Chances at Top CS Schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm an upcoming senior, and I'm a normal white male kid who wasn't too worried about college admissions until I saw the crazy credentials of people on this site. :o As my reach schools, I'm planning on applying to Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, and Brown. What chances do I have at each of them for computer science? Here's my info:
GPA: 3.922 unweighted (2 A-s over 3 years, the rest As)
My school doesn't rank
SATs (Took them all once):
Critical Reading - 760
Math - 800
Writing - 800</p>

<p>Biology E/M (Freshman year, didn't know what it was) - 590
Physics (Sophomore year) - 720
Math II (Junior year) - 800
U.S. History (Junior year) - 800</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Awards:
Jazz Ensemble section leader, lead alto sax (3 year member)
Marching Band section leader, lead alto sax (3 year member)
Symphonic Band lead clarinet (4 year member)
Rensselaer Medal Award winner
Accepted into district symphonic band on clarinet (2 years)
Ass't web designer for local website for a charity
Relay for Life participant
Teachers assistant for summer enrichment classes for elementary kids (last summer)
Working at Friendlys (this summer)
Participated in both school pit orchestra (reed 1 part) and this summer, a local music (reed 3 part, learned tenor sax and playing clarinet)
Scrabble Club co-President (3 year member)
Math League (2 year member)</p>

<p>I didn't make it into NHS in my school, I'm hoping that doesn't hurt me too much.</p>

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<p>SATs (Took them all once):
Critical Reading - 760
Math - 800
Writing - 800</p>

<p>Not like you can take them seperately..</p>

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<p>Well I also included SAT Subject Tests, which you do take separately...</p>

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<p>You have excellent chances at all the schools on your list (Cornell, Brown, and CMU)</p>

<p>Brown--Match
Cornell--Match
CMU--Safe Match</p>

<p>Too bad you didn't have more academic honor competitions and volunteer service--you would then have good chances at Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, MIT, and Caltech. </p>

<p>I would consider applying to Dartmouth or Columbia if either is of interest to you. Of course, if you are like me, Brown is your first choice. I was accepted there, though I never attended (financial reasons).</p>

<p>P.S. I would retake Biology just to get the 590 replaced. Even though they aren't supposed to count it, and it was freshman year, it looks bad compared to all those 800s (and I'll bet you can at least get a 700 on it).</p>

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<p>Ivys are never really matches, since they're so random, but you could potentially get into them.</p>

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<p>Any other opinions? I'm really hoping to get in one of these, but I have Rochester as my next choice if I don't.</p>