<p>I'm a rising senior at a pretty notorious high school. I'm in the IB program which differentiates myself from the rest of my class. Academically I maintain about an A average (but I get B's in math and science almost every semester), and am in the top 5% of my class (22/554). Along with average grades, I participate in a lot in orchestra. I've been section leader for 6 years and have also participated in the Baltimore Symphony orchestra (2 yrs), All county orchestra (5 yrs), all state (1 yr) and have received the National Orchestra Award. I also take part in my school's math club, Key club, drama club, music honor society, and national honor society. My dream school has always been Carnegie Mellon. I have literally dreamed of going there since i was 8. I have consistently been emailing CMU over the past few years so hopefully they know who I am. But My SAT grade wasn't what i hoped it to be (1710), so i've been studying to get it to about a 1900 but haven't taken the real sat again. I plan on doing so in october. I just found out that CMU requires subject tests which i know i won't take because math isn't my strong subject. Although i might take the biology subject test. I just would like to know if CMU (or any school for that matter) would reject me automatically because I wont submit a subject test. Sorry for the length :( I'm just really nervous. Thank you! I'm also looking at University of Michigan, any luck with that school? Please and thank you!!</p>
<p>oh and I have an interview with CMU on august 20 if that makes a difference at all</p>