<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I just applied to CMU SCS EDII. Here's my rap-sheet:</p>
<p>GPA:
3.75 UW 4.11 W. Did relatively poorly in 10th grade, had straight A's (4.0) in 11th and have straight A's in 12th as well.</p>
<p>Class rank: 14 out of 55. My school is pretty competitive. Nothing like Stuyvesant, but probably in the top 5% of schools in the country. It's a tiny school in New Hampshire though so I doubt many colleges have ever heard of it.</p>
<p>SATs - 730CR 740M 800W
SAT IIs - Math iic: 800 - Chemistry: 680 (bad?) - US History: 770</p>
<p>APs:
English Language and Composition: 5
US History: 5
Calculus AB: Unknown, taking this year
Computer Science A: Same as above
Literature: Same as above</p>
<p>But I'll be all pretentious and predict 5s on all of them as well.</p>
<p>I took every AP class that my school offers except for Enviro Sci. I also took one (Comp Sci) online since my school didn't offer it.</p>
<p>For sports I did one season each year. No real distinction.
I've done probably about 80 hours of community service. 45 more if being a teacher's aid counts.</p>
<p>My course load is the most difficult available at my school.</p>
<p>I'm currently working on this: Metaneva</a> - Open Source Analytical Workbench for the Cognitive Sciences
Which shows an interest in computer science and an ability to work well with a pretty professional group of people (if they look that far into it).</p>
<p>My essays are probably a bit better than average for CMU. I've got a lot more verbal aptitude than most of my friends with similar aspirations (who, don't get me wrong, are math brainiacs).</p>
<p>My teacher recommendations are average at worst. I'd think that they too are a bit better than average but that's more difficult to judge.</p>
<p>I'm a white male from a middle class family. No legacy.</p>
<p>I'm president of my class.
And I'm vice president of the investment club, which I'm also in first place in with a 40% overall profit.</p>
<p>I've worked two jobs. One of them was with my father and one other guy processing firewood for sale. The other was being a do-it-all at a local convenience store.</p>
<p>I've won several school awards for being 1st in several AP classes. I've won no regional or national or ... international awards.</p>
<p>I also visited the campus and had an interview, which went well (although I tripped and fell on my way out. Which I've no doubt looked pretty dumb, lol)</p>
<p>That's about all I can think of for now.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading this. Be honest, and cross your fingers for me. I'm crossing mine for you :) (whether you're applying or not, lol)</p>
I’m not sure if you got to be concerned with your SATII though… It’s a little low but it’s definitely not bad, I think! Nice that the interview went well :3