Chances MIT EA

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>White/Male/North Carolina
Reasonably Competitive - Public
Applying for Need-Based Financial Aid: HELL yes, household income below $30K
Immigrant - the Ukraine (trilingual: Ukrainian, Russian, English)
First generation college student</p>

<p>3.93 Unweighted Grade Point Average
13/333 Class Rank</p>

<p>SAT: (730CR, 720M, 730W - 2180 total)
SAT2: (760 Mathematics Level 2, 750 United States History)
Courseload: AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Economics, AP German, AP Physics C: M & E/M
AP Exams: AP Computer Science AB (4), AP US History (5), AP English: Language and Composition (5)</p>

<p>~120 Volunteer Hours
17 hours/week work during school year, 38 during summer
Weekly after-school tutoring for underprivileged children in my town
Set up chess club at a church for underprivileged children
President of chess club
President of debate club
Participant in the North Carolina Governor's School 2007
Civitan Service Club
National Honors Society
Volunteer in laboratories at local hospital
3 years violin
1 year guitar</p>

<p>Distinguished Physics Student 2006-20007 School Year
1st Place - Catapult Building Competition</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>if you don't have a Science SAT 2 score your chance is zero?</p>

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<p>Correct. MIT [url=<a href="http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/index.shtml%5Drequires%5B/url"&gt;www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/index.shtml]requires[/url&lt;/a&gt;] two SAT IIs, a math and a science (Bio, Phys, Chem). Others at your discretion, but those two are required.
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In addition, we require two SAT Subject Tests: one in math (level 1 or 2), and one in science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m). We do not have a preference as to which science you take or which level math you take.

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<p>Yeah, that's gonna be taken in October... =/</p>

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<p>I'd say you have a decent chance. They're big on class rank. Your rank is what mine was and I was waitlisted. There are tons of other factors. Your SAT math score is pretty darn good but of the three scores, that's the one that needs work. They use AP scores for admissions so congrats on those great scores. A competitive SAT science score is 700+. I'm <sure> you can do that in physics after AP and being physics student of the year n all. I got a 700 after two months of AP physics.</sure></p>

<p>"Of students ranked in their high schools, 49 percent are valedictorians and 90 percent are in the top five percent of their class."</p>

<p><a href="http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N14/admissions.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www-tech.mit.edu/V127/N14/admissions.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I'm pretty big on Chemistry, so I don't think I'll have a huge problem getting a 750+ on the Chem subject test.</p>

<p>Since they accept the November session for EA, I'll retake the Reasoning test at that date.</p>

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<p>yeah chem is pretty easy. out of all my AP chem friends that i know score of more than half of them got 800 and the rest are 750+ so just make sure you take it
i'll have to say all your stats are pretty average of MIT applicants, so you'll have an average chance.. which is about 13% (9% for guys)</p>

<p>better write some super hot essays!!! they are important</p>