Chances for EA applicant to MIT??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I am a white female senior from MD who applied EA to MIT and is <em>anxiously</em> awaiting results
UW GPA: 4.00
W GPA: 4.34
Class Rank: 1/321 unweighted 5/321 weighted
SAT: 2340 (800 M, 740 CR, 800 Writing) (only took once)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 740 Bio E</p>

<p>APs:
Sophomore: AP World (4)
Junior year - AP Physics B (4) , AP Enviro (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP English Lang (5), AP US (4)</p>

<p>Senior year schedule: (I got all A's first quarter, 4.7 GPA, but MIT will not see this)
AP Chem
AP Bio
AP Physics C
AP Calc BC
AP English Lit
Biotechnology/Genetics
Science, Research, and Technology IV (capstone research project)</p>

<p>Income bracket: 63k
Choice of Major:
Biological/Chemical Engineering</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: (I'll just put the 5 I put for MIT)
1. Field Hockey (10,11,12)- Varsity Captain (JV Captain 10th grade), 1st Team All Division, 2nd Team All County, UCBAC (Athletic Conference) Senior All-Star, MVP 12th grade, Leading Scorer 12th grade, Coaches Award 11th grade, Most Improved in 10th grade. I ran summer practices the summer before my 11th and 12th grade years. I also play club year round (indoor and outdoor).</p>

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<li><p>Green Team (10,11,12)- Co-President, Co-wrote a $2000+ Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant for a community-involved sustainable garden (fruit and vegetables grown donated to cafeteria and soup kitchens); helped certify Green School (Maryland Award) and Green Ribbon (National Award) status; oversee school's recycling and environmental education of students.</p></li>
<li><p>Lacrosse (10,11,12) - Varsity Captain; Varsity Starter '13 and '14; running pre-season practices '14; won Unsung Hero Award in '12; record for most ground balls won in '13, most assists in '12; play indoor lacrosse in the winter and rec in the summer.</p></li>
<li><p>Tutoring (10,11,12) - Tutor in math (algebra-basic calculus) once per week; tutor in physics once per week; tutor in environmental science once per week; SAT tutor twice per week; run a program to teach local elementary/middle students sustainability and local ecology.</p></li>
<li><p>Spanish Honor Society (10,11,12) - President; help coordinate program to tutor ESOL students in math and science; help coordinate language tutoring program throughout all language honor societies; in charge of communication for meeting and other events; plan field trips; ensure club meets national standards.</p></li>
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<p>Additional Info:
I won an award for achievement in science from the Sigma Xi science research society.</p>

<p>I completed a research project my junior year which involved the genomic analysis of duckweed and have two published DNA clones on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database. </p>

<p>I am currently conducting research at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. I am conducting a detailed analysis of the spontaneous and oxime-mediated reactivations of VR-inhibited atypical butyrylcholinesterase. </p>

<p>I've talked to the field hockey coach a lot, and she seemed interested in recruiting me as I filled out additional forms beyond the regular online one, but she has not emailed me back in about 2 weeks...</p>

<p>So do you all think I should have hope? Or will at least get deferred?</p>

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<p>I think it’ll be somewhat of a mid-reach. You should be fine depending upon essays, recommendations, etc. Good luck!</p>

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Chance me please! Thanks!</p>

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<p>You’re eligible to get in, that’s all I can really say though.</p>

<p>I want to say that you’re at least qualified enough that you will get deferred in EA at worst, but i’m not sure.</p>

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<p>An MIT student conjectured that MIT rejects 60% of fully qualified students…like you.</p>

<p>Good luck though. It’s not a matter of whether you’re good or not. It’s a matter of whether you fit in the school culture a bit more than others and whether you’re lucky that they want a student with a personality like you this year. At the end of the day, it’s about luck. If you don’t get in, you just had average luck, like most of your days. If you get in, don’t show off. Your luck will diminish probably because regression to the mean.</p>

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<p>Though I must say that you taking initiative to fill out additional forms is nice.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input everyone, that’s what I figured.</p>

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<p>I think your application will show you are well rounded.</p>

<p>While MIT is a reach school for all competitive applicants, I would say you are definitely in the running… </p>

<p>Crapshoot!</p>

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<p>Chance me back</p>