Consolidated EA/RD 2013 results thread

CCPWNZ · March 14, 2009, 2:18pm

**Decision: WAITLISTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 730 R, 780M, 760W = 2270
[] SAT IIs: 790 Korean w/ Listening, 780 Physics, 770 Chem, 760 Math II
[] ACT: 35 English, 35 Math, 35 Science, 30 Reading = 34 Composite
[] APs: World History, Physics B, English Lang/Comp - 5 US History - 4
[] IBs: not offered
[] GPA: 100 weighted, idk unweighted, kinda sucked (ok really sucked) compared to kids goin to my school, valedictorian is 105 i think.
[] Rank: school doesnt rank so mit wouldntve known, but i think it was 20 out of 660.
[] Other stats: 117 TOEFL iBT (was international when applying)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: typical crap for an asian… tae kwon do, science olympiad, editor of newspaper, honor society… lah blah…
[] Job/Work Experience: none, just tutoring math and science
[] Essays (subject and responses): eh wrote about asian , my summer research experience, and a really cliche thing on money and wealth. my parents counselor and eng teacher helped me out a lot
[] Teacher Recs: all good sent a rec from my research mentor that was damn good
[] Counselor Rec: prolly good but bland
[] Applied on: last day, was like jan 3rd cuz they extended lol
[] Hook (if any): intel semi national merit thing
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): our school is dumb overall but the smart kids are smart, get like dozen intel semis every year all go to mad ivies harvard yale princeton etc… public though…
[] Ethnicity: korean
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
idk if this mattered, but i applied as an international, and then i got my green card like a week after app deadline, so i sent em my green card and crap i think they mightve swithced me into the regular pool, which prolly helped. i came here in 6th grade from kroea, so my reading skills are pure crap as u can tell from sat and act. ah well, stony brook here i come!!!
and congrats to everyone who got in!!!

174IQPartier · March 14, 2009, 2:19pm

**Decision: ACCEPTED BRAH!! **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): (1600/2350): 800 M, 800 CR, 750 W
[] SAT IIs: US History 800, World History 800, Math IC 800, Math IIC 800, Biology-M 800, Physics 800, Chemistry 800, Spanish 780
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs:Calc AB 5 Calc BC 5 US History 5 English Language 5 Spanish Language 4 Biology 4
Physics B 5 Statistics 5 Macroeconomics 5 European History 5
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA: 3.70 UW, 4.2 W
[] Rank: 22/297
[] Other stats: 115 AMC 12, 4 AIME
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Mathletes, Young Republicans Club,
[] Job/Work Experience: Volunteered for John McCain Campaign in hometown
[] Essays (subject and responses): It was about how I designed my own automatic bar for my friends. It was risky but I guess MIT was impressed.
[] Teacher Recs: One from Physics teacher was probably rad, Calc teacher’s rec probably reeked with sarcasm
[] Counselor Rec: Alright, I guess.
[] Applied on: RD
[] Hook (if any): Dunno
[/ul] Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: New Jersey
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, 1150(Math + CR) SAT Average
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul] General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Wow, I am kind of surprised. I didn’t think I’d get in. WOO HOO!!! All I have to do is wait on Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, and Notre Dame before I make any big decisions…

cakeys123 · March 14, 2009, 2:20pm

**Decision: ACCEPTED! **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800 Math, 750 Critical Reading, 710 Writing
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 660 French
[] APs: 5 World History, 5 Physics B, 4 US History, 3 English Language + Composition, 3 French Language
[] GPA: Not exactly sure… 4.something
[] Rank: top 5%
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Chess (nationally ranked and leader of chess club), leader of math club, leader of rights club, Girl Scouts (we earned our Gold Award), Meals of Marin, Singer/Songwriter (self-taught in Harmonica, Guitar, and Voice), Track (Discus and Shotput), Wrestling (Freshman year only)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring, giving chess lessons, chess tournament director, cashier at local store
[] Teacher Recs: Both very good, I think
[] Counselor Rec: Should be pretty good
[] Applied on: Christmas Eve
[] Hook (if any): Girl interested in math, I guess?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA, USA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: YAY!

Elvito · March 14, 2009, 2:25pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2300: 780CR 800M 720W
[] SAT IIs: 800 Maths2 800 Chem 800 Chinese
[] ACT: 33 (Did not send)
[] APs:
[] IBs: Predicted 7s in 7 subjects
[] GPA: 3.95UW
[] Rank: 1/110
[] Other stats:
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Environmental Concerns Club, Habitat for Humanity, Basketball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Youth Council, School Prefect.
[] Job/Work Experience: Waiter
[] Essays (subject and responses): Essay A.
[] Teacher Recs: Maths one couldn’t have been that great as teacher was foreign. Humanities one should have been excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: Great.
[] Applied on: 12/25
[li] Hook (if any): Nope.[/li] [/ul]

Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: New Zealand
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private, sends some to top unis
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: M
[/ul]

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Dartmouth here I come. lol.

lugnut92 · March 14, 2009, 2:29pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): CR-730, M-690, W-650
[] SAT IIs: Math II-800, BioM-730
[] ACT: 34
[] APs: WH-4, Eng Lang-3
[] IBs: Math Studies-6, French SL-5
[] GPA: 3.63
[li] Rank: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays (subject and responses): Thought it was pretty good
[] Teacher Recs: never saw them
[] Counselor Rec: same
[] Hook (if any):skipped a grade, MSA

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Missouri, USA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): College Prep, best in state
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]

insta111 · March 14, 2009, 2:29pm

**Decision: WAITLISTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): W:760 M: 800 CR: 800
[] SAT IIs: Mathii: 800 Physics: 800 BioM: 800
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] APs: Calc AB: 5 BC: 5
[] IBs: IB Econ: 6
[] GPA: UW: 3.7
[] Rank: I dunno.
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 2nd place at National Science Bowl, 1st and 6th place medals at National Science Olympiad, 11th at National History Day, Qualifier for National FBLA. Officer on Speech and Debate, State qualifier. Physics Olympiad Quarterfinalist, Bio Olympiad Semifinalist.
[] Job/Work Experience: Referee from 2006-2008.
[] Teacher Recs: Pretty good, I believe. One of them should be amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: Fine.
[] Applied on: 12/28, RD
[] Hook (if any): Nothing, aside from the awards.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, top 250.
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Ah, well. I was hoping for more but…that’s life.

vladsinger · March 14, 2009, 2:33pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 780M 800CR 780W
[] SAT IIs: 800US 800Chem 800Math II
[] APs: 5Chem, 5 US
[] GPA: 5.3/5.5 unweighted
[] Rank: Unknown
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Not particularly strong, particularly in Math/Science
[] Job/Work Experience: Was a cashier for a while
[] Essays (subject and responses): Generally pretty strong, I thought
[] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure - it’s a big class, but I think I had a good impression
[] Applied on: 12/27
[] Hook (if any): None at all
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, high
[] Ethnicity: Indian citizen
[] Gender: M
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Well, not much else to say. I would have loved to go.

Stealthbreed · March 14, 2009, 2:41pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): Superscore: 2300; 800M; 780CR; 720W
[] SAT IIs: Math II: 800, Physics: 780
[] ACT: 35/36
[] APs: Comp Sci A, Calc AB, Phys B, Phys C - Mech, Env Sci, US Gov, Comp Gov, English Lang, Calc BC: 5; Chem, Bio: 4; taking AP Lit, AP Art History, and AP Phys C - E&M this year
[] IBs: None (not offerred)
[] GPA: 3.98UW, 4.69W
[] Rank: 5/350 or so
[] Other stats: ??
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: FIRST Robotics, Math Club, Battlecode Club, JSA, Astronomy Club
[] Job/Work Experience: NASA Ames Research Center INSPIRE internship
[] Essays (subject and responses): meh. not too good I guess
[] Teacher Recs: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: great, I think
[] Applied on: EA date
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: WA, USA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, rank in the 30s
[] Ethnicity: Indian ><
[li] Gender: Male ><[/ul][/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Congrats to those who got in! I thought I would be sadder, but I already got into Caltech so… whatever. On a side note, the rejection letter was so apologetic it made me laugh (instead of cry). lol

civilengineer91 · March 14, 2009, 2:43pm

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:
SAT I (by section): 2260: 730CR 800M 730W
SAT IIs: 800 Math2 800 Physics 750 US History
ACT: Did not take
APs: 2 5s and a 4, taking 8 more this year
GPA: 3.75uw, 4.1w
Rank: top 20%
Other stats: AMC 12 score: 139.5, AIME: 7, AMC school winner, USAMO

Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Running, tennis, two internships, website design, civil engineering (helping my dad with his consultancy)
Job/Work Experience: 2 internships, 1 at a VC backed startup, 1 at a social network startup
Essays (subject and responses): wrote about person of influence who inspired me in math, interest in civil engineering at MIT, did all the optional essays
Teacher Recs: Math and Foreign language
Counselor Rec: Don’t know
Applied on: 1/1
Hook (if any):

Location/Person:
State or Country: US
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, sends 4-5 to MIT each year
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I guess not applying for financial aid doesn’t make too much of a difference at need blind schools…also, getting a rec from MIT alum doesn’t help much either. You basically need a VERY HIGH class rank to get into MIT. They don’t care about SATs at much, but class rank is very important apparently. even usamo doesn’t compensate.

Polarize · March 14, 2009, 2:47pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2220 (720 CR, 780 M, 720 W) took once
[] SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 730 Bio
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs: 5 Chem, taking five more this year
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA: 95.1 out of 100 (UW); school does not calculate W gpa
[] Rank: school does not rank; maybe top 10%
[] Other stats: AMC12: 93 I think.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: A cultural after school program, volunteering program, swimming, tennis, a minor recreational club, reading (as a hobby…), breakdancing
[] Job/Work Experience: cashier ~ 1 year total
[] Essays (subject and responses): Essay B, subject: family – unique + different…not quite in an essay form, perhaps more like a poem; Optional essay about a project.
[] Teacher Recs: should be good
[] Counselor Rec: talked about a few of my EC’s (only took a quick glance). I assume it was okay. My school’s counselors writes like 100+ recs each, so she doesn’t know anyone that well.
[] Applied on: EA, got deferred
[] Hook (if any): none; low-income, but since MIT is need-blind, they wouldn’t know.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): prestigious public hs; top 30 school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Took a risk, probably my weird essay turned them off as well as my complete lack of awards (that section was blank) and my insignificant + lackluster ECs. Also, I sent in a rather amateur art portfolio, though I’m not majoring in the arts. Oh wells, it’s just how it is. Tried my best. Good luck to everyone and congrats to those who were accepted.

Balaylay · March 14, 2009, 2:47pm

REJECTED

Stats:
[ul]
[]SAT: 2210 (790 M, 760 CR, 660 W)
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Physics, 760 Lit
[]ACT: 36
[]GPA: 93/100 UW, 103/100 W
[]Rank: 2/241
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chem 5, AP Physics 5
[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[]Essays: This was my downfall. I applied early and had no clue what I was doing back then. The essays I had for MIT were horrible and I scrapped for all my regular decision schools that I did 2 months later.
[]Teacher Recs: One from my physics teacher that I’m very close to and do an independent study with. Then one from my Spanish teacher that was the generic list things off the activity sheet type thing.
[]Counselor Rec: The standard counselor rec.
[]Supplementary Material: I wrote both optional essays and they were slightly though not much better than my main one. One was on my independent study and the other on music. I also sent in a letter of recommendation from my music teacher and the family of a student that I tutored and helped pass algebra. Then a few weeks ago I sent them one of my good essays from my regular decision applications and an update but I think it was too late by that point.
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nothing LOL
[/ul]
Personal:
[ul]
[]Location: CT
[]High School Type: Average suburban public school that sends a student to a top school only about once every four or five years.
[]Ethnicity: White, Albanian Immigrant
[]Gender: Male
[]Applied for Financial Aid: Yes
[/ul]
Other:
[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Independent study in physics that I designed and am taking this year. Every school band. Student theater. Rock band with my friends that got pretty big locally. FIRST Robotics.
[]Awards: NMS Semifinalist… that’s like it haha
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I totally expected this and it’s kind of my fault. I did the MIT application in October for early action and when I looked back at it after doing the other ones in December I realized it was horrible. I had no clue what I was doing or how to market myself and my essays were bad LOL. Oh well, I got into Caltech so I’m not too depressed. Thank god they released those earlier or else I’d be crying right now. I take this as more reason to go to Caltech and less decision-making to have to do :-D[/li][/ul]

bco09 · March 14, 2009, 2:49pm

**Decision: WAITLISTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800M, 730CR, 670WR
[] SAT IIs: 800M2, 790Ph, 730 U.S. History
[] ACT:
[] APs: Chemistry, Physics B, US History, Comparative Government, English Language all 5’s
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 4.0uw
[] Rank: school does not rank
[] Other stats: 103.5 AMC 12
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), Varsity Soccer, Track, and science olympiad
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Essays (subject and responses): good i thought
[] Teacher Recs: did not read
[] Counselor Rec: did not read
[] Applied on: Sometime in october? (deferred ea)
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: AZ
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, top 20ish us news
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats all who got in… waitlisted seems to be a trend for me so far :P

bmwguy · March 14, 2009, 2:52pm

**Decision: ACCEPTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): M:770 W:700 R:570 (Not a typo)
[] SAT IIs: Math 2C:750 Physics:780
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs: Phsyics B:5, Physics C E&M:5, Physics C Mech:4, Calc AB:5, Eng Lang: 3. In Progress: Calc BC, Eng Lit, Comp Sci
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 4.173
[] Rank: 5%
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Web Dev, Eagle Scout, Gov School NJ, Soccer, some more stuff, Long walks on the beach (seriously, it’s on my resume)
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelance Web Dev + Paid internship in Manhattan for Web Dev
[] Essays (subject and responses): Awesome
[] Teacher Recs: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Gov School Rec: Awesome
[] Internship Mentor Rec: Awesome
[] Applied on: Early
[] Hook (if any): Web Dev, Eagle Scout, Gov School NJ
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NJ
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Vocational
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Yay

Feral24 · March 14, 2009, 2:52pm

copying what i posted in the EA thread, modified for today:

Rejected

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT: 690 CR 750 M 800 W

SAT II: 800 Chem 790 Math2 760 Chinese
ACT: n/a
GPA: 3.98/4.0
Rank: top 5%
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5’s on the five i’ve taken, minus a 4 on Comp Sci A
</code></pre>

Subjective

<pre><code>* Essays: mini essays were kind of weak and underdeveloped, but main essay was pretty strong, about how i learned about independence from my dad’s illness

Teacher Recs: apparently my humanities one was amazing, although the teacher barely knows me. the sciences one was from my CS teacher, who knows me pretty well
Counselor Rec: she likes me, but doesn’t know much about me so idk
Supplementary Material: none, but I should have sent a rec from my internship mentor…
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): anti hook, asian male
</code></pre>

Personal

<pre><code>* Location: Maryland (DC suburbs)

High School Type: Public, not so competitive, but alright
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: National Institute of Science and Technology Internship (research on Human Computer Interaction), Chess Team (team won national title for high schools in my division), national honors society, mu alpha theta, science national honors society

Awards: maryland distinguished scholar finalist, national merit commended, ap scholar w/ distinction, harvard book
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Well, I sent in supplementary stuff but I guess it didn’t matter…
</code></pre>

futureEE · March 14, 2009, 2:54pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Applied for Electrical Engineering.

No interview, I was expecting this.

I’m already in at U of IL and Ga Tech (safties), and I’ll probably make most of the other places I applied.

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 740CR/700M/620W
[] SAT IIs: 710Phys/710Chem/680M2/640BioM
[] ACT: 33
[] APs: Taking physics C EM and M, calc bc, chem and english language this spring.
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA: 4.0/4.0UW
[] Rank: 1 of 1 (homeschool lol)
[] Other stats: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Bunch of 4H stuff, science research.
[] Job/Work Experience: Library Volunteer for 5 years.
[] Essays (subject and responses): Essays were good, I talked about why I wanted to be an engineer.
[] Teacher Recs: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Applied on: 1/1/09
[] Hook (if any): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Maryland
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Homeschool
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:**See ya for grad school!

Shadman · March 14, 2009, 3:01pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

**Stats: **

<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 1930

SAT IIs: 730 on math and 700 on chemistry
APs: 7 APs
GPA:97%
Rank:4 / 796
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: published research in two journals, founder of hunger relief (charity), herbert hoover young engineering award, hunger banquet, president of rocketry club: robotics club, math honor society and science honor society, in a band (i play the guitar), Varsity soccer, internship in computer science at NY academy of sciences, MITES, varsity track team

Job/Work Experience:
Essays (subject and responses): awesome!
Teacher Recs: awesome!
Counselor Rec: awesome!
Applied on:
Hook (if any):
</code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: NYC

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:Male
</code></pre>

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: wow!!! i can’t believe this! speechless…

ab2013 · March 14, 2009, 3:09pm

Wow … guess I’ll join the “MIT Rejects” Club!!

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800 M, 750 CR, 710 W, 10 E
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 780 Chem, 760 Bio-M, 690 Lit
[] ACT: 34 CX, 36 MA, 33 R, 33 S, 33 W or something like that, 12 E
[] APs: Chem 5, Bio 5, Eng Lang 5, Macroecon 4, Microecon 5, Physics C, Stats, Eng Lit, Calc BC
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 3.85 UW
[] Rank: School does not rank
[] Other stats: AMC 12 105, AIME qualifier and a few other state/regional-level honors that don’t really matter
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Don’t remember … only 5 were asked for
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): (1) Life-changing experience, (2) Flying Spaghetti Monster, (3) Passion for music
[] Teacher Recs: 1 from AP English, 1 from Chem AP
[] Counselor Rec: She knew me pretty well, because I always came in to talk to her.
[] Applied on: Jan 3, 2009 at 7 PM <— hey, why not?
[] Hook (if any): Took a summer class on Econ/Financial Investments at Brown, but what kind of hook is that?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Looks like I’m gonna be stuck in Michigan for a while
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top public
[] Ethnicity: ORM
[li] Gender: Rhymes with mail … something that MIT Admissions does not do … i was looking forward to that MIT letterhead[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I expected rejection. I was just the typical good but not particularly outstanding HS student. I’ll be different in college. Life has “given me hell,” so now I shall “move along.” (referencing to the All American Rejects, the most overplayed band on radio)

Also, I’m not too heart-broken because I never really was that attracted to MIT in the first place. It was a matter of “why not?” Guess there’s always a next chance when grad school comes around. I’ll be “Bach,” MIT!!!

littleathiest · March 14, 2009, 3:13pm

This is posted for my sister (she asked that I post her decisions)…

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): Math-750, Verbal-690, Writing-770 (2210)
[] SAT IIs: Math I-750, Math II-770, Biology E-680
[] ACT: Math-36, Science-36, Critical Reading-34, Writing-34 (35)
[] APs: US History (10, 4), Biology (11, 5), Chemistry (11, 5), BC Calculus (11, 5) English Literature (12), Spanish Literature (12), Physics C (12), Statistics (12), European History (12)
[] IBs: none
[] GPA: ~3.95/4.00 unweighted, 4.42/4.5 weighted.
[] Rank: 1 out of 55, however, her school doesn’t formally rank its students, so this probably wasn’t reported.
[] Other stats: A few miscellaneous awards… Coach’s Award for Varsity Field Hockey (12), 4 Year Varsity Letter for Field Hockey (12), National Merit Finalist (12), Rensselaer Medalist (11), Bausch & Lomb Award (11), Spanish National Competition Level 4 “Silver” (11), AP Scholar with Honor (11)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: flute (regional orchestra 11-12 & first chair 12, lessons 7-12, accompanist for school musical 8-10 & 12, senior home performer 9-12), piano (lessons 3-12, accompanist for school musical 11), varsity field hockey (9-12: captain 12), school newspaper (9-12: opinions editor 11, managing editor 12), math team (9-12), Model UN (9-10), JV softball (9-10)
[] Job/Work Experience: summer school math teacher (12), lab intern in biofuel research with a high school teacher (11), library bookstore volunteer (10)
[] Essays (subject and responses): Did the required one on describing the environment from which she came and wrote about her interests in Chemistry & Music. I believe she also submitted an optional essay about music, but I’m not 100% sure on that. I read all of her essays and considered them quite strong.
[] Teacher Recs: Should have been quite strong. One came from her math teacher who she’s had as a teacher for four courses and an advisor for four years. The other was her Spanish teacher (Yale graduate who has taught at Yale) who is known for writing excellent recommendations.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, if a bit impersonal. She’s considered a bit of a “phenom” in her high school so I think he spent a good amount of time talking about that and her overall record rather than discussing personal thoughts on her.
[] Applied on: ~12/30
[li] Hook (if any): legacy (father attended MIT). She’s also a year accelerated in mathematics (taking multivariable calculus this year), not that that’s all that special for MIT. She submitted some files of her flute-playing along with her application.[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: lower CT (very affluent area from which top schools take a disproportionate amount of students… things are VERY competitive when it comes to get into top universities/LACs)
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private school… typically 6-10 students go to Ivy League-level universities a year (those who get in at the Ivies have been almost exclusively minority students). 5-8 usually go to top 20 LACs. Most of the class usually attends mid-tier universities and LACs.
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Ah well, we were hoping for a spot on the waitlist, but this doesn’t come as that much of a surprise. She didn’t have her heart set on any place in particular, so fortunately isn’t too crushed.

Nazne · March 14, 2009, 3:15pm

Accepted.

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT I (1600/2400): 800 Math, 800 Crit Reading, 800 Grammar

SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Biology M, 800 Chinese, 800 US History
ACT: Never took ACT.
APs: Physics C Mechanics, Biology, CompSci A, Calculus BC, US History, European History, English Language, Chinese: All 5s.
IBs: Never had any.
GPA: 4.58 Weighted, 4.00 Unweighted.
Rank: School doesn’t rank, but ~top 5%.
Other stats: Like…what? o_O;;
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Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: I seem to remember putting less than 5…
-Quizbowl: 4 years, Varsity team captain.
-Piano: 11 years, but…more of an Asian hobby than a competitive thing.
-Art: 4 years, won various local awards.
-Library Volunteer Duty: FTW
-UCSD Summer Volunteer Work
-Ice Skating: Total hobby. Not really even worth counting.

Job/Work Experience: Art teacher at a local Chinese school. (for little kids, mind you)
Essays (subject and responses): Erk.
-One about growing up in China (Looking back on it, the conclusion kinda sucked.)
-Hobby for Fun: Talked about making clay sculptures.
-Why MIT: Computer Science FTW.
-Optional Tell Us More: This is the…strange one. I talked essentially about how I worked as propagandist for my quizbowl team, and through the experience learned the difference betwen appearances and real life. Yeah…
Teacher Recs: 1 from English, 1 from college math teacher.
Counselor Rec: He liked me…that’s all I can say.
Applied on: Dun remember D:
Hook (if any): Erk.
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Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: Cahlifahnia

School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Top public school.
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
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sberlin · March 14, 2009, 3:26pm

**Decision: ACCEPTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): Math: 790 Writing: 740 Reading: 740
[] SAT IIs: Math 1: 760 Chemistry: 760 US History: 700
[] ACT: 34 (36 science, 34 math, 34 writing, 32 reading)
[] APs: Statistics-5, US History-5 (taking 4 more this year, school doesn’t offer many)
[] IBs:
[] GPA: 4.00 uw
[] Rank: Top 1-5% (school does not rank)
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Cross-country running (9,10,11,12)
Nordic skiing (9,10,11,12)
Academic Challenge Bowl team (9,10,11,12)
Employment - School District technology help (11,12)
Leadership positions: Varsity girls cross-country running team Captain (11,12)
Varsity Nordic Captain (12)
Athletic Status - list sport and your level:
Triathlons: Compete individually, national qualifier
Cross-country running: Varsity (9,10,11,12), All-Conference (11)
Nordic skiing: Varsity (9,10,11,12), All-State (10,11,12)
Track: Varsity (9)
Volunteer/Service Work: Global Connections Club (10,11)
National Honor Society (12)
US Forest Service (12)
Honors and Awards: Principal’s Honor Roll - 4.0 (every semester)
Wyoming Math Contest State Champion (9), 3rd place (10)
Microsoft Certified Professional (10)
Rotary Club Academic Student of the Month (8,12)
College Summer programs: University of Colorado-Boulder High School Honors Institute (Engineering) - July 2008
Summer Enrichment Program - U of Oregon (9)
[] Job/Work Experience: Technology Support for my school district - Summer (10,11), school year (12), Math tutoring (12), Medical office assistant secretary (9)
[] Essays (subject and responses): Something do for pleasure - reading, What major/dept - nuclear/chemical engineering, world come from - lack of diversity in my life and challenges i have created for myself
[] Teacher Recs: haven’t seen them, probably great
[] Counselor Rec: haven’t seen, probably good
[] Applied on: ~12/10?
[] Hook (if any): female interested in engineering
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Wyoming
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, don’t know stats
[] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: psyched I got in…not sure about city life, though, having grown up in the mountains…

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