Computer Science at Stanford, Cornell, CMU, Berkeley(Wlil Chance Back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Rising Junior, wondering what my chances are</p>

<p>School : Small Private
Income : Upper Middle Class
Ethnicity : Indian
GPA: 3.87 as of current(3.96 last year and 4.0 this year, so improvement)
SAT : 2310(2nd time taken, not retaking)
SAT II's : 800 in math. Plan on getting 750-800 in Physics in October.
PSAT : 232, so National Merit Semi Finalist at the least
AP's : I go to small private school, so curriculum not tailored towards AP's. Regardless, plan on getting 5's in may on AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, and AP Stats.
Class Rank: No class rank, but have one of the highest GPA's in my class(Only 35 people). One of the important things people have told me is that since my school does not have a long history of ivy league kids, I stand out significantly.
Teacher Recommendations: Good
EC's and Awards( Not in order of any significance)
PIano for 10 years(At time of applying)
Completed Level 5 ABRSM exam, Completing Level 8 ABRSM Exam(Equivalent to Graduation). 3rd Place in Local Sonatina Festival.
President and Founder of Code Club.
Head of Tech Committee in Student Government.
Moderator of Debate Club.
Part of Math Club(Placed Top 5 in school in AMC)
Member of Youth Board of Local Indian Organization for 4 years. Lead an event, and am going to be one of the two youth leaders next year.
Participated in Website Category of NHD(National History Day) for 4 years. Placed 5th in Nationals in 9th grade. Hopefully will place in Nationals again this year(This is very time consuming)
Passionate Independent App Developer: Showcasing Apps at my school's STEAM expo. Significant pair of Apps utilizing Khan Academy to futher education in the classroom(Very time consuming as well)
Plan on developing a really significant App to do with 3D printing, possibly registering patent.
Conceived of and Organized an entire Tedx Event regarding Technology for Teens by Teens in my city(Time)
Tennis(9-12th). 3rd in JV this last year, hopefully will make Varsity this year.</p>

<p>I am going to place special emphasis on my independent app development and possible 3D printing related patent.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Stanford: reach
Cornell: less of a reach
CMU: match
Berkeley: match</p>

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<p>Stanford - Reach
Cornell - High Match/Low Reach
Berkeley - High Match (Low Reach for OOS. Although it depends if you apply to the CS major in the engineering college or the one in Arts & Sciences).
Carnegie Mellon - Match</p>