Does my low GPA hurt my chances at JHU or CMU? Also transferring to MIT?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Junior, rising senior</p>

<p>PSAT 223 (National Merit Scholarship finalist most likely)</p>

<p>SAT 2210 (superscored, only taken twice) Math 800 and CR 740</p>

<p>4 years soccer 2 years varsity at a 5A school</p>

<p>IB diploma candidate</p>

<p>GPA 4.2ish Weighted and 3.4ish Unweighted</p>

<p>As an IB diploma candidate I am required to do many hours of service and whatnot</p>

<p>Course schedule for next year:
IB Biology HL
IB English HL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Economics SL
IB Math SL didnt have an option to HL
PreIB Physics
Soccer
Speech (only first semester)</p>

<p>ECs include working at a CPAs office doing accounting and forensic accounting. I have become a valuable asset to his business and he lends me out to high profile lawyers to do work. I have been doing this for about 6 months and will continue until i leave for college
Also I have been playing guitar for 10 years and have played many concerts and taught at a few summer camps
Been on numerous mission trips and have done tons of community service with the boy scouts
Going to Texas A&M and UT Austin summer programs this summer
Boy Scout (Life Scout)
Worked in a warehouse last summer full time</p>

<p>Schools Im looking at are:
Rice (parents went there, grandpa was a professor there until a few years ago)
Carnegie Mellon University
Washington University in St Louis
Emory (Oxford College, Early Action) P.S. if you don't know what oxford college is, just chance me for regular Emory, but please indicate which one you are chancing me for
Cornell (Early Decision)
Wake Forest
Tufts
Notre Dame (Early Action)
Northwestern (possibly early decision, it's either this or cornell)
University of Chicago (i know, its a reach...)
Johns Hopkins University</p>

<p>Im looking to major in Mathematics, if you wanna read my common app essay just say so or PM me!</p>

<p>Also, if i make a 4.0 GPA my freshman year at say Texas A&M or UT what are my chances of being able to transfer to MIT?</p>

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<p>Your chances are fine at all of them, but bring your grades up if you can. Applying anywhere ED with a 3.4 UW GPA might be a stretch, but for regular admission your chances will be better.</p>

<p>A few other points:</p>

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<li><p>I’m pretty sure that applying to Cornell ED means you’re not allowed to apply to Notre Dame EA. Check Cornell’s admissions policies before doing this, or you’ll blow your chances at both schools.</p></li>
<li><p>Chicago is no more of a reach than any of the others.</p></li>
<li><p>Why Emory-Oxford? You’re good enough for plain-old Emory.</p></li>
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<p>Yah, you don’t need Emory-Oxford…Your good for Emory alone…</p>

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<p>Oh well oxford emory is EA and its gonna be my safety. Its pretty much too late to bring up my grades, but im gonna try to make straight As my first semester</p>

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<p>anyone else wanna chance me?</p>

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<p>Anyone else wanna chance me?</p>

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<p>I think that you’d have a pretty good chance at Northwestern/Cornell if you go ED. If you’re sure, ED would make a lot of sense, I think.</p>

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<p>Hey sweet! Haha northwestern is really the school i wanna go to</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>