<p>hey guys...i'm really interested in carnegie and i want to know where i stand in the pool of applicants...</p>
<p>so anyone who got in (first i wanna say congratulations!), can u please post ur stats and ECs, etc? i'd really appreciate it!! thx in advance!</p>
<p>Early Decision accepted to MCS for Physics</p>
<p>SAT - 1560/2230 (760V 800M 670W)
SAT2 - 780 Math 2, 750 Physics, 700 World Hist</p>
<p>GPA: 3.6 unweighted, 4.4 weighted -- course load is mostly honors / all the AP's I could take.</p>
<p>EC's: No clubs or anything, but several years of IT work experience with several companies.</p>
<p>Essays: mediocre, written in a hurry
Recs: One from my physics teacher who went to CMU as a grad student. Probably pretty good. Counselor rec was probably generic.</p>
<p>Asian male.</p>
<p>Frankly I don't think I could have gotten in if I didn't do early decision.</p>
<p>accepted SCS</p>
<p>sat 2280
gpa weighted - 4.45
gpa unweighted - something around a 3.7 probably
sat II - 800 math II, 720 physics</p>
<p>cs club president
various placings in several State CS competitions including one hosted by HP
school cs, math, science team
80 hrs of volunteering
mu alpha theta, fbla
president and founder of chess club
usaco gold division
some interning at a law firm</p>
<p>Essay: pretty decent, shows how much i like cs
Recs: CS Teacher, sponsor of cs club loves me, hehe</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to SCS M-C/CIT ECE</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 1520/2190
* ACT:
* SAT IIs: M2-790, Phys-790, Chnse w/Listn-790
* GPA (uw/w): 3.99/4.11
* Rank: 44/473
* Other stats: huh?
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: below decent actually
* Teacher Recs: didn't read all, but compsci teacher's was good
* Counselor Rec: one from former school loved me, one from my current school is skeptical about me
* Hook (if any): asian
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<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: OH
* School Type: public ~1850 students
* Ethnicity: C 2the h 2the i 2the n 2the e 2the s 2the e
* Gender: male
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<p>Other Factors?: i had bad midyear grades?</p>
<p>General Comments, status update dates:</p>
<p>oh yeh also class rank like 43/700</p>
<p>look at the "Official Results" threads. those have lots of stats.</p>
<p>thx guys a lot! </p>
<p>and thidr0, i will check the 'official results' thread. thanks for reminding me</p>