<p>I am currently a junior applying for the 2014 program.</p>
<p>Objective:
PSAT (breakdown): 205 (C71/M64/W70)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.60
Class rank: N/A
AP classes completed (score): AP Gov & Pol (5)
Current courses:
+AP Biology
+AP Calculus AB
+AP English 11
+AP Physics C: Mechanics
+AP World History
+Independent Research G/T
+Spanish IV Honors (highest credit offered at this level)
Major Awards: A few small ones, but nothing major.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
+FIRST robotics team (Subteam Captain)
+BSAP (Secretary)
+Varsity Debate
+Varsity Track & Field
+Math, Science, and Technical Honor Societies (on the Board of Organization for Technical)
Volunteer work: A lot (tutoring, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Head Start, Best Buddies, etc.)
Essays: Solid
Teacher/Counselor Recs: Didn't read (should be alright though)</p>
<p>Other:
State: Maryland
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Hooks: URM, first to pursue STEM fields in my family</p>
<p>Thank you for the feedback everyone. I know that it’s hard to chance for something like MITES, but it’s reassuring to see some sort of reaction, and for that I’m grateful. I’ve just been worrying a lot about my lack of awards and relatively low PSAT scores :-/</p>
<p>As you can see, I really want to get in (don’t we all?). It would be such a boon for my academic development (not to mention it would be pretty nice for college apps).</p>
<p>Usually awards come at the end of your junior year/beginning of senior year, and MITES admissions knows that. I think your PSAT is pretty good; at least where I’m from you’d be a shoe in for the National Achievement Program. Your coursework is quite impressive! Anyways, good luck!</p>