chances for MIT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everybody.. if you could give me an honest answer based on my stats it would be much appreciated. </p>

<p>white female single parent home low income
UWGPA: 4.0 WGPA: 4.5 (will be higher at the end of the semester)
Rank: 1/460ish
SAT: math: 800 reading: 690 writing: 620 (Retaking, big ouch on the last two, I know)
SAT II: taking physics and math II in june, projected over 700.
AP's: 3 in Euro History (history is not my forte, apparently)
Projected 5's on Physics B Calc AB and Eng Lang (due to practice exams)
Taking (AP) Calc BC, Chem, Bio, Lit next year</p>

<p>AICE Diploma candidate (will have it by this summer)</p>

<p>EC's
volunteering at an engineering summer camp for younger kids ~ 40 hrs
volunteering at summer school helping to teach math~ 150 hrs
Internship next year at a computer engineering corporation
Attending the Womens Technology Program @ MIT this summer (on a full ride)
Marching Band 4 years. (Clarinet section leader for 12th grade)
Jazz Band 1 year (Alto Sax)
Wind Ensemble 3 years (Clarinet)
Basketball (3 years JV, 1 Varsity)
Softball (1 year)
Volleyball (1 year)
Tennis (1 year)
National Honor society (2 years)
Mu Alpha Theta (3 years)
Tutoring math on the side ~ 30ish hours
part time job- 2 years
SkillsUSA- 3 years (1st place in the state Related Technical Math Competition)
Academic Team- 2 years (team captain senior year)
Student Body President (for senior year)
10th grade Vice President
will have about 25ish credit hours at the local college by graduation</p>

<p>expecting really good recommendations.</p>

<p>I think thats about it... anyway.. besides MIT, I'm also applying to Stanford, CalTech, and John Hopkins (as far as Ivies go.) </p>

<p>I'm not quite sure what I want to major in, but I know that in the end I want to be a neurosurgeon. (pre-med sounds like a waste of time, so it'll probably be some sort of engineering just for the hell of it, with a minor in chemistry maybe)</p>

<p>Oh, and, my essay writing ability is actually quite good even though my SAT Writing doesn't express that. (It was the punctuation that killed me.)</p>

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<p>I don't feel up to chancing you, but I felt compelled to point out that none of the schools you listed are actually ivy league schools. Certainly on par with them academically, though.</p>

<p>Oh, and it's Johns Hopkins.</p>

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<p>^^ haha, I was about to say that...</p>

<p>You have good chances at all of them, but remember that there won't be that much space on the app for all your ECs. Make sure to show a passion/focus for something specific.</p>

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<p>You look like you're really good at math, so why haven't you taken the AMC, ASTHMA, COMC, or other math competitions? There are a lot of AIME and USAMO-qualifying kids applying to those colleges. I think that to have a strong chance, your hook needs to be something besides math; your involvement in math doesn't seem to extend beyond the local level (tutoring, MAT, etc.).</p>

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<p>Blonde moment on the Johns Hopkins. The reason for the lack of math competitions is because my school is kind of well, not very academic minded. To be quite honest with you I didn't even know there were math competitions like those that you listed until about a month and a half ago. (quite sad, I know) However, if any of those tests are available around here before it's time to send in my app's, I'll be sure to take it.</p>

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<p>could someone else chance me please?</p>

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<p>My brother had a relatively similar application, but he was a finalist for the Siemens Math and Science Competition, and got 5's on a couple of AP tests he never took classes for (including physics) and he got in early decision. I think it looks pretty good to me.</p>

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<p>Riot: I can hardly see the comparsion. Siemens/Intel/ISEF are absolutely HUGE, and can drastically sway an application. Stanford, I believe, sends likely letters to Intel Finalists.</p>