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<p>My parents think I can get into any school I want, but in comparison to the amazing students on CC, I'm not so sure! I'd really love to know what everyone else thinks. I have posted these stats in the general "Chance me!" section, but I would love to hear from those of you who really know CMU! Thank you in advance.</p>

<p>I am rising junior in a great high school from Minnesota. I'd like to study anything business related, especially finance or accounting. Still, I might consider studying mathematics or economics.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.96
W GPA: 4.11
W Class Rank: 10/296 (~top 3%)</p>

<p>ACT: composite: 30 (31 E, 32 M, 30 R, 25 S, 8/12 essay)
I took this once without any prep whatsoever at the end of my sophomore year. I've been practicing a little bit the reading and science sections and I've been averaging a 33 R and 31 S! </p>

<p>Course Load: I've been enrolled in the most rigorous classes available. The only AP offered to underclassmen was AP US History (4).</p>

<p>-Junior Year
AP Language
AP Literature
AP US Government
AP Statistics
Pre-Calculus (required and advanced)
French III
Physics
Intro to Business/Sales and Marketing</p>

<p>-Prospective Senior Year
AP Human Geography
AP Art History
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus BC
French IV
Accounting
(unknown other class)</p>

<p>EC's: (I will try to just list the major ones)</p>

<p>-Peer Tutoring (av. 2 students/wk)
-Project 4 Teens Leader (one of 3 males selected to talk about abstinance from sex and drugs to students in 6-8th grade)
-Link Crew Commissioner (one of 4 in grade who lead over 60 students who organize freshman orientation)
-Scarlet Ambassadors Director of Community Affairs (turned an organization primarily about being the face of the school while meeting with prospective students and parents to a group who is active in the community)
-Mission Trips to needy areas (Benton Harbor, MI and Pine Ridge, SD)
-Junior Varsity Alpine Ski Team
-Varsity Tennis
-USTA Summer Team Tennis 6th in State
-USTA Winter Team Tennis 1st in State
-Varsity Speech
-DECA Vice President and State Participant
-Key Club President
-Student Council Vice President
-Youth Conference on State Issues Presiding Officer (a Youth in Government activity)
-French Honor Society Founder and President
-Organized a community service trip of about 40+ students to -Chicago through STLF.net (Check it out! Great organization.)
-Red Cross Disaster Relief Member
-Business Camp CFO
-Job at semi-trailer sales business
-Job at a local Culver's
-Internship at a congressman's office</p>

<p>Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male</p>

<p>I really appreciate everyone for reading this! Please let me know if there are any schools besides these that might be a good (or better) match for me! I would definitely be interested in applying ED or EA.</p>

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<p>Bump! No responses :(?</p>

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<p>AP Lang & AP Lit in one year? Odd, but cool(: I’d say that your chances totally depend on your ACT score… With a 30, no way. With a 33, I’d say it’s a reach, but quite possible. If you can manage a 34+, I’d say it’s a high match or pretty low reach, just because it’s so selective in general, but if you get your ACT score to 33+, you should have great chances(:</p>

<p>Chance me people…?(:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1211013”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1211013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks EliKresses! Yup, our teacher prepares her APLang students so well, that she recommends just taking both tests. She’s been really successful in the past!</p>

<p>I really appreciate the response!</p>

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<p>No problem(: And wow, I wish my AP Lang teacher was like that! Our class seems to be a critical thinking class… And a joke, in general.</p>

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<p>I am kindof curious. You said that there was no chance of being admitted with a 30 ACT. On the site for the incoming class in 2011, the average ACT through the whole university was a 31 composite, with a 31 in English and Math on average. This includes the extremely prestigious SCS and MCS, among others. </p>

<p>Even though my composite ACT is a 30, I have a 31E, 32M, 30R and only a 25S. This doesn’t seem to unrealistic to me.</p>

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<p>Odd… Wait… The graduating class of 2011? Or the admitted students from 2011? Applicant stats have risen highly lately; last year CMU SAT averages jumped 100 points per section from the previous year… I mean, I could be wrong, I haven’t looked up the stats or anything, so yeah.</p>

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<p>[Admission</a> > Admission Statistics](<a href=“Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University”>Home - Computing Services - Office of the CIO - Carnegie Mellon University)</p>

<p>Undergraduate First-Year Admission Statistics 2011-2012</p>

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<p>Guess you’re right haha… Well, I guess your chances just went up considerably… Hmm, if you could get your SAT up to a 33 it’d still help alot though. But I guess a 30 gets you in the door, and the rest of your application is great…(:</p>