my chance of getting in?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>i know you guys are probably tired of these questions but i REALLY want to get into cmu. </p>

<p>Im a junior and I go to one of the most competitive high schools in nj so no ranking system</p>

<p>3.64 unweighted
4.00 weighted</p>

<p>Hns/AP Courses:
AP Chem
AP US
precalc hns
physics hns
bio hns
chem hns
algebra 2 hns
geometry hns
american studies 1 and 2 hns
la 3 hns
la 4 hns ****
AP Calc AB ****
AP Stat ****
AP Bio ****
AP comp sci ****</p>

<p>**** means classes im scheduled for next yr
SAT:
720 math
740 cr
660 writing</p>

<p>SAT 2:
Bio 750
Chem 750</p>

<p>Extra-Curr:
Volleyball 2 yrs
Robotics 1 yr
Rec Bball 5 yrs
Rec soccer 2 yrs
70 volunteer hours (summer camps, tennis coach)
summer job at day camp</p>

<p>If u could judge my chances at getting into engineering and/or give me some suggestions on an action plan to increase my chances i would be very thankful.</p>

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<p>Low reach (i think)</p>

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<p>Yes, try.
What are you looking to major in. And if it is computer science, what is your gender?</p>

<p>I must say that gender plays a role in decision making when it comes to the SCS (School of Computer Science). I have scores that are much lower than yours on the SATs but have been priority waitlisted for SCS... granted, I'm female. A male friend of mine applied to SCS with much higher SAT scores than I and was rejected.</p>

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<p>my suggestion is that you take the sat II math 2 and aim for a high score - that might significantly raise your chances.</p>

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<p>I rate on a scale of high reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety and would say that Carnegie Mellon would be a semi-reach for you. If you do ED, however, it would probably be closer to a good fit.</p>