Give it to me straight, doc- I can take it!

Colleges & Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Chance me, will you?</p>

<p>GPA: 90/100, UW
ACT: 31</p>

<p>I've taken the most advanced courseload offered at my school.</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes:
-AP Lit
-Adv. Calc
-Modern Physics
-Global Conflicts (and another history in the spring, not sure which yet)
-Poetry
-Judaics</p>

<p>ECs:
-Theatre (9, 10, 11, 12)
-National Honor Society (Secretary)
-Junior State of America (Treasurer, Secretary)
-Human Rights Club (Co-President)
-Volunteer at Texas Childrens Hospital (200 hours, only senior year)
-Bnai Brith Youth Organization (Vice President, Secreatary, several committees)
-Varsity Softball (9, 10)
-HS Literary Magazine (Prose Editor)</p>

<p>Recs: One from my phyiscs teacher, one from my AP Lang teahcer, should be very strong. I got As in both their classes and they both love me.</p>

<p>Essays: Really great</p>

<p>So, what do you think?</p>

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<ol>
<li><p>What school are you applying to?</p></li>
<li><p>SAT scores?</p></li>
<li><p>Nationality/sex?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Other than that:</p>

<p>ACT good, but not too impressive, GPA good,though not great, ECs quite good, but not eye catching.</p>

<p>I say, assuming you have pretty good SAT scores, that you're right in the middle for any school other than SCS, and a little on the low side for SCS.</p>

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<p>How much does it matter what school you apply to, as far as competitiveness?
Your ECs are your strongest area. I'm guessing you haven't taken the SAT. Same thing theotherguy said about test score and GPA.</p>