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aasian · 04-30-2008, 11:25 PM

I think i am falling in love with carnegie mellon.
I'm an international btw.
Just want to know what i have to do to get in.

Details:
I'm in a 6 year high school program, which means from grade 7 to grade 12, I'll be in the same school. It's affiliated to one of the best universities in the world for technology, and shares it's facilities like library etc.
This is split into: First 2(foundation-20% of final transcript)
3 and 4(40%), 5 and 6(40%)
highly selective school, new school, first graduating batch graduates next year. everyone in my school takes APs, everyone, and so far 100%, no joke, 100% of them got 5 for AP Physics B and Calc AB. The first Physics C and Calc BC are going to be taken in like 2 wks. Chem and bio, i'm not sure but i think almost everyone got 5 too.

So, i'm in grade 9 now, which i hope counts as freshman at carnegie mellon because my first 2 years sucked because i didn't know how important GPA was.
And usually, everyone takes APs in their junior and senior years, but i'm self studying to take AP Physics B and AP Calc AB, and probably comp science A in my sophomore year(next yr). Will this help? Will they even look at it and give it consideration if i took it an year earlier, without even learning it in school?
This sem my gpa is going to be kinda the same as last sem. I shot up by 1.3 last sem, almost 4/5, which is good in our school, but not very good. Very good is around...4.3ish and to do a first class its 4.5.
I think i can pull it up further next sem.
I really want to go to Carnegie Mellon.
Interested in: SCS, CIT(ECE), but i'm still open.

I know i don't have any concrete Stats or anything, but i haven't taken any standardized tests yet, so...
What do you guys think i can do?

04-30-2008, 11:25 PM	#1
aasian New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Threads: 3 Posts: 7	What do i need to do to get in. I think i am falling in love with carnegie mellon. I'm an international btw. Just want to know what i have to do to get in. Details: I'm in a 6 year high school program, which means from grade 7 to grade 12, I'll be in the same school. It's affiliated to one of the best universities in the world for technology, and shares it's facilities like library etc. This is split into: First 2(foundation-20% of final transcript) 3 and 4(40%), 5 and 6(40%) highly selective school, new school, first graduating batch graduates next year. everyone in my school takes APs, everyone, and so far 100%, no joke, 100% of them got 5 for AP Physics B and Calc AB. The first Physics C and Calc BC are going to be taken in like 2 wks. Chem and bio, i'm not sure but i think almost everyone got 5 too. So, i'm in grade 9 now, which i hope counts as freshman at carnegie mellon because my first 2 years sucked because i didn't know how important GPA was. And usually, everyone takes APs in their junior and senior years, but i'm self studying to take AP Physics B and AP Calc AB, and probably comp science A in my sophomore year(next yr). Will this help? Will they even look at it and give it consideration if i took it an year earlier, without even learning it in school? This sem my gpa is going to be kinda the same as last sem. I shot up by 1.3 last sem, almost 4/5, which is good in our school, but not very good. Very good is around...4.3ish and to do a first class its 4.5. I think i can pull it up further next sem. I really want to go to Carnegie Mellon. Interested in: SCS, CIT(ECE), but i'm still open. I know i don't have any concrete Stats or anything, but i haven't taken any standardized tests yet, so... What do you guys think i can do?