Darthpwner

Thanks! Any more advice?

StarGirl13

You should try for USC, maybe Cornell, UCB, and UCLA. Those schools, are, in my opinion, closest to your ability, in no particular order. Carnegie Mellon would be definitely a match for you, I think! Ummm, as for the rest, they'd be pretty hard to get into. Comp Sci's definitely a competitive major. I'd say, definitely just submit your ACT scores, unless you retake it and get a higher reading and math score. As, if you're applying to Cornell, your writing score, unfortunately, might not really matter. That's just my two cents. Good luck on your applying to college!

Darthpwner

Thanks StarGirl13! I appreciate all the input!

Darthpwner

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Darthpwner

Bump guys. Any more advice/comments?

bluenotebook2

You did a great job selling yourself with what ECs you have, but I actually don't see anything that's *mindblowing*–*I think you'd be best off if you were recruited

Dr2230

To be honest, I believe you have little chances in most of the school listed.

Your test scores is severely lacking. It's definitely below the average threshold for those schools. I understand that you have decent EC, but think of all the applicants as a majority. They will have decent EC; they will have stellar scores.

You say that you want to major in CompSci. Have you taken AP CompSci in school or have any particular EC/Internship that deals with this specific field? If not, you're lacking again.

I'm not trying to make you feel bad or discourage you, I'm just giving an honest assessment.

Darthpwner

I don't mind criticism, but yeah I haven't taking AP Comp Sci or interned with any major software company Activision is about 30 min away but it's kind of a hassle going there so I couldn't intern with them. Thanks for the advice though! How about for Berkeley, USC, UCLA, and Carnegie Mellon? I understand Stanford, Cal Tech, MIT, and the Ivies are really tough.

Darthpwner

You commented on my thread twice dude. Give me info or get lost.

Dactylic126

Stanford, Cal Tech, MIT are high reaches. I will follow up with details when I have time, but I really suggest that you try at least, so long as you're confident you'll get fabulous letters of recommendation and a killer essay. Your personal essay, I believe, might as well end up being the main determining factor for your admissions with your above-average but not stellar resume. Getting your SAT scores beyond 2300 might give you some decent boosts too.

By the ways, do you have any community involvements (i.e. Volunteer work)? I believe someone asked before, but this is really important with many of your top schools, especially with Stanford -and Caltech maybe.

P.S. Your SATII Lit score.. Ouch! Don't submit it if possible.

Darthpwner

Okay thanks! Yeah I do have volunteer work through Key Club and Interact at local elderly homes and in the community, and I also coach tennis during the summer.

clienk

Caltech, MIT, and Stanford are high reaches for anyone, including you.

I'm not sure how a 3.92 is low, though a 4.35 is a lower weighted than I'd expect with that unweighted. (Cries in corner with 3.77/4.3ish). 3.92 isn't perfect, but it's still great. The EC's are a bit scattered. (Also, what does pi club do? I'm quite curious.)

Also, the lack of experience in your major might be a problem. You should probably try to address it in your essay, by explaining what informal experience you have, and why you know you want to study a subject you don't have much experience in. That said, you do have an edge as a female compsci major.

clienk

Wait. You never said you were female.

This is awkward .

Darthpwner

Don't worry xP. I'm male but yeah I agree with what you say. Pi Club is basically a math club where we help tutor students, and we also bake pies. Thanks for the advice! I have wanted to major in Comp Sci since I was young (around 4 or 5 years old), but I never really had the opportunity to learn more about this field.