Chances at SCS?

Colleges & Universities Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Chinese male (moved into the US in 2001) soon-to-be-senior</p>

<p>I can apply only to one college, right?</p>

<p>SAT- 2180 (720 V, 740 M, 720 W)
ACT- 35 (36 E, 35 M. 36 R. 34 S)
Unweighted Cumulative GPA-3.9
Weighted - 3.998 (my school has a strange weight system; .002 extra GPA for every AP credit)
Freshman GPA- 3.75
Sophomore GPA - 4.0 (1 AP class + 1 “honor” - type)
Current GPA - 4.0 (4 AP Classes + 1 “honor” -type )</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Chinese - 800
World History - 800
Math II - 760
Chemistry - 690</p>

<p>APs:
Statistics - 5
Human Geography - 5
US history - 5
World History (self study) -5
European History - 5
Macroeconomics -5
Microeconomics - 5
English Language(self study) - 4 </p>

<p>Next year’s classes:
Physics
AP Physics B
Cell Biology
AP English Lit
AP US Gov
AP Comparative Gov
AP Calc AB
AP Calc BC
AP Psychology (online)
Computer Programming class at Colorado State University</p>

<p>ECs:
Competing for Future Business Leaders of America
Officer for Math, Engineering, Science Club
NHS
Studying Chinese and history privately
200+ hourse volunteering in Public Library
150-200 hours doing experiments in Colorado State University (on plant genetics)</p>

<p>Thanks for reading.</p>

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<p>I know you can apply to at least 4 colleges…in fact I think they make you pick 4 (ranked in order of choice)</p>

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<p>I’m a rising sophomore and I didn’t have to pick 4- I applied to SCS and CIT (ECE). Most people seem to apply to two, maybe three.</p>