Consolidated EA/RD 2016 results thread

canbambiswim · December 18, 2011, 7:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W 800 M 800 CR
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same as above
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, should be around top 5%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chinese Lang & Culture (5) English Lang & Comp (5) Biology (5) Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP French Lang, AP Government/Politics, Economics, Contemporary Literature, 3D Design 1, Multivariable Calculus
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 10?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier? [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Swimming and Art related stuff mostly, Science Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid internship over the summer
[li] Volunteer/Community service: minimal, none as far as my application goes[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): I thought they captured my personality pretty well[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Doodling 9[/li][] Department at MIT: Economics 6
[] Favorite Trait?: My sense of humor 8
[] World You Come From: Swimming 6
[] Significant Challenge: This one is hard to explain
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see (FERPA)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see (FERPA)
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see (FERPA)
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: My interviewer didn’t ask me much but I think it went smoothly.
[] Art Supplement: Sent in a couple paintings/drawings (not sure if this did anything for me) [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/29/11
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited Athlete?[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good stats + essays
[] Weaknesses: Few activities, minimal leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays and solid academics + athletics
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing really[/ul]

Other Factors:

**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m so excited! **

lateralus315 · December 18, 2011, 10:09pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (M760 CR660 W730)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): (2170 M780 CR660 W730)
[] ACT (breakdown): 33C (35M 30S 34E 32R 8Es)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33C (36M 31S 34E 32R 8Es)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: 4.22
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 3 USH, 5 Phys C: Mech, 5 Chem (restricted to juniors and seniors only)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Phys C: E and M, AP Stat, AP Comp Sci, The Novel and Drama, Honors Latin, Christian Lifestyles, God, Christ, Church
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing “major”, AP Scholar, Principal’s List[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Competitive Bowling(Captain 2 years), Men’s Volleyball (JV Captain 2 years), House Captain, Writing and recording on the guitar, Lifesmarts (competed in nationals)
[] Job/Work Experience: Normal job in the summer before Junior year, Physics Intern at a nearby University in the summer before Senior year
[li] Volunteer/Community service: none listed on this app, definitely going to have to put some on my mid-year report if that is possible[/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: Playing guitar 6[/li][] Department at MIT: Physics and Computer Science 6
[] Favorite trait: My determination 8
[] World You Come From: Junior year precalc class 8
[] Significant Challenge: Parents’ divorce 7[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: did not see[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: did not see
[] Counselor Rec: did not see but he said it was “killer” haha
[] Additional Rec: from my research mentor but did not see
[li] Interview: went pretty well, but I feel like I forgot to mention a lot about some of the extracurriculars I do for some reason[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: few days before Nov 1st
[] State (if domestic applicant): DE “small wonder” haha
[] School Type: Private/Catholic
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: not exactly sure with present parental situation
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada, going to work on being an athletic recruit for regular action though[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: widespread extracurriculars, passion for learning
[] Weaknesses: test scores, did not put any community service on app
[li] Why you think you were deferred: test scores and did not show enough drive to help the world[/ul][/li]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Ugh, I never realized how much I hate waiting until December 17th, 2011 at 12:17 pm. Oh well, going to kick some butt in school this year and hopefully show the admissions staff why they should accept me in March. Good luck to everybody and congrats to those who got in! To those who got rejected, don’t worry, the fact that you even applied to MIT shows that you care about your education and you are going to end up at a great college either way. Good Luck!

travelingsalad · December 19, 2011, 12:18am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 W 760 M 740 CR
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): same
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang and Comp (5), US History (5), Physics B (5), Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C (both), AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, computer science (independent study)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Nothing important: National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/Honor, Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award, Cum Laude Society[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): rowing, science olympiad, science club (vice president), outdoors club
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at genetics lab, compute repair and web design
[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: riding a bike, 8[/li][] Department at MIT: comp sci and biology, 5
[] Personality: Perseverance 7
[] World You Come From: living abroad w/military family; then moving back to states 8
[] Significant Challenge: personal 6
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: 11th grade english teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10th grade algebra teacher and adviser
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Seemed to go well enough, talked for about 1.5 hours
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30/11
[] State (if domestic applicant): AL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Recruited athlete (rowing), brother at MIT[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Lots of science classes
[] Weaknesses: Extracurricular
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably comparable to many other deferred students.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Am I supposed to change who I am to get into college? I don’t see the point in this question.

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I managed to talk myself into believing that I would get deferred, so this doesn’t come as a surprise. Now I get to freak out about college apps over Christmas.

When I visited I thought MIT was the perfect fit for me. So many Doctor Who and Firefly references. Also, working on psets for a class I wasn’t in was fun (and, surprising, not too difficult).

MIT says they don’t care about recruiting or siblings. Well, they aren’t lying. And that’s awesome, because the people who got admitted really deserve it.

HiWorld · December 19, 2011, 12:31am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2330
[] ACT (breakdown): none
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): none
[] SAT II: 800 math, 800 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: unsure
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): four 5’s, one 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Econ, AP Physics, AP Bio, AP English, AP Comp Sci
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: not sure, more than 5
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] nopee[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): orchestra, volunteering, research internship
[] Job/Work Experience: internship
[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: 9[/li][] Department at MIT: 8
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: 6
[] World You Come From: 10
[] Significant Challenge:9
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t see
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: didn’t see (research mentor)
[] Interview: okay
[] Art Supplement:[/list]
music supplement
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:top 100
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
none
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: research experience, being a girl, essays
[] Weaknesses: no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
hmmm I actually liked my essays for MIT. Perhaps if I could go back in time I would have done more academic competitions. But I gave MIT my best shot! I don’t regret much. On to other college apps.
Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to the accepted and good luck to all of us deferred!

cancerZombie · December 19, 2011, 3:41am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (730 W 750 M 720 CR)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2270 (730 W 780 M 760 CR)
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 800 Physics 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.82
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5, AB subscore: 5), Physics C Mech. (5), Physics C E&M (5), Computer Science A (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Chemistry (5), European History (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Eng Lit, AP US Gov & Politics, Teacher Aide/Current Life Issues
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0 (I believe)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP w/ Distinction, National Merit Semifinalis[/li]t[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): science club (VP), some small community service clubs, varsity tennis, piano
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at wind river
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li][/ul]

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: Piano 7[/li][] Department at MIT: EECS 6
[] Personality: Outspokenness 4
[] World You Come From: Rejecting expectations 7
[] Significant Challenge: Rejection from the soccer team 4
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: From my Computer Science teacher. Didn’t see.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: From my English teacher. Didn’t see.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Not very good. But we talked quite a bit about going into academic versus commercial work. Cell phone rang during interview.
[] Art Supplement:
[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/01/11
[] 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.):
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good grades. Internship.
[] Weaknesses: Okay SAT score. Not many extracurricular activities.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not a very interesting application. Lots of Asian males applying with the same backgrounds and opportunities but more meaningful achievements.
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing. It is what it is.
[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I was fully expecting to be deferred. And most likely rejected once regular action decisions are delivered. But that’s fine, I’d like to go to MIT, but maybe MIT isn’t for me.

Keeetz · December 19, 2011, 10:44am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 670 Writing: 640 Reading: 630
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 1940
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II: Chem: 720, Math II: 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Physics B: 4 , Bio: 5, Euro: 4, Chem: 4, USH: 5, Eng Lang: 3, Comparative Politics: 3
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: E&M, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB/BC, Poli Sci 005 and 011 college classes
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4 excluding me
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uhh… Do Academic Decathlon State medals count? [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Decathlon, Piano
[] Job/Work Experience: been working in a cancer research lab since summer after school for 3-5 hours each day
[li] Volunteer/Community service: started volunteering in the cancer research lab during my winter vacation in 11th grade[/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: playing piano for my parents (10)[/li][] Department at MIT: working in the Koch Institute (10)
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: I don’t think they had this question. o.o
[] World You Come From: talked about my mom (10)
[] Significant Challenge: talked about my mom, uncle, dad, and pressure (10)
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: my AP Euro teacher… I didn’t read it, but he said it was the best he had ever written. (10)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: my AP Chem teacher… I didn’t read it, but I’m super close with him, so I think he wrote me a really good one. (10)
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t read, but she said she wrote me 3 pages (10)
[] Additional Rec: my professor in the cancer research lab, he said that he poured his heart into it… When I read it, I almost cried. (10)
[] Interview: amazing. I love him. He changed my life and my perspective in everything. Since then, I’m still contacting my EC. He loves me, so I’m pretty sure his letter was pretty awesome too. (10)
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: the day it was due
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Magnet School
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $60k-100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first person in family to go to college in the USA[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my passion for biology and research
[] Weaknesses: my SAT scores (LOLOLOL)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was just being honest.
[] What would you have done differently?: I have no regrets. I learned so much and grew from all my experiences.[/ul]

Other Factors:

**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I can’t believe this is happening to me.

NORMAL PEOPLE GET ACCEPTED!!**

browndbaternerd · December 19, 2011, 6:55pm

Pick one:

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800/800/790)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): Same
[] ACT (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Didn’t Send
[] SAT II: Math II/Chemistry (800/800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.4625
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC, APUSH, Euro, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Chemistry, Physics B, APELAC (all 5s)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5, Latin 5, AP Government, AP Literature, AP Biology, AP Statistics, Gym (lol), MAT341, MAT431, Time Series Analysis (Last three are at a college)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4-ish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME x2, ARML x3, few more math ones breaking at NFL and NCFL Nationals, Ranked in top 50 of NFL, NFL All American, NLE Gold x3, etc[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Interact (President), NHS (Vice President), Debate/Forensics (Secretary, Co-captain), Class Officers (Secretary), Student Council, Spanish Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: 400+ hours at a lab over the summer
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Various, totaling about 180 [/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: Listen to Music (7)[/li][] Department at MIT: Chemistry (6)
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: Wrote about dependability (this is the character essay, right?) (8)
[] World You Come From: Family/Parents (5)
[] Significant Challenge: Debate freshman year (9)
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Is this the math one? It was good (8)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: APUSH/Euro Teacher. Best in Career (10)
[] Counselor Rec: Best in career (10)
[] Additional Rec: Debate coach (10), Research Mentor (?)
[] Interview: Went fine. He said I would be a good fit
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, Medium
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, awards
[] Weaknesses: Not enough math/science I guess
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See weaknesses
[] What would you have done differently?: I have no idea [/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: well this sucks. Time to hope for a 5% chance…

acspgs05 · December 20, 2011, 11:03am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 770M 730CR 750W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: 770 Chemistry, 740 Math II, 720 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a but probably top 5%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): A-Levels (British school) Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Economics (AS Level)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: quite tough doing 4 A-Levels and I’m predicted 4 As
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none really, small achievements like UKSMC gold certificate, physics olympiad - don’t have the same competitions as the US

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): rowing (captain), karate (brown belt), science magazine editor, young enterprise managing director, choir
[] Job/Work Experience: no work experience
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] volunteered at an orphanage in the Philippines, taught Latin at a local primary school[/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: rowing[/li][] Department at MIT: chemical engineering
[] World You Come From: multicultural background - can’t really judge how good my essays were. just made sure I got my voice across in each one and how every topic I wrote about was important to me. Had to be short and sweet with the 250 word limit.
[] Significant Challenge: how I had to start an art project from scratch and submit it in 2 weeks after the first one was destroyed
[] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher who has taught me for 5 years - didn’t get to read but been told it was amazing and endearing…[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Economics teacher - I dropped the subject after AS level but needed a reference from my Economics teacher as it was the only non-maths/science I took. Was good apparently
[] Counselor Rec: Good reference
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: thought it was alright, talked about myself for an hour and asked my interviewer lots of questions about MIT
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/30/11
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): UK
[] School Type: private school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: probably my references, essays
[] Weaknesses: probably my SAT scores but I guess you don’t need 800s in everything to get in!
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Good luck to everyone deferred or rejected! I’m sure everyone will end up somewhere awesome!

src125 · December 20, 2011, 3:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (670 V, 760 M, 690/10 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 (36 R, 35 S, 32 M, 34 E, 10 Essay)
[] SAT II: 750 Bio M, 770 Chem, 730 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.16
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4) Calc AB (4) APES (5) APPsych (4) APLit (3)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): IB Math Mathematics SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Euro, IB Bio 3, IB Chem 3, IB 20th Cent History, IB Spanish V, IB English IV, and IB Theory of Knowledge
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Science Olympiad Natl Champ, AP Scholar with Distinction, Scholastic All American, Nordstrom Scholar Finalist[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Science Olympiad (Pres, VP) Envirothon (Pres, VP), Relay for Life (Captain), FIRST Robotics (head of fundraising)
[] Job/Work Experience: Carolina’s Medical Center - LDMD Lab, Mowing Lawns
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity, etc (IB Student, I did tons)[/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: Stay up to date on current events 9[/li][] Department at MIT: Biology 8
[] World You Come From: Subliminally Available Opportunities 7
[] Significant Challenge: Starting a program to teach economically disadvantaged kids how to swim 8
[] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1:Bio Teacher 10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Spanish Teacher 10
[] Counselor Rec: 9 (I really have no idea)
[] Additional Rec: Dr who’s lab I work in 10, MIT Swim Coach Recommendation 10
[] Interview: Went amazing (my EC was a bio major) 10
[] Art Supplement:[/list] none

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Late October
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public ~1800 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Swimmer, Jewish

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have a personality? Swimming and rec’s probably helped too
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Studied for the Math II test, (I couldn’t force myself to do it at the time xD)

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: So happy I got in! I just hope I can afford it

happyhappyme · December 20, 2011, 3:43pm

I’m really late and no one is probably going to read this, but in case there is some in future years who was like me earlier this year and decide to go through all the threads with decisions, here is mine (I’m hiding some information or else people will easily figure out who I am but yeah, here’s the gist at least… and people can still probably figure out who I am.)

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 800 Reading, 730 Writing, 8 Essay
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 World History, 760 Physics (and Chem, but not sent)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: … 4.7something?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 420ish
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Calc AB and BC, US Gov, Comparative Gov, US History, World History, Micro and Macro Econ, Language and Composition, Physics B, Statistics. 4 in Lit (but not mentioned anywhere and there was no room either)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, AP Comp Sci, Honors Chinese 6, Advanced English Class, AP Physics C, AP Human Geography
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4 at least (and my friend got in too! )
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAJMO, AMC12B State Winner (but because of a snow storm… did get 118.5 anyways), Math Prize for Girls in a trophy-winning position x2, NM Semifinalist[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): MATH CLUB (Secretary at one point), Violin (private lessons and youth orchestras), Tennis Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Internship at a Fortune 500 company
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Three summers, and like, 250+ hours, at a science center, proctoring at math competitions, eh. [/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. Playing Disney songs on the violin to relax[/li][] Department at MIT: 8. MATH
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: Is this the personality one? 9. I talked about compassion and why we should have progressive taxes… I liked it though it was really iffy.
[] World You Come From: 9.5. How my family immigrated from China and what it means to me
[] Significant Challenge: 6. Public Speaking…?
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t see but 9?
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see but 8?
[] Counselor Rec: 10 xD
[] Additional Rec: nada…
[] Interview: 10 We talked about cell phones, education reform (whee!), how he wanted to ask out a girl in high school once, random stuff~
[] Art Supplement: nada[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 30?
[] State (if domestic applicant): Hmph
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public, top 100 I guess
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Snugly middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] A girl in math? But not much of a hook anymore.

Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Awards?
[] Weaknesses: Boring me.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I am just so happy. I worked really hard through middle school and high school on my extracurricular activities because I loved them and I glad I could convey that and MIT appreciated it :)

8675309nc · December 22, 2011, 3:20pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 740M, 700CR, 700W
[] SAT II: 800 math, 740 chem
[] ACT: 32 comp, 34 sci, 32 math, …
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.92
[] Rank: 3/540 (weighted)
[] AP: Calc (5), Chem (5), Stats (5), Env. Sci. (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc III, AP Physics +
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: varsity football, varsity ice hockey (captain), private pilot, aerospace club (president), +
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2x Presidential Volunteer Service Award, tutor, church youth, hockey coach, +
[/ul]

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: fly airplanes, 10[/li][] Department at MIT: aero engineering, 10
[] Personality trait most proud of?: determination, 9
[] World You Come From: family, father PhD engineer, mom BS, two brothers, 10
[] Significant Challenge: sports, 9
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: all very good
[] Interview: good, long
[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: early fall ? (Sept)?
[] State: south of mason-dixon line
[] School Type: Public
[] Gender: M
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: well-rounded, aerospace engineering curriculum in HS, video submission of hand-built model RC airplane
[] Weaknesses: not super-high SAT/ACT scores
[*] Why you think you were accepted: strong math, good interview [/ul]

DonGiovanni · December 23, 2011, 12:52am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (790 Reading, 760 Math, 780 Writing)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): NA
[] ACT (breakdown): NA
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Weighted GPA: NA
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All science and math tests, 5
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: ?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] USAPhO Semi, USABO Semi, AIME, QB HSNCT 11th Place[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Composition (sent one in), Music performance at senior centers (minor leader), Puzzles/Board Games
[] Job/Work Experience: NA
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Mentioned above[/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: Puzzles, 6[/li][] Department at MIT: Media Lab, 7
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: Composition, 8
[] World You Come From: Quizbowl, 8
[] Significant Challenge: Math summer program application quiz, 4
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Don’t know
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Don’t know
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t know
[] Additional Rec: Mentor at summer program
[] Interview: Pretty good, 1 hr 15 minutes
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: ?
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] USAPhO?

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Science and math, composing, essays
[] Weaknesses: Non-academic ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Well-rounded?
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Do more composing, I suppose

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I just got my tube today, and I’m still in shock! MIT is my first choice, so now I have freedom to pursue more activities these months instead of worrying. There is nothing I can say to those deferred to make the wait less arduous, but I wish all of you the best of luck. And congratulations to those accepted! :)

Keplerian · December 26, 2011, 12:24am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260: 740 CR, 790 M, 730 W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2260 (took the SAT once)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: 750 Bio, 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Weighted GPA: 4.14
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Upper 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): USH (5), Comp Sci A (5), Eng Comp (5), Phys B (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Eng. Lit, AP Bio, AP Phys C, AP BC Calc, Orchestra
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 I think
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honors, National Merit Semifinalist[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): research project, robotics (captain), science olympiad (captain), RWDC, an internship at local university, Youth Symphony
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[li] Volunteer/Community service: I didn’t put any on the application[/li][/ul]

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: play guitar, 7[/li][] Department at MIT: electrical engineering, 7
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: I didn’t pick the creative one but I wrote an essay on how I take risks, 8
[] World You Come From: talked about research + cultural diversity, 6
[] Significant Challenge: research that failed twice before succeeding, 7
[] Other: I used the additional space to describe the story of the research project I was in, it wasn’t the best written thing I’ve done but I put my heart into it[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: from what the recommending teacher told me it was really good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: from what the recommending teacher told it me it was pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: no clue
[] Additional Rec: from research advisor, no clue what it said though
[] Interview: seemed like it was a good interview, ~1 hr
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov. 1
[] State (if domestic applicant): HI
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: private/independent
[] Ethnicity: Hapa
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars, interview, recs
[] Weaknesses: my actual writing
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: guess I successfully portrayed my passion for what I do? my other stats are average. also duration of ECs. [] What would you have done differently?: Nothing[/ul]

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I really feel lucky… congrats/good luck to anyone reading this

cyborg6060 · December 30, 2011, 9:35am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 780M, 690R,700W
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 780M, 700R, 750W
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Physics 800, Math II 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: 4.28
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parentheses): All 5s in AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP European History, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, AP English Literature, AP American History, AP Spanish Language, AP Calculus BC.
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP English Language, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Research 12, Advanced Journalism.
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): School Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Math Team (Captain), Quizbowl Team (Captain), FIRST Robotics Team, Spring Play (Male Lead).
[] Job/Work Experience: Warehouse Inventory Management
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Tutoring, Honor Society, Community Cleanup and Beautification.[/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: Enjoy Nature. 8/10[/li][] Department at MIT: Materials Science/Electrical Engineering. 7/10
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: Research in Universities. 9/10
[] World You Come From: Bulgarian born in America. 8/10
[] Significant Challenge: School preventing me from taking HS Research. 7/10
[] Other: I wrote about my research findings and experiences. [/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Teacher, Great.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: English Teacher/Newspaper Adviser, Great.
[] Counselor Rec: Hopefully pretty good.
[] Additional Rec: N/A.
[] Interview: Went fairly well. Nothing out of the ordinary.
[/list]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/05/11
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 130K+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 11 5s on APs as a junior.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong math, science, and research credentials.
[] Weaknesses: Very focused rather than broad interests outside of hard sciences.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I believe I managed to stand out.
[] What would you have done differently?: I would have presented myself in a more diverse and well-rounded light.[/ul]

jriele · January 2, 2012, 1:38pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT (breakdown): 33; 35 on science, 33 on math
[] SAT II: 780 on chemistry, 740 on math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
[] Weighted GPA: 4.15
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on chem, 3 on U.S.
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP calc AB, AP music theory, AP gov, AP econ, concert choir, chamber singers
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2 others, they were deferred
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): strong: 3 years varsity water polo, 10 years club swim team, varsity baseball, vice president of choir, jazz vocal ensemble, member of ACDA all-region and all-state choir, certificate of merit level 8 piano
[] Job/Work Experience: teach piano lessons, tutoring
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] 100 hours house builiding at habitat for humanity[/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: play piano, 8[/li][] Department at MIT: chemical engineering, 6
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: 6, leadership qualities
[] World You Come From: how the affluent and competitive culture around me drives me to succeed, 7
[] Significant Challenge: overcoming the battle against elbow surgery and the fact that college baseball would not be an option and how its opened doors to MIT water polo
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: dont know
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: dont know
[] Counselor Rec:dont know
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: wierd
[] Art Supplement:[/list] SHOULD HAVE DONE IT. ASODIGHASOIDGHOISDJ

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: october 20 something
[] State (if domestic applicant): california
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: 2,200 person public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket: $150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] water polo recruit

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars, well rounded, (sports+academics+music)
[] Weaknesses: not a state science fair winner/NASA engineer/genius
but seriously, i guess my grades could have been better,? (i have 4 B’s on my report card) and I could have taken more than 6 AP classes
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i’m bitter
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] would have sent in arts supplement for vocal music

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

So i’m just going to vent because it’s been a few weeks and I haven’t even wanted to bring it up. I was an offical water polo recruit to MIT. I was invited for a visit and paid several thousand on a visit to MIT in October. The coach was great, I loved him. I stayed a the frat across the Charles with all the players on the team and got drunk and smoked weed and partied with sorority girls and had one of the best weekends of my life. I loved the entire team and by the end of the trip I honestly thought I was on the team. It was wierd. The coach called my cell phone weekly to check in, and when he took my “stats” to admissions they said I looked good. (3.8 unweighted GPA with a 33 on the ACT)
I was rejected. straight up, not deferred. I was shocked. Honestly, WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL CANNOT GET IN ATHLETES that are QUALIFIED? Ivy league recruiting is B.S., I’ll admit. They squeeze in athletes with 3.3 GPA’s and 27-28 on the ACT. I can’t believe that as a top recruited athlete I was rejected to MIT, when I LITERALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED to every other school IN THE WORLD if I was a recruited athlete. No wonder MIT athletics will never be as good as other schools.

Any thoughts, sympathy? I’m ****ed.

supkttn · January 2, 2012, 5:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective: [ul]
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 M: 790 CR: 800 W: 760
SAT I superscore (breakdown): same
ACT (breakdown): 35 M: 36 E: 35 R: 34 S: 34 W: 12
ACT superscore (breakdown): same
SAT II: Math II (from 9th grade): 800 Chemistry(from 9th grade): 760 English lit: 710 French: 670 U.S. History (from 9th grade): 610
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.756
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 (very large class)
AP (place score in parentheses): 5: Calc BC, Bio, World History, Art History, Chemistry, English Language, Stat 3: French
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 2.5 “at school” APs, AP physics online, math online, gym, chinese 1
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1-7 (not sure, none accepted, some deferred, maybe)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, National Qualifier for Chemistry Olympiad, 4th in my state in Original Oratory

Subjective: [list]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Speech and Debate (captain), Martial Arts (black belt, teacher), “Trying new things”, Math Club (co-president), Libertarian club (loyal opposition, secretary)
Job/Work Experience: Internship in a computational chemistry lab
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer teacher’s aide at a science museum

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best): [list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): [list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: go to the Renaissance Festival (8)[/li] [] Department at MIT: Math (8)
[] Personality: Perseverance (9)
[] World You Come From: supportive suburban community/family (7)
[li] Significant Challenge: not making the sophomore volleyball team (8)[/li][/ul]
Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing (this teacher asked to do my rec)
Teacher Recommendation #2: Good
Counselor Rec: Generic (I met my counselor 2x before she wrote my rec…)
Additional Rec: Excellent (I had the professor who supervised me for my internship write it)
Interview: pretty good

Other [list]
Date Submitted App: 10/23 (approximately)
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection [list]
Strengths: internship, grades, test scores, essays, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: none in particular
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: probably the letter of rec from my internship. I definately expected to be deferred, so I think that is what put me in.
What would you have done differently?: nothing, really

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

jchillin · January 30, 2012, 5:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (760 M, 790 CR, 760 W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): ^same
[] ACT (breakdown): none
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):none
[] SAT II: 750 Math II, 750 Bio, 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 5%, school doesnt give out
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US Hist (5) Biology (5) BC Calc (5) US Govt (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ (micro/macro), AP English, Multivariable Calc (post ap course), AP Stats, AP Physics
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 5
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Nat Merit Semi Finalist, AP scholar with honor, some other awards in science leagues and competitions, public speaking awards and writing awards, nothing too amazing. [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Editor in chief of school newspaper, president of a few other clubs, starter for varsity sport, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: math tutor
[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: singing (10)[/li][] Department at MIT: economics (10)
[] What You Do That’s Creative?: intellectual curriosity (9)
[] World You Come From: growing up with disabled sibling (10)
[] Significant Challenge: political campaign (9)
[] Other:[/ul][] Teacher Recommendation #1: didnt see
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: didnt see
[] Counselor Rec: awesome (10)
[] Additional Rec: researcher I worked with wrote me one (10)
[] Interview: lasted 3 hours! went great! (10)
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large, competitive, public high school
[] Ethnicity: white/puerto rican
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle/upper class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM, recruited athlete, legacy

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, extra currics
[] Weaknesses:GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nada

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: so pumped.

Halfandhalf · January 31, 2012, 4:31pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT (breakdown): 34-Math, 33-Reading, 34-English, 36-Science
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34
[] SAT II: 800-Bio E, 720-Math2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: NA
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 40
[] AP (place score in parentheses): School does not offer APs
[] IB (place score in parentheses): "
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, Brit Lit, Spanish 3, Worldviews, Ecology, Government
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] National Hispanic Scholar, Regional Hispanic Heritage Youth Award Recipient (Denver area, Gold Medallion, Science).[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Basketball (four year letterman, team captain for junior and senior year), Varsity XC (three year letterman, team captain senior year), Varsity Track, Student Body President, National Honors Society, Piano (13 years of private lessons)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Over 200 hours total. My major commitment was at a local Museum dedicated to the sciences. [/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: Wrote about what I do late at night, since I am an insomniac. (8)[/li][] Department at MIT: Brain and Cog Sci, how I think the brain is awesome. (8)
[] World You Come From: Growing up in a dual culture home and a rural state. (9)
[] Significant Challenge: Giving up my dream of playing college basketball. (10)
[] Other:[/ul][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Awesome. 4 pages. Had a fantastic relationship with that man. Math Teacher of 4 years. (10)[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see it.
[] Counselor Rec: Great (8)
[] Additional Rec: My school superintendent wrote one. Never saw it.
[] Interview: Felt like it went well.
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Nope.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Sometime in October.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Rural State. I rather keep that private.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Mexican-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 60,000 - 80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Other than my ethnicity, no.

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Well rounded.
[] Weaknesses: Not super spectacular at anything.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Well rounded.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing, I just told them who I was.

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Just happy to be admitted early!

lizbette · March 10, 2012, 9:00pm

(In preparation for Pi day, aka Judgment Day)
Post your decisions here! Please include your intended major.

[noparse]Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected

Objective:
[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):[/li]
[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown):[/li]
[li] ACT (breakdown):[/li]
[li] ACT superscore (breakdown):[/li]
[li] SAT II:[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):[/li]
[li] Weighted GPA:[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parentheses):[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parentheses):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
[li] Number of other applicants in your school:[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:
[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li][/ul]

Writing (Write a brief description and rate quality on 1-10 Scale):
[ul]

[li] Essays (include subjects):[list][/li]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure:[/li]
[li] Department at MIT:[/li]
[li] Of What Trait are You Most Proud:[/li]
[li] World You Come From:[/li]
[li] Significant Challenge:[/li]
[li] Other:[/li][/ul]

[li] Teacher Recommendation #1:[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #2:[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:[/li]
[li] Art Supplement:[/li][/list]

Other
[ul]

[li] Date Submitted App:[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant):[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type:[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:[/li]
[li] Gender:[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:[/li]
[li] Hooks:[/ul][/li]
Reflection
[ul]

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

Other Factors:

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:[/noparse]

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