Am I on the right track to get into MIT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello, this is my first post on cc.
I am currently a freshmen at the number one high school in California (you must take a test in 7th grade to get in as it is a 7th-12th grade school). 12th in the nation. It is a highly competitive school. Here are my current grades.</p>

<p>Geometry A
Biology Honors B+
English 1 Honors A
Japanese 2 Honors A
World History Honors/Model United Nations A+
P.E. Athletics (Tennis) A+
3.83 (non-weighted)
Extra Curricular Activites
In the Robotics Team, going to Georgia in April to compete in the world festival.
Currently a Boy Scout (First Class)
Learn Indian as well as Western violin.
Sing Indian Music
Member of Key Club
Computer Programmer (JAVA)
In Spaceset (create futuristic space colonies for human race)
Dont know if this counts but I go to a Sunday School where I learn about Hindu philosophy.
Part of Japanese National Honor Society. </p>

<p>Thank you to any replies. I am not asking for chances of getting in (that is basically impossible to tell), but asking if I am on the right track.</p>

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<p>plz post. need bit of help!</p>

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<p>out of curiosity, what high school is that? troy?</p>

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<p>Not really. You want to have science competitions and math competitions on your resume. maybe some research on your own. there are some kids who take precalc freshmen year, bc calc sophomore year, and then do linear algebra, stat, and other higher math for the rest of high school.</p>

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<p>You're on a fine track to get in. No guarantees (duh) but nothing wrong with what you have. People have gotten in with less.</p>

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<p>dmission-I attend Whitney High School
krazy kool- what math and science competitions do you recommend. AMC?</p>

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<p>"Learn Indian as well as Western violin.
Sing Indian Music"</p>

<p>Drop that from your resume.
Telling them that you are Asian will make it harder to get a place.
It is not smart to rub your Asian-ness in their face.</p>

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<p>Doing some kind of research on your own, starting a business, doing some unique, major "thing" on your own that helps society, etc. Every realistic applicant to MIT has the grades, the "brainy" ECs, etc. The question is--what sets you apart? What unique things can you bring to the table to add to the MIT undergraduate world? Spend some time looking at past MIT threads and see if you can figure out what unique things existed in the ones who were accepted there? Good luck, but remember there are LOTS of great schools out there. (and there's always graduate school!)</p>

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<p>Don't ruin your High School experience by devoting your life to getting into college. You are barely halfway through freshman year. Do well in school, participate in EC's you enjoy, and eventually take SATs. You only go through HS once, good luck.</p>

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<p>MIT's mission is "to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century." (from the school website) </p>

<p>You need to show that you appreciate this goal while you are young and in high school. As a freshmen, compete in every science and math competition you see, and join a summer research project for starters. </p>

<p>Green1 is right, too. You need to do well academically, particularly in math/science, but have fun doing so. You also need to get good at whatever else you do or like (sports, playing instrument, etc.).</p>

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<p>really try to do some impressive research</p>

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<p>Do the science and math competitions. Try to do research. Do activities that you enjoy, and try to find something unique about you that will make you stand out. (This actually works - take it from someone who got in.)</p>

<p>And chill. You have three years. Enjoy life. Don't become obsessive about college - you will have no friends if you do, only people you compete with. And that's just not healthy.</p>

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<p>Leadership also makes a difference--as does uniqueness.</p>

<p>My son's sailing partner got admitted to MIT because of his unique sailing ability coupled with his competitions in math and science that got him regional awards. He's now on MIT's top sailing team and is considering going out for the Olympic sailing team later this year. (He's in his junior year).</p>

<p>My point is that there are various ways to get into top colleges--including MIT. But most involve going after your passion and pursuing your dreams--while getting admitted to these colleges are just stepping stones on the way to these achievements.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>If you find that you don't enjoy higher mathematics and scientific research, then
don't go to MIT. Right now is a good time to figure out if you even want to go to MIT, you have a while to decide on a college.</p>

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<p>dude I go to whitney too :] small world. How's wallace/jensen going for you ??</p>

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Hopefully they teach the कामसूत्र there, which is much more useful in life that Java :D</p>