Chances for an Indian at MIT?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am Indian in the 12th grade studying in the CBSE syllabus in Bahrain.

Here are my stats:

GPA:

9th grade - 90%
10th grade - 94%
11th grade - 90%
12th grade 1st semester - 97%

SATs:

SAT 1 - 2350

SAT Subject Tests:

Math - 800
Physics - 800
Chem - 800
English Literature - 790
French - 780

AP Computer Science - 5
AP Chemistry - 5
AP Music Theory - 5

Extracurriculars:

  1. Have done various computer science courses and have degrees for all of them. I develop professional apps for Android and iOS. I have designed professional websites for a couple of people. I am pretty well-versed with Java, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, 3ds Max, etc. (I have degrees for all these )
  2. I play the keyboard and guitar. I have finished grade 8 in keyboard with a distinction. I compose and reproduce songs as well. I have been part of my school band for 4 years.
  3. I am in my high school basketball team. I play squash as well. I have also learned Karate for 6 years till the first black belt. I have won national competitions Karate too.
  4. Speedcubing is a favorite hobby of mine. I have won several prizes. I play chess pretty well too.
  5. I have been part of my student council in school and have been the headboy twice and house captain once.
  6. I have also participated in the F1 in Schools competition and have reached the national level. Also when I was in the 10th grade, I had won a national App developing competition held in Dubai.

Internship and Social Services:

  1. I have worked in two companies for 3 weeks each in the computer software department.
  2. I have over 100 hours of community service.

I am not going to apply for financial aid.

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Did you take A levels? If so what are your grades/projected?

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I’m sorry but what are A levels?

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@RohanShetty you look like a stellar applicant. Given that, MIT is still highly competitive. It will depend on your competition and how you portray yourself in your essays. As for the other parts of you application, you see absolutely flawless. Good Luck!

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@ShaneBlakeEy‌ Thanks a lot, you made my day :slight_smile:

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CBSE does not have percentages for 9th and 10th (sigh…) if you are glory hunting please do not destroy the experience for others.

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@Bored1997‌ I just converted my CGPA to percentage!

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Wow. There sure are a lot of speed cubers in the International Student “Chance me for MIT” crowd.

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@JustOneDad‌ Yeah I guess, what do you think my chances are?

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Since you mentioned CBSE, I thought you were studying in a British style school. A levels are the advanced courses for the last 2 years of high school.

If you didn’t take A levels, then it might be perceived that you took the weaker course load. Does CBSE courseload have any advanced courses (apart from AP)?

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Maybe 1 in 3.

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@sgopal2‌ If I’m not wrong, the CBSE curriculum is already quite hard compared to the US curriculum.