<p>Any chance that I'll get into MIT?
2400 SAT
4.0 unweighted GPA w/ 10 AP classes
800 SAT 2 World History
800 SAT 2 Chemistry
Not the BEST extracurriculars, but...
Piano for 12 years
Tutoring for 3 years
Assistant tennis coach for 4 years
Debate team for 1.5 years
Volunteer organization for 5 years (I have leadership position in it)
National Honor Society
Hospital volunteer work for the past two summers</p>
<p>Don't be afraid to say that I can't get in!! I'm fine with that.</p>
<p>Also, if anyone knows some scholarships that I could receieve from other schools (not MIT, obviously), please let me know!</p>
<p>My child had all the same plus 11 Aps, got deferred then rejected but a kid from his school with lower gpa, tests, etc whose last name was Hispanic got in early action. So bottom line is if you are a minority or a girl, you will get in. If you are not, good luck!</p>
<p>I’m so glad. (I’ve really been worried about not getting into here and a few other colleges). However, jalmoreno, does volunteer work even count as an extracurricular? Because, I mean, don’t colleges look for “PASSION”? I don’t really have anything that I’m passionate about…</p>
<p>You doubt your extra-curriculars too much. College look for depth, for quality not quantity. Even though you haven’t done many, you’ve been doing them for a while and have a couple of leadership positions. Also, you may be too narrowly defining passion. Which one have you put the most effort into and which one has brought you the most joy? That’s passion, dedication leading to enjoyment.</p>
<p>Assuming no glaring weakness in your app (some really bad disciplinary action (suspension, expulsion, arrest), a really weak courseload (which I doubt considering your SAT course), bad essays or recommendations, etc.) I consider you a strong applicant. I won’t say you will 100% definitely get in, but being Hispanic helps a lot with getting into college.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve taken 10 AP courses. The only thing I’m concerned about is the fact that on the Common Application it asks for hours spent per week with extracurriculars. To be honest, I have like an hour a day, at most. Sometimes it’s just 30 minutes and then I’m off doing homework. This is really what I’m concerned with because some other applicants–say they were football players or something, I don’t know–can put down like 25-30 hours a week spent doing extracurricular activities. I’m worried that colleges will think that I just made good grades and got a perfect score on the SAT because I studied more than others…</p>
<p>MIT does not use the common app, and I would say the MIT app is the best one I did. I can tell you that I got in with about the same courseload as you (11 APs, 4.0 GPA) and lower test scores (2200 SAT). How many hours total would you say you spend on extracurriculars/week? I can’t quite remember how much I put, but I’d say it was something like 10 hrs/week my sophomore year and then 7 my junior and senior years, which, now that I think about it, is not that much time.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, Jalmoreno! Do you currently attend MIT, or did you attend or decide to go somewhere else? Also, what kinds of extracurriculars do you have/volunteer work do you do? I’d say that I spend about 5 hours a week with my extracurriculars as of now… Do you think I need to increase this? Thanks!</p>
<p>Oh, and do you know if it makes it a lot easier to get in if one takes the SAT II Math exam? I hear that MIT doesn’t really want applicants that haven’t taken this and scored high on it; however, I’m not sure if this is true or not.</p>
<p>You should take Math II exam if you are interested in MIT. Math I will do based on requirements but if you have completed precalc, you are better off doing Math II.</p>
<p>The requirements are expected but dont guarantee an admission. It only means it allows to be a qualified applicant.</p>
<p>It seems like you’ve done your best in high school, you’ve delved deep into a few ECs that you love, and you are passionate about learning, now it’s time to put your best foot forward with your essays and your interview. </p>
<p>I’m not sure where the previous posters gained the authority to give these chances.</p>
<p>therazor302 is right, chancing is impossible. Hence, why I won’t say you will get in, but I think you’re a strong applicant and being URM is extremely helpful for college stuff. But, as is the usual caution with top school, admissions are a crapshoot and they have so many qualified applicants that they will usually have to let a few go. You will never have a guarantee. However, think about it this way, if you apply and get rejected, you’re not going, if you don’t apply you’re not going, so you might as well apply (this logic made me apply to schools I did not getting into and I actually managed to get in ).</p>
<p>MIT requires SAT Subject Tests, one in math and one in science. Math 1 or Math 2 are both ok, but I only took Math 2. Personally, I do better at harder math than easier math (I overthink easier problems, wasting all my time :P) so Math 2 was better for me. Also, you have to take through pre-calc to do math 2 because that’s the level of math it tests. If you aren’t sure you’ll do your best at Math 2, you can take 3 Subject tests at the same time so you can take one science and both math, or one math and 2 sciences (I had other colleges in mind when I took it, so I ended up doing Math 2, Physics, and US History; the latter being useless for MIT). For science, take whichever you’ve done more recently/feel stronger about and don’t wait until senior year; end of junior year is the ideal for these.</p>
<p>I was accepted this go-around and will be attending MIT next fall. MIT was, in a way, my first choice all along (even though I convinced myself it was impossible to get in and managed to enthuse myself for UF) and CPW sealed my decision.</p>
<p>lol, just realized you have the SAT chem, my bad. Ok, so if I were you I’d take both maths (just in case, right) and one humanities (if this helps for other colleges) because each successive test isn’t that much more expensive.</p>
<p>Depending on the school, SAT subject tests in foreign language can get you out of foreign language requirements, where AP scores may be lacking. MIT has no foreign language requirement, so it doesn’t matter.</p>
@jhupost you have just one problem. Mit requires either Math lvl1 or lvl2 subject test. They won’t evaluate your application without it. While they said they consider both equally, I strongly suggest you take lvl 2. Considering the scores you’re getting it shouldn’t be much of an issue.
OP started this thread in 2011 (as a prospective student for the Class of 2016), so granted that he was admitted, he might be a senior at MIT at the moment. =)
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