GPA: 97/100 (W) 94/100 (UW) (93+ is a 4.0)
SAT: 780 (Math) 670 (ELA) (1450 total)
Subject Test: 760 (Math II) 730 (Bio)
APs: AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Government, AP USH, AP CSA, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Lang, AP Music Theory
ECs: Founder of 501(c)3 in 8 states and Puerto Rico providing free STEM education through Scratch to hundreds of elementary school students (called Learning From Scratch) (11,12)
Manhattan School of Music Pre-College (Principal Oboist) (12)
New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program (12)
Interschool Orchestra (Principal Oboist) (11,12)
Face The Music Philharmonic (Principal Oboist) (9,10,11,12)
Private Oboe Lesson Teacher (11,12)
Student Ambassador (10,11,12)
Summers: Verizon Salesman, Cooper Union Summer STEM, SAMS @ CMU
Race: Black/ African American
Income: 150k
Major: CS + Music
You can aim for the top schools but don’t be disappointed if you are denied. At many schools CS is more competitive than most other majors. Develop a list of matches and a few safeties. Also Cornell does not cme to mind when thinking of tip top CS schools.