Chance me for MIT, Caltech, Stanford, UMich?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone, I am currently a senior in Ohio, and I am Indian, I am applying for early admission to these schools (other than Stanford) I am interested in Mechanical Engineering and was wondering if I have any chance of getting in...</p>

<p>ACT Score-33, retaking in Sept
SAT Subject Tests- Not taken yet, expecting good scores
Curriculum- Hardest in my school, All AP's and two independent studies (Stats and Astrophysics)
Class Rank-1
GPA 3.94, 4.4
EC's
President of School NHS
7 years of Band, Excellent Rating at Contest (2011-2012), performed at Disney's EPCOT Theme Park, Sectional Leader
4 years of Mock Trial, 2012 Best Witness Award, State Qualifier, 2x District Qualifier
4 years of Academic Quiz Team, NAQT Finals Invitee, 4x Area Champs, Multiple Tournaments Won (Science and Math as specialty)
3 Years of Varsity Tennis, Team Leader
4 Years of Chess Club, Local Champion
Helped to build giant K'NEX Roller coaster (over 30 feet), as Head Engineer</p>

<p>Honors
4x High Honor Roll and Perfect Attendence
Place Geography Test Runner-up
Creative Communications Poetry Contest Winner
West Point Leadership Award Winner
2012 American Legion's Buckeye Boy's State Participant
2012 American Legion's Americanism and Government Test State Winner (only 12 winners from entire state, with every high school student in Ohio taking test)
Founder of Homework Help in Local Library, tutoring various kids, countless hours</p>

<p>I also shadowed an Engineer at Emerson-Copeland and researched compressors and their controls. Planning on doing a couple more research projects as well</p>

<p>One last note, my school is very poor and offers little opportunity, so I am trying to make the best of it.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>anyone???</p>

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<p>In at umich, solid chances at the others. Good luck</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>anyone else please?</p>

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<p>Bump bump!!!</p>

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<p>You should be fine at Umich, depending on your math subscore on the ACT. </p>

<p>As for the others, though, you’ll need to get your ACT score up. Significantly. Also consider taking the SAT instead, because the ACT just comes off as kind of trashy.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback!</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>@ivyleaguer2400 What do you mean by “trashy”?</p>

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<p>Anyone at all?</p>

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<p>I disagree with the “trashy” comment, you really only need to take the ACT. A kid from my school got into Stanford with only the ACT…but he was the only one to get into Stanford in my schools 100 year history.</p>

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<p>Thanks! Anyone else??</p>

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<p>You have a great shot!
Keep it up!</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Anyone else please?</p>

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<p>Realistically, in the absence of any national/international math/science awards or serious demonstrated interest in the sciences, I just don’t see much chance at MIT or Caltech. Even at the least equipped schools one can compete in the AMC. Also, MIT does not allow internationals to apply early whether or not they are studying in the US.</p>

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<p>Thanks for feedback! </p>

<p>I’m not applying international…I live in Ohio haha, and another question what do you mean by “serious” interest in the sciences?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Anyone else feel free to post!</p>

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<p>Bumpbumpbump</p>