<p>Hello there.. I am considering a major in either Business or Mechanical Engineering and wanted to know if I have a shot at MIT and if it is even worth applying with the stats I have...</p>
<p>I am currently a senior in a private school here in Connecticut. I will be applying as an International student ( since I'm an Indian passport holder, born and brought up in the middle east and moved to the US 2 years ago ).</p>
<p>My unweighted GPA for my Junior year was approx 3.8. The following are my junior courses:AP Physics B,AP Computer Science A,Calculus Honors,English III Honors,Spanish II,US History,Guitar Lessons</p>
<p>I am taking following senior courses:AP Calculus AB,AP Literature,Chemistry Honors,Spanish III Honors,International Relations (Semester course),Guitar lessons</p>
<p>EC's: </p>
<p>Flying is my main passion along with the Tablas and thsoe are what I love doing. Having taken a few lessons in Tabla during my spring break, I realized I really like it and continue to daily practice</p>
<p>1) Solo'd in single-engined aircraft
2) Solo'd in the glider. Will have my license by the end of this month using the grant I got from my school
3)Music Lessons
Tabla ( Indian Drums )
Guitar</p>
<p>I also love learning languages: I am fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi & Sindhi ; Proficient in Gujarati and have a basic knowledge of Arabic ( can read and write ) and Spanish</p>
<p>SAT II Math IIC : 650
SAT II Physics : 650
ACT : 29 ( Hope to get this up ) </p>
<p>Honestly, I don't think you have much of a shot - I don't mean to play the race card here, but there are a LOT of Indian students applying to MIT with perfect GPA's and much, much better test scores than you. </p>
<p>Now, OF COURSE it's worth applying! It would be stupid to not apply to your dream school! However, it would be wise to research a variety of schools and see if, among the hundreds of schools, you can find a few other gems that, while they may not be <em>the</em> MIT, appeal to you in the same way. Maybe MIT isn't the school for you.</p>
<p>A set of statistics does not apply to any university, but particularly MIT. If it did, then there would be no need for admissions counselors, just get a computer algorithm to take in the scores and voila, an admit decision.</p>
<p>In the real world it doesn't work like that. Adequate scores are a necessary but not sufficient condition for entry. Note that the emphasis is on adequate. MIT admissions needs to believe that you can succeed and prosper on campus. That being said, there is no significant difference whatsoever between a 790 and a 760 on an SAT test, both are adequate.</p>
<p>There is a significant difference between someone who has taken maximum advantage the educational opportunities open to them and excelled versus someone who has not, between someone who can demonstrate passion versus someone who cannot, between someone who can explain what they hope to get out of life on the MIT campus and what they will give back versus someone who is looking for a tick in the box en route to law school. </p>
<p>That is what makes an application, and if you think that you are right for MIT then by all means apply. However, if MIT means to you is a prize to be won, then you are unlikely to get in.</p>