<p>My GPA is much higher than mediocre in Turkey. Only one or two people in my class have a 90/100 GPA, no one has a GPA over 92/100 in my class. It is not possible.</p>
<p>Let’s hope that admission officers know that. :)</p>
<p>I really hope they do know that but they won’t unless your school states that with your transcript. That’s why I hope you schedule an interview with CMU so you can explain your grades. I was talking to a student who was applied ED to CMU (Tepper) and got wait listed even though she had a 3.37 at one of the most competitive schools in the country. This is what she said</p>
<p>SAT: 2090 (600 CR 760 M 730 W)
ACT: 32 (32 English 35 Math 30 Reading 29 Science) Essay: 9
SAT II: 800 Math2 700 Chem
GPA: 3.37 UW (There’s much more to my GPA. I need to explain this.)</p>
<p>I go to an ultra competitive school, Stuyvesant High School in New York City. I know most kids outside from my school will not understand the statistics, so I don’t bother posting chance threads on CC. A person with a 3.7 avg from my school could get into Cornell. Someone with a 3.5 avg could get into John Hopkins, Northwestern, etc. A 3.8 or 3.9 or 4.0 could get into Harvard, Columbia, MIT, etc.</p>
<p>I thought her stats were good enough but I guess not. Maybe even though she went to a good school her low GPA hurt her chances…</p>
<p>Maybe they’ve thought that she is lacking of ECs (projects etc.)? There is no way to be sure about the reason but I have to find a way to do what has the highest potential to have the best outcome.</p>
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<p>With this sort of attitude I wouldn’t admit her either.</p>
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<p>I know this to be false in my situation. I got a 590 on the MathI, and a 520 on the Math2(you read right). I submitted scores from 4 different tests altogether, and they eliminated the math2 score on the website, while just showing the other 3. I got into compEng, but i had huge things other than academics going for me(diversity, socioeconomic status, other interests, etc).</p>
<p>With that said, i still suggest you take the math2, and score at least in the 700 range.</p>
<p>You’ve got a 1.66 GPA. No chance you get into CMU.</p>
<p>I think you mean a 2.8 GPA. You divide the raw score (70) by 4 to get the 4.0 scale GPA.</p>
<p>Er, by 25** not by 4. Yeah I’m smart.</p>
<p>You are missing the point: the grading system in my country is different and actually a really little percentage has a GPA over 85-90.</p>
<p>Try not to evaluate my condition with US high school statistics.</p>
<p>If you apply early decision and get in don’t you have to commit to the school? It might limit your choices. Maybe I’m wrong…</p>
<p>You are correct, but if I get accepted I can commit to CMU. :)</p>
<p>No, if you got a 70 out of a 100 on a test, you would receive a C-. A C- = 1.66.</p>
<p>CMU doesn’t go by minuses and pluses, it goes by the 4.0 system of dividing a 100-point GPA by 25. That’s generally the accepted collegiate conversion method. But it’s a moot point, since apparently the GPA is very good at the OP’s high school. :p</p>