Consolidated EA/RD 2014 results thread

pollocampero6060 · December 16, 2009, 11:47pm

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2310 superscored (770 M, 740 CR, 800 W)
[]SAT II: Math Level 2-800, Chemistry-760
[]ACT: didn’t take
[]GPA:3.93 UW
[]Rank: don’t have one (home-schooled)
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):[/ul] AP Calculus: 5, AP Chemistry: 5
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: I thought they were really good; they really showed who I am.
[]Recs: My guidance counselor and english teacher recs were AWESOME. I didn’t see the rec my science teacher wrote.
[]Supplementary Material: none
[]Summer Activities:
9th grade summer: EPGY OHS Summer Session at Stanford University
10th grade summer: Chris Bovett’s All Stars Tennis Academy
11th grade summer: Johns Hopkins University Pre-College Program
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul] URM, Tennis Recruit
Personal[ul]
[]Location: Houston, TX babyy
[]High School Type: Home School
[]Ethnicity: Hispanic (South American pridee)
[]Gender:[/ul] Male
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars:
Tennis
Piano
Assistant Flea Market Manager
Math Tutor
Toastmasters (public speaking group)
[]Awards:National Merit Commendation, National Hispanic Scholar, Ventures Scholar, 1st place in Houston Community College Math Tournament, JETS NEDC 2nd round
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my profile overall was good (SAT’s, GPA, Rec’s and essays were all great in my opinion). My interview went really well too.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] I’m just so happy right now. Not sure if I’m going to attend, but this is definitely very awesome. Good luck to those deferred and to those rejected, you’re still amazing people because you applied to MIT EA, which is like one of the most selective schools in the country, so I’m sure you all have great stat’s and activities.

dreaming12 · December 16, 2009, 11:53pm

Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 620 W 700 CR 730 Math
[]SAT II: 800 math 2, 770 physics
[]ACT:
[]GPA:94/100
[]Rank:top 10th
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):[/ul] AP: calc AB 5, stats 5 grade 11, macroeconomics, english lit, chem, physics B and calc BC this year, two bad amc scores
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays:good i thought… my english teacher gave them a really good review
[]Recs: one amazing one really good (i think, didnt read them)
[]Supplementary Material:nothing really
[]Summer Activities: working, playing rugby
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: Toronto, Canada
[]High School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity:white
[]Gender:[/ul]male
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: ice hockey, rugby, service, deck captain in residence, working out,
[]Awards: National merit commended student, won some math contests, provincial finalists in hockey and rugby… some other things
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:i dont think i have the extra curriculars in academics that are needed
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bradgging?:[/ul] its a long road… but im going to put everything into getting accepted come march

cicero_oratore · December 17, 2009, 12:14am

Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2250 (800M, 670CR, 780W)
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem
[]ACT: N/A
[]GPA: 3.98/4.0 UW
[]Rank: 3/240
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio 5, AP Chem 5, AP Calculus BC (self study) 5, AP Latin Virgil (self study) 3, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Economics (both parts), AP English Literature, AP Physics (both parts, self study)[/ul]

Not so happy. But I must push on and work on my other applications. I am going to ask for a different humanities rec for the other colleges that I am applying to (maybe send it to MIT as well). I am also going to retake the SATs in January…I want that CR score above 750, and I know that I can do it if I actually stop being lazy and study the CR stuff.

amigoodenough · December 17, 2009, 1:20am

Stats:
SAT: 2180 (12 on essay)
SAT II: 720/710
ACT:
GPA: 4.0 UW. 4.4 W
Rank: 1 out of 500
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 AP Calc AB, 4 AP Calc BC (taken as a junior), 5 AP Gov, 4 AP US, 4 AP Lit, 3 AP Physics (taken in the 8th grade)

Subjective
Essays: Editor of the LA Times read my essays and said they were very strong.
Teacher Recs: Very Strong.
Counselor Rec: Same.
Additional Info: Legal Director of the ACLU wrote me a recommendation. I was his legal clerk for 5 months.
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Recruited DI basketball player who decided to choose MIT for academics
Personal
Location: LA, California
High School Type: Inner City Public School (very rough)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: MALE
Other
Extracurriculars: Basketball, Football, Published writer, Delegate for the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, Volunteered for after school programs throughout LA, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Award, Freshman of the Year Award.

For anybody reading this, I wish you all the best. The college process is brutal, to say the least. Keep your heads held high! You are all deserving.

Fatale · December 17, 2009, 1:46am

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2230 - 800M, 720CR, 710W
[]SAT II: 750 Math 2, 740 Physics
[]GPA: 4.2W, 3.93UW
[]Rank: ~25/600[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Strong, not overdone
[]Recs: Didn’t see, expect that they were really good. One was from a math teacher at Pomona College.
[]Interview: It seemed like it went terrible hahaha.
[]Supplementary Material: Caltech YESS physics course evaluation
[]Summer Activities: Caltech YESS, Water polo
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Water polo captain, Samoan/Hispanic, Math at Pomona College for two years[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: Outside of LA
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White/Samoan/Hispanic
[]Gender:M[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Water Polo, Swim, Newspaper, Math/Science club
[]Awards: Some good ol’ HS academic awards and some awards from YESS
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My math at Pomona really helped, as well as my SAT math score, my ethnicity, and definitely water polo (MIT coach wrote me a letter of rec. as well)
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Is my number one choice. To those that were deferred, I wish you the best of luck the second time around.[/ul]

EulerFan · December 17, 2009, 2:28am

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT:2310
[]SAT II: 800 MathII, 800 Chem, 760 WorldHist
[]ACT: N/A
[]GPA: (Weighted) 4.13
[]Rank: N/A
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AIME 7, AP BC Calc 5, AP BC sub score 5, AP World Hist 5, AP Chem 5, AP Phys E&M 5, AP Phys Mech 5, APUSH 5, APCSAB 5[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Okay(glorified lists)
[]Recs: Math good, English so-so
[]Supplementary Material: History teacher rec which was very positive, my research paper abstract and layman’s summery
[]Summer Activities: research at BU, SUMaC (math camp @ Stanford)
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): legacy[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: Bay Area CA
[]High School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female [/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurricular: Robotics (Gr12: President, Gr11: Head of Mechanical), JETS (captain all 4 years)
[]Awards: Siemens Semifinalist, JV JETS 1st nationally, NCWIT aspirations in computing award, MIT leadership award, National Merit Semifinalist
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Siemens+Robotics
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Take lots of contests, that way you can both write about and demonstrate your interest and skill at your passions [/ul]

Xeaqs8 · December 17, 2009, 5:27am

Accepted
SAT 750 CR/800 M/800 W
SAT II 800 M2/800 USH/800 Phys/800 Chem
No GPA or Class Rank

2 Good Essays, 1 Meh
Pretty Good Recs

Asian (Chinese) Male

Gl to everyone in the RD round.

bandducky511 · December 17, 2009, 8:37am

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 730 CR, 800M, 660W, Total: 2190
[]SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 760 US History, 750 Physics
[]ACT: None :]
[]GPA: 4.82
[]Rank:1/263
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC10- 130, AIME-3, AMC12- 96 92, PhysC Mecanics 4, CalcBC5, USHist5, USGov5, EngLang4, Stats5, CompSciA5, Chem3
[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Decent, I thought I could have done better but I guess they liked them? I talked about how when I was little MIT= “Made in Taiwan”
[]Recs:4- 1 from my research mentor for 3 years, 2 from two teachers that love me, and the last was from my math teacher from 9th grade who has seen me grow
[]Supplementary Material: ermm an abstract from my research
[]Summer Activities: Internship at NASA, Tutoring, Painting walls at school, SCA, Volunteering
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: VA
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity:Asian!!!
[]Gender:Female[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Academic Challenge, Robotics, Spanish Club, MUN, NHS, SCA
[]Awards: A couple from science fairs, math competitions, and random things
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no clue!!!
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: OMG!!![/ul]

alakocy · December 17, 2009, 12:59pm

Deferred

Stats:[ul]

[]SAT:
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry
[]ACT: 35 (36 English, 35 Math, 34 Reading, 36 Science)
[]GPA: 3.87 Unweighted, 4.43 Weighted
[]Rank: Does not rank
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP US History (4), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Spanish (4), will take AP English Language, AP US Government, AP Physics C senior year [/ul]

Subjective[ul]

[]Essays: Outstanding, worked on them for 2 months, had English Department Chair look over them
[]Recs: Two teachers were really good, don’t really know about the counselor one
[]Supplementary Material: Nothing
[]Summer Activities: Lifeguard (40 hrs/week), Band Camp, 1 week Physics Camp at Michigan State
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): My aunt and uncle went, not sure that helped me though[/ul][/li]
Personal[ul]

[]Location: Southeast Michigan
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: Male [/ul]

Other[ul]

[]Extracurriculars: NHS Secretary, Band Council Treasurer, Swimming, Water Polo, Baseball, Marching/Symphony Band, Ping-pong club, Volunteering
[]Awards: MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award, National Merit Commended Student, JV Baseball Sportsmanship Award, 2-year Michigan Math Prize Competition 2nd round qualifier, AP Scholar with Honor
[]Why you think you were deferred: Non-outstanding White Male
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Congrats if you got in EA. Hopefully the RD will be less competitive but I’m going to either Illinois or Cal Poly [/ul]

bonduck · December 17, 2009, 4:32pm

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: crit reading 760, math 770 (yikes, haha), writing 790, sum: 2320
[]SAT II: chem (800), bio molec (800), math II (800), french reading (760)
[]GPA: 4.0 unweighted (school doesn’t weigh GPAs) Also, for my courses + grades section, I got 4 A+s during this semester’s first grading period, so I mentioned that but I don’t know if it mattered.
[]Rank: school ranks to the decile ._.
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): APs // Soph yr: Comp Sci AB (5), Junior yr: AP Language and Comp (5) Bio (5) Calc BC (5), This year: Stats, Government, French, Chem[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: decent. I thought they were okay when I wrote them, but after I submitted MIT and started working on my comm app essays I definitely liked my comm app essays a LOT lot more, and started liking my MIT essays a LOT less, haha. I have a very hard time writing short responses, esp. under 250 words! Though now that I look at them again, I guess they are pretty good. I attempted to write in a “lively” manner.
[]Recs: Pretty darn good I hope - how good? Not sure - I was a good student and my teachers liked me, but I was definitely never their “favorite” student.
[]Supplementary Material: Rec from professor I worked with over the summer / I also included a link to my art portfolio/website on the MIT app, but I’m not sure whether that helped or not.
[]Summer Activities: 6-wk endocrinology research internship in Boston, art program, reading, college classes in Physics and Psychology, Natl Symposium for Debate (NSD), and traveling!!
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nada![/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: California - The Wonderful Silicon Valley
[]High School Type: competitive, over 70% Asian
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: A friendly female[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Red Cross Pres., Youth Exec Board, Science Fair + Research + Sci Olympiad, Programming + Sci Club, art!
[]Awards: Intel ISEF 09 3rd place, Local Sci Fair grand prize in Biological Sci, Engineering special award, Bay Area Sci Olympiad 2nd in event, Natl. Grand Concours du Francais 7th x2, Natl Merit Semifinalist, some debate awards, some art/writing awards, etc.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m not sure! Maybe a combo of the science-loving-me and the artistic-me?
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I absolutely didn’t expect it. I think my interview went very well though. I’m just really thankful and I feel quite lucky to be me I’m so glad to be free for winter break! (Going to travel … but I’m also going to start brushing up on my physics/CS/Bio knowledge ) Since I stayed in Boston for 6 wks this summer (my first time ever in the east coast!) I have a good feel for the city, and it’s a wonderful area! I love jogging along the esplanade at night. Best of luck to everyone else! There are definitely a couple of wonderful friends I’m rooting for once RD come around

Another funny thing I thought I’d mention: when I first read the acceptance letter online, my eyes glanced over “pleasure to offer you admission” but it didn’t quite register, then my eyes flickered to the “congrats” at the end, then traveled to the middle where I read “fine print.” For a split second, my irrational-from-anticipation-self thought there would be some “fine print” on the bottom of the letter saying: “just kidding! You were rejected.” Haha, that would be mean.
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headoverheels · December 17, 2009, 4:48pm

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2290 (770M, 740R, 780W)
[]SAT II: 800Math2, 780 Physics
[]ACT:
[]GPA: 4.0
[]Rank: 12 out of 670
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Physics B (5), Calc (5), Lang (4), World Hist (4)[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: alright…used a lot of MIT lingo =)
[]Recs: very good!
[]Supplementary Material: extra rec from summer camp instructors, link to my non-profit organization website and other materials about organization
[]Summer Activities: GA Governor’s Honors Program, MIT Women’s Technology Program
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]High School Type: large public. top in the state and very well known
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: F[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Violin (concertmaster of orchestra), Tri-M Music Honor Society (VP), class council treasurer, dance, started non-profit organization
[]Awards: not a lot…some awards in French, National Merit
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: spending the summer on campus definitely helped me get to know the school, and I made it very clear in my essays and interview that I really liked MIT and would be a good fit
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: If you’re a good fit and you really like the school, that should shine through in your essays and interviews…and you may hear this a billion times, but be yourself!! That’s what got me in =)[/ul]

dashboard · December 17, 2009, 4:52pm

Accepted

**Stats:
[]SAT: 2400
[]SAT II: 800,800,800
[]ACT:
[]GPA:4.0/4.0
[]Rank:1
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):USAChO, AIME (2)
Subjective[list]
[]Essays: not that great…I can write better
[]Recs: amazing
[]Supplementary Material: research, rec, resume
[]Summer Activities: bu summer research
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):immigrant?
Personal[list]
[]Location: CA
[]High School Type: competitive public, norCal
[]Ethnicity: South Azn
[]Gender:Woman
Other[list]
[]Extracurriculars: too many to list
[]Awards: siemens semifinalist, national jshs,…many local and national science awards
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Overall awesomeness
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: MIT rocks. Period. >>>>Stanford :D

anniebiotic · December 18, 2009, 1:00am

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: total: 2330 superscore; 800 math, 730 CR, 800 writing (best sitting: 2280)
[]SAT II: 750 math II, 750 chem
[]ACT: n/a
[]GPA: 4.3 W
[]Rank: top 1%
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP --world 5, euro 5, stats 5, calc ab 5, us 4, studio art 5, literature 5, chem 4 [/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Really Strong --admissions office emailed my counselor to say that my collection of essays were one of the best they’ve seen so far this year
[]Recs: From english and chem teacher; both liked me a lot so probably very strong
[]Supplementary Material: Art/Design/Architecture Portfolio and Music (Violin) Portfolio
[]Summer Activities: Internship at Architecture Firm, Merit Scholarship to take courses at SAIC in architecture and object design
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): no…[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: Carmel, Indiana
[]High School Type: Suburban, Large (4000+), Public, sends many to top tier colleges
[]Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese
[]Gender: Female[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Symphony Orchestra, Service Clubs, Debate Team, Volunteering, Teaching Art Classes, etc lots of leadership roles
[]Awards: National Merit, National AP Scholar, numerous awards in art and design
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Don’t think many people submit art portfolios, and mine was definitely really strong, so that’s what probably made me stand out. I’ve won many local and national awards and have shown pieces in many galleries, and I’ve definitely shown my passion for architecture through everything I’ve done up to this point. I’m definitely not the typical MIT student, but I bring diversity
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul]

teslacoil · December 18, 2009, 1:21am

Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2330 superscore
[]SAT II: 800 m2 730 ph
[]ACT:
[]GPA: 99.94/100 weighted
[]Rank: no ranking approx. top decile
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP US/World/PhB/Stats: 5[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Fine
[]Recs: Probably good
[]Supplementary Material: Music supplement (REALLY rushed)
[]Summer Activities: science camp, music camp
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): apparently not lol[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location:NY
[]High School Type:public
[]Ethnicity:white
[]Gender:male[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Jazz, MUN, Mu Pres, NHS Vice, Quiz Bowl, Theater etc.
[]Awards: NMS, Nat AP w/ Honor, etc.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: It’s a hard school to get into. A lot of people there are really qualified. I’m okay with the fact.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: There’s plenty of good colleges out there. Besides, college is what you make it, and getting in doesn’t denote someone’s intelligence. An URM student in my school got in, but I still have higher SATs and more math involvement than him, so did he really win?[/ul]

nonidentifiable · December 18, 2009, 1:58am

Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 800CR + 780M + 800W = 2380 superscored
[]SAT II: 730 Math II, 800 Physics
[]ACT:
[]GPA: 3.73UW, 4.61W
[]Rank: About 20 out of 300
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 10 APs (nine 5s and one 4), IB diploma (37/42)[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Pretty good in my opinion – showed my passion for computer science (and love of biking)
[]Recs: Eval A was probably great; Eval B should have been pretty good
[]Supplementary Material: An extra recommendation from a professor I worked with
[]Summer Activities: Software development internships at a startup and a university
[]Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location:
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
[]Gender: Male[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Intense focus on computer science with two internships, a university research project, a group software project, lead programmer for FIRST robotics team, and a CS paper
[]Awards: RPI Medal, gifted program
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: MIT seems to accept only the people they’re totally sure about in the EA round and defer everyone else; my GPA and class rank probably gave them some doubt
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Obviously it was disappointing to be deferred. I’ll be updating MIT about another internship with an engineering company and explaining how the gifted program affects class rank, but of course there will be lots of other very impressive applicants in the next round. At least now I’m able to work in earnest on applying to other colleges :)[/ul]

yamfritter · December 18, 2009, 10:37pm

[]SAT: V740 M740 W700
[]SAT II: Math II 770 Chem 770 Span 740
[]ACT: 34
[]GPA: 4.3
[]Rank: unranked
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):[/list] a zillion AP & IB all 5s or 7s
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Good, funny, a bit off-center (architecture & linguistics), articulate
[]Recs: good
[]Supplementary Material: sports DVD
[]Summer Activities: study abroad
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul] sort of recruited athlete, polyglot
Personal[ul] charming
[]Location: midwest
[]High School Type: suburban 500+/- in class
[]Ethnicity: euro white
[]Gender:[/ul] fem
Other[ul] right-handed
[]Extracurriculars: sport, quiz bowl, lit. mag., habitat for humanity, environmental activism
[]Awards:
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not boring, Scattagories rule: quality that is least frequently reported gets the most credit.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] There are a a lot of good schools out there. I hope MIT can compete with the lavish financial incentives that safety schools are throwing in my direction.

An0maly · December 19, 2009, 7:54am

Deferred

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2290 <a href=“didn’t%20send%20in%20Nov.%20scores”>800 M, 760 V, 730 W</a>
[]SAT II: 800 MII, 770 Physics
[]ACT:
[]GPA: 4.0 UW, 5.2 W
[]Rank: #1 out of 116
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):AP Bio: 4, AP Euro: 5, AP Cal AB: 5, AP Phy B 5, Calc BC 5, Envi. Sci 4., US History 5, Eng. Lang 5.

[/ul]

Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: solid
[]Recs: they were great
[]Supplementary Material: letter from a summer program head
[]Summer Activities: lots of volunteering.
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): N/A :[[/li]
[/ul]

Personal[ul]
[]Location: Florida
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Male

[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: NHS, president and founder of MAO, president of Science NHS.
[]Awards: NMSF, National AP scholar, some local stuff
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m really not sure. I gave a lot in the application and I’m hoping I’ll get in RD.
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Posted this late because I was sad the past few days, but if it’s for the future, then I want to help out.

[/ul]

drosophyllum · December 19, 2009, 10:01am

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: C680 M690 W670
[]SAT II:PHY800 MII740
[]ACT:C31- E32 M32 R30 Sc28
[]GPA:UW3.8 W4.2
[]Rank:7/226
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): World History 4, American History 3[/ul]
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: about my knack for inventing, how I fell in love with computers, my robot vision software that took near six months to perfect, coming to the united states and the MITES physics class.
[]Recs: stellar, from an alumnus (“best student in 18 years”), mites teachers, and from a global studies teacher (“best student in 30 years”).
[]Supplementary Material: I submitted paintings (photorealistic portraits), and a video of my vision navigation program (using a feed from a camera and gps, a robot stays on the road, avoid cars, and arrives at its gps location).
[]Summer Activities: MITES
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):URM, MITES, immigrant, first generation college student, inventions[/ul]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: NY
[]High School Type:public
[]Ethnicity:hispanic
[]Gender:XY[/ul]
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: robotics, violin, science olympiad, model un
[]Awards:
16 medals science olympiad medals
1st place USFIRST LI regionals
A Few MITES awards
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it was my essays, my inventions, and my ethnicity.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I think its all luck… being in a summer program like mites or rsi really helps getting into MIT, whether through recommendations or just the fact that you’ve had a taste of mit life and still want to go. MIT is an intense place but I cant see myself going anywhere else. Oh my interview was a disaster too. Good luck to the deferred![/ul]

AAuRelia79 · December 19, 2009, 3:14pm

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: n/a
[]SAT II: Bio 740, Math II 710, US History 750, Latin 700
[]ACT: 35 composite (35 math, 36 science, 35 writing, 34 reading)
[]GPA: 4.69
[]Rank: top 2%
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP US 5, Bio 5, Music Theory 3, Physics 4 [/ul]

Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: reviewed by English teacher and mom who’s a journalist, and both liked them…
[]Recs: haven’t seen them, but my guidance counselor said they were awesome
[]Supplementary Material: rec from research mentor/past univ professor, research abstract
[]Summer Activities: geochemistry research for past 2 years, 3 univ classes over past 3 summers, orchestra pit for musical theater productions, job as day camp counselor, EXPLO at Yale
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): first generation American and college student on dad’s side, if that counts for anything… [/ul] [/li]
Personal[ul]
[]Location: CT
[]High School Type: public
[]Ethnicity: white
[]Gender: female [/ul]

Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: co-founder of science team and robotics team, JETS, president of debate team, president of MUN, secretary of student council, piccolo/principle flute player in musical theater, volunteering
[]Awards: Siemens semifinalist, National Merit Semifinalist, National Latin Exam gold medalist for 3 years, 2nd place JETS team in regionals and nationals, NCTE, other extracurricular trophies
[*]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Balance. I’m a science nerd but I also love English and History. I also am very serious about geology (intended major), which is relatively rare. [/ul]

lsanneman · December 19, 2009, 3:43pm

I cannot believe I am finally able to do this! I’ve read so many of these from previous years during my application process, and I finally have the opportunity to post mine, so here it is…

Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2230 (700 R, 760 M, 770 W)
[]SAT II: Chemistry-730 Math II-750
[]ACT: 33
[]GPA: 4.0 (unweighted) 4.76 (weighted)
[]Rank: School does not rank, but in top 1% of class of 568
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):[/ul] no
Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Pretty good. I’m definitely not a writer, but they represented my interest in the school well.
[]Recs: Good
[]Supplementary Material: None
[]Summer Activities: Gymnastics (28 hours/week); Self taught C programming
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul] Gymnast (got a rec letter from the coach)
Personal[ul]
[]Location: Scottsdale, AZ
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender:[/ul] Female
Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Gymnastics; President of NASA Club (2 years); President and founder of Apple Computer Club (2 years); Community Service (quite a bit)
[]Awards: National Honor Society; Society of Women Scholars; Spanish Honorary; AP Scholar with Distinction; National Merit Semifinalist; Superintendent’s Honor Roll; 2009 AZ Level 9 Gymnast of the year; 4th place at Level 9 Gymnastics Western Nationals
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my commitment to gymnastics and to one major community service activity helped. I wrote about how I would incorporate this activity with my education. Also I wrote an essay with 20 random things about me.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] Learn as much as you can about the school, and make this knowledge show in your application. It also helps to visit the school or to do the overnight program if you have the means to do so.

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