Click here to go to the NEW College Discussion Forum

I am a high school senior with hopes to attend Carnegie Mellon next year. I plan to major in Business. Here's a little bit about myself, and hopefully I can get a few opinions on my chances of admission. I am kind of pinning a lot of hopes on my admission. I feel that my chances are fairly high, but I wanted to know what others think.

Standardized Scores:
SAT I: 1490 (800 verbal, 690 math)
SAT II: Writing, Math IIC, Physics (Taking in early December - I expect close to 800 for writing, close to 700 for math and physics)
AP: European History - 5, American History - 5

Academic Transcript:
GPA: 4.2-4.3 weighted (3.95? unweighted)
Class rank: 7/290
AP Classes: European History, American History, American Government, Physics, Calculus BC, Spanish, English
Honors Classes: Pretty much everything else in the core academic areas

I have taken the most demanding courses possible in my high school, and have received straight A's in them all. I received one B in a semester course in technology education my freshman year, and it was an A one quarter, a B the second, and a B on the final.

Extracurricular Activities:
Martial Arts (9-12): I have been involved for twelve years, and have been a professional martial arts instructor for four. I teach professionally approximately ten hours a week during school, and more during the summer. I wrote my essay on this subject and how meaningful the experience has been to me.

Cross Country (10-12): Nothing too exceptional in this area.

Major Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist (scored 80 V, 73 M, 80 W)

Other Factors:
Mother graduated with B.S. in business from Carnegie Mellon.
Father graduated with B.S. in business from Carnegie Mellon.
Mother is currently employed at Carnegie Mellon as a contract specialist.

Your input on my chances of admission is greatly valued. Thank you in advance.

By yourfairygodmother on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 03:22 pm: Edit

Id say you are virtually in

By wootay on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 03:34 pm: Edit

Yeah, you're good for CMU.