Chance for an EA Deferred

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hey guys, sorry if this isn't the right place or time for this; let me know if it isn't.</p>

<p>I applied EA to MIT and got deferred. Below are my stats. I want to know if there's anything glaringly wrong or anything I could improve to better my chances for an RD acceptance.</p>

<p>SAT: 720 CR, 750 M, 800 W (2270 Total)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 650 French (am taking Chem in Jan)
GPA: 3.86 UW
Rank: school doesnt rank, but probably top 10/~700
APs: Physics B (5), Physics C (5, 5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Stat (5), CS AB (5), French (3)</p>

<p>Other Stuff:</p>

<p>French Honors Society (officer, was inducted in 10th grade, skipped a year of french)
Mu Alpha Theta (co-president)
National Honors Society
Science Olympiad/Math Club: founder, team manager
Tech. Students. Assoc.: vice-president
Red Cross: did all of their graphics stuff, t-shirts, brochures, etc for a big event. won logo contest again this year, will do it again this year.
Math Team: consistently highest/close to highest scorer...but there aren't officer positions
Odyssey of the mind: 4 time state finalist, one of my big activities</p>

<p>NJ science league: got in for 3 yrs, got top 10% (highest honor) last year
US Physics team: semi-finalist, top 158 in nation, only junior from my school last year to get it</p>

<p>Teacher Recs:
Eng.: she loved me, got an A in her class (a very tough class), she's said to write great recs
Math: i taught the class for about 2 weeks when he was out sick, had a strong A in his class, he liked me
Counselor Rec: not bad, she knows me pretty well, took the most rigorous schedule
Essays: they weren't bad i think</p>

<p>additional info:</p>

<p>finished all math, physics, comp sci courses in my school this year, so i'm taking two independent studies in diff. eqns, classical mechanics, and c++/opengl. </p>

<p>apart from that:</p>

<p>-did volunteering at a spiritual learning center summer camp for a couple years; takes up a good deal of my time.
-also did volunteering at an art museum for a while
-bunch of little stuff here and there... most of my time is devoted to in-school extra curriculars</p>

<p>Is there anything I can do to enhance my application in time for RD?</p>

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<p><em>bump</em></p>

<p>anyone?</p>

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<p>No chance threads please, we are all above that.</p>

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<p>^^ aww...that wasnt very nice! if youre going to post all your stats on the EA decisions thread (while people like Rupac are anxious about being deferred or denied) than you certainly can't talk down to people who post their stats on chances threads</p>

<p>I think what youve listed is really impressive, its obvious that youve worked hard in high school! i don't see anything thats "glaringly wrong"</p>

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<p>I apologize for making a chance thread.</p>

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<p>OK... Sorry about the comment a couple of posts above, BUT, we should not be chancing anybody. If the opinion we give, comes out to be wrong on the decision day, then it will obviously hurt the applicant making the chance thread.</p>

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<p>And lalala99, I did not post my stats in the EA decisions thread. Posting stats in the EA decisions thread can lead some people to the belief that they will get into MIT for sure, while on the other hand, push others to feel that they are UNQUALIFIED for getting into MIT which is NOT NOT NOT NOT true. Anybody thinking about applying to MIT is already qualified for it and MIT is interested in you as a person, not your stats alone.</p>

<p>BTW, i am a MIT EA deferred too, but got into Caltech though.</p>

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<p>Getting sick of it...</p>