Chances... MIT GATECH CORNELL CMU..

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Just checking on what my chances are at MIT GAtech Cornell CMU maybe Harvard.... thanks in advance!
IB student</p>

<p>Ethnicity : 50% white 50% Lebanese (arabic)</p>

<p>SAT Is:
Math: 790
Verbal: 740</p>

<p>APs:
Euro History: 4
US History: 4
English language/com: 4
Spanish language: 4-5?
AP calc AB: 5</p>

<p>IB Exam:
SL Spanish 7/7
havent taken others</p>

<p>ECs:
3 years on spanish honor
4 year soccer varsity player(starter all 4 and leading scorer for 3... not sure if that matters)
3 year science bowl
3 year tech bowl (1st place regionals 2 years)
4 year math team (placed top 10 state level in calculus and trigonometry [random subject areas involving calc/trig]
worked at engineering firm for 2 summers
member of FIRST robotics team 2 years (president one year)
placed third in tri-state comp applications tournament as a freshman (beaten by 2 seniors)
member of academic team champion 9th grade
first place engineering fair 9th grade(not allowed to re-enter heh)</p>

<p>Applicable classes:
3 years of HL physics(IB)... 96A overall average
3 years of SL chemistry(IB) 94A overall average
4 years tot math (up to IBMM)... 97A overall
1 year of honors bio...... 93A?
3 years of engineering program (headed by local university) 100A overall
4 years english 93A overall
4 years history 88B overall(never cared)
3 years foreign language (spanish 1 3 4) 98A
[[i skipped spanish 2 altogether without previous experience in subject because it just came too easily for me, dont know if colleges will care about it]]</p>

<p>my GPA unweighted is around 3.8, weighted ~4.532</p>

<p>im hoping my engineering / robotics experience will make up for my GPA... i was a huge slacker in HS.. ( mostly freshman year)
I am expecting a 7 on HL physics... 5-6 on SL chem</p>

<p>Community service:
over 250 hours
4 years of peer tutoring in every math/science imaginable
coached local city soccer teams ( under 10 and under 12 age groups)
logged almost 75 hours (not included in 250) helping/tutoring/teaching an algebra 1 honors class</p>

<p>Also would like some suggestions on other colleges that fit my profile... I am highly competitive when I am interested in the subject matter... I'm looking to major in EEeng / CEeng / MEng or maybe mathematics.
I've also always dreamed of playing soccer for MIT... I don't know why but I'd love input... MIT is my #1 choice</p>

<p>thanks in advance once again
-Mike</p>

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<p>MIT and Cornell would be a reach for you you. CMU is a slight reach, and GIT is a sure bet if you're instate.</p>

<p>btw, Harvard is also a strech.</p>

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<p>MIT is always a reach. Harvard makes no sense. They are no good in Engineering. I would replace Harvard with a reach that makes better sense, like Stanford or Princeton. Besides, unlike Harvard, Princeton and Stanford do not look at Freshman grades...and you hinted you slacked off your Freshman year.</p>

<p>Georgia Tech, unless you are from Georgia, isn't worth looking into. It has great academics but average quality of life. Cornell is a great one. Why aren't you applying to Michigan-Ann Arbor? They are ranked among the top 5 or 6 in every field you wish to major in.</p>

<p>Given your stats and interests, I would apply to MIT and Stanford...maybe Princeton for your reaches.</p>

<p>For your matches, I would apply to Cal-Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell and Michigan-Ann Arbor.</p>

<p>For your safeties, I would look into Purdue-West Lafayette and Wisconsin-Madison.</p>

<p>So, I would recommend you look at the following schools:
Carnegie Mellon University (match)
Cornell University (match)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (reach)
Princeton University (reach)
Purdue University-West Lafayette (safety)
Stanford University (reach)
University of California-Berkeley (match)
University of Michigan-Ann arbor (match)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (safety)</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies so far
I was wondering if MIT would even take into consideration my having a life... I know a few people just as smart and qualified as me academically but were waitlisted... but i feel playing sports and doing more ECs pushes me over the edge in comparison to me, also any suggestions on what i can improve? (retaking the SATs..) thanks</p>

<p>-Mike</p>

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<p>Visit the athletics page on the MIT website and fill out a soccer recruiting form.</p>

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<p>Yes, they're looking for people who are completely dedicated to what they're doing, not joining a million obscure clubs, according to an alumni from there.</p>