. My course selection includes one freshman level class, and the other 14 classes are higher level.</p>
<p>Aside from writing great essays and getting great recommendation letters, what am I missing? What are my chances of getting in, and how can I improve the odds?</p>