Princeton, CMU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone. My dream schools are CMU and Princeton. I plan on majoring in Computer Science and I want to attend a top CS school that also offers a well rounded education. I am from the second poorest county in Kentucky and my family makes about $26,000. I am currently a senior and will be attending college in the fall of 2014. Thank you!</p>

<p>33 ACT (31E, 33M, 34R, 34S)
33 ACT w/ writing (33E, 34M, 29R, 36S 10W)
SAT Subject tests: 790 Math 1, 530 Chemistry
GPA weighted: 99.2 unweighted 4.0/4
AP: World history: 3 APUSH: 4
1st in class</p>

<p>ECs:
Concert band: 7 years
Pep Band: 5 years
Marching band: 4 years
(Section leader in all for 4-5 years)
Beta club: 4 years
Academic team: 4 years (captain for 2, co-captain for 2)
STLP: 3 years
Chess team: 2 years (captain for both)
Tennis team: 5 years (MVP for 3)
KEY club: 2 years</p>

<p>Work/Volunteer:
I created and manage the website and software for my parent's business.
I help clean the cabins and work around the houses.
I tutor middle school students in any subject after school two days a week.
~30 hours of volunteer work</p>

<p>Senior schedule:
ENG 101+102, PHI 110+130, BIO 110+111, MAT 107+108, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics, Spanish II</p>

<p>Other:
I am a Kentucky Governor's Scholar. This is widely considered the most prestigious program in Kentucky. If you're accepted, you spend 5 weeks on a college campus with 355 other scholars and attend classes and seminars.</p>

<p>Also, I'm thinking of applying to MIT, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford through QuestBridge. Would I have a higher chance of getting into Princeton through this or RD? Plus, what are other top CS schools that are also known for humanities?</p>

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<p>QuestBridge could definitely help you. I would re-take SATII Chem. You seem like very good applicant with a clear passion in music. However, if you apply to Princeton, Yale, Stanford, etc. it’s very hard to evaluate someone’s chances - it’s a crapshoot as many people refer to it. </p>

<p>You have very respectable scores and excellent grades. I’m not sure right now what schools offer a good mix of strong CS programs and humanities, I’ll try to find out.</p>

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<p>All those schools are reaches for you (except CMU is a low reach / high match). Try to raise your ACT score a little; that could give you an edge. Otherwise, you’re a very very strong applicant :)</p>

<p>Chance back? :stuck_out_tongue:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1536207[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1536207&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>CMU: high match/low reach
Ivies/MIT/Stanford: reach</p>

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<p>You have a really good chance at those schools.</p>