do i have any hope at all?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>What are my chances of getting accepted?</p>

<p>Major: Computer Science</p>

<p>Sex- Male
Ethnicity- Indian
Location- New Jersey
School- large public school, about 400 in my class – many graduates go to Ivy League schools or equivalent
Grade- 11th grade (in Sept.)</p>

<p>GPA</p>

<p>9th Grade: UW - 95.2; W - 97.5</p>

<p>English Honors - 96
Geometry Honors - 92
Physics Honors - 93
World Studies (World History) - 95
Spanish 3 - 94</p>

<p>10th Grade: UW - 94.1; W - 96.9</p>

<p>English Honors - 88
AP US History Pt 1 - 89
Algebra 2 Honors - 94
Chemistry Honors - 96
Spanish 4 - 96</p>

<p>11th Grade: (Hopefully I can maintain around a weighted GPA of 96.5-97)</p>

<p>AP English
AP US History Pt 2
AP Biology
AP Computer Science-A
Precalculus Honors
Spanish 5 Honors</p>

<p>12th Grade:</p>

<p>AP English
AP Calc AB
AP Physics-C
AP Spanish 6
AP Computer Science-AB</p>

<p>Class Rank: Top 20 students (out of ~400)</p>

<p>SAT II: Chem - 710 (going to retake...hoping to get at least 750)
SAT: M-800, CR-660, W-620</p>

<p>EC's (needs some work i think)</p>

<p>Robotics - 9, 10, 11, 12 (hoping for captain position in 12th grade)
Future Business Leaders of America - 10, 11, 12
Student Council - 10, 11, 12
Varsity Swimming - 9, 10, 11, 12 (manager, no chance for recruiting)
Founder + President of JSA club - 10, 11, 12
Piano for 6 years so far (8 by the time i graduate)</p>

<p>Volunteer:
I volunteer at the local library (~10 hrs a week)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Tutoring Math and Reading at Kumon for ~10 hrs a week</p>

<p>Summers
9-10: Summer Enrichment Classes
10-11: Donated used computers to less fortunate students
11-12: International Internship</p>

<p>Chances? Suggestions for improvement? I would like to know where I should focus my efforts for next year</p>

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<p>You'll do fine. Just improve your reading and writing scores.</p>

<p>I never understand how people get perfect on Math (which to me is hands down the hardest part of the SAT), and get in the 600 range on reading and writing (which I nearly always get perfect on).</p>

<p>Also, you're extremely lucky a robotics club was available for you. I had to start my own. I'll be having to fund the whole thing too.</p>

<p>Your ethnicity also helps you tremendously. Improve your reading and writing scores and you'll be a shoo-in.</p>

<p>EDIT: also, CMU requires Math I or II SAT subject tests.</p>

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<p>the writing scores is supposed to be a 720..sry about that</p>

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<p>how will his ethnicity help at all? he's asian...isn't that an ORM?</p>

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<p>Oops, I thought he meant American Indian.</p>