What are my chances at CMU?

<p>I had good grades freshman and sophomore year, (all As and A+s in the hardest classes at my school), but this year my grades aren't as great. I am taking more APs than any other junior at my school but I unfortunately managed to get B+s in 3 classes. In the other course I took I got As/A+s. I have great extracurriculars and I will have one "good" recommendation and one really really great one. I'm also taking a few more AP courses this summer to get ahead. I'm working on my essays this summer and I would think/hope that they will be pretty good. I am hoping to get my SAT scores up. The first time I took them I got a 2100, but I'll have to wait a few more days for my new scores to come back and see if I improved. I anticipate good, but not great SAT 2 scores.</p>

<p>Do I have a shot? You can be honest. Trust me, I can take it. I am worried that my grades have dropped too much junior year which is NOT good, but I'm still wondering if its worth applying and if there is a chance there.
THANK YOU!</p>

<p>You almost certainly have a shot. You haven’t said which school(s) within CMU interest you. It makes a difference. Make sure your GC says that you took the hardest courseload of any junior that will help mitigate all those B+s.</p>