Carnegie, USC, Penn, Cornell

Chance Me / Match Me
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Trying to get feedback on my S’s (finished junior year) chances to his stretch schools:

Top 5 - 10%
SAT (once) - 1530 (780 V, 750 M)
ACT once 33 (36 r, 35 e, 30 m, 29 s)
3 AP junior yr (all 5s - English, USH, Govt)
Will take 5 APs senior year (including calc and physics, studio art)
Eagle Scout
Varsity xcountry, track
RISD game design certificate
Art awards (gold key scholastic), school
Academic excellence awards history,
Karate black belt, PADI scuba diver
Chess club
Various community service

Thanks for your input!

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How many honors? SAT IIs? Either way, USC looks like it is a low reach at worst from what you tell us. Still, more info is needed.

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Thanks, no SAT IIs yet - will take Math I, II, and physics. For classes:

English - honors first two years, AP next two years
Science - honors bio, chem, physics, will take AP physics
history - honors world, AP USH
Math- honors algebra, algebra II, geometry, will take AP calc
Art - honors graphic design, AP studio art
AP US Govt
Language - honors French

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I’d say reach for all since 1. I dont know his GPA and 2. He has only taken 3 APs and I don’t know if that was the max he could do and 3. I don’t know his intended major so I don’t know if his extracurriculars can relate or paint a picture around what he wants to do.

Chance back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1905266-chance-me-for-uva-and-william-and-mary.html#latest

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Hello everyone!

I’d appreciate it if I could have some thoughts as to how the Colleges are looking for me. I am an applicant from LA.

Unweighted GPA (Out of 4.0): 3.75
UC C/W GPA: 3.75
Weighted GPA (Out of 5.0): 4.55

Freshman year:
NJROTC A/A
ENGLISH H A/B
ALGEBRA 2 H: B/A
BIO H : B/B
History: A/A
Computer science: A/A
Spanish : A/B

Sophomore year:
NJROTC A/A
AP English A/B
Pre CALC honours : A/A
Chemistry H : A/A
AP Euro : A/A
AP Computer science: B/ A
Spanish 2 H : B/B

JUNIOR YEAR:
Philosophy IBSL A/A
ENGLISH IBSL A/A
AP CALC BC: A/A
AP CHEM : A/A
APUSH: A/A
Computer science IBSL: A/A
Spanish 3 IBSL : B/B

SENIOR YEAR:
PHILOSOPHY IBHL
AP LITERATURE
CALC 2/ math IBHL2
AP physics 2
AP gov and econ
Computer science IBHL
AP SPANISH

AM doing my EE for IB in computer science

Grade Trend: Freshman (5 Bs overall out of 14 classes) and sophomore year (4 Bs in 14 classes) a bit rough, but had a fantastic junior year ( all A’s in AP classes 1 B per semester in Spanish yuck)!

Major: Computer Science, mathematics (still deciding double or nah)

ACT: 31 (English: 30, Math: 34, Reading: 30, Science: 30, Writing: 30)
SAT: 2160: reading: 680, math: 770 , writing: 710( might retake in September)
Course Rigor: Have taken 6 AP classes( 4 AP Computer science, 5 AP English language and composition, 5 AP chemistry, 5 APUSH, 5 AP CALC BC, 3 APEURO) and will be taking 5 more senior year. FULL IB
WILL be taking 6 IB TESTS: math:7
Essays: Working on these early and making them as unique, and memorable as possible. Think these will help the most.

Class rank: top 10%, 23/650 I believe so far during junior year

Extracurriculars:
MUN CLUB (4 years) (research paper award, outstanding delegate award)
FBLA (3 years) ( went to state two years, 7th place at regionals)
President of ECHO (music club for underprivileged)- 2 years
MEMBER of echo cabinet for local county for two years
Hosted a week long music camp during summer for underprivileged students to learn how to play musical instruments for free
Three years MATH CLUB
qualified for AMC 12
TROY TECH INTERNSHIP

  • did an 150 hour internship at a software development company
  • learned 4 languages and made an application
  • has made so far 3 apps
  • got a paid internship to work there from now on
    NSHS
    Questbridge national scholar program
    Peer tutoring club 2 years: has had two tutorees
    Was in school NJROTC program for 2 years ( colour guard certified)
    Will be tutoring my own service in my neighbourhood during senior year
    Three years David wittry coding competition

Letters of rec: i talk to my teachers a lot and I’m asking my CS teacher who has had me for three years and I always talk to him (sorry if it seems like I’m bragging)

UC’s I am applying to: Berkeley, Santa Barbara, Davis, Santa Cruz, UCLA, San Diego, CMU ( will apply ED, this is my dream school), Georgia tech, any IVIES( I can dream can’t I), cal tech(parents want me to), Amherst, williams,

PLEASE TELL ME CMU PLS ALSO

THANK YOU ·

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@“Mass Dad” your son should be a contender for all of the schools you list. However there are probably 5 or 6 equally qualified kids for each slot. Your S needs to craft his story so he stands out. Good luck to you.

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Thanks, 4Gulls. I think you are right about the numbers involved. This is our second time at the dance. Our D goes to Wellesley and it’s very apparent most young adults who apply to these schools are incredibly qualified - one slot for every 5 or 6 who could go.

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one of the best game design programs in the entire country is actually at RIT. Focus on the major not the marquee

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Thanks, stones3. My S will apply to RIT as well. I think RIT, USC, and CMU are all supposed to have very good reps for game design - those particular ivies to a lesser extent. Thanks, again.