<p>Thanks in advance for your looking at this & providing any information. My son is now in process of applying to 10 colleges. Schools such as TCNJ, Lafayette, Lehigh, Villanova, Brandeis, Wesleyan, and a couple of others, including his reach school, Carnegie Mellon. Carnegie is his #1 choice due to his wanting to major in computers & minor in music. This school is the best fit for him. </p>
<p>Here are his stats. If you need more info to provide a good opinion, please ask. He will be applying for either a computer science major or an Engineering-Computer major, either with a music minor.</p>
<p>His 1st marking period for his senior year he had a 4.1 weighted GPA. All A's & B's. He took AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP Computer Science, Accounting Honors, English Honors, Spanish CPA, Musicianship Honors. </p>
<p>His GPA is moving in the right direction (up). His weighted GPA before this marking period was around 3.78. I believe it is now around 3.85 cumulative +/- (waiting on results).</p>
<p>He stuck with the ACT instead of the SAT. He has a 32 composite. 32 English, 34 Math, 31 Reading, 31 Science. He is taking the SAT Subject tests in 2 weeks (Math II/Physics).</p>
<p>Extra Curricular is well stacked. 4 years of marching band, including 2 years as section leader. 4 years of tech crew, being in charge of sound board & involved with lighting. Marched in Disney, 2 Thanksgiving Day parades, and played live with Foster the People in Central Park (they hand picked 7 band members). He also works for my business taking care of the books & paying bills using Quickbooks. He has helped at church providing and serving food to the underpriviliged and working in a food pantry. He is also the local "fix it" kid for his friends when it comes to computers, cell phones, viruses, and even some database management. </p>
<p>I know that CMU, especially the 2 schools within it that he is interested in, is very difficult to get into. He is a white, male, living in the US. We need no need based aid. </p>
<p>Please let me know your educated guesses as to his chances. Based on everything I look at, I think he is borderline on grades, but the extra curricular may push him over a little. </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Glenn</p>