<p>first off - i don't want ignorance on my thread (ie any referencing to "they only got in because of AA"). i'm asking a question about/of black (african, haitian, jamaican, multiracial, etc) students at MIT. if you don't have anything useful to say, please refrain from posting. </p>
<p>are there student groups for black students? i'm pretty sure they are, how are they?</p>
<p>what were your stats? i checked a class of 2014 decisions thread and someone on there had a close SAT score to mine (my 1940 to their 1980).</p>
<p>what else is there at MIT that you found appealing... or appalling? thank you!</p>
<p>Im a black student at MIT and there are student groups.
There is Chocolate City in New House, which is a black male living community. Not to mention the Black Student Union, National Society of Black Engineers and the Office of Minority Education. And that is only to name a few.</p>
<p>When I applied, I had a 1810 SAT or something and like a 31 ACT. Valedictorian, Full IB Diploma Recipient etc. Extracurriculars etc. </p>
<p>I love everything about MIT lol. The only thing I found appalling was how the weather can get smh. I mean, I dont appreciate the windy, rainy days lol.</p>
<p>congrats on being accepted! hopefully i will be a black student at MIT as well :P</p>
<p>i have ECs too, but it’s always tricky on deciding about them… i don’t want to seem to have “too little” but then too many just filler things. everything i’m involved in has been for more than one year besides buildOn which i just started thursday and already have 3 volunteer hours and over 400 with one place since… summer after 7th grade (i know they probably won’t count that far back)</p>
<p>my sat is 1940, i want to take the ACT to try and get a 33 (first time i’m a little scared.)</p>
<p>we dont have IB, only AP, and when i graduate i will have taken 7 out of 9 </p>
<p>how were the subject tests you took?
btw thanks for your responses!</p>
<p>Don’t think of EC’s that way. Trying to craft having just enough compared to too little or too much just doesn’t work.</p>
<p>Pursue what you like, what inspires you, something you might have a passion for. See, it’s not just a title or activity name that gets people into MIT - it’s how they’ve let their interests change their lives and let them develop. MIT Admissions is holistic. Since they’re trying to see the whole you (or as much as they can with an application), you don’t need to worry about what EC’s you do so much as what you’ve put into them.</p>
<p>Also,Two of the ECs that I used on my application I had started before high
school. One in 6th grade, the other in 7th. I thought they were good because it showed dedication and being able to grow and take on more responsibility/roles in the same program. With MIT, scores arent everything; they certainly factor a lot of other things in the application.</p>
<p>APs, are of course fine. Taking 7/9 available to you shows that you are challenging yourself and taking advantage of academics at your school.</p>
<p>Piper- thanks! that’s what i’ve been doing all along, but my school’s career coordinator is pushing me to do soo many things that i dont even want to do (but im glad she told me about MITES)</p>
<p>nk-- thanks! i just wish my school offered more in terms of… everything. not to look good, but so i can go BEYOND. i’m not worried about my overall course grades as much as standardized tests. im not saying i want perfect scores, but i just dont like them at all. the subject tests are going to be the hardest for me i think.</p>
<p>You should consider the MITES program for next summer. It is a program geared to shore up the academic weaknesses of disadvantaged students so that they will be more prepared for MIT or a similar rigorous education. It used to be explicitly for minorities but now it has expanded to include others.</p>
<p>If possible, take the science SATII in something you got a 5 on the AP test. If you got a 5 on the AP test, the SATII should be a joke. I took bio and chem, and they were both super-easy.</p>
<p>I am really hoping to be a black student at MIT as well. My standardized test scores fall short but I make up for it by ECs, rank, and alumni interview hopefully. :-)</p>
<p>I’m a black student at MIT. My SAT was 2300, as were my combined SAT II’s (World History, Math II, Chem) I think, but I don’t remember what scores I got on the individual tests. My GPA was like a 3.83 or 3.84, I think. I was involved in community service, dance, music, and quiz team mostly. Accepted EA.
One of my friends is pretty involved in the Black Students’ Union, but I and some other black friends are not. There’s also the Office of Minority Education, which I believe deals with all students of color. Interphase is a summer program for already accepted students that a lot of minority students take part in. As far as I know, it doesn’t limit itself to minorities at all though; in fact, everyone I know who did it is white.
MITES is a great program to participate in, whether or not you end up at MIT. I don’t know how much it actually targets people from disadvantaged backgrounds though. Most of the people I know who did it were middle to upper-middle class and went to the best public schools in their area.</p>
and over 400 with one place since… summer after 7th grade (i know they probably won’t count that far back)</p>
i’m a little scared.)</p>