<p>I am currently a Senior, and I am planning on majoring in Mechanical Engineering:
Unweighted GPA: 3.93
Class rank: 5 of 126
Weighted: 4.25 (I have taken nothing but honors and AP classes, but my creative arts high school has fewer opportunities to take weighted classes)
Only 4 B's in high school: Sem. 1 civics in grade 9, 2 art classes in grade 9, and 1 junior year gym class.</p>
<p>SAT: 2060 (690 math, 690 CR, and 680 Writing)
SAT 2: 770 math 2, and 640 physics (The physics score is lower, as my junior year physics class never covered optics, waves, or electromagnetism)
AP's: Calc AB (highest level math class offered at my school) 5, APUSH 4, AP eng. lang. and comp. 3
I am currently taking AP stats, AP eng. lit. and comp., and AP Biology (My school does not offer AP physics anymore, due to budget cuts)
AMC 12 score: 61.5</p>
<p>EC's/Activities/Awards:
-Relatively good airsoft mechbox tech
-Taught myself general woodworking, as well as how to build electric guitars (Link to gallery: <a href="http://s1222">http://s1222</a> (dot) photobucket (dot) com/user/aik500000/library/AK%20guitars?sort=3&page=1 ). This includes all of the woodwork, as well as winding some of the pickups, and wiring all of the components. I can afford the lumber, hardware, and tools because I also build guitars and parts to sell on the internet, and I repair broken guitars. My afternoon art curriculum has been replaced with a woodworking-based independent project.
-Guitar playing (obviously)
-3rd place winner of the Eleanor Friedberg art scholarship competition
-My artwork and a few of my guitars were featured at a local gallery opening
-Presenter at the 2012 Pittsburgh Expo of Excellence, a showcase of the city's best long term projects
-Received a school scholarship to attend the Touchstone "Irons in the Fire" Blacksmithing masterclass.
-NHS member
-Certified (if that is the correct word) Black belt in martial arts
-National Hispanic Merit Scholar Finalist
I am lacking volunteer work mainly because I spend a lot of time helping my parents take care of my younger brother, who has autism.</p>
<p>Rec. Letters (1-10): 8-9
Essays (1-10): 9-10</p>
<p>I had my interview already, and at the end my EC highly recommended that I visit the campus, just to make sure that MIT would be a good fit. I cannot read people at all, so I still am not quite sure if this is a good thing. But anyway, my nerves are wrecked, since my SAT's and my score on the AMC 12 are definitely not as good as they could be, since I do my best work and think my best when I work in groups. From what I know about the school (especially MISTI, and the on campus woodshop), I can say with ease that MIT is the school that I want to attend, and I am sick with the idea that I may not get in. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, AK.</p>