I got a 750 on math level 2 and a 770 chem.
Want to major in CS and maybe learn business/economics.
Do I have a chance at any of these school during RD? (These are my harder schools on my list)
CMU
Yale (my sister currently attends)
Notre Dame
Cornell
1560 SAT (770R/770M)
Race: Hispanic
Classes:
Freshman Year:
Honors Bio
Engineering Honors
Honors Geometry
Sophomore Year:
Honors English
Honors algebra 2
Honors chem
Junior Years
Honors English
Honors Precalc
AP Chem (5)
Ap Comp Sci 5
ApUSH 4
Honors Spanish 4/5
Senior Year:
UCONN ECE English
AP calc BC
Ap Stats
Honors Data Structures (post AP comp sci)
AP Spanish Lang
Ap Physics C
Extracurrics:
Started a startup based around plant disease diagnosis and food security since junior year
Started a club to encourage computer science and entrepreneurship since sophmore year (charter club called Hack Club)
President of chess/philosophy club since sophmore year( member freshman year)
President of student ambassadors program (member junior year) president senior year
Volunteered at local food pantry all 4 years
Volunteered at Local historical society working to digitize historical records
Did Track and Field all 4 years (Went to local championships for relays/long jump)
Volunteered at STEM camp for young kids during summer of senior year
Member of Exec board for blue ocean entrepreneurship competition
Honors:
AP scholar
NMSC commended student
Semifinalist for Diamond Challenge entrepreneurship challenge
NHRP scholar
Member of top 150 for Paradigm entrepreneurship challenge
National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Recommendations:
Getting letter of rec from my comp sci teacher who also is advisor of my club and is aware of my startup project
Letter of Rec from my English teacher
GPA:
3.71 UW
Should I retake Math level 2? Any tips for essays?
Chances are lousy getting into any of these schools regardless. You have a better shot for Cornell or Notre Dame, but unfortunately, that’s not saying much. The GPA is going to be below average for Yale and CMU for CS.
The good news is with your chosen major. With computers, it doesn’t make a bit of difference where you get your degree. This is an industry driven entirely by experience. You’ll be fine regardless of which school you attend.
Thanks for the guidance with helping me figure out whether or not I should retake math 2! Would anyone like to help chance me for these schools? Is it likely that I will get into one, if any of these schools? (BTW I also have a bunch of safeties that I am almost sure I will be getting into in case anyone is worried)
Bump…
I know a lot of people already answered, but I would love for more people to give me a percent chance at getting into any one of these schools or the combined percent chance of getting into any of the schools (like the percent chance I will be admitted into 1 or more of the 5 schools).
Thanks!
I would retake the Math 2 as 750 is 58th percentile. There will be 1,000 of apps for these top colleges with 800s and applying for the same computer science major. The competition is fierce.
If you are a senior, when would you take it again in December? And would the colleges get the score in time anyways.?
I would say your chances at these colleges are about the same as the acceptance rates. Being URM and legacy at Yale might help a little but your GPA is a little low and you are applying to one of the most competitive majors.
Make sure to apply to several match and safety colleges.
your GPA will hold you back more than your Math 2 score. I wouldn’t bother retaking it- If you won’t get in with a 750 then you won’t get in with a 770 or 780 either. But I think you have a shot so go ahead and apply. But you def need some more likely schools.