Admission Chances - Class of '

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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I just wanted a realistic opinion of my admission chances into MIT, Stanford and Princeton.

Statistics:

US Citizen w/ Secondary Schooling in India + Applying for financial aid

School offers NO Advanced Placement Courses - Self-studied and maxed 10 APs till date.
ACT - 36/36 Composite Superscore, 35 Highest Composite Score
SAT 2 - 2400 (Math 2, Physics, Chemistry)
GPA - 4.2/4.0

Three international research publications.
Three provisional patents filed.

Summer Intern at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Summer Intern at Indian Institute of Science.
Summer Intern at National Institute of Advanced Studies.

Many article publications in national newspapers.
Invited to give TED Talks on Sustainable Development.

Initiated India’s first youth science journal (national).

Active marathon runner/competitive runner - Won many accolades in national marathons.
Indian Classical Music - Independent Performer.
Debater - Will qualify for World Debating Schools Championship '16/'17 and National CICSE Debate Championship.

Winner of innovation challenges (national).
Presenter at National Science Fairs/Conferences.
Logged many hours of social service (field of education) - Will win Duke of Edinburgh Award (Silver).

MIT wants to see that applicants have challenged themselves in high school with the opportunities they have. Have I accomplished that? Do I stand a chance at PSM? Thoughts?

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@murthy1999 assuming all of that is true/occurs, you definitely have a good shot, but I wouldn’t place all bets - I am sure you know it’s been getting increasingly difficult since more and more excellent students are applying.

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@murthy1999 I think you sound pretty outstanding and have a great chance.

Just curious, but are your research and patents and interns and publications also around sustainable development? Having one unifying theme is helpful- that’s what the officers remember you by.

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@murthy1999:
If you look at the “Decision” threads for MIT in recent years, you’ll see applicants with stronger profiles than you who were not accepted. Then you’ll also see applicants with weaker profiles than you who were accepted.

If you really want chances, you need to look at MIT’s overall admit rate, which was 7.9% last year, and use that as a reference for your chances.

No one, even the MIT adcoms, are unable to provide you any chance info.

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Also;

  1. you don’t add SAT II (subject test) scores- so it’s 800 each, not 2400
  2. you definitionally can’t have a 4.2/4.0. If your 4.2 is weighted than say so (4.2W).
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@collegemom3717 I think we all understood what the OP meant including you. Just saying… on CC he can list his stats anyway he’d like. Where are the rules saying he can’t?