<p>Hi,
I am Korean but have lived in Mexico for the last ten years.
I go to an American school but 98% of the students are Mexicans.</p>
<p>I am wondering... will MIT consider me a Korean? or a Mexican?
Also, I have two classmate who want to go to MIT as well.
One is Mexican American and have a higher gpa... but he has not won any awards, just in school ones like "best student"..
The other one is purely mexican, I have higher scores(but we are about the same). He has nothing at all as in awards.
Their standards for acceptance is lower than mine right? </p>
<p>I have won several national awards and participated in many ECs that I really enjoy like band and school magazine.</p>
<p>How does this look? what are the chances for their acceptance and mine?</p>
<p>PS is it possible for MIT to accept more than one student from a school? Although I don't think so because we are a really really small school with about 70 seniors. </p>
<p>I know this is very childish, comparing myself to others but I can't help it. Im really nervious!!</p>
<p>It sounds like you consider yourself Korean.</p>
<p>What is your school situation, exactly? Do you cross the border daily to attend a school in the US? </p>
<p>It doesn’t matter what the other two applicants are doing. Admissions is not going to fill some sort of quota at your school - they could accept none of you, they could accept all of you. The comparison is what advantage you took of your opportunities, what your teachers say about you, etc. The other applicants at your school don’t matter.</p>
<p>:S i feel really stupid for asking this question… i keep telling myself that I shouldnt compare myself to others but… I always end up doing it. I understand “waht you do with your environment” perfectly. Thanks!</p>
<p>I think Piper was trying to clue you in that in your essays you shouldn’t compare yourself to others. There’s just no way to do it gracefully; either you seem insecure, or you seem smug. The trick is to find the ways in which YOU are unique, and that YOU can use your gifts.</p>
<p>In addition, her advice is just good advice for life. The question is, “What can I contribute?” not “What can I get/win?”</p>