Can I get in?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>GPA
unweighted: 3.8462
weighted: 4.5128</p>

<p>Class Rank: 20/746</p>

<p>SAT I:
Verbal 700
Math 790
Writing 720
Essay 9</p>

<p>SAT II:
Literature 640
Physics 800
Math IIC 800</p>

<p>ACT 32</p>

<p>PSAT 227</p>

<p>APs:
US History 4
Psychology 5
Physics B 5</p>

<p>Senior classes:
Advanced (Post AP) Chem and Physics
AP Composition & Literature
AP Bio
AP French
AP Calc BC
Band
AP Econ & Government</p>

<p>School:
Large, public, wealthy, midwest, suburban, around 3000 students</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Piano since age 3, NSMTA Honorable mention, Chicago Duo Piano Competition Winner, Participation in Chicago Duo Piano Festival for 7 consecutive years, 2005 Junior Assistant Coach, Pitten Austria International Music Festival</p>

<p>Marching Band (trombone), Competition Band, Pep Band, Wind Symphony, Jazz Ensemble, orchestra pit (school musical), section leader, American Symphonietta, Protege Philharmonic</p>

<p>Modern Music Masters Vice President</p>

<p>Wrote a piece of music for a small wind ensemble as a supervised independent study project</p>

<p>Hopes for Hope volunteer program in Ensenada, Mexico</p>

<p>AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Race: 50% Mexican American, 50% White
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<p>Right now, Princeton is my top choice and other I'm interested in are Duke, Stanford, Brown, Harvard and MIT, UMichigan Ann Arbor, USC, UIllinois Champaign-Urbana, and Berkeley. What are my chances at these schools and what should my safety schools be? </p>

<p>Should I use the October SAT to take the french SAT IIs? Should I retake the Lit SAT II? Or should I use the test date to retake the SAT I?</p>

<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Mexican American should help you alot.</p>

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<p>Most MIT students were involved with some form of science or math related extracurricular program. </p>

<p>Despite that, you're involvement with classical music is definitely a plus, but make sure you know how to communicate on your application that you really feel "passionate" [I know, I hate to use that word, but I don't know what else to think of] about music and about joining MITSO -- i.e., don't get pegged as another suburban kid whose parents forced him/her to practice music.</p>

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<p>You can't get in, MIT only accepts White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.</p>

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<p>what are you planning on majoring in? It won't have an effect on admissions (at MIT, at least), but it does have an effect on which schools would fit you best.</p>

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<p>QFT : You can't get in, MIT only accepts White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.</p>

<p>Ummm... I'm Jewish and my roommate is half-Mexican; does that disprove your obnoxious statement?</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure River Phoenix was joking...</p>

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<p>WASPS... lol</p>