**Official Carnegie Mellon University Class of 2013 RD Decisions Thread**

<p>Decision: Accepted (CIT and H&SS)
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M:800, CR:750, W:640
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: M2 800 Cl 800 Ch 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predict 40 +
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB DP
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quite a few
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Working for the Olympics
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot
[<em>] Summer Activities: Extended Essay, Working for the Olympics
[</em>] Essays: Fairly good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I love my teachers
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure never read
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: Pretty good interview. The person was a recent graduate.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: CIT and H&SS, Tepper (Waitlist,3rd choice, chose it for fun)
[<em>] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[</em>] School Type: International and Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Not sure
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Personality, Passion
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who Knows [/li][/ul]General Comments: Best Wishes!</p>

<p>*Decision: Accepted (CIT (ME) and HSS) *</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780M, 660CR, 710W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 660 Spanish, 680 Physics, 730 Math2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68 (my freshman year sucked ASSSS, enormous upward trend)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calc (5), This year: BC Calc, Psychology, Stats, Spanish 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Spanish 4, Economics (1st semester), Shakespeare/Chaucer (1st semester), H English, H Science Research
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold President's award? (community service)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sugar Bowl Ski Team (8 years), Varsity soccer (soph and jr), club soccer
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Head Coach of Mini Mights on Sugar Bowl Ski Team (teach 4 year olds how to ski and race, 8 hr days, 5 months a year, organize sweepers and assess skier abilities), YMCA summer camp counselor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:Amigos de las Americas (7 weeks alone with major leadership responsibilities in rural latin america), Amigos de las Americas Training Staff (training new volunteers this year)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer at Brown University (4 weeks Computer Programming Course)
[</em>] Essays: Main essay = best essay i've ever written. my english teacher loved it. why cmu essay = decent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good, good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: amazing, said it was the best one he wrote that year
[<em>] Additional Rec: nope
[</em>] Interview: no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: CIT, HSS, SCS, MCS, TSB
[<em>] Intended Major: dual degree: mechanical engineering at CIT and Latin American Studies at HSS
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Public, large, ranked top 200 in nation
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: income > $200,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female engineering? dual degree applicant?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: leadership, motivation (shown in essay), creativity (also shown in essay)
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT II scores ahah they suck, and gpa's not the best.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my enthusiasm and originality[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! yay!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted - Teppers
Decision: Waitlisted - SCS, CIT</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): W-790, M-750, CR-630
[</em>] ACT: -
[<em>] SAT II: Physics-780, MathsII-800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: -
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field Vice Captain, National Team Champion, 4X400m Relay 3rd, Individual 800m 7th, Cross-Country 20th
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: National Service at Singapore Civil Defence Force, as Training Officer of National Civil Defence Cadet Corp.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various stints, nothing big
[<em>] Summer Activities: -
[</em>] Essays: Wrote aspiration in gaming industry.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Should be OK
[<em>] Additional Rec: -
[</em>] Interview: -
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: -
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: SCS, CIT, TBS
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Singapore
[</em>] School Type: GCE A Level
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Not very high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea why I got accepted. I got waitlisted probably because I was not oustanding enough.[/li][/ul]General Comments: All the best everyone.</p>

<p>My son was accepted into MCS and CIT. 2100 SAT, SAT2 Math II - 790, Chemistry - 700, and 33 ACT. 4.00 GPA. Third in class rank. Jersey Shore area. Lots of EC's and volunteer work. No hook - White male. Blank line 02/17.</p>

<p>accepted to the SCS! :) I don't have time to post stats right now because I have to get to school but I'm so excited!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted-MCS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: MCS,Physics
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I (by section): CR:620 WR:660 MATH: 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: MATH IIC:800 PHYS:770
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: I only know unweighted= 3,89
[</em>] Rank: Top % 10
[<em>] ACT: --
[</em>] APs (including this year's):---
[<em>] IBs (including this year's:----
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Most Demanding Courses
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: None( Only Me =) )
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):Physics Olympiads 1. in my Area (It's like state but a little bit different) 1. in Math Games in my school. 2. in intelligence competition around the country.Got an astrophotography award and invited to Holland to take it.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:Took extanded mechanics class from a MIT scholar and got B.School President.Drummer of a rock/metal band(We are touring and perform around the country)Founder of the Astronomy Club in my school.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:----
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):Not the best but good essays.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):No Hook.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: TURKEY
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): I'm the first student who applied to colleges in US EVER.Very very competetive school,though.
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:80.000-100.000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):No Hooks.
[<em>] Strengths:Award's and EC's I guess,not my SAT's that's for sure=)
[</em>] Weaknesses:SAT I and that I don't have IB and AP.(Not offered)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied:I don't know,physics passion maybe =p[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congratulations to everyone accepted.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (CIT)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (CR: 600, Math: 800, Writing: 730)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math 1: 780, Math 2: 800, Physics: 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/368
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 BC (5 AB), 4 Physics, 4 Music Theory
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: APs...
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Qualified for AIME?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: stuff
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: stuff
[<em>] Summer Activities: stuff
[</em>] Essays: I liked them ;p
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I hope they were good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yea, but i forgot to fill it out =(
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: CIT
[<em>] Intended Major: electrical engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): i wish[/li][/ul]General Comments: YAY!</p>

<p>Accepted to CIT, MCS, and HSS. I thought to gain admission to other schools you had to write about them in your essay. I only wrote about the Mellon college of science so I was a little surprised to see I got into my second and third choice colleges. Congrats to all those who got in! And good luck to those waitlisted or denied!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (CFA)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130, 700M 700CR 730 W 8E
[</em>] SAT II: 800USH 790 M1 780M2
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.19/4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/363
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) US History (5) Calculus AB (4) English Lang.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP [English Lit., European History, Chemistry, Calculus BC] Honors Physics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano Performance, Math Team (Captain), Class Treasurer, Debate Team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Ushering at Orchestra Concerts for four years
[<em>] Summer Activities: Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Elm City ChamberFest, Piano Performances in Vienna, Austria and Germany
[</em>] Essays: Alright
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 great overall, 1 ok
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great character reference
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: CFA (School of Music)
[<em>] Intended Major: Piano Performance
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: $100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Piano, Transcript
[</em>] Weaknesses: Sent in a cd audition rather than performing a live audition.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I sent in a pretty nice cd. lol[/li][/ul]General Comments: First acceptance for me! (hopefully not the last, but I'm happy and relieved!)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (SCS, CIT, MCS)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300, 800CR, 720M, 780W
SAT II: 790 Math 2, 710 Lit, 680 Physics (some other lower ones)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): (3) US History (4) Calculus BC (5) English Lang.
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, religion, Art, Economics and Calc 3, Physics and Macroeconomics at a nearby university
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens regional semi-finalist, 2nd or 3rd at a state math contest, other local awards for writing and math
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Latin Club (Pres), Lit Mag (Pres), math contest club, Math & Science Club, Fish Tips teacher and Mentor, plays harp
Job/Work Experience: part-time job currently at Mathnasium
Volunteer/Community service: various community service tutoring children, helping at AIDS hospice
Summer Activities: 6-week math camp for 3 years
Essays: Alright
Teacher Recommendation: 1 great overall, 1 ok
Counselor Rec: didn't read
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: on campus with admissions person, seemed good
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
CMU college/s applied to: SCS, CIT, MCS, HSS
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private/Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Don't know if it helped but expressed interest in studying harp and getting involved in creative writing magzine at CMU
Weaknesses: no computer programming experience
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: interests seem to match up well with what CMU offers
General Comments: Very surprised on acceptance to SCS. Father works in computers but no idea if they noticed that or if it mattered.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800m 650R 730W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 780M2 680mbio
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98?
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/218
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): calcab(4) stats(3) comp(2) ushistory(1)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:physics, ap calc bc, ap lit, ap bio, college bio
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended, magna cum laude national latin exam, amc 10 school winner
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math team, interact (president), student council (treasurer), nordic skiing, x-country running, elementary math team coach, tutoring
[ *] Job/Work Experience: grocery store for 4 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: coach elementary math team, interact (rotary) club stuff
[ *] Summer Activities: lead america and girls state
[ *] Essays: not that great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one good, the other i didnt read but prob excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: usual
[ *] Additional Rec: a generic one from lead america healthcare conference i went to
[ *] Interview: nope
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[ *] CMU college/s applied to: cit
[ *] Intended Major: bioengineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): ME
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public not that competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: middle? idk really haha
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): girl engineer
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: science/math grades, class rank/gpa
[ *] Weaknesses: ap scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: science/math girl
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I didn't take a physics or chem subject test even though they require it :-)</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!!!!!! :)</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2250, 740 in math and CR, 770 in Writing
ACT: No thanks
SAT II: 670 Bio E, 750 M2, 760 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Something like 3.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 out of 300?
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB/BC (4), Stats (4), Psych (5), AP Language (5), AP Envirosci (5), Physics (2 lol)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP World History, AP Literature, AP Comparative Government, French classes at local college
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Jeopardy Teen Tournament Quarterfinalist</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): academic team, piano, French Honor Society (Prez), National Honor Society, assortment of sports
Job/Work Experience: I teach little kids piano
Volunteer/Community service: I play piano at a local nursing home, put together a benefit concert to raise money to build a school in Cambodia, other such things
Summer Activities: Eating cake and popsicles
Essays: they're just essays
Teacher Recommendation: awesome!
Counselor Rec: generique
Additional Rec: another teacher that's equally awesome
Interview: nope</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yeppers
CMU college/s applied to: HSS, didn't get into CFA
Intended Major: creative writing and psych
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, kind of out in the boonies :)
Ethnicity: Cambodian American
Gender: female
Income Bracket: I don't have a yacht
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my last name is pretty awesome, I guess</p>

<p>Strengths: smiling, eating cake for others that don't want it, procrastinating
Weaknesses: gpa
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk, but I won't argue :)
General Comments: yayz!</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted (MCS)[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 780 M, 770 CR, 740 W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 800, 800, 790
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP/ honors
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Moody's Mega Math Challenge
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Multiculutral Club (treasurer), bunch of others
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Assistant Tennis Coach
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: bit at a local park
[ *] Summer Activities: crap
[ *] Essays: so-so
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:good
[ *] Counselor Rec: idk
[ *] Additional Rec: no
[ *] Interview: with admin counselor
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] CMU college/s applied to: MCS
[ *] Intended Major: Applied Math
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Magnet
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: None
[ *] Weaknesses: several
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because im awesome?
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted! - HSS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2200
[</em>] SAT II: 700, 740, and 690
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6-ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Art History (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: highest levels
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity sport, leadership positions in a couple clubs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: summer job
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: working, volunteering
[</em>] Essays: who really knows for this stuff?
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: "
[</em>] Counselor Rec: "
[<em>] Additional Rec: "
[</em>] Interview: didn't have one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: HSS
[<em>] Intended Major: undecided
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian & asian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: standardized tests, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations everyone and good luck to those who haven't heard yet!</p>

<p>Congrats everyone who got accepted :)</p>

<p>*Decision: Accepted (SCS + CIT (Electrical Engineering)) *</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760 770 770
[</em>] ACT: n.a.
[<em>] SAT II: 800,800,790,790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,4,4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n.a.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: max
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 activities (sport/music/theater) w/ 4-10 years of commitment
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: summer internship for comp sci
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: some
[<em>] Summer Activities: vacation, except last summer :P
[</em>] Essays: decent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Additional Rec: good
[</em>] Interview: good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: SCS, CIT (for EE)
[<em>] Intended Major: CS
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): ny
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): teh usa
[</em>] School Type: big public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white?
[</em>] Gender: m
[<em>] Income Bracket: low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: scores, ecs
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa, no research
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good overall[/li][/ul]General Comments: I'm happy.. except I don't know if I want to do engineering anymore.. but if I do.. this would be ideal. Good luck everyone.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770CR, 780M, 800W
[</em>] ACT: Never took it
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 790 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science - 5, Physics C: Mech, E&M - 5, Calculus BC - 5, English Language & Composition - 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Statistics, Art, French AP
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few small art awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Various clubs, volunteering, internships
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at museum
[<em>] Summer Activities: Ran around the neighborhood accomplishing nothing
[</em>] Essays: Wrote about how I got interested in CS
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably generic, since I don't think my teachers knew me that well
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Okay?
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Tried to
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: CIT
[<em>] Intended Major: ECE
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.A
[</em>] School Type: Competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: >$100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT scores,
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Might've been a combination of essays, SAT, and some random extracurriculars[/li][/ul]General Comments: I was very surprised that my decision was posted today as I thought it would've been later. Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

<p>ooh i really want to know now!! still no letter or post on their website...hope it comes soon!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (SCS and MCS (Math))</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (720 CR, 750 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: Didn't take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 780 Chem, 650 French
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 (probably a bit higher if you factor this year)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): About top 10-15 in 680
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B, C, Calc AB, BC, French, Stat, CS AB, all fives except for French (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Photoshop (grad. requirement), Mathematical (Real) Analysis, AP Chemistry, Honors English IV, Independent Study - C++/OpenGL, Gym, Independent Study - Classical Mechanics/Differential Equations
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Physics Team Semifinalist (2008), Quaterfinalist (2009), NJ Science League Top 10% award for chemistry, a few others
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (VP) Tech. Student Assoc., (Founder/Coordinator) Math club/Science Olympiad, (Co-President) Mu Alpha Theta, Math team, CJML, NJML, NJSL, NJCO, Red Cross, a few others
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a Software Company, not much else
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Camp Counselor at local spiritual learning center, Lead graphics designer for Red cross of central NJ, museum docent at Jane Vorhees Art Museum, a few others
[<em>] Summer Activities: Few volunteering things, visits abroad back home, nothing very impressive
[</em>] Essays: I think it was fairly solid.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average I guess.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Didn't have one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[</em>] CMU college/s applied to: SCS and MCS (Math)
[<em>] Intended Major: Computer Science and Mathematics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: N/A
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I think I have decent stats on paper (quantitative at least)
[</em>] Weaknesses: No research experience.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I was what they were looking for.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Very happy right now :) Congrats to everyone else who got in too :)</p>