Chances!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>I am going to apply to SCS regular descision. These are my stats:</p>

<p>G.P.A. - 3.968 unweighted</p>

<p>Rank: 7/293</p>

<p>SAT MATH: 790
SAT WRITING: 690
SAT CRITICAL READING: 710</p>

<p>SATII CHEMISTRY: 780
SATII MATH IIC: 690 (taking it again, bad day)</p>

<p>A.P. BIO: 5
A.P. CALC AB: 5</p>

<p>Taking Senior Year:
A.P. Stat
A.P. Physics
A.P. Eng
A.P. Computer Programming
A.P. Independant Study/BC Calc/Pprogramming</p>

<p><strong><em>EC/Community Service</em></strong></p>

<p>10 years of viola
GBYSO Senior Orchestra - meets six hours every sunday during the year and<br>
plays in symphony hall
2nd in New England KISS BotBall
SAVE Club - environmental club - collects 30,000 bottles a year
- donates money to environmental groups
Math Team
Volunteer after School with Special needs Children
Worked 6 weeks at a Special needs program during the summer 5 hrs a day
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Indoor Track
Varsity Outdoor Track</p>

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<p>I am going to apply to UMICH Rolling Admissions in September along with MIT EA, and then CMU, CAL Tech, Stanford, Cornell, UIUC regular decision.
What do you think my chances are..</p>

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<p>Good chances. Essays will probably be more important now...</p>

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<p>Pequino3, congratulations on an outstanding resume. CS at CMU, as well as several of the other colleges you are applying to, are very tough to get in, but you have a solid chance at everywhere you apply.</p>

<p>Here's what I'd say your chances are at the schools you mentioned.</p>

<p>CMU (60/40)
MIT (40/60) could be higher if you are a minority
Caltech (40/60)
Stanford (25/75) ECs could hurt there as well as critical reading scores
Cornell (70/30)
Illinois (in)</p>

<p>Best of luck in the college process and once again congratulations on an outstanding high school career. Feel free to ask any more questions you might have.</p>

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<p>any one else have some input?</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores and your grades are good. Even though SCS is the most competitive school at CMU, it would surprise me if you didn't get in. Write good essays that convey your dedication and why you are unique and get good teacher recommendations to support them and you should be good to go.</p>