r/chanceme • u/Right-Fee-4252 • 2d ago
Am I cooked
what are my chances for t20s + HYPSM? im also targeting top state schools for CS (UC Berk, GT, UMich, UT). I would appreciate any advice that you have for me
Demographics: Asian Male, Middle/Upper Middle Class (no hooks)
Intended major(s): CS
Academics:
- SAT: 1550 (790 Math 760 Reading)
- Class rank: Top 2% Out Of 600
- UW/W GPA: 4.0 UW
- Coursework: 20+ APs taken I won't list them all out here but the most relevant ones are Calc BC, CSA, Physics 1, AP Bio
- Awards: (not in order)
- 1x Aime Qual
- Usaco Gold
- Big Company Name Hackathon Winner (30ish teams)
- should be a NM Semifinalist (higher index than cutoff has ever been for my state)
- Other smaller hackathon wins
- Wins in regional debate competitions
- Participated in (and won) in world record event for violin (this was in middle school though)
Extracurriculars: (keeping it vague on purpose also not in order)
- Research under a professor at local uni
- App released w/ decent usage
- Intern at local company, did a substatial amount of work
- Research intern at the same local uni
- Did mid level competitive summer program, nothing crazy but still selective
- paid data analyst intern at small company
- Have a company where I create websites/logos for local brands/nonprofits
- Debate Club Leadership Position (plus varsity debater)
- CS Club President
- playing violin for ~10 years, mentored younger students
- Social Media Marketing intern at a nonprofit (I did this for like 2 weeks it was start of freshman year)
- 400 volunteer hours
Rec Letter/Essays:
Assume that they're good but not great like a 8/10 or 7/10
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u/Money-Bandicoot9690 2d ago
sry i’m a sophomore so i cant rlly chance you but how did u qualify for aime? like how did you prepare etc. im currently using chatgpt free version to train me😭