Consolidated EA/RD 2015 results thread

ItGetsBetter · December 25, 2010, 11:09am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 33C/35E/32M/30R/33S
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): one-sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 US History, 740 Biology M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s in US History, Biology; 4 Euro History; 3 AP Calc AB
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Microecon, AP Art History, AP French Lang, MUN, Journalism, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, AP English Lang (Independent), AP Macroecon (Independent), AP Human Geo (Independent)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
[li]AP Scholar with Honor[/li][]Congressional Recognition for cello

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (6 best delegate awards), Cello (principal, quartet/quintet), Gay-Straight Alliance (President), Young Democrats (Secretary), College courses at Georgetown University in sociology and business
[] Job/Work Experience: Business intern at electronics company
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]
[li]NO H8 Campaign (60 hours)[/li][]Reading Tutor in low-income neighborhood (200+ hours)

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: going to the gym, explained fractured back-- 8[/li][] Department at MIT: passion for studying business-- 7
[] Personal Strength: sociability-- 6
[] World You Come From: let’s not talk about it-- 6
[] Significant Challenge:being hospitalized in cambodia-- 9
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: english teacher, very personal-- 9
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: ap bio teacher, generic-- 7
[] Counselor Rec: personal-- 8
[] Additional Rec: cello teacher, generic-- 6
[] Interview: very long, business student as well-- 9
[] Art Supplement:[/list] cello recordings (contrasting pieces), comprehensive resume, and two teacher recommendations-- 9

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/27
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 35%
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Fractured back (personal struggle), URM–gay[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, SAT IIs
[] Weaknesses: Grades, ACT composite could be better
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My grades suck and our school does not offer enough weighted courses for underclassmen
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Tried harder with grades

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I can’t believe I got deferred; I didn’t think I was even remotely qualified

eak325 · December 27, 2010, 10:13am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800M/800CR/750W)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2350
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 7.0): 7.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1(tied) / 535
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Chem (5), US History (5), Spanish Lang. (5)
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Physics AP, Stat AP, English AP, World History AP, Art History AP
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 (both deferred)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Highest Freshman Scorer in NACLO Open Round (top 20 nationally)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Linguistics Competitions, Portuguese Lessons, Chemistry Club (Co-President), Science League (2nd and 3rd place teams in state), Cum Laude Society (President), JV Tennis (Co-Captain)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring through Cum Laude Society

Writing:
Essays (10/10 for all)
What You Do For Pleasure: Study Portuguese
Department at MIT: Linguistics - Course 24
Personality trait: Enthusiastic (science popularizer in Chem Club)
World You Come From: Academic household, aspirations in linguistics
Significant Challenge: Chronic eye condition
Teacher Recommendation #1: Math - Probably pretty good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Spanish - Amazing (best his generation has to offer, etc.)
Counselor Rec: Definitely very good (one of smartest students she’s seen, etc.)
Interview: 45 minutes - Pretty good
Art Supplement: none

Other
Date Submitted App: Oct. 30th
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Public, 2200 kids, very competitive (10 to Ivies each year)
Ethnicity: Caucasian (Middle Eastern)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): major in linguistics, met with linguistics professor and sat in on linguistics class

Reflection
Strengths: Unique in interest for linguistics
Weaknesses: no scientific research
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: good grades, good essays, unique major
What would you have done differently?: nothing
Other Factors: eye condition took a lot of time away, eye doctor is in cambridge
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: This is awesome. Congratulations to those who were accepted, good luck to everyone in the RD pool!

mtndrew1 · December 30, 2010, 9:29pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M 770CR 690 W (73 MC) Took 3 times. 800 twice and improved 270 points on the third time
[] ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite 35 Math and Science 31 Reading 30 English 29 English Writing
[] SAT II: 800 Math II 790 US History 790 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Weighted GPA:4.19
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):13/512
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 AP US History
[] IB (place score in parentheses): 3 Music C SL
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc
Bio II AP
Band
English Lit
Spanish IV
IB History of Americas
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, SPL, All High Adventure, Order of the Arrow) Debate (Ocotofinalist State, Varsity Letter)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] All Were average[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t See
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t See
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t See
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Good, He said that it didn’t matter what he say as one of his first words
[li] Art Supplement:[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Last Day
[] State (if domestic applicant): IN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT Writing
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: IDK anything on the application
[] What would you have done differently?: Work for a very high score on AMC[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

mitigated · January 16, 2011, 5:20am

Stats for a friend…

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: Chemistry, Math II, Physics, Biology: 800 x 4
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc B/C (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Statistics (5), Comp Sci (5), Physics (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Chemistry, AP French, AP US Government and Politics, AP Music Theory
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):USAMO x4, Red MOP, USABO, USAPHO
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math Club (President), Science Bowl (Co-captain)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian-American
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): USAMO, Red MOP, USABO, USAPHO
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Olympiads
[] Weaknesses: Lack of extracurricular activities.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed my passion in math and science.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

Nevrak · March 5, 2011, 1:50pm

Pick one:
Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2020 (770 math, 690 reading, 560 writing)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 690 Math I, 560 Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses): 7 on math studies
[] Senior Year Course Load:Regular IB
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Three
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): “president” of Aviation club, founding member of a theoretical physics club in my school. I also am a cinematographer for a group of professional skaters. I have played a couple of video games on a professional level.
[] Job/Work Experience: I have started four companies, I have consulted internationally in business, And I have a patent for a new type of advertisement within video games. Finally I managed a professional gaming team
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] over 180 hours. [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul] I don’t really know how to describe it
[] What You Do For Pleasure: Run businesses
[] Department at MIT: Computer Science
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: I play guitar and sing in a band
[] Significant Challenge: overcoming my extreme ADD and learning disabilities
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: ITGS Teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Yes
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Yes[/li]
Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App: Some time in october or november
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: IB
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: was over 100,000$ but now unemployed
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] I have started multiple companies, I have a patent, I film professional skaters, and I consult for companies internationally.

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My resume and Math SAT score
[] Weaknesses: My writing score, Biology score, Math SAT 2 score and reading score.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Lack of perfect scores on SAT.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I would have studied the biology SAT book harder because I have never completed the class on a nessessary level, and am currently in it on that level.

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I really hope I get in!

lovetorun2320 · March 7, 2011, 8:56am

Pick one:

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 – 780M; 770W; 740R
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): My best scores were from a single test date.
[] ACT (breakdown): NA
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
[] SAT II: 800 Biology-M; 770 Math II; 730 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.16 out of 4.33 at my school
[] Weighted GPA: IDK
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 129
[] AP: 5 – Chemistry; 5 –Biology; 5–Calculus AB; 5 –US History
[] IB: NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus (college); AP English Lit; AP Physics; AP Art History; Latin IV; Studio Art
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Zero
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with Honor; Bausch and Lomb Science Award[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Singing (All States…); Flute (All States…); Cross Country; Track+Field; Tennis (1st Singles); Math Team (Captain); National Honor Society (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ Hours at hospital[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Singing (8)[/li][] Department at MIT: Genetics (7)
[] Personality Trait?: Careful attention to detail (7)
[] World You Come From: The woods of Maine (9)
[] Significant Challenge: Overcoming acrophobia on Mt. Katahdin (7)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Wonderful! 10! (Humanities)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Sub-average… 4. (Science)
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know. Probably generic. 5.
[] Additional Rec: Wonderful! 10! (Humanities)
[] Interview: Solid – 7.
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Music – voice (uhh… 7)

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Late Sep or early Oct
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
[] School Type: Small, rural
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Quite low (Nobody in the household has a job right now.)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Not really… I guess the best one is that I’m 16, but no… I’m not that interesting…[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics and ECs, essays
[] Weaknesses: Not a perfect 2400
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I never really expressed a commitment or any great desire to be an engineer (?) Also, my “good” recs came from humanities teachers, not science.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I really wouldn’t have done anything differently, since this is who I am and I can’t change that! :P

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Congratulations to everyone else who got accepted, and good luck to the deferred students who are waiting for RD on/around Pi Day!

pudjeebb · March 13, 2011, 3:03pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I superscore (breakdown):1840

SAT II:750 Math II, 750 Biology, 730 US
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%

A Level: Math, design & technology, and physics
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): RESEARCH!, science club (president), science olympiads, math team, class president
Job/Work Experience: Habitat for humanity

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Hire someone to work with.+ help me organize my art portfolio and essays
Teacher Recommendation #1: awesome since they are thai and do not know english- i hire someone to waive the form

Art Supplement: My A Level portfolio

Other

Country (if international applicant): Thailand
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: US-Born Thai (but live in Thailand for over 15 years)
Gender: Female

Reflection
Strengths: passion for architecture
Weaknesses: SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Professors letter of recommendation? and essay writers
What would you have done differently?:
No regrets!!

komaromy31 · March 14, 2011, 9:33pm

Decision: Deferred–>Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):34 (36/35/34/30)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 math2, 750 ush, 720 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5/4/4/4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school: 0?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Chess, music
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Political internships[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Chess obv[/li][] Department at MIT: Aero/astro
[] What You Do That’s Creative?:
[] World You Come From: New Mexico
[] Significant Challenge:
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 2-year math teacher, loved me
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher, junior+senior, loved me
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went well
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1
[] State (if domestic applicant): NM
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, late father attended[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Well, this sucks. MIT was the dream for a long, long time. I thought I would have a shot because my midyear grades were really good. Congrats to everyone that got in.
Edit: Never thought I would cry over something like this but it just started

pikachu123 · March 14, 2011, 9:35pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2030 (M 770, CR 620, W 640)
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 780, Chemistry 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.875
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank (about 230 in graduating class)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): None taken so far (will take AP Calc BC)
[] Senior Year Course Load: English 12 (Enriched), Math 12 (Enriched), Physics 12, Chemistry 12, French 12, AP Calc AB, Concert Band, Orchestra (Canada/BC School System; School offers only 1 AP course)
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school: at least 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Too lazy to put them here, but I had quite a bit.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer job this past summer
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Bi-weekly volunteering as a teacher’s assistant for a math tutor class[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): (they’re all meh; I can’t write essays for my life)[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Play clarinet[/li][] Department at MIT: Comp Sci
[] Attribute of Personality?: Helping other people
[] World You Come From: parents trying to teach me Asian values in a Canadian setting
[] Significant Challenge: transition into high school
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math/Physics: I guess it is pretty good, didn’t see it.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Science/Social Studies: ditto
[] Counselor Rec: ditto
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: Yes, it went OK I guess… I was really nervous
[] Art Supplement: Music Supplement, Clarinet[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Dec 31
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada (Province: British Columbia)
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: 100% in 1st term AP Calc AB, good at Math and Physics
[] Weaknesses: Not so great at English
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wasn’t good enough.
[] What would you have done differently?: Not sure, I’m kinda happy right now.[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I guess that I could now focus my attention to deciding which university I should go to in Canada.

sheppard314 · March 14, 2011, 9:41pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (CR 800 M 800 W 750)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2400
[] SAT II: Math 2 800, Chem 800, USH 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): CS (4) Chem (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Government, AP Economics, Physics H, Money and Banking, AP Calculus BC, Chemistry Lab Assistant
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school: too many to count
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nationally 2nd place for E-Business website programming, two State Championships in website development competition[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): FBLA (Exec VP, National Regional Dir of Social Media, fmr. Dir. of Tech); own 501c3 foundation (President and Founder); international website and graphics development firm with the UN as a client (Exec Director); Website Development Club (President and Founder); Intern at financial applications startup; Intern at image compression algorithms startup; Business Consultant for French Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: See above
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 1 year of Octagon, 1 year of Interact, started own 501c3[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): Creative writing (7); CompSci (7); My non-profit (8); My view of California from a Silicon Valley perspective (9); Running school orientation (7)
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Chem teacher of 3 years; 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: French teacher of 3 years; 10
[] Counselor Rec: No clue. I got a special interview with the Asst. Principal so maybe 7-8?
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Pretty well, the interviewer’s son was in the Chem section I TA for so we talked a lot about Chem and the US edu system
[li] Art Supplement: None[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: RD deadline
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Everything against me lol[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: A lot of things
[] Weaknesses: I’m Asian, I’m male, I want to do CS, I live in Silicon Valley…and > 20 other people applied to MIT from my school
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above weaknesses lol
[] What would you have done differently?: Move to Compton? No idea. My school is too good and it makes me look bad[/ul]

**Other Factors: Aff act >:[ **
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone who got in; hoping to be on the other side of Cambridge in a few days

patrice332 · March 14, 2011, 9:44pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): w:600, cr:630 m:760
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1990
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 mII, 790 chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA: 91/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Canada college bowl provincial winner two years in a row
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor (paid)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Tutor(volunteer)[/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure:7[/li][] Department at MIT:8
[] What You Do That’s Creative?:8
[] World You Come From:9 thought it was good
[] Significant Challenge: 9
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:didnt read
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:didnt read
[] Counselor Rec:didnt read
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview:thought it went great
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: dec 15th
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):Canada
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:interview, some of my essays
[] Weaknesses: sat writing and cr score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not good enough i guess
[] What would you have done differently?: The TOEFL instead of the sat 1[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Wish you all luck and have fun!, Might see you in grad school!

HitMan · March 14, 2011, 9:45pm

Decision: Deferred –> Wait Listed

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 800 CR 750 M 730 W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2280 800 CR 750 M 730 W
[] ACT (breakdown): 36 (36 math, 35 English, 36 Reading, 35 Science, 9 Essay)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36 (36 math, 35 English, 36 Reading, 35 Science, 9 Essay)
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 800 US History, 700 French Reading only
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked
[li] AP (place score in parentheses): 6 5’s[/li]5 AP Physics B
5 AP Calc BC
5 AP Chemistry
5 AP Biology
5 APUSH
5 AP Euro

[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Psych, Honors Neuroscience, Economics, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra at local university
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics team (11, 12): Pretty successful team.
College robotics (11, 12): A robotics team that competes at an annual robotics challenge (think DARPA Grad challenge). Really awesome.
Swimming (9,10,11,12): Pretty much a fail hahaha >.<
Technical Theater (9,10,11,12): Part class part EC. Design the sets for all the school productions.
[] Job/Work Experience:
Research (12): Did paid research at local university over the summer full time. Pretty successful.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Only mentioned a community service project I run annually and being a part of an official club at my school that runs all community service on campus. [/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Building a bench 8[/li][] Department at MIT: Course VI of course 6
[] Personality: My sense of humor (with puns) 5
[] World You Come From: Me being an immigrant from an unnamed country 6
[] Significant Challenge: Not getting a robotics internship last summer 7
[] Other: Submitted abstract of my research[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Awesome 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Also awesome 10
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing 10
[] Additional Rec: research mentor 10
[] Interview: I think went well 8
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/1/10
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Private 110/class
[] Ethnicity: White 
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Being awesome (I wish lol)[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Numbers, some interesting ECs I think
[] Weaknesses: Essays probably could have been better, didn’t do much in 9th and 10th grade, not many leadership positions
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:

Put more time into essays
Structured my EC’s from 9th and 10th grade differently
Hacked the MIT campus before I had even got accepted [/ul]

Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: **
Even though I am glad that there is still a chance I could go to MIT, I’m still sad I wasn’t accepted.

Congratulations to everyone accepted!

I’m really sorry to those of you who got rejected but I know that we will all still be sucessful without MIT

No matter how much the head tried to convince the heart, I still had hope.

smreidy113 · March 14, 2011, 9:48pm

Pick one:

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 - 750 Math, 730 Writing, 610 Reading (ouch! haha)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same as above
[] ACT (breakdown): 32 - 33 English, 35 Math, 31 Reading, 30 Science
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 - 34 English, 36 Math, 31 Reading, 30 Science
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US Government (5), Computer Science A (5), English Lang (5), World History (4), Calculus BC (5), Physics C: M (5), Chem, Art History, Lit
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Lit, AP Chem, Multivariable Calc, Yearbook Journalism (EIC)
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school: I think around 4
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Quiz Bowl (Captain for 3 Years, 25th in Nation), Cross Country, Track, Yearbook (Editor-in-Chief), Piano, Improv
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at NIST, Tutoring for underpriveleged kids
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Helping at churches, special olympics, etc. (560 hours)[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Running (I’d say around a 8)[/li][] Department at MIT: Mech Engineering (9)
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: I forget, haha. (So I’m guessing a 7?)
[] World You Come From: 10 (I really liked this one)
[] Significant Challenge: 9 (I liked this one too)
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Physics Teacher. Awesome.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP English Teacher. Awesome as well.
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure, but I guess an 8 out of 10.
[] Additional Rec: NIST Mentor, AP Calc teacher, Principal (All excellent)
[] Interview: Around a 7 (Hey, I was nervous, lol)
[] Art Supplement: None[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct. 30
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public (c. 2000 Students)
[] Ethnicity: White. Tears.
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Relatively high.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Sadly, none. Second gen college, no parents went there, and I’m white.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Leadership, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: My race, my gender, my SAT Reading
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: To be honest, so many amazing people apply to MIT that I’m almost convinced that it’s just a luck of the draw. Although my race certainly didn’t help me, IMO. Affirmative action FTW?
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing; this was the best I could do.[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:All I can say is, congrats to those who got in. I gotta say I’m not too disappointed that I didn’t get in because I have great choices at Michigan and UVA, so I’m definitely not worried about my future. Going to MIT would’ve been great, but I guess it wasn’t meant to be.

RazorConcepts · March 14, 2011, 9:49pm

Pick one:
Decision: Deferred > Accepted

Objective:
ACT (highest composite w/breakdown): 35
SAT II: 800s in Math II and Physics
Weighted GPA: 4.087
AP (place score in parentheses): 5s in Calc AB, Compsci AB, Physics B, 3 in US History
Senior Year Course Load: Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Physics and Nanotechnology.
Number of other EA applicants in your school: A lot. EA + RD = ~80
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Grand prize winner of the Popular Science National School Inventors Challenge

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Radio Controlled Model Club (presided/founded), Amateur Radio Club (secretary, activities director), Team America Rocketry Challenge (secretary), Botball Robotics
Job/Work Experience: Internship, worked on a UAV
Volunteer/Community service:
Boy Scouts for 9 years

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Teacher Recommendation #1: Robotics/Automation
Teacher Recommendation #2: History
Counselor Rec: Yes
Additional Rec: Principal
Interview: Yes

Other
Date Submitted App: 11/30
State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male

Other
Science Fair, 1st place in school and regional, $800 in scholarships, provisional application for a patent on the device
National finalist team for rocketry

Probably the lowest weighted GPA admitted from my school, and I got a 3 from the AP History that I got a rec from. So never give up!

proster · March 14, 2011, 9:52pm

Pick one:
Decision: Deferred->Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 750 (M) 770 (W) 660 (CR) (2180)
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 W 34 M 32 R 31 S (33 Composite)
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 750 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[li] Senior Year Course Load: All College level courses[/li]
Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App: October
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100-200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Did some research.

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My GPA and workload, Research, Band Experience
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores, Essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays D:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
None, I Regret Nothing. Looking forward to Ivies and other schools
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Good luck to everyone else that got rejected :)

Laines28 · March 14, 2011, 9:53pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 math, 780 CR, 800 writing)

ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 800 math II, 800 Bio M, 760 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/592
AP (place score in parentheses): Statistics, Latin Literature, US History, Comp Sci A, English Language, Psychology, Biology (all 5s, Latin Lit mostly self-studied)
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Latin Vergil, Spanish 4 Honors
Number of other applicants in your school: one
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

not too much…NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, some regional math and latin awards

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Freethought Society (founder & president), Gay-Straight Alliance (founding member), Math Club (VP), Tutoring, XC (JV, 3 years) and Track (Varsity, 4 years), Piano (11 years)

Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at Clemson University
Volunteer/Community service:
</code></pre>

unfortunately not much Relay for Life every year, did a volunteer town trash pickup one year

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

<pre><code>* Essays (Include Subjects):
o What You Do For Pleasure: playing piano (8)
o Department at MIT: physics and linguistics (8)
o What You Do That’s Creative?: helping & working with others (9)
o World You Come From: how my parents encouraged me to learn (7)
o Significant Challenge: school principal opposed to posters for Darwin Day celebration for freethought (10)
o Other:
sending in a writing portfolio for RD

Teacher Recommendation #1: Chem teacher, Ph.D., known for 3 years, Math Club sponsor, said it was excellent
Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher, known for 3 years, awesome
Counselor Rec: no idea, I come from a large school & there’s not much individual attention
Additional Rec: from research mentor, who was an MIT Ph.D. grad
Interview: pretty good, lasted an hour, got along well
Art Supplement:
</code></pre>

thought about music, gonna send in writing now

Other

<pre><code>* Date Submitted App: sometime in mid-October, wish I had waited longer

State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina (bleh)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: about 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

not really

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: recommendations, freethought society was unique, pretty good essays

Weaknesses: lack of major hook, not enough volunteering
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my high school, despite being large and pretty rich, doesn’t care about academic extracurriculars…I had no idea that science olympiads and such even existed until this year
What would you have done differently?:
</code></pre>

put a bit more time into essays, submitted portfolios

Other Factors: probably don’t stand out enough compared to other applicants
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

LastPrime · March 14, 2011, 9:53pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure:[/li][] Department at MIT:
[] What You Do That’s Creative?:
[] World You Come From:
[] Significant Challenge:
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: **

I will add more stuff later when I calm down :)

PhotoMac · March 14, 2011, 9:54pm

Decision: Rejected

I really don’t feel like filling out this list so I’m filling in random spots, really just read the comments if you want an idea.
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Weighted GPA: 4.25
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 of 630
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school: 0, afaik, 1 EA admit (first at my school ever). (My friend who got accepted EA is ranked 1 behind me and quite similar in terms of school work over 4 years.)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none…[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): LOTS of school stuff, lots of debate - member of US national debate team, and went to New Zealand senior year
[] Job/Work Experience: programming
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
I thought all my essays were pretty good and my personality was at least reflected. I didn’t try to write anything. I’d probably rank them all in the 8-9 range, but how should I know? I liked them when I wrote it, and I proofed it as much as possible, so take it at that.
[] What You Do For Pleasure:
[] Department at MIT:
[] What You Do That’s Creative?:
[] World You Come From:
[] Significant Challenge: -I’m visually impaired
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: -all recs should have been really nice, especially my counselor one.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: - I thought it was a good interview, not exceptional, but definitely had a good and lengthy discussion about lots of different topics. 8-9.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, ok school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] absolutely none.

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Excellent EC’s and dedication, but nothing supremely special
[] Weaknesses: testing, not being able to see well, maybe could have had more rigor (as a high school, and even senior year.)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely scores….
[] What would you have done differently?: I don’t know, study more for the SAT? (Seriously, I hate that as an answer, not like I didn’t study but I focused more on EC’s and school work.)[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Ugh, this sucks. What really sucks is that I felt like I’d fit in more than other schools and my scores are not an accurate representation, particularly since some of them were filled with major problems. I’d just like a general idea of a reason… The waiting game sucks now, especially since everyone at my school expected me to get in.

saints2009 · March 14, 2011, 9:55pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 730 CR, 710 W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same
[] ACT (breakdown):nope
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):nope
[] SAT II:800 math level 2, 720 chem, 710 us history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 gov, 5 chem, 5 lang, 5 apush
[] IB (place score in parentheses): nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Physics C, Brit Lit, Econ
[] Number of other RD applicants in your school:2 including me
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] national merit finalist, phi beta kappa[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): trumpet (good awards and leadership), boy scouts (awards and leadership), unique clubs i founded, varsity tennis, piano, 
[] Job/Work Experience:none
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] mostly through boy scouts[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 8[/li][] Department at MIT:8
[] What You Do That’s Creative?:8
[] World You Come From:8
[] Significant Challenge:8
[] Other:[/ul] no
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: GREAT
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: GREAT
[] Counselor Rec:GREAT
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: I thought it went well
[] Art Supplement:[/list] none

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: EA round
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: mixed hispanic and asian
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket: not gonna disclose that
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] part-Hispanic

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:math, EC’s
[] Weaknesses:the 2 B’s I got on my midyear report
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t really show that much of a math/science spark.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: meh…I suck.

xjudokax · March 14, 2011, 9:56pm

Accepted

Stats:
SAT: Not sent.
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
ACT: 35 (34 Eng, 36 Math, 36 Science, 32 Writing, 12 Essay)
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1 (of 1)
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 150 AMC 12, 150 AMC 10, 8 AIME, USAMO Qual x2
Subjective
Essays: Competitive. By no means bad, but I don’t imagine I got in because of them. Common App was about my research and what I get out of it (this description might not do it justice).
Teacher Recs: Very strong, they were from UC Professors.
Counselor Rec: N/A
Supplementary Material: Research paper that was published in a journal.
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): 110 college credits at UC. Anti-hooks: Jewish, and upper-middle class.
Personal
Location: CA
High School Type: Homeschooled, but full-time at local UC
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Other
Extracurriculars: Research (three different projects), Judo, Tutoring university students in math, philanthropy fundraising, briefly ran a (small) finance venture, Russian
Awards: Misc. undergrad research awards, above awards, others…
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Work hard.

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