ReadYourLetter

I love Pittsburgh and the Oakland area, and I'm really interested in Carnegie Mellon.

ACT: 31
SAT: 2030; CR: 670, Math: 700, Writing: 660
SAT II: US History: 780; Math I: 630 :/
GPA: weighted: 4.1; Unweighted: 3.75*

Total of 8 AP courses over last three years and toughest courseload available at HS.

ECs:
Secretary of French Honor Society
3 year member NHS
3 year member of Journalism Honor Society-Quill and Scroll
3 years volleyball team
3 years nationally ranked school newspaper (Asst. Views editor, Academics Editor, In-Depth Editor)
Editor-in-chief of award-winning literary magazine
Vice-President and Co-founder of Animal Welfare club
Part-time job

Awards:
AP Scholar w/ Honor
Honorable Mention in VSHL prose design for lit mag


*county changed grading system this year, previously a 6-pt scale, now 7-pt. with added weights to honors courses (.5) and APs (1.0), hence the inflation.

So...odds?

busdriver11

What specific college within CMU are you applying to? Makes a big difference.

nospam66

Last year admission statistics.
Admission > Admission Statistics

http://www.cmu.edu/ira/CDS/pdf/cds_2...ted_august.pdf
Common data set shows you more details by SAT score range and GPA.
Make sure you satisfy all requirement, such as SAT subjects, etc.

steelersngators

I agree with busdriver. If you were applying to say Drama/Arts your profile/audition is more important then your grades. It all depends on the school.

ReadYourLetter

I'll probably be applying to Mellon College of Science

steelersngators

Your stats seem to be in range and you have a good shot if you take Math II.