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<p>Hi guys, I am currently a junior in highschool and I am wondering what my chances of getting into these colleges are. My top priority is Carnegie Mellon, then the UCs, and then schools like Purdue, Harvey Mudd, USC. My stats: I was calculating my unweighted gpa and it is around 3.78~3.8. However I am going to be taking the Sats this january and hopefully I can recieve a 2150 or above (i i really need a 2200~2250 to even out my gpa). I am also planning to take SAT Subject: Math IIc, Physics, and Biology M exam. Scores for those subjects should be around the 700s and above area. My question is what are my chances in getting to these colleges. So far I have taken 6 honors and Ap subjects (3 AP 3 hon.) they were:</p>

<p>9th:
H. Algebra 2
10th:
AP Biology
H. Geometry
11th:
AP Comp Sci
AP USH
H.Precal
12th: planning to take
AP Gov
AP Econ
AP Calc
AP Stat</p>

<p>If I score in the SAT Reasoning test
M:750 WR: 710 CR: 700
and SAT Sub Tests
Biology: 720
Physics:700
Math IIC: 710</p>

<p>The only thing is that my school goes by this really obtuse grading system, calculating A- as 3.667 etc so that makes 3.8, so I'm frustrated with that since I get ALOT of A-s. So what are my chances in these schools based on these statistics? Last question is it plausible to get 2100 and above with intensive studying? And how are the IIC and Physics subject tests?</p>

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<p>Well I can't give you your chances, but I think pretty much all schools will recalculate your GPA based on their own system. So I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about the whole A- =3.67 thing.</p>

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<p>Why do you think it's weird that an A- is 3.67? At my high school an A- was a 3.5.</p>

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<p>Most schools will recalculate grades based on their own scales. For example, an A- will be converted to an a, a b+ to a B, and so on. Number grades will be converted accordingly, usually through a 10 point scale (89.5+ = a and so on). This way, students who go to schools where no +/- grades are given don't have an advantage over a majority a- student; for all the college knows, both students would have had identical grades in those classes had the grading system been the same.</p>

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