Chances NYU, CMU, USC

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi

Middle of Senior year, and I’m wondering what to expect in the upcoming months when decisions come out in March. I choose either Aerospace or electrical engineering. I was wondering if anyone could give me an honest opinion about my chances of being admitted. Thanks.

ACT Composite: 32 (w/ 35 Math)

GPA UW: 3.7
GPA UC weighted: 4.1
(will being an extremely competitive school help, it 1/22 in the AP district honor roll in Cali)

SAT 2 Math: 740
SAT 2 Chem: 730

Taken 7 AP classes during high school
-3 junior year
-Calc AB - 5
-Chemistry - 3
-Computer Science - 3
-4 senior year (going to take AP tests on all of them)
-Calc BC
-Physics C
-Literature
-Comparative Gov/Econ

Extracurriculars
-Athletics all 4 years, captain 2 years
-CSF all 4 years
-Math Team (with some local awards)
-Non-paid internship with an HVAC Technician the summer before senior year
-Volunteered for 150+ hours, worked with children
-Play some instruments (esp piano where I passed CM lvl Advanced)

Awards
-Scholar Athlete
-AP Scholar
-Some Math team stuff

Other Details:
State: California
Race: White
Gender: Male
School: Extremely Competitive High School
Income Bracket: $80,000

I wrote some great essays, especially for USC. I would like some input from other people. Thanks in advance!!!

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what major? if you applied engineering at CMU and USC, high reach

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my bad, did not read completely. NYU should be match, the other two will be reaches due to competitive engineering programs

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@kjake2000 thanks, pretty sure that CMU is out of the question. Wrote really good essays related to my passion for engineering, and I hope USC will take them into consideration (heard that USC takes essays into consideration compared to other schools such as the UCs).

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CMU pretty high reach, SC reach, NYU match maybe. The issue is you kind of have middling/low GPA, middling test scores and relatively poor course rigor. Hopefully your sports commitments stand out, especially if you speak of them in your application

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Which sport?

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@b4sicallyid0work well school doesn’t have IB classes and I’m taking the highest AP classes available
@ClarinetDad16 Water polo, but I don’t plan to play in college

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Maybe at NYU but the odds of it being affordable are not probable.