Chance me!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>SAT 1: taken 2 times. best score in one sitting :
M 800
CR 750
W 750</p>

<p>SAT 2
MATH 2: 800
BIO(M) 800
PHY: 770</p>

<p>ICSE 95% </p>

<p>Class 11 marks sucked. Rank top 5 since class 9.</p>

<p>National Science Olympiad- AIR 402 (class 9)
AIR 525 (Class 11)
Received a certificate of distinction for the olympiad in class 9 </p>

<p>Volunteer work: NDTV Greenathon: Organized a clean up drive of parks and green areas of cal with others.... was covered by the national media and press.</p>

<p>Last summer i participated in a diabetes awareness camp organized by RSSDI bangalore. Its a diabetes research organization. We went to villages around bangalore and made children aware about diabetes. also conducted free blood sugar level testing. Have an additional rec from the president of the RSSDI..</p>

<p>Music: Won the King of Western Music in SJS Talent Contest. Received ABRSM Certificates and Medals at High Scorer's Concert</p>

<p>Part of a Choral Group "The Choir of Young Artists". We've performed at the german consulate, grand hotel, Calcutta School of Music, and we've recorded an album at the HMV studios.</p>

<p>Writing: School yearbook editor. Written several short stories and poems for The Jacobean</p>

<p>Space Club: Founding member and President. Organized seminars, excursions and mentored juniors about astrophysics...
Also visited the Strozzi Gallery in Florence this year for the 200th year of Galileo's Telescope...</p>

<p>School Prefect.</p>

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<p>What I find kind of cool about the MIT board is that we rarely chance people because it’s so hit-or-miss. All I can tell you is that your scores are “in range”. Really that’s all I can tell you because after you reach those mid 700’s +, MIT kind of just moves onto the other stuff on your application. They’re seeing who is a “perfect fit” for their school, not necessarily who has the better score because most kids applying have great scores anyhow.</p>

<p>Really the only time I said that a kid was a complete match was when an African American kid living in Arkansas had stellar scores and COMPLETELY exhausted all of his resources in his rural town that didn’t offer much. He exhausted his resources SO much that he would have been competitive if he had been an Asian male from a very competitive school.</p>

<p>To be quite honest, I do like your ECs a lot. Especially since a lot of your stuff has been recognized by the mass media, and you have traveled to faraway places to experience science. That will show if you show passion in your essays, which I assume you have if you’re applying to MIT LOL.</p>

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<p>And another thing you may want to know is that international applicants have it WAY harder. I’m not trying to put you down, just brace yourself. AND GOOD LUCK! :-)</p>

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<p>Right. The acceptance rate for internationals is like 4%</p>

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<p>Yeah, the acceptance rate is really scary.</p>

<p>But I think you have a pretty good shot at MIT. :)</p>