What are my chances?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm applying to these colleges for a degree in Comp Sci:
Harvard College
Carnegie Mellon University (School of Computer Science)
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University (Primary: College of Engineering, Alternate: College of Arts and Sciences)
Duke University (Pratt School of Engineering)</p>

<p>I want to know what my chances are of getting into at least one of these schools.</p>

<p>Here is my background:
White male from central Alabama w/ two younger brothers, a mother in college, and an income of approximately $70K a year.</p>

<p>ACT Highest Scores: Math, 34; English, 35; Reading, 34; Science, 33; Composite, 32; Writing + English, 30;
SAT II Scores: Physics, 720 (65%); Math I, 720 (86%); US History, 660 (63%);</p>

<p>High School GPA: Weighted, 4.208; Unweighted, 3.854;
Rank: 5/360; Second hardest schedule of class;</p>

<p>Freshmen Schedule: Honors English 9, Honors World History, Honors Geometry, Biology, French I, Basketball/PE, Men's Choir;
Sophomore Schedule: Honors English 10, Honors US History, Honors Algebra II w/ Trig, Chemistry, French II, Speech, Health/Driver's Ed;
Junior Schedule: Honors English 11, AP US History (Score: 4), Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Physics B (Score: 3), AP Psychology (Score: 3), Broadcast Journalism I, PE Intramural;
Senior Schedule: AP English Literature, Economics/US Government, AP Calculus AB (BC was not offered), Anatomy (Signed up for AP Physics C, but it didn't end up being available as a class), AP Computer Science A (AB was not offered), Broadcast Journalism II;</p>

<p>EC: Five Honor Societies, Math Team for two years, Peer Helpers senior year, Student Ambassadors senior year, Five mission trips over four years (including one to Guatemala), Seven years of volunteer service with VBS at local church, Active member of church youth group w/ 500+ hours of volunteer service;</p>

<p>Usually I do really well with essays (never made below an A on an essay, and I don't usually try), so I think those are fine. I know my recommendations from my teachers are really good (one is from my Honors English 11 teacher and the other from my AP Physics B teacher). I've had the CMU and Duke interviews, both went really well (in my opinion) and the Duke guy sounded more like he was recruiting me and even said at one point that academically it was no question that I was capable and it was more about how I felt about Duke.</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are of getting into these schools?</p>

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<p>Obviously with schools of this prestige level its always a little dicey. I don’t know much about Cornell’s engineering, but I like your chances @ Duke and CMU, and you probably have a decent shot at Penn. Harvard is obviously tough as even the top students don’t always get in, but you seem to have a shot, and are very well rounded. Good luck!
Feel free to chance me if you get a chance…<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1055573-i-know-its-early-but-chances-junior.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1055573-i-know-its-early-but-chances-junior.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Also, let me add that I have already been accepted/rejected into these schools:
MIT EA (rejected)
Georgia Tech (accepted)
Auburn University (accepted w/ full tuition)
Birmingham-Southern College (accepted w/ Presidential Scholarship)
University of Alabama (accepted w/ full tuition)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, otherwise known as UAB (accepted w/ $6K per year)</p>

<p>I am also an AP Scholar (forgot to include that)</p>

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<p>I will chance back as well for those who chance me.</p>

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<p>I think you have a strong shot at CMU, but they don’t meet need and may be tough to afford for a family making $70K.</p>

<p>The others you have a shot at, but it could go either way.</p>

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<p>i think you have a fair chance at duke and cornell and CMU. i was deffered EA from MIT, but don’t have much hopes for that either. Since you took the ACT, i am not totally sure of the other colleges (since i took the SAT), but a 32 when i looked up right now seems to be a 2130-2160ish, which is pretty good. I got a 2140, could you take time to chance me too?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1057092-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/1057092-chance-me-please.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>Also could you chance me for gatech (using your knowledge since you got in…congrats :)) and UVA?</p>