Chances?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I am going to apply to MIT EA. These are my stats:</p>

<p>G.P.A. - 3.968 unweighted</p>

<p>Rank: 7/293</p>

<p>SAT MATH: 790
SAT WRITING: 690
SAT CRITICAL READING: 710</p>

<p>SATII CHEMISTRY: 780
SATII MATH IIC: 690 (taking it again, bad day)</p>

<p>A.P. BIO: 5
A.P. CALC AB: 5</p>

<p>Taking Senior Year:
A.P. Stat
A.P. Physics
A.P. Eng
A.P. Computer Programming
A.P. Independant Study/BC Calc/Pprogramming</p>

<p><strong><em>EC/Community Service</em></strong></p>

<p>10 years of viola
GBYSO Senior Orchestra - meets six hours every sunday during the year and<br>
plays in symphony hall
2nd in New England KISS BotBall
SAVE Club - environmental club - collects 30,000 bottles a year
- donates money to environmental groups
Math Team
Volunteer after School with Special needs Children
Worked 6 weeks at a Special needs program during the summer 5 hrs a day
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Indoor Track
Varsity Outdoor Track</p>

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<p>I am going to apply to UMICH Rolling Admissions in September along with MIT EA, and then CMU, CAL Tech, Stanford, Cornell, UIUC regular decision.
What do you think my chances are..</p>

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<p>I'd guess about the same as my son's - 10%. You've got better ECs, he's got better scores. :) I think alot will depend on how you present yourself and what your teachers and GC have to say about you.</p>

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<p>What is your weighted GPA? I think 10% sounds about right, but really work on raising that Math IIc score.</p>

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<p>Wow, your stats are pretty impressive. However, I think that your chances are somewhat still in the dark because even people with the perfect SAT scores get rejected. MIT admissions are hard to predict. I do agree with mathmom though, it also depends on how you present yourself (how passionate you are about the things you do and such and such.) I know you have probably heard of this stuff before but it still doesn't hurt to be reminded. Read some of the MIT blogs on your MyMIT page (especially ones by Ben Jones), they give you a closer look at the MIT admissions process and what they look for. Good luck though!</p>

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<p>any one else have some input?</p>

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<p>What are your pr's in track? Do you run distance or sprints, hurdles or vault? Anybody can go out for the team and make varsity if you go to a small school or school where track isn't that popular, but your times reflect your ability and the effort you put into it. For instance, I could make varsity at our school with a 5:15 1600 time, which is slow but my pr is 4:38, which is less slow. Are you slapping it on there to beef up the application? Are you a seasonal runner? Sorry, it just kind of irks me when people do things like that, and by things like that I mean play the varsity sports card when they don't put in the time and effort. Not saying you're one of those people.</p>