Unbalanced SAT score: what are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am hoping to get into an engineering school in the NE. I was wondering what my chances would be for a school like Carnegie Mellon or Cornell with these scores:</p>

<p>CR: 660
Math: 800
W: 670</p>

<p>I'm well below the average for all the "good" engineering schools in Reading and Writing... do you think it will make a difference? Hopefully they'll pay more attention to the Math?</p>

<p>Also, if I did get in, what are my chances for a scholarship? I know many schools offer need-based only (which I don't qualify for), but I know Carnegie Mellon does offer merit-based aid... so what would my chances be? </p>

<p>I have a 4.44 weighted GPA (estimate) and pretty good extracurriculars (school paper editor, mock trial, tennis team, math club, international club, 100+ volunteer hours). I will have taken 6 APs at the end of high school, including Calc BC.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>hmm, it’s hard to say, since Carnegie and Cornell are two of the best schools in the country, I’m assuming that you’ll be competing against some of the most brilliant kids around with top-tier SAT scores =/ (like tons of 2200+) also, since you want to do engineering…I’m guessing that most aspiring-engineers are ridiculously good at math too. =P</p>

<p>soo i think you have a chance, looking at ur gpa and ec’s and math score, but you’d have an even better chance if you tried raising those CR and W scores?</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback. The problem is they look at ALL scores, so they will end up seeing those 600s… Hopefully they just consider the Math…</p>

<p>I noticed you’re a Capitals fan…arghhh (Go Sabres!)</p>

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<p>Oh, yikes. I wish every school was into super-scores haha
and noooo! Sabres fan? ahhh! You guys better lose a game or two then, haha</p>

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<p>If the Sabres miss the playoffs I will be able to concentrate on studies, bringing my grades up, and then maybe I’ll get into Cornell or Carnegie Mellon! So go Caps I guess</p>

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<p>My scores etc changed, so I made a new thread</p>

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