College Interest Project

Massachussetts Institute of Technology

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• Motto: Mens et manus—"Mind and Hand"
• The Institute is committed to generating and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the world’s great challenges for the advancement of humankind.

Course Requirements

• An eight-subject humanities, arts, and social sciences requirement
• A six-subject science requirement: Two terms of calculus Two terms of physics One term of chemistry One term of biology
• 2 electives in science and technology subjects

GPA, SAT and ACT Averages

• Typical ACT scores: 33-35 (2014)
• Typical SAT scores: Reading 680-770 (2014), Writing 690-780 (2014), Math 740-800 (2014)
• Typical GPAs: 4.0 (2014)

Tuition and Admission Rates

• Average net price of an MIT education ~ $41,547
• Average need-based financial aid awards $45,419
• Admission Rates - 7.9%

Why You Should Attend MIT

• Top engineering university in the world
• Pass/No-Record for Freshmen ~ The university genuinely wants their students to do well. For every freshman, their first semester grades are either pass (A,B,C) or no-record (it doesn’t show on their transcript.) This allows student to make a nice transition/adjustment into their first semester of college life.

Demographics

• Asian - 24%
• Native Hawaiian - 0%
• Mixed - 5%
• Race Unknown - 2%
• Hispanic - 16%
• White - 53%

Carnegie Mellon University

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• Founded in 1900
• Only freshmen are required to live on campus, but the university guarantees housing for all four years, and the majority of students choose to remain on campus.

Course Requirements

• 4 years English
• 4 years Mathematics*
• 1 year Physics
• 2 years of Chemistry, Biology or Computer Science
• 3 electives
• 2 years of foreign language

Average ACT, SAT, GPA and Admission

• Typical ACT scores: 30-34 (2014)
• Typical SAT scores: Writing 660-760 (2014), Reading 640-740 (2014), Math 700-800 (2014)
• The average GPA at Carnegie Mellon is 3.76. With a GPA of 3.76, Carnegie Mellon requires you to be above average in your high school class. You'll need at least a mix of A's and B's, with more A's than B's.

Tuition and Admission Rates

• Cost of Attendance: $68,452
• Tuition and Fees $52,310
• Room and Board $13,270
• Books and Supplies $2,400
• Other Expenses $472
• Admission Rates - 13.7%

Why You Should Attend CMU

• If you want to be around some of the smartest minds in the world.
• If you are passionate about what you are majoring in, and want to be surrounded by that same atmosphere.
• If you want to work hard and desire to learn anything and everything you can get their hands on.

Demographics

University of California - Berkeley

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• Motto: Fiat lux, which means "Let there be light" in Latin
• The distinctive mission of the University is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge.

Course Requirements

• a. History/social science - 2 years b. English - 4 years c. Mathematics - 3 years d. Laboratory science - 2 years e. Foreign language - 2 years f. Visual and performing arts - 1 year g. College-preparatory elective (chosen from the subjects listed above or another course approved by the university) - 1 year

Average ACT, SAT and GPA

• Typical SAT scores: Reading 600-730 (2014), Writing 620-750 (2014), Math 640-770 (2014)
• Typical ACT scores: 29-34 (2014)
• 3.85 Unweighted GPA (or higher)
• 4.39 Weighted GPA

Tuition and Admission rates

• Tution - $14,068
• Room and Board - $15,716
• Admission rates - 17.5%

Why You should Attend UCB

• High diversity rates
• High quality of education
• The climate of Bay Area is one of the best in the nation

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