Chances at Carnegie Mellon?

tartangirl96
Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:43:37 +0000

I am currently a Junior at a magnet school rank highly in the nation. I was wondering if I had a chance at my dream school, Carnegie Mellon MCS.

Grades
Sophomore Year:
Honors Biology(C,B)
IMP 5-6 (B,B)
Honors English 3-4(A,B)
Spanish 3-4(C,B)
PE(A,A)
Journalism(A,A)
Honors World History(B,B)
Engineering 3-4(A,B)

Junior Year:
Biotechnology: A
Honors Chemistry:C
IMP 7-8: A
Honors US History: A
Honors English 5-6: A
TA: A
Journalism: A

Extracirriculars
Key Club
HOSA
Red Cross Club
Korean Club
CHICKS Club
JSA Club

Honors:
President of Hummanitarians Club
Vice President of CHICKS club
Tresurer of Korean Club
Editor-in-chief of newspaper
Entertainment Editor of school newspaper
Captain of Varsity Soccer

Awards
Varsity Soccer CIF Finalist 2010
History Day Finalist
HOSA Finalist

Sports
Varsity Soccer(9,10,11,12)
Varsity Track and Field(9,10,11,12)
Varsity Volleyball(9,10,11,12)

SAT: 2100

SAT Biology: 730
SAT Chemistry: 730
SAT Math Level 2:720

I plan on taking a much more rigorous schedule next semester and also plan on doing an internship over the summer for the BP Oil Company

Do you think I have a shot at getting in? If not, can you give me some advice on what I can do, what programs and achievements I should consider? Thank you so much for your time.