<p>Intl student from egypt junior yr
taking british a levels
by graduation i will have taken
A level maths, a level chemistry, as further maths, a level arabic, as physics and as geography expect As in all of them
most rigourous schedule possible
7/125 class rank
in IGCSE i got 6 A*s 3 As
SAT 800M 530V
SAT 2s taking IIC chem and phy expect 750+ in all of them. probably 800 in IIC
really good ecs. debate, mun, varsity soccer and volleyball, student representative council, rugby club, head of quiz team 4 yrs in a row. swimming compeition
3rd place in national maths competition (out of 300)
work experience at plastics factory
excellent recs and i hope good essays
what r my chances at MIT. dont tell me it a really big reach coz of my SAT score coz they dont need it and i wont put in on the application
other schools, r caltech, purdue, michigan, uiuc</p>
<p>Drop Caltech from your list.</p>
<p>MIT is a reach, for an offer of admission to MIT your essays have to be brilliant, so I suggest start working on them ASAP ie, if you have the time. For the rest of your schools, you have a very good chance provided you apply early.</p>
<p>Also consider adding these schools to your list, [ul]
[li]Carnegie</a> Mellon University <a href="if%20you%20are%20interested%20in%20Electrical%20Engineering">/url</a>.[/li][li][url=<a href="http://www.cornell.edu/%5DCornell">http://www.cornell.edu/]Cornell</a> University[/li][li]University</a> of Texas in Austin[/li][li]Northwestern</a> University[/li][li]Georgia</a> Institute of Technology[/li][li][url=<a href="http://www.vt.edu/%5DVirginia">http://www.vt.edu/]Virginia</a> Tech<a href="Very%20good%20Safety%20School">/url</a>[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>good luck</p>
<p>just curious but what do you need to get into caltech???</p>
<p>for internationals: something like published research, RSI or Medals at IMO, IPhO, IOI etc.</p>
<p>darn..i'm not getting in :S</p>
<p>CalTech is harder to get in than MIT?
Surprising...</p>
<p>Caltech admits around 10-15 intls a year + they are not need blind
MIT admits ~100 intls each year and they are need blind</p>
<p>Even then, internationals with medals at international olympiads and RSI <em>have</em> been rejected by MIT before, sadly.</p>
<p>then imagine the situation at Caltech :(</p>
<p>can any body tell me y MIT is such a reach. and dont tell me my sat score. and i have a NATIONAL maths prize. isnt that enough</p>
<p>no .</p>
<p>Dude I have 3 national and 1 international award. Still got deferred at PRINCETON, let alone MIT. :(</p>
<p>hey cud you PM me abt your awards?? ie if you dont mind!!
are they all for compuers??</p>
<p>bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>How about posting in the individual forum of Caltech and MIT?</p>
<p>There are 2 students who frequent the Caltech forum, both are members of the admission committee in Caltech, so they will guide you better than us.</p>
<p>hey jwlee i saw your stats, youhave a good chance at Caltech!</p>
<p>i think essays will decide - they are really important</p>
<p>at caltech you definitely need an international awards, and for the MIT eather an international award or realy great academic ach. and ECs</p>
<p>
Essays never decide. Admission is not an essay competition. It affects your chances only if it's exceedingly brilliant or totally dull.</p>
<p>Actually essays are important - they don't want to admit folks based on their awards and scores . . . your personality and sentiments are important.</p>