Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Alright, I know alot of people make these threads but I couldn't hold myself in! I applied early action as well. Here are my stats.</p>

<p>Location: Richmond, VA
School: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male</p>

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<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT I: 2060 (800 M, 690 W, 570 CR) <-- Yeah, I know :(
SAT IIs: Math IIC - 780, Bio M - 740, Taking chem in January, expect 780-800
APs: Calculus AB (5), Statistics (5), Chemistry (4)
GPA: 3.85/4.8953 (Valedictorian has 4.908)
Rank: 6/418</p>

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<p>Senior Yr Courseload:</p>

<p>AP Biology
AP Calculus BC
AP Environmental Science
AP English
Biomedical Engineering
Advanced Math Topics
VA&US Government</p>

<p>(school doesn't offer as many APs, took most rigorous courseloads all four years)</p>

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<p>ECs on app:</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis (9, 10, 11, 12)
- 4 year varisty letter
- state championship team
- most improved award twice</p>

<p>Piano (9, 10, 11, 12)
- playing for 11 years
- 3 superior ratings in festival
- bach competition winner</p>

<p>National Honors Society (11,12)
- president of tutoring</p>

<p>Science Club (9,10,11, 12)
- co-found
- vice president
- organize activities, mentorship connections, design school projects</p>

<p>Math Honors Society, Math Modeling Team (9,10,11, 12)
- captain
- participated in contests such as Virginia Math League, Trig-Star, Math Modeling
- many first place awards</p>

<p>Awards Listed:</p>

<p>Intel ISEF Honorable Mention - international
Grand Prize Winner in International Space Olympics (science fair) - international
Math Modeling Competition - Meritorious Rating - national
Virginia State Science Fair - Grand Prize Winner - state
VJAS - 1st place multiple years - state
Top Score in National Chemistry Olympiad - regional
School Math and Science Center Scholar Excellence Award - School</p>

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<p>Summer Activities (worth noting):</p>

<p>Cancer and Engineering Research at VCU/MCV - 06/2007-current - 35 hrs/week
Volunteer at Science Museum of Virginia - 06/2006-08/2006 - 35 hours/week
Van der Meer/Nike Tennis Camps - occasional weeklong camps
Summer P.E. 9 and 10 - 20 hours/week
Travel (China, Japan, Turkey, Egypt, India)
Temple Volunteer - 6 hours/week</p>

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<p>Essays:</p>

<p>"Something for fun" - Wrote movie scripts - discussed some ideas
"Which program" - David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
"World I come from" - how India and America have influenced me (included alot, essay was good)
"Something you created" - discovered an antioxidant that will improve stem cell processes
"Anything else" - essay in 3rd person that is a personal profile of me</p>

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<p>Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
Interview: Pretty good, think I will get a very good report
Supplementary Material: Will send in abstracts of my research projects and maybe an extra recommendation from my mentor.</p>

<p>Overall, everything was pretty decent except for the SATs obviously. I think my essays gave a good description for who I am and the passion I have for MIT. My science project record at fairs have been phenomenol, I've gotten first place in almost every fair state, regional, and local level, and got Honorable Mention at ISEF and was the grand prize winner of another science fair. These are definitely my strengths. Let me know where i stand, and don't be afraid to be honest. Thanks!</p>

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<p>u discovered something to speed stem cell research up??</p>

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<p>yeah, an antioxidant called Resveratrol which I derived from processing red wine. It enhances stem cell differentiation, increases survival, and reduces oxidative damage in stem cells. That research took me far. What do you think? Could the other things make up for my low SAT?</p>

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<p>one score from one test cannot erase all of your impressive accomplishments</p>

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<p>wait a minute...as i recall, someone first discovered resveratrol in 1992. What exactly did you do?</p>

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<p>yeah, but resveratrol had never before been tested on stem cells, so I did research using resveratrol on stem cell processes.</p>

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<p>all right...that sounds good. i was thinking that you were trying to take credit for discovering resveratrol lol :)</p>

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<p>haha, that's what I thought too.</p>

<p>still, pretty darn cool! I'd say you have a decent chance of acceptance...plus your rank + gpa is awesome!</p>

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<p>haha, no i didn't discover Resveratrol haha I wouldn't be worried about trying to get into MIT, I'd already be in, haha. Thanks though! Any other comments?</p>

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<p>imo, you're in.</p>

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<p>I read you got deferred? You're definitely getting in man, that is one hell of a profile.
Good luck anyway, you'll need it. MIT's insanely unpredictable. </p>

<p>How was the International Space Olympics?? I'd love to do that sort of thing..</p>

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<p>I think you've got a pretty good chance at getting in. While your SAT I score is below MIT's range, everything else about your application seems very impressive, especially that stem cell stuff.</p>