High SAT, Low GPA

Your top 9% and your excellent SAT score make you competitive for a non-auto admit, but the major you are applying to could have a big impact on your admission chances.

Pros:

        1510 SAT score.......(excellent score)
        Class Rank of top 9%......(right outside the auto-admit 6%)
        IB Diploma.........(it shows rigor, and not as many applicants will have it)
        Solid essays........ (many top-stat students do not put in the time to write 
        them and under-estimate how important they are)

Cons:

        Good but not great GPA

Neutral:

        "Pretty good" ECs

Best of luck!