Computer science @ Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, UIUC, USC, and various UCs?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>UCs are: UCLA, UCB, UCI, UCSD
Hi everybody! I'd really appreciate it if anybody could tell me how realistic getting into the school of engineering for these schools is. Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>SAT: CR (800) M (740) W (740)
SAT II: Will take, anticipating a 800 for Math II and ~700 for physics
GPA: 4.64/3.92
AP: Computer science 4, Calc BC 5, Chemistry 3, World History 4</p>

<p>Junior Courseload: Computer Science AP, Calculus BC, Chemistry AP, Physics H, English 3H, US History
Senior Courseload (all AP) : Psychology, English, Economics, Government, Art History, Statistics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Pianist for 10 years, Level 10 Certificate of Merit recipient
2014 MTAC Contemporary Piano Festival – 1st place winner
Volunteered to tutor mathematics and english at local library (80+ hours)
Key Club(9-10), Strategy club(9-12), and Japanese cultural club member (9-12)
Secretary (10)/President (12) of Japanese cultural club
Trilingual (fluent in Chinese, proficient in Japanese)
Internship at semiconductor company specializing in CMOS image sensors for two summers
Job at RMA division of a engineering company specializing in networking</p>

<p>Other:
California resident
Chinese male, born in the US</p>

<p>I think by far my weakest point is are extracurriculars; I don't have the leadership positions or the sports positions that many other competitive applicants have. Assuming a 9/10 essay, are these schools realistic schools or are they too ambitious (especially UCLA and UCB, which are the ones I'm most interested in). Or, am I underestimating myself and should concentrate on other more competitive schools (I will apply anyways, but just curious as to where I stand). Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

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<p>bump, please respond, anybody ]: </p>

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<p>I think you’ve honestly got a great chance with those scores and GPA (: Your EC’s aren’t terrible by any means, though you do have a couple things in there that would probably be better under the Honors sections. I hope this helps!</p>

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<p>Hey I’m applying to Comp. Science too! Your scores are better than mine -_- . But, have you looked at UT Austin? It’s ranked higher than UCLA, UCSD, and UCI. It’s in top ten and its Comp. Science department is renowned nationally. I heard a Comp. Science degree from UT-Austin would ensure no problem whatsoever when finding a job in big tech companies :stuck_out_tongue: . I’m basically applying to all those schools you listed! Btw, are you ED/EA-ing CMU ?</p>

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<p>Good shots at some if the UCs.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for the comments, nerdfighter23 and DrGoogle. I just wanted some assurance that I had a balanced list in terms of safeties, matches, and reaches.</p>

<p>@Harsh1296, thx for the suggestion, I’ll look into UT Austin. I’m doing RD for CMU, and good luck to you! Hopefully we’ll both get into schools that we’ll like ^^</p>

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<p>bump, for good measure~</p>

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<p>Your ECs are not lacking at all. Although its not aMaZiNg, it definitely is good. If the essays r good enough, i think you have good chance of getting in. But then, UCs focus more on numbers than the essays, so… Other private schools might like u a lot more than UCs do. But thats just my opinion :)</p>