Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi can you all please tell me my chances into getting into MIT. I am a junior and these are my current / projected values: My academic performance is okay. My grades in Latin and Chemistry are a B's but you can't see that from my GPA since I took a lot of APs. My problem is do not have good extra curricular ( I have no Sports & Music, very little Volunteering, because I am always hitting the books so how will this effect my chances)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.1 (.5 for APs and none for honors)
Grades in Key Classes:
Biology - A-
Chemistry - B+
AP Biology - A
AP Chemistry - A-
AP Physics - A-
Precalc - A
BC Calc - A
Multivariable - A</p>

<p>APs: 9 APs by Senior Year, one or two maybe be a 4 though and rest are definitely going to be a 5)
PSAT: 232 (National Semifinalist)
SAT: 800 Math
760 Reading
700 Writing
Total SAT: 2260
Subject Test: Math II 800, Biology 800</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>Varsity Math Team - AIME Qualifier ( Top 1% on AMC 10 EXAM), ARML Participant, Local Middle School Mathcounts Coach, 1st Place at a local University held math contest</p>

<p>Biology Olympiad - Co-Captain of School club, USABO Semifinalist ( Top 500 / 8000), 2nd Place at Local Competition at a University</p>

<p>Varsity Public Forum Debate - 4th Place at Metropolitan Debate JV Tournament, Quarterfinals Liberty Debate Classic</p>

<p>Latin Club : 3 Gold Medal Winner on NLE (National Latin Exam), Latin Honor Society</p>

<p>Volunteering - National Honor Society, Local Hospital</p>

<p>Research / Work Experience - Conducted research project on protein targets in Anthrax @ George Mason University over the summer and used it to get 3rd Place at School Science Fair</p>

<p>So how do I stack up? Do I have enough sciencey extra-cirriculars or are they not good enough?</p>

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<p>I looked at this and was like, jeez in what kind of high school would that project get 3rd place…Then I looked at your screen name. LOL.</p>

<p>Yeah, you are sciencey enough. MIT knows TJ. Your better off just asking around and seeing what kind of profile at TJ is successful/not successful in MIT admissions. The sample size is pretty large.</p>

<p>The one B+ in chem isn’t fatal, although frankly they don’t care about weighted GPA’s or GPA’s per se. They look at the classes.</p>

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<p>Yea, I know they usually say there aren’t strict quotas for how many kids can be admitted per high school, but if you’re at TJ I would think you’d have a lot of competition. But then again there are a lot of intangibles in the admissions process, so who knows. Just do what you want to do in high school extracurricularly, and maintain your grades simultaneously. Hopefully you’re a fit for MIT, but if not, I don’t think you can force it.</p>

<p>good luck dude,
-Michael</p>

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<p>How are you taking Calc BC and multivariable in the same year?</p>

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<p>Hello Nipun. Lots of projections you got going on there I see.</p>

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<p>haha tjhsst
you just love trawlin dont you</p>