What Are My Chances at University of Maryland College Park & Carnegie Mellon?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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These are my dream reach schools, but I would love any and all opinions on this!

I am planning to major in Psychology.

Weighted GPA: 4.3
ACT Composite: 35
Class Rank: 59/632 (top 10%)
APs: World History (3), Psychology (4), Human Geo (5), Seminar (5), Calculus AB (4), US History (5), and English Language (4)
Currently taking AP Stat, Environmental Science, Research, and Euro History.
Extracurriculars:
Quiz Bowl 9th grade: became state runner-up champions
National History Day 9th grade: 3rd place at regionals, proceeded to state
Quiz Bowl 10th: 3rd place in state, competed in nationals
National Honour Society member (10th, 12th)
Beta Club member (12th)
Science Olympiad, won 3 awards (12th)
President of Gay/Straight Alliance (12th)
Junior Civitan member (12th)
Model UN member (11th)
Attended Arkansas Governors School in 11th grade

I also had four As, three Bs, and a C in one semester of my junior year which might affect my outcome a lot.

With all this in mind, what would my chances at these universities be?

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I think that your strong GPA, test scores, and extracurriculars give you a very strong shot at University of Maryland. Are you in state or out of state? Are there circumstances behind your lower junior year grades? I really don’t think it will affect you very much, especially if the classes you received the lower grades in were rigorous. I believe that you have a strong shot at Carnegie Mellon too, however it’s a tad more difficult.