Did I just waste $200, any chance for Cornell, duke and cmu?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Applications are in for Duke(business), Cornell(engineering; alternate: economics) and Carnegie Mellon(Business); and I think I just flushed 210 bucks down the toilet lol, do I have any chance at all? </p>

<p>Thanks everyone in advances.</p>

<p>Competitive northern California high school. Ranked 300th in the nation by US news.
---Un-weighted 3.73
---Weighted GPA 4.05 - top 6.25% of class
AP taken so far:
---AP computer science AB
---AP Human Geography
---AP Art History
---AP psychology
---All honor math classes
Community college classes( all UC transferable)
---History 120 ( us history) -A
---English 122 – A
---Computer applications -A
---Chinese 118 or something -A
AP this year
---AP econ
---AP gov
---AP Calc
---AP physics
Scores:
---SAT 1—2000
---SAT 2<br>
---Math : 730
---Chinese: 800
---Physics: 680</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<pre><code> ---Track 4 years ( by senior year) 2 year jv, 2 year varsity
---VP of mechanical design, and PR officer for our school’s robotics club.
</code></pre>

<p>Each year we build an AUV (short for Autonomous Underwater vehicle) to compete in the AUVSI’s international AUV competition (sponsored by the US naval warfare center).
Only high school team in an all university competition.
In 2007 we placed 13th out of 30 universities; Beating MIT, and DUKE University. </p>

<pre><code> ---Co founded a web design/web communication company; I am currently the Project manager.
</code></pre>

<p>Our clients include 6 tech start ups in the Silicon Valley(one with a over 6 million in venture capital), and many local businesses. </p>

<pre><code> ---150+ volunteer hours.
</code></pre>

<p>---I have safeties meanly UCs lol
Thanks again! I will chance back=)</p>

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<p>Last I looked Duke didn't have an undergrad business program.</p>

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<p>sorry its been only a day and i forgot lol XD, i meant to say economics under art and sciences. bump...</p>

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<p>i guess you would have the most chance at CM, the other ones seem like a reach</p>

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<p>Thanks! bump...</p>

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<p>are you chinese?</p>

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<p>haha yeah... sat 2 chinese 800 50th percentile LOL
bump...</p>

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<p>lol oh okay haha just wondering b/c if you weren't those chinese scores would be even more impressive. duke and cornell might be reaches...but you have a great shot at cmu.</p>

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<p>lol thanks =) i think my sat is way below cmu's average, but what about my GPA?</p>

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<p>seriously with ur robotics background, cmu would love to have u! have u visited, they really are into robots and computers there</p>

<p>cornell ad duke are still reaches</p>

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<p>Thanks!
Any more thoughts? I forgot to mention, I think I have 2 amazing teacher recommendations, and my essay was about being an entrepreneur.lol</p>

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<p>And I forgot to mention that I am getting a very good Carnegie Mellon alumni recommendation , she is the director of the middle school robotics program where I volunteer at. She sent it directly to CMU, with the district’s official envelope and letterhead. Does that help? Thanks again everyone =)</p>

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<p>good shot at duke IMO ur in, others reach tho</p>

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<p>thanks=) bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Just to keep it straight, Tepper at CMU is very selective, with admit rate of 13.8% last year. So that's a reach along with the others. Maybe the robotics will help.</p>

<p>I don't think you wasted your $ though...you never know till you try. Certainly a chance at any of them.</p>

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<p>thanks=) and last bump...lol</p>

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<p>wow in every where
HS beating MIT nice</p>