chances at MIT

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I am currently a Junior
Ethnicity: filipino
GA resident, private school
UW GPA: 3.91ish</p>

<p>SAT I's (would it be worth my time taking this again?)
Math: 800
CR: 730
Writing:710</p>

<p>will probably take SAT Math II, Chemistry, and US History in June</p>

<p>Past AP's: US Gov and Politics-5</p>

<p>Current Load
1. Integrated Physics
2. Advanced PreCal
3. AP US History
4. AP English Language
5. Web Design
6. Advanced Spanish IV
7. AP Chemistry</p>

<p>My only B's have been graphic design freshman year and AP Gov last year(will a 5 on the exam atone for this)? I got straight A's last semester!</p>

<p>Next year, I plan on taking AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, Ap Physics C, and (probably) AP Stats.</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Boy Scouts
-Eagle Scout (just did my board of review). My project was building benches, pressure-washing old ones, and putting sealant.
-Senior Patrol Leader during 10th grade, Patrol Leader during 9th
-broke a national record for hiking. I hiked the Bartram Trail (100 miles/5 days, has a lot of elevation)
-LOTS of community service</p>

<p>Tennis (all 4 years)
-private lesons
-varsity tennis</p>

<p>Academic Quiz Bowl team (10-12)</p>

<p>I founded and am president of our school's food critic club. We go to restaurants about once a month and write critiques about them, which are published in the school newspaper.</p>

<p>Trumpet
-private lessons
-Superior Rating (9,10,11) at Solo Ensemble Festival
-Community Jazz Band (9-12)
-GISA all-select band member (11th grade) (top band members of private schools in GA)
-played for church on Sundays
-invited to play at school's open house 10th grade</p>

<p>Piano
-lessons
-invited to play at several concerts</p>

<p>Young Republicans (should i say this? i know prestigious colleges are very liberal?)
-helped a bake sale to fund troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
-helped campaign for John Mccain and senator Saxby Chambliss</p>

<p>Duke TIP summer program (summers after 9th and 10th grade, I respectively studied macroecon. and robotics)</p>

<p>Hobbies:
-food-trying at restaurants (and even cooking some by myself)
-camping/backpacking</p>

<p>Miscellaneous:
I also volunteer at the library during the summer.
I also made the state round for MathCounts in 8th grade. (Is there any way to say this even though it was in middle school)
I received national honors in 7th grade for the SAT math portion. (see above parenthetical statement)
-Traveled around Europe.
-I'm almost certain my PSAT score will qualify me for semifinalist standing in the NMS search.</p>

<p>Essay: talk about a trumpet competition in which one of the judges judged his own students THREE years in a row and how his bias didn't prevent me from playing trumpet and still playing my best. (can mention more details later if you'd like)</p>

<p>Recommendations: I know several teachers at my school who like me and will probably write well about me.</p>

<p>-I'm also expecting to receive some school awards (2-3ish) by the end of this school year</p>

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<p>Ok to be honest with you I think that you have a pretty good resume there and that MIT would be a low reach for you, about a a 65 percent chance of getting in. In fact my resume kinda looks like yours lol except you managed to make varsity tennis and I never did (went with hockey instead after I couldnt). But yeah def. Try and I’m sure you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>Ok to be honest with you I think that you have a pretty good resume there and that MIT would be a low reach for you, about a a 65 percent chance of getting in. In fact my resume kinda looks like yours lol except you managed to make varsity tennis and I never did (went with hockey instead after I couldnt). But yeah def. Try and I’m sure you’ll be fine. Although knowing your rank would have helped</p>

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<p>I didn’t even look at your stats. Apply. I have seen every story: people with 2400s valedictorians get rejected, people with 2000s valedictorian get rejected, people with 2200s who aren’t even top 10% get accepted. asian, black, white, hispanic… etc. we can’t predict what admissions will do. Do your best, and good luck.</p>

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<p>65% chance is a reach? a 65% chance seems pretty good.</p>

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<p>@ salamisalem. my school doesn’t rank</p>

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<p>Hi - </p>

<p>No one can accurately chance you for MIT on the basis of a collegeconfidential post. Even I can’t. And I’m an MIT Admissions Officer. </p>

<p>So (with all due respect to the CC community) don’t take anything that has been posted here as dispositive or definitive. </p>

<p>The only sure way to NOT get in to MIT is to NOT apply. </p>

<p>Good luck with us and elsewhere! </p>

<p>e: @selter01 said it best.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I wouldn’t put the Young Republican thing on there, you guys are notorious ****** bags. Other than that, very good shot, best of luck.</p>

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<p>@MIT Chris. Thanks</p>

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<p>@saints2009 and clfdwlr - </p>

<p>We will not look negatively upon any political group (as long as you’re not the Hutaree I guess). Sure, Noam Chomsky worked at MIT…but David Koch, who ran against Reagan in 1980 from the right, has a cancer research center which bears his name. </p>

<p>No one would honestly deny that Cambridge is to the left of many places in the country, but we have a diverse array of political opinions, and I guarantee that no admissions officer on our staff would ding you (or accept you) on the basis of a PAC you were involved with. Not only would it be unprofessional, but frankly, ideological echo chambers don’t help anybody.</p>