Please chance me for SCS :D

jiraya
Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:01:28 +0000

Hey, I am an asian male (from India) applying to Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science!

Major : Computer Science.
Minor : Machine Learning.
No Financial aid required.

Stats:
SAT : 2040 -760 (math), 630 (writing), 650 (CR) , essay 8
ACT : 31.25 (yes, i am going to say .25 cause it should have been a 32) - 32 (english), 35 (math), 28 (reading), 30 (science)
SAT Subject : 770 (M2), 770 (Chem), 780 (Phy).
AP: Computer Science A - 5

Extracurriculars :
I have co-founded a commercial software company and have given software to schools. I have taught computer science ,as an assistant teacher, in a school for underprivileged children for 2 years. I also volunteered at a school for mentally challenged children and developed a software for them which helps the children pair pictures with words. I also made a website for the school. (HOPE - Durgapur). Awards in table tennis. Part of school choir, and i also have my own band.

Essays:
Common app essay : failure one - written about a programming competition in which i failed.

Supplement essay : Written about what attracts me to computer science and why carnegie mellon gives me everything i have ever wanted from a college. Have also written about the fact that the software i developed for the children motivated me to venture into machine learning (Artificial Intelligence).

School grades:
GPA : not applicable here.
Rank : top 5%
Recommendation letter:
2 from computer science and physics teacher - must be good, i was very close to them.
1 from the founder of Hope, the school for mentally challenged children.
1 from councellor : must be good, i was also very close to him.

What are my chances of getting in? Any help is GREATLY appreciated. CMU has and will always be my dream college.