Please chance my cousin for SCS?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Asian male
Massachusetts
Small private school - does not rank</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7-3.8 UW and 4.2-4.3W</p>

<p>SAT (first time in March): 550 CR 770 M 620 W
SAT (second time in May): 630 CR 680 M 700 W</p>

<p>SAT II(June): 750 Math II 760 Physics 460 Spanish
(Will Spanish hurt his chances? He does well in class)</p>

<p>60 hours of volunteer work in hospital
30 hours of volunteer work in food shelters
computer/programming club
Private piano lessons
Award in Computer Science
National Honor Society</p>

<p>Rec: excellent one from computer science teacher; he thinks his counselor will give a decent rec
Essay: unique, but who knows if it's good</p>

<p>He will be applying ED II.</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>well, cmu is a HARD school to get in for scs. I would say he isnt going to be a shoo-in or have an easy time getting in. His stats are good, but not CMU level. Ask him or her to try to look at UIUC. He might have a good chance there. lol i bet its not your cousin, i bet its you. DONT LIE.</p>

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<p>oh hell no. sry but go apply somewhere else. it wud be slightly plausible if you were a hispanic/black female, h owever your an asian male, …so no</p>

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<p>Is SCS really that hard? My stats are pretty similar to his. ._.</p>

<p>Sorry, I don’t know anything about your cousin’s chances.</p>