Chances of getting into CSE?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Minnesota
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Hey guys, I applied October 16th but U of M is my first choice and I’m feeling really anxious. CSE was my first choice and CLA was my second choice.

ACT: 31

GPA: 3.56 unweighted (School doesn’t provide class rankings or weighted GPAs).

6 AP classes, Computer Science, Physics 1 and 2, AP Lang, Psychology, and Calc AB. Dual enrollment Spanish 5 (Equivalent of Spanish 202).

EC: 3 jobs throughout high school, 1 of which working as a junior web developer, played hockey and lacrosse for 4 years, participated in food drive for 4 years, and started my own web development “business” (helped make pages for family friends + small businesses).

Is this enough to get in this year or is my GPA too low? Thanks!

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You will get in. I was just accepted to CLA with the same GPA and ACT of 29. CSE might be a bit of a reach but you will definitely get into CLA.

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In case anyone is curious of their chances I got into CLA, and I was waitlisted for CSE which is weird as I thought the only options for early admit were accepted, denied, or deferred.

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@Frigg12 - your decision is consistent with the outcomes offered for the early admit pool because you were an “Accept”. They are only deferring if someone isn’t accepted to either first or second choice. With luck (and an expression of interest) you might even get bumped up to CSE - but getting into 2nd choice is definitely an “Accepted”.