<p>Hey everyone. I am currently a junior in high school and was wondering if I have a shot at MIT for next year. The only problem with my app is that my grades are bad. I moved to US after my 9th grade from India and I did terrible in my 9th grade. However, my grades show an upward trend as I progress. I get mostly higher B's and would probably have an unweighted gap of 3.5. For the good part in my application is that I think I have amazing extra curriculars. I am on the math team, the manager of student government. The manager of school newspaper. Have 500+ hours of community service. I do robotics and can possibly be the president in my senior year. I am a part of a military organization called civil Air patrol. Throughout my junior and sophomore year I have yawn 2 AP's. ap chem and ap stat. I think I can get really good recommendations from my teachers because they love me. So what do you think of me getting into MIT.<br>
PS : I am of Indian ethnicity and moved here last year so would be considered an international applicant ( does that help)?</p>
<p>Well, quite frankly, if all about you is what you have posted, I don’t think your chances are that high. Even those who come from low income families, have perfect GPA and SAT get rejected by institutions like MIT every year.</p>
<p>And NO, being an international Indian does not help in my opinion. There are A LOT of smart Indians that apply^^</p>
<p>If you’re grades are bad, don’t think about applying. You answered you’re own question. Grade Bad. You won’t get in. It’s MIT after all. UW 3.5…
People that get into MIT are you’re near perfect students. I don’t think you have a chance at all.</p>
<p>And being international applicant doesn’t much of a difference at all.</p>
<p>Get a safety!</p>
<p>Why do you want to go to MIT if you’re a B student? You would likely find the work far too difficult there and you would probably flunk out. Research some reasonable alternatives.</p>
<p>Btw, you do not have an advantage, but a disadvantage being an International Indian applicant</p>
<p>I have personal experience with this sort of situation. My brother moved here from India when he was in 11th grade. </p>
<p>What people on CC don’t seem to understand is the enormous transition between the two cultures and how that can affect your grade.</p>
<p>You will be okay if you write an amazing essay in the GPA regard.</p>
<p>You need to do extremely well on the SAT, ACT. And, you need a lot more extracurriculars for them to even consider you. You need to show passion in your application, not just grades and scores (this is a significant shift from the Indian system).</p>
<p>Work on your ECs, and, you might be able to make it.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your input everyone. I totally agree with engarde. Moving from India to here has been a huge transition and has really affected my 10 grades. Also what I forgot to mention in my post was that I am expecting a good 2150 above SAT score. The only problem with my application is that I don’t have exceptional grades. Also engarde did your brother get into MIT? In addition to that I wanted to tell you that I m already doing tons of EC and don’t have anytime at all for any more. What else do I do that helps me increase my chances</p>