<p>Hi, I'm a rising senior soon to apply to MIT through Early Action. I am a hispanic male interested in Chemical Engineering and (possibly) double major in Finance as well. However, I do feel that might be a bit too much. Anyway, I'm scared I'll get rejected from my dream school because my academics (particularly SAT) aren't the best. For example, I got a 1920 on the SAT (my highest is math, but at a low 660) and I got a 29 on the ACT. I'm planning on taking the SAT and the ACT once more to hopefully break 2000 and 30, but how hard is it going to be for me? I currently am the Salutatorian at my school (which is ranked in the top 1 percentile in the nation) with an unweighted GPA of 3.8 and a weighted one of 5.08 (out of 6, but it's essentially impossible to get a 6 at my school). I've taken AP Classes such as:
AP World - 4
AP Spanish Language - 5
AP English Language and Composition - awaiting score
AP Psychology - awaiting score
AP USH - awaiting score
AP Chemistry -awaiting score
AP Spanish Literature - awaiting score
I am also planning on taking 6 more APs next year including:
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics B
AP Biology
AP Statistics
AP English Literature
AP US Government.
Finally, I am involved in a club known as DECA, which focuses in finance. I've succeeded at district and state levels and I have competed at international level as well. By the time I complete high school, I will have graduated from The Academy of Finance offered at my school. To graduate it from it, it's required to have an internship over the summer. My internship is at American Express, so hopefully that will appeal to MIT.</p>
<p>So anyway, do I still have a shot at my dream school?</p>
<p>Your GPA and class rank could make you a strong candidate for MIT as well as your status as a URM. The one problem is your SAT Math score. While a 660 is well above average for all students who take the SAT, it is probably 100 points lower than the MIT average for enrolled students. Unlike Caltech, MIT does not have minimum acceptable Math SAT of 700 but in reality very few applicants with scores less than 700 in Math are accepted and these are probably applicants who had a 690 or a 680 at the lowest.</p>
<p>If you do retake the SAT instead of making your goal an overall 2000. you should work on Math and get as close to a 700 as you can. A Math score of 700 or better while stilling falling short of a total of 2000 would probably be more impressive to MIT than an overall score of 2000 but with a Math score still in the 600s.</p>
<p>So I should go all out on math? MIT won’t place too much emphasis on reading or writing, will they?</p>
<p>You’re not doomed, even if you don’t get into MIT 
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<p>For MIT Admissions, your scores are low - I might recommend studying up and shooting for closer to the 700s. MIT currently looks at math and reading - they don’t look at writing all that much. I wouldn’t expect to get much of a boost from being Hispanic.</p>
<p>Frankly, your post was “blah” until I got to the bottom. You seem to be extremely dedicated in a somewhat unusual extracurricular activity, and it’s awesome that you have an internship at American Express. MIT definitely likes seeing focus and interesting things in people ^_^</p>
<p>I’d say you have a shot. Try to improve the SAT scores if you can.</p>
<p>Thanks, I’ll just really study for a last SAT and do the very best I can.</p>
<p>You have a pretty good shot. I know Hispanic people who scored something like 660 on the math and 600s on the other sections.</p>
<p>DECA used to be a marketing club. Why is this country wasting all it’s talent on gambling (finance)?</p>
<p>Also, no one likes chemical engineering. Think hard before deciding to major in it.</p>
<p>The reason I’m in DECA is because I believe the knowledge of finance can be applied to almost everything, considering the American model of economy. It’s just something that can help at a personal level, but also at a larger scale for a business. It’s pretty much everywhere.</p>
<p>Why do you say no one likes chemical engineering? What have you heard?</p>
<p>mit admits 100+ each year with <700 sat math score; it’s not an end all.</p>