applied on a whim - now I'm curious....chances?

[leejwwc]

<p>I applied to MIT as a super super reach but now Im a little curious as to my chances. I'm an asian male so that lowers my chances already and my stats compared to many MIT hopefuls are fairly low. Well, what do u think?</p>

<p>sry for the length</p>

<p>My stats:
SAT I: 1440 (750 Math, 690 Verbal)
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 770 Writing, 750 Chemistry
GPA: 4.00 unweighted, 5.1702 weighted
Rank: 3 out of 435</p>

<p>Senior year schedule: AP Biology (lecture), AP Physics C-Mechanics, AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics/U.S. Government Honors, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, Biology Research/Lab Honors</p>

<p>Past AP's:
U.S. History - 5
Studio Art (Drawing) - 3
Chemistry - 5
English Language - 4
Calculus AB - 5
European History - 4</p>

<p>(so 12 AP's by graduation)</p>

<p>I also take classes after school at my local community college - 8 credit hours by graduation in general chemistry I, II labs, computer programming, and general psychology. (Taking psych this semester, got A's in the other 3 classes.)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
185 hours of community service:
-nursing home/rehab center (3 years)
-math tutor for high school/middle school (1 year)
-volunteer at public library (1 year)</p>

<p>-Piano for 10 years - top pianist in S. Florida area - 22 performance awards in entire career (district, regional, and state levels), 9 consecutive superiors in solo, 8 consecutive superiors in duet, 7 consecutive honors in music theory, currently at highest difficulty level in both instrumental performance and music theory at the state level. I also placed first last year in the Messingschlager High School Piano Competition, the most prestigious competition in our area.</p>

<p>School Clubs:
-Mu Alpha Theta (Parliamentarian in 11, Historian in 12) - 10, 11, 12
-Future Med Club (Vice President in 11, President in 12) - 11, 12
-Science Club/JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) - 11, 12
-National Honor Society - 12
-Pre-Law Club - 9</p>

<p>-Work part-time at parents' chinese take-out store - 4 years, 4-5 hrs/wk</p>

<p>-Attended FSU Young Scholars Program last summer - coursework in theoretical mathematics, modern physics, computer programming, and science ethics; research in Fluorine-21 Gamma Spectroscopy with physics dept.</p>

<p>Academic Awards: (not going to list music awards/honors - 50 total)
-2004 Miami Chinese Cultural & Educational Scholarship Recipient
-2004 Florida State University Young Scholar
-2004 National Merit Commended Scholar (209 selection index)
-2004 AP Scholar with Distinction
-2004 University of Pennsylvania Book Award
-2004 Outstanding Physics Award
-2004 JETS Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, & Science (TEAMS) Competition: 1st Place Regionals, 22nd Place Nationals; Division 7, FAU
-2004 Recipient of Who's Who Among American High School Students
-2002 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award
-2002 Award for Best All-Around Spanish Student
-2002 Academic Excellence Award in Biology
-2002 Award for Highest Average in Honors English
-2002 Outstanding Visual Arts Award
-2001-2002 Headmaster's Honor Roll</p>

<p>Excellent essays and teacher/guidance recs.</p>

<p>Supplements:
I also submitted to MIT - general and music resumes, my research paper, evaluation from professors and research sponser at FSU, letters of rec from
my piano teacher and sister, and 4 additional academic teachers (in addition to the 2 required ones), a audio recording of my playing (piano), and a CD of my artwork slides (5 years training in visual arts), and additional essays about my future goals and community service experiences that I thought better represented me than the one I wrote for the actual application.</p>

<p>As you can see, a lot of my strengths lie in the sciences but a lot are also in the humanities. Do you think that will make me a more unique applicant?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

[theleet]

<p>Asian male means it is stacked up against you. I don't think your SAT is high enough for our race/gender. That said, I don't think you will get in.</p>

[LSA]

<p>My SAT1 score was flipflopped the other direction, with a similar composite number, and I'm a Caucasian male who was admitted.</p>

<p>That said, nobody can judge chances from a list such as this one. It really is all about the essays and qualitative portions of the application. Your scores and grades will get you past the first cursory review - after which it really is "everything else" that will get you in.</p>

[Samp0320]

<p>Seems to me like you maybe went a little overboard with your supplemental stuff. Could work in your favor though.</p>

[pebbles]

<p>Super super reach? I think not. Academically, you're definitely within the range for MIT. That said - you did go a bit overboard with the pile of supplemental recommendations. I dont think a recommendation from your sister would carry too much weight, unless it contains a very unique perspective. </p>

<p>Most MIT applicants pull their weight in humanities subjects and have a fair amount of interest in it. Now... if you were a published poet or novelist or something..... that might get you a second look. Also, a good 1/2 of the awards you listed are worth nearly nothing in college admissions - like Who's Who (that every teenager who can walk a straight line gets invited to), and all the school awards like "highest average", "best student", this and that. Your extra curriculars are a bit too academic-oriented -- NHS, JETS, Premed, Prelaw clubs. I'm interested by your visual arts though - what kind? drawing, painting, computer graphics...?</p>

<p>Other than the overload of recommendations, your supplements seem interesting enough. I sent a whole bunch of supplements in as well - but they weren't as much supplements as they were just extended answers to 13 and 14 on the application. Either way, keep your head up, you've got a shot. I hate to see fellow asians feeling sorry for themselves; self-pity is pathetic, and it'll never get you anywhere in the world.</p>

[alejandria]

<p>Do you realize that most of that stuff will not even be read/looked at? The admissions people essentially <em>glance</em> over your stuff...like 10 minutes at the most. It's a <strong><em>bad</em></strong> idea to flood them with excessive amounts of stuff, especially things that are repetitive. Submitting 1 or 2 extra things that highlight your achievements is a good idea. Submitting 200000 things is a bad idea.</p>