applying EA

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hey, I'm an Indian male applying from New Jersey (help me). Here's my stats. What are my chances for EA?</p>

<p><strong>STATS</strong>_ </p>

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<p>[[BOARDS]]:
SATI:
1480(730M 750V) - first try
1560(800M 760V) - second try</p>

<p>SATII:
Bio - 770
Chem - 720
Physics - 730 (retook Oct)
MathIIC - 760
Writing - 630 (only got 6 wrong, forgot to do last 10 questions - retook Oct) </p>

<p>APs:
Bio - 5
Chem - 5
Physics C Mech - 5
Calc BC - 5 (AB Subscore: 5)
Statistics - 5
CompSci AB- 3 </p>

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<p>[[Rank/GPA]]
8/~540 (3%ish)
weighted 4.7 out of 4.6
highly competitive magnet program </p>

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<p>[[Work]]
-Summer 2003: Microbiology research (unpublished paper)
-Summer 2004: Tuberculosis research (abstract and presentation)
-Spring 2004: SAT Tutor
-Member of professional rock band (play all over tri-state area) - sax, vocals, guitar (<a href="http://www.upperhandnj.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.upperhandnj.com&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

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<p>[[ECs]]
-Studnet Council President - 12
-Superintendent's Advisory Committee - 12
-Junior Statesment of America (NJR Cabinet - 12)
-JV Tennis(9); Varsity Tennis(10-12)
-13 years classical piano (7 grades of Trinity College of London of Music)
-AllShore Jazz Band (select jazz group)
-represent school at Leadership Conference
-NHS
-many hours volunteering at hospital </p>

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<p>[[Awards/Achievements]]
-Entered Siemens Westinghouse competition ---awaiting results
-National Merit Semifinalist
-nominated for US Senate Youth Program from school
-4 year Scholar Athlete
-1 of two chosen to participate in NCTE Writing Competition
-member of 2nd place winning math team
-Accepted to Columbia Univ SHP
-others ack can't really remember </p>

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<p>[[Recs/Essays]]
-Pretty good writer: essays shouldn't be too bad
-Recs are really good</p>

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<p>What do you guys think?
(Could you guys maybe give me a 1-10 chance? 1 being no chance, 10 being most likely in)</p>

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<p>10
damn dude..u hav really good chance of getting in wherever u want..and being indian can help/hurt you...just depends on how you use it..i'm indian too (n from jersey =)) this grl at VCU said that b/c i'm indian they automatically assume that u're parents pressure you into being a doctor..u hafta prove to them that its wat you want..
Good Luck =)</p>

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<p>8
I give you an 8 just becuz nobody is a 10 for MIT (or any school of like caliber), so that's a minus one...and another minus one for purely subjective reasons (you have some great ECs but depending on how you present yourself they can make you seem either incredibly interesting and well-rounded, or like someone that's just doing them because they think they need to)...In the end it all comes down to how you present yourself and the context of your achievements. Show the admissions committee that you're passionate about what you do and not just doing things because you think you have to.
If everything goes your way I'll look forward to seeing you at MIT!</p>

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<p>lol, he got in :)</p>

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<p>Being Indian could hurt you...I myself am Indian and was deferred then rejected last year. Hopefully I'll have better luck as a transfer this year. While stats alone won't get you in, you seem to be involved in a wide range of things and that's gonna help a lot. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Streetlight was admitted EA. This was an old thread from October that somehow got resurrected a few days ago. :)</p>

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<p>Hey, finally SOMEONE replied lol...a little late but thanks for your help</p>

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<p>Sorry 'bout that, but hey congratulations! You plan on going to CPW??</p>

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<p>lol :) ---</p>

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<p>yeaa i'm goin to cpw</p>