Chances for a normal kid...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I already made a chance thread before...but certain things have changed. Before you point out any discrepancies between this and my last, my last one had an SAT score which I was predicting. Reality, was, in fact, a bit more generous than I would have hoped for :)</p>

<p>White Male
Medium/Less Competitive Public School</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 UW/ 4.3-4.4 W
Rank: 1 out of 336
ACT: 34 (first-time)
SAT: 2400 (first-time)
AP/Honors:
Sophomore
US History- 4
CalcAB - 5
Junior
Chem - I'm positive I got a 5
Sats - Ditto
Calc 2 @ University
European History @ University
Senior
Physics C
English
Calc 3/ Calc 4 @University
French @ University
German @ University</p>

<p>I took every AP offered at my school
I also took Honors English (the only honors class at the school) for all years available.</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
Lawrence Tech Excellence in Math and Science Award (one kid in the school)
Regional Math/Science Competition (First Place in my subject 3 years running, next year will be 4)
Most Improved Runner
2nd Team All League Quiz Bowl
NMSF, prob. finalist</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Varsity Cross-Country (4 years, captain next year)
Varsity Track
Quiz Bowl (captain next year)
National Honor Society (vice-president)
FIRST Robotics (Our team made it to Nationals)
Road-Races, all the time
Part-Time Job around 20 hours a week
Hopefully a Summer Internship with a Chemistry professor doing research on VOC's
Over 200 Hours Community Service (mostly tutoring)
I will have over 60 college credits by the time I graduate</p>

<p>I'm looking for chances at MIT, Olin, Michigan, and Michigan Tech</p>

<p>P.S--I keep hearing about Presidential Scholars, is there any chance that my scores are good enough to be top 20 males for michigan? Or should i retake the ACT?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>4.0
2400
and you are asking people for your chances....
go ask a bum on the street they'd know</p>

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<p>How is scoring a 34 on the ACT and a 2400 on the SAT considered normal?</p>

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<p>it isn't; he baited us, the bastass.</p>

<p>Obviously, you got something going for ya, ecthelion1211. 4.0, val, 2400, demonstrated leadership, 2 varsity sports, math/science awards. Are you seriously worried?</p>

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<p>I'm not worried, but I've seen the kids that get rejected from MIT and they are incredible. So, really, I think anyone should be worried about getting into that school.</p>

<p>Basically, I just want to know if I have as good a chance as any, or better than most, of getting in....</p>

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<p>I think you should retake the SAT and the ACT....there must be a mistake somewhere....</p>

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<p>You are correct in that even with those stats, MIT is not a sure thing. However, you do have a far better shot than most.</p>

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<p>In at all. 90% chance at MIT.</p>

<p>Why aren't you applying to the rest of CHYMPS?</p>

<p>(Unless the rest of the colleges your applying to besides MIT have Tufts Syndrome)</p>

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<p>You should take a break from school man. Go surf or paint or something! You're like an academic robot :)</p>

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<p>My daughter just graduated from Olin.</p>

<p>Your qualifications look very comparable to Olin students. If the small size, and other non-traditional aspects of Olin interest you, go for it. </p>

<p>Do you have a particular area of study that you're interested in now for college?</p>

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<p>Presidential Scholars and Admission to top universities are based off more than just scores. If you can right great essays and produce good recommendations then you've got an excellent chance. What you want to be careful of is coming off as arrogant or cocky.</p>

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<p>Don't worry about me having fun, I spend very little time on school stuff. For me, academics is usually over when the last bell rings :)</p>

<p>I'm interested in Chemical and Electrical Engineering, depending on which one strikes my fancy more. I'm a little worried that MIT might not be right for me, if everybody there is an academic robot...I want to work hard, but have a lot of fun in college as well.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback! Essays are my strongest suit, so I think I should be all set on that end. Is there anything else I could do to increase my chances? I'm trying to get an internship helping this chem. professor who is friends with my mother over the summer with research. Would this be helpful?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance (and don't think I'm some sort of nerd...I am just a normal kid)</p>