<p>Unfortunately for me, I was rejected from MIT. Therefore, my younger brother refuses to heed my advice on what he should do to get into MIT. So i'll post his stuff and my brother (and I) would appreciate it a lot of you would respond. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>btw, my brother is currently a sophomore.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2210 <-- still in 10th grade, may improve.
SAT II: Math II: 800 Physics: 800.
ACT:---
GPA: 4.0 (so far)
Rank:1/180 (so far)
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC 10: 133.5, AMC 12: 123, AIME: 8, US physics team semifinalist. he also got a 231 on PSAT so he would have gotten national merit (at least semifinalist) if he had been a junior this year. he will take it next year.
Subjective
Essays: obviously none yet
Recs: none yet.
Supplementary Material:none
Summer Activities: math classes at nearby college (already taken multivariable calc, is now taking ordinary differential equations, and will take linear algebra during the coming summer), volunteer at red cross and old age home.
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): legacy (although i hear MIT doesn't consider legacy): father attended princeton undergrad and MIT grad. sister is currently in princeton.
Personal
Location:CA
High School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Other
Extracurriculars: Math club president, secretary. sophomore class vice president. members of computer club and some service groups.
Awards: nothing so far...</p>
<p>Your brother looks great so far! Get the college board’s official blue SAT prep book to study with; it got me a 2360. Some volunteering more related to his interests might be good as well, maybe some teaching or math tutoring. Maybe he could get a position volunteering at a math camp or something of the sort? For awards, there are plenty of competitions floating around, especially in subjects like computer science and writing. If he looks around he should be able to find something to try out. If he really likes writing he could try to get published in a writing journal, maybe even something like Brevity. If he likes standardized exams he could always self-study some APs…it should be easy given that he’s already taking college classes (which is awesome, by the way). He’s also probably at a point where he could start applying what he learns in class to science. Research would be really interesting as well as impressive in an application.</p>
<p>But, of course, he should just work hard, be passionate about his interests, and try apply them to the greater world. :)</p>
<p>Get your brother in USACO, now. For some reason I thought he was asian. Um, he’s advance d extremely far in math. I’m a sophomore too, and I can’t wait to seem him at MIT.</p>
<p>Tell your brother to keep working hard on both academics and the activities he’s interested in. If he wants to go to MIT, he needs have an open mind, to be realistic, and to focus on several other schools. </p>
<p>My vote would be for your brother to not plan the rest of his high school career around just the steps needed to get into MIT. It would be a disservice to expect it of him.</p>