SpacePope

here's my stoof:

GPA: 4.35/5 (this is about a B average in all honors classes at my school. I have an upward
trend tho, and senior year is going to be actually pretty good (meeby 4.6-4.8)

SAT I: 2310 (800 math, 800 writing, 710 reading)

SATII: 800 math II, 790 math I, 760 phsyics

Essays: Awesome: my english teacher reeealy likes my common app essay and my suppliment

Recs: very strong

AP's: Taking this year: Physics C (both), Chem, Stats, Calc BC
Soph year: AP CS AB


my computer-sciency-ness: I got a in AP CS, 5 on test. I have been programing scince, and have subtely included information about this in my common app essay

EC's:
Robotics club, 3 years, did programming
MTG club, president, 3 years
russian class/drama class, 3 years
Academic bowl, just senior year
I play violin

SpacePope

a week and no responses eh?

steelersngators

I would say you are a shoe in and ED makes your chances even better. However, you never know for sure because SCS is a very competitive program.

busdriver11

I mostly agree with steeler. But even though you look quite good, SCS is so competitive, I'd imagine they turn down perfect/close to perfect scores, so unless you're a girl it's always an unknown. I hope you're also applying RD to some of the other CMU schools, that is, if you're truly interested.

mathmom

Your chances are good, no guarantees. That's really all anyone can tell you.

SpacePope

huh. I wasn't expecting positive opinions....you guys really think I could get in with like a B average?

SpacePope

bumpity bump

busdriver11

Will they know that GPA is a B average? Or will it just sound like one of those super high GPA's that people get from the honors classes? You know they don't figure freshman grades into the GPA, right?

larryjiii

i'd wager that, with 24000 applicants each year, they know the grading scales inside and out. regardless, i'm relatively sure that they only care about unweighted anyways, for the reports they do on their admissions.