<p>UW GPA: 3.77
Rank: 58/750
Freshman: 1st - 3.83; 2nd - 3.4(I had bad circumstances this semester. Depression etc. I had to get homeschooled and counselor will talk about it in rec).
Sophomore - 4.0 1st and 2nd
Junior: 1st 3.5(ouch) 2nd - 3.83
SAT: 2040 (720 M, 670 CR, 650 W)
Getting Math 2 and Physics Subject Tests later this month.
AP's - AP Stat - 5
Took this year: AP Physics B, APUSH, APCS
Senior AP's - AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Lang, AP Gov/Econ</p>
<p>EC's
Student Gov. Association - 10,11,12
Beta Club (Service Club) - 10,12
Mu alpha Theta(Math honors society) - 11, 12
Math Team - 10,11,12
Honorable Mentioned at County Science Fair for Computer Science
120 Hours Volunteering at local hospital
I'm also trying to do some programming this summer, so I can get a portfolio to show them. </p>
<p>Major: Computer Science</p>
<p>In general, what should I do from here out to get in?</p>
<p>What ethnicity are you? Because that plays a large part. If you’re an URM that’ll help a lot. </p>
<p>Here are CMU’s SAT averages for each college:</p>
<p>[Carnegie</a> Mellon Admission | Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission-statistics]Carnegie”>http://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/undergraduate-admission-statistics)</p>
<p>As you can see, SCS is ridiculously competitive. You’ll probably need above a 2300 in SAT. SCS is difficult to get in even for the most stellar applicants, so if you’re really serious about just getting in to CMU I would apply to other colleges as well (you can apply up to 3). If you’re interested, maybe CIT’s Electrical and Computer Engineering will suit you; if not maybe something in the Dietrich College of Humanities or Mellon College of Science will suit you. </p>
<p>To answer your questions here’s what I would do:</p>
<p>1) Improve your SAT score massively
2) WRITE YOUR ESSAYS DURING SUMMER (Honestly, this helps so much). Have a viable person read it for you for suggestions.
3) Buff up your resume -right now you’re good, but you’re not really “outstanding” so to speak. Do something unusual. For example I have a friend doing helping out with a CMU professor’s research this summer (i think it has something to do with robots? I can’t remember).
4) If you’re serious, then do early decision (there’s ED 1 and then 2, but CMU’s ED 2 is a bit deceptive because it’s due date is December 1, which is still when most school’s ED 1 results have not been released yet)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m Asian lol, and I am aiming for 2300+ on the SAT in October. I’m also expanding my experience with software development, so maybe I could show them a portfolio of my programs. I’m not really that concerned if I don’t get in, however, because I have Georgia Tech instate.</p>
<p>EDIT: Didn’t notice I already put the programming stuff in the original post.</p>