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<p>I go to Phillips Academy, Andover, just finished my sophmore year.</p>

<p>Grades-</p>

<p>9th grade - went to Lynnfield High, ranked 1/~130 with GPA of 4.518</p>

<p>10th grade @ PA-</p>

<p>Grades on a 0-6 scale, 6 being 93-100, 5 is 85 - 92, 4 is 78 - 84
*5 is an honors grade, 4 is good, 3 is "satisfactory"</p>

<p>Fall Term-
English- 6
2nd year French- 5
Honors BC Calc-6
AP Chem - 5
History- 4</p>

<p>Winter-
English - 5
2nd year French - 6
Honors BC Calc - 5
AP chem - 5
Philosophy - 4</p>

<p>Spring -
English - 5
2nd year French - 6
Honors BC Calc - 6
Ap chem - 6
PE (pass/fail course) - P
Intro to Java programinng - 6 (this is an elective leading up to Ap Comp)</p>

<p>EC's-
Cross County, Indoor and Outdoor Track
Math Club-
score of 113.5 on AMC 10
85 on olympiad
4/8 on individual round at ARML (<a href="http://www.arml.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.arml.com&lt;/a&gt;)
29 total on NEML
Andover Astronomy Society
Science Bowl - 1st place
i've already registered at my school to start a mock trial club next year
planning to go to either NASA Sharp or SSP next year</p>

<p>what are my chances at MIT or Caltech? if you need any more info just ask...</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>took 2 APs, bc calc and chem, pretty sure I got a 5 on both
taking SAT II math IIC and chem
I got 800 and 730, respectively, on my practice tests</p>

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<p>More info is definitely needed. Your statpile does not make clear what you hope to do in life. What we want to see is an application that tells a story, such as "I am the best math student in Ohio". What I am seeing now is a laundry list. You could help us out by explaining whether you've actually been admitted to SSP or NASA SHARP and what you're going to be researching there, or elucidating the mysterious "85 on olympiad".</p>

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<p>My take on your stats is in the "Caltech requirements" thread since I noticed that one first. Hope it helps. If you have more questions, feel free to ask.</p>

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planning to go to either NASA Sharp or SSP next year

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<p>SSP(20% acceptance this year) and NASA SHARP(10%) are both extremely competitive programs - so you can't count on getting into them as an absolute. Try applying to more and contacting profs at the local university in addition to applying to SSP and NASA SHARP. Other summer programs include Garcia, HSHSP, and SSTP at University of Florida.</p>