| AP Physics B is useless. Seriously a waste of your time. And everyone at my public high school who took the Calc AB got a 5 for five years in a row - granted, that class had a 30% drop-out rate so only 25 people took it each year.
The "ideal" SCS student has probably written several [programming] projects before applying to CMU and is actively working on at least one more. Also, they should be able to multiply large numbers in their head and enjoy 5-dimensional Rubik's cubes. That said, don't shoot to be ideal because you'll never be able to do it. Shoot for the best at your own school, and you'll fall into place at CMU. |