Chances at MIT or CALTECH

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 12 in class of 500
dunno what my unweighted is... got one B freshman year, and two B's junior year... prolly getting another B this semester (I'm on block schedule)</p>

<p>Got 99's and 100's in math classes since algebra I</p>

<p>SAT I: Math 800
CR ~700 (previous score 660)
Writing ~700 (previous score 550 :))</p>

<p>SAT II: Math2C: 800
Physics: 750
Spanish: 700
AP:
Junior year:
CALC BC: 5
US History: 3
Chemistry: 5
Physics: 5
Senior year:
Gov
MicroEcon
Lit
Spanish
Comp Sci AB</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Mu Alpha Theta VP
Math team (possibly top 10 in state this year, AIME qualifier, attended an honors program this summer)
Physics Club VP
NHS board member (lots of community service)
Chess club
Swimming all four years (no awards, no places , i suck :))
4-lingual (english russian hebrew fluent, spanish almost fluent)... weird cultural background</p>

<p>I suck at essays...</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>and I'm a slacker :)</p>

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<p>um.........hmmm....they're ok. Make sure you essay is profound and engaging. Remember, you're applying to some of the most competitive schools in the nation.
GOOD luck</p>

<p>(By 'they" i mean your stats)</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

<p>But... essays are my weakest point... :/</p>

<p>oh well... i'll wait and see</p>

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<p>any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>Take the Math SAT IC, any additional high math scores will help your chances</p>

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<p>Ecs seem weak for MIT and caltech......</p>

<p>You don't need to take Math Level 1....</p>

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<p>emphasize the 4-lingual thing in an essay
realize that scores aren't your strong point (in terms of the MIT or Caltech applicant pool), so try to come across as a person w/ character and passion in your essays, ecs, and interview</p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>Does anyone know about Georgia Tech's Presidents Scholar program? Do I have any chance to get it?</p>

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<p>you'll get into a good engineering school....your math is amazing</p>

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<p>What math are you taking senior year?</p>

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<p>if your essays are your weakest part..then i dont think you have a very good shot. In order to get into MIT or Caltech, you need to have kick ass scores (which you pretty much have), and awesome essays....keep working!..hope this helped!</p>

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<p>I'm taking multivarable calculus class at my school. I hope it counts as an honors class.
I know, Im working on my essays... but right now I have a C in AP LIT :) Im pretty sure it will soon go up to a B</p>

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<p>my brother went to caltech-- everyone had so-so GPA's, but amazing standardized test scores. my bro eventually did interviews for admissions when he was a senior and said what they look for is the potential to succeed, not necessarily how well u did in high school. your SAT score looks amazing though, good luck!</p>

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<p>bump...</p>

<p>Thanks StarBright06! you gave me some hope :)</p>

<p>I understand that my goal now is to write an amazing essay and to impress the interviewer. </p>

<p>Any other opinions?</p>

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<p>oh, you're russian too? cool! i can tell you're reallyyyyy good at math; i also love math a lot. i'm thinking of going into a finance. what majors are you considering?? where do u live, what school are u in? i think the number of ec's you have is fine, though. i have very few-basketball third year (i'm a junior), INTEL, and math team starting this year. is that wayyyyy too little??</p>

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<p>sksol, if you post a thread in the caltech forums, you could get a response from one of the admissions people.</p>

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<p>tetrahedr0n, where is the caltech thread?</p>

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<p>bump...
anyone know what caltech thread is tetrahedr0n talking about?</p>

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<p>Go to CC top univiersities and click on caltech,,,,,,,,</p>