Chances for CS? (will chance back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hey, so I made a thread a few months back but I can't find it and have some major updates since then.
so basically, I want to be chances for MIT, CalTech, Harvard, CMU, RPI, Tufts, UC Berkeley, WashU in St. Louis, Brown, Princeton and schools like that
also if you know any other schools I might be interested in, please post. I want to double major in mathematics and Computer Science.</p>

<p>btw, read the whole thing before posting, I'm not good at ordering things haha.</p>

<p>GPA: ~97.4 (a bit higher than that)
PAT- 232
SAT- Scores come back on wed</p>

<p>Courses:</p>

<p>I've taken all of the standard sciences and maths (earth science, bio, chem, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, etc.) so I'm only going to list APs and college courses</p>

<p>AP Computer Science - 5
AP European History - 4
AP Statistics - 5
AP Calc BC - 5
AP Physics B - 5
AP US History - expected 4 or 5
College Computer Science
MITx 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics
Stanford Coursera: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I</p>

<p>next year classes:
AP Physics C
AP US Government
Multivariable Calculus (at a college)
Linear Algebra (at a college)
Discrete Mathematics (at a college)
AP Literature and Composition</p>

<p>Awards:
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) 2010-2011 Regional Finalist
Siemens and Westinghouse National Science Competition 2011-2012 National Semi-finalist
Long Island Science and Engineering Fair 2011-2012 1st place in Computer Science
Recipient of Intel Excellence Award in Computer Science
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011-2012 Finalist (competition is in may, will list specific place then)
NY State Tae Kwon Do Championships 2012 First Place in Sparring. Third Place in Forms.
International Computer Science League All-Star Competiton 2010-2011: Top Individual Scorer
International Computer Science League All-Star Competiton 2010-2011: Top 10 Team
2nd Place Suffolk County Math Contest 2010-2011
1st Place Suffolk County Math Contest 2011-2012
Moody's Mega Math Challenge 2011-2012 (waiting back on results)</p>

<p>(All my research was independent, as in no lab or mentor)</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Non-Academic: All-State Clarinet (this year), All-County Clarinet (7th - 11th so far), 1st Clarinet at All-County this year, 1st Clarinet in School Band, 1st Tenor Saxophone in Jazz Band, 1st Clarinet & Eb Clarinet in Wind Ensemble, Principle Clarinet in MYO (2010), Principle clarinet in GYO (2011), I intended on sending audition tapes to any school that allows. First Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do from ***</p>

<p>Academic: Science Olympiads A team (2010-2011), Chess Club President; Vice President this year & Pres next year of our Computer Science Team, Math Olympiads A Team, NAQT Quizbowl Team</p>

<p>Languages Spoken (other than english):
Hebrew, Spanish (standardized tests taken for both with scores of 96 and 97 respectively)</p>

<p>Programming Languages Known:
Java, C++, C#, Visual Basic, Matlab, Octave, Perl, Pascal</p>

<p>Attended MIT Splash and took courses in Complexity Theory, Algorithm Analysis, Multivariable Calculus, Randomization Theory, computer security</p>

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<p>oh, I forgot to list AP Chemistry for next year’s classes</p>

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<p>Oh wow, I forgot to list community service and that stuff.</p>

<p>I work at my local synagogue and assist with mentally disabled children on the weekends. I also tutor numerous students in subjects varying from algebra I to calculus to english and grammar.
Also I’m also currently a TA for the AP Computer Science class in my school. Next year they’re canceling AP Computer Science, so I’ll be teaching my own course outside of school.</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing me!
You seem like a great applicant!!!
Especially your APs… just… wow!! I wish I had as many APs offered in my school!! Sucks to be international! :stuck_out_tongue:
And your awards are quite impressive I must say!
I wouldn’t be too worried about any of the colleges you mentioned… other than caltech (and thats because Caltech admissions are really quite a crapshot! you can never really tell with them! )
Unless you practically abused the college on your essays, I wouldnt worry!
All the best! :)</p>

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<p>oh haha, im only a junior. I’m not applying til next year. thanks =)</p>

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<p>Solid resume, man! I’m in Comp Sci now, it’s definitely my favorite class this year. Not sure I have what it takes to pursue a major in CS, but you clearly do. Nice awards (ISEF!). I could definitely see you at MIT. Caltech also seems like a really cool place, I know a guy who just got accepted there. </p>

<p>Best of luck to you, I’d say you’re very well-off. Looking back at your OP, I’m extremely impressed.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Wow, you’re a really great applicant. You’ll get into almost all top schools you apply to, I bet.</p>

<p>The only real area that could be developed would be in-school ECs, e.g. clubs, etc. The schools are gonna know that you’ll do really great research, but they’ll also want to see that you’ll be a functioning member of the social community, which could be shown by more leadership positions.</p>

<p>But, on the whole, you’re really strong. Congrats on being a Siemens semifinalist and JSHS regional finalist as a junior. That’s really impressive.</p>

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<p>was JSHS finalist as a sophomore haha. they cut the comp sci category to save costs this year so i couldnt even enter.
and I was project leader for my research if that counts for anything haha. no real class officer election stuff in my school. I do a lot of tutoring and teach some courses, so I was hoping that would make up for the leadership stuff</p>

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<p>wow again, you’re an excellent applicant. Though Caltech, MIT and ivies are crapshoots I think you’ll get in to Caltech b/c of all that research!! how did you get involved in stuff like that? I want to but dont know where to start. MIT i think is more of a reach than caltech just because MIT kinda wants the whole package more so than Caltech meaning caltech would appreciate all the research more than MIT, but the tae kwon do could compensate for dearth of keadership positions. everywhere else you’re in i think.</p>

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<p>MIT just hates every good person out there lol. Acceptance rate is very very very low, but if your SAt is above 2300 you have a pretty good shot at MIT. Don’t be upset if you get rejected from there because, shockingly, even the smartest people out there get rejected. </p>

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<p>Weee, fellow Splasher! :)</p>

<p>That is all.</p>

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<p>haha thanks. and actually I did all of the research independently. I couldn’t find a lab or a mentor so I just did stuff on my own whenever I had a cool idea and it worked out well for me.
I’m kinda out of ideas now (I think it’s because all of my friends who inspired my creativity graduated last year) so I’ve been trying to find a lab for this summer. and every program I’ve applied to rejected me haha. so trying for a lab in previous years wouldnt have helped anyway.
if you’re interested in research just go for it. you don’t need a lab or a teacher, just a creative mind
thanks for all the responses guys =)</p>

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<p>You seem like a really good applicant. As a supplement to your app I would submit some of the teaching lectures from your compsci course that you teach. Also if any of your students win awards/do very well in programming competitions (ie USACO Gold level) make sure to mention that. Over all pretty good. I think that the only thing you may want is something to make you more well balanced (ie: Essay competition etc)
Still, you are a good applicant.</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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