<p>Hello! Could someone possibly chance me? I do realize that chance me posts are irritating, so I apologize for the inconvenience, and that no one can actually predict my real chances. However, I want to know whether it is worth it for me to apply to MIT. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>Junior in a public high school
Weighted GPA: 4.63
Class Rank: 6 out of 264 students
SAT: 2090 (will retake, going for a 2200)
SAT II's: Chemistry 720, Math I 710 (will retake)</p>
<p>Junior Year Transcript:
AP English Language and Composition: A+
H Physics: A
AP Chemistry: A-
AP US History II: A
H Mandarin Chinese II: A+
H French IV: A+
H Pre-Calculus: A+</p>
<p>Classes that I'll take next/senior year:
AP Biology
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics C
AP English Literature and Composition
H Chinese IV or V (I'd be skipping either 1 year or 2)
H French V
H Introduction to Computer Programming and Java (or AP, depending if it's offered)</p>
<p>EC'S and etc.:
- played JV volleyball for 2 years
- played JV field hockey for 2 years (going for varsity this year)
- student pilot
- NHS member
- Interact Club Secretary, Chinese Club Secretary
- have been working at the public library for the past year
- have been working as a Russian to English translator for a Russian publishing company for three years, and before that, as an editor for the same company
- head editor of MABLE documentation for AL&FA BDI in 2005
- got into the advanced program at STARTALK, for Mandarin Chinese after only 1 year Chinese (I was in a class with all 4 year students)
- Received a double Faculty Award in World Languages, French and Mandarin Chinese, 2010
- 2nd place in my high school science fair
- 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo
- Fluent in Russian
- Member of the following clubs at school: Chinese Club, Interact Club, Yearbook Financial Club (used to be part of International Club and French Club as well)
- Member of the Task Force for Global Education, a teacher board at my school that has 2 students on it
- Am of Tatar ethnicity, born in Uzbekistan, Russian citizen, and currently residing in the US</p>
<p>Very good!
We have the same stats(: you have a lot more ECs than me though.
What’s your gender? Females have a higher chance of being admitted. Last year about 4,000 women applied and roughly 800 were accepted versus 10,000 male applicants and roughly 800 accepted.</p>
<p>This view doesn’t take the self-selection of the female pool into account at all. Looking at Admissions this way will just make you complacent as an applicant :P</p>
<p>As you said, no one can really “chance” you. You do have good stats and ECs. </p>
<p>However, you say you are currently in pre-calc and will take AP calc BC next year. What happened to calc AB? Same kind of jump to Physics C? These are areas that one should not short one’s understanding of the subjects. Very important to get a good solid base in the fundamentals IMHO. I’m not the one to decide, but I’d rather see one get a good base in the fundamentals than take short cuts just to think one looks better on paper. (and by short cuts, I mean a summer course that is somewhat condensed and doesn’t really go into the proper depth for those topics as some summer course don’t)</p>
<p>Also, a lot of your ECs are in the language area. What is your passion in the math and science area? Is MIT really a good fit for your or are you just going after the name? Only you can answer that question.</p>
<p>If you feel you are a match for MIT, go for it. You won’t know until you try.</p>
<p>^^ AP Calculus AB is not at all foundational. It’s just one semester of college calculus in 1 year, as opposed to AP Calculus BC which is 2 semesters of college calculus in 1 year. BC is just an extension of AB in that it includes other topics. AB is usually class that is taken by students who aren’t offered BC in their schools, or by those don’t plan on going on in majors that are mathematically intensive.</p>
<p>Physics C is just calculus based B, without topics in B which aren’t taught too well. So, Physics C will give the same foundation as B, just more intensively.</p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with going straight from precalc to Calc BC and Physics C. Our district does that as well and we do very well on AP exams. 49 fives on Calc BC and 3 fours. No threes or lower. So, it can be done if the teacher is good. Ours certainly is.</p>
<p>This is totally irrelevant. The only questions that make any sense now are:
Do I want to go to MIT?<br>
Is there anything on my application that will immediately say no (a transcript full of D’s, a jail term for assaulting my teachers, SAT’s below 1600, etc.)</p>
<p>That’s it. Last year MIT admitted precisely no students wo did not apply. If you want to go to MIT, then apply. Otherwise don’t. Forget chance threads, they attract ■■■■■■ and rarely provide any useful advice.</p>
<p>As gethenian said, my school is just like that. Calculus BC covers the same material as AB and more, and my math teacher recommended me for it. Physics C is Physics B, but more in-depth, and involving calculus. I am female, and even though it probably doesn’t make much of a difference, I hope it would. I suppose that’s an excellent point Mikalye. Perhaps I’ve been looking at this the wrong way? I can worry about my stats all I want, but it’s not the whole picture. I’m glad that my stats aren’t going to kill me, as I was scared that they wouldn’t be competitive enough for MIT, but what I guess it comes down to is whether I apply or not. Even if I’m worried that I’m not as good as everyone else who applies, I’m definitely going to apply anyways. Thank you, everyone.</p>
<p>And yes, MIT has everything that I’m interested in. That’s why I want to go to it so much. It’s just all that I’ve ever wanted, and more C:</p>
<p>Oh, and I do love languages, but that is only one of my interests. I want to go to MIT because not only is it the best in math and science, but it has courses in everything that I love. I’m a bit weird, or at least compared to everyone I know, but I really love math. And I mean, really love it. It just makes so much sense to me, and is relaxing in a way. I also love being challenged. I’m not entirely sure what I want to major in, but definitely in the math/science area. I’m especially interested in biochemistry.</p>
<p>Mikalye’s post is worth repeating, so here it is:</p>
<p>"This is totally irrelevant. The only questions that make any sense now are:</p>
<p>1) Do I want to go to MIT? </p>
<p>2) Is there anything on my application that will immediately say no (a transcript full of D’s, a jail term for assaulting my teachers, SAT’s below 1600, etc.)</p>
<p>That’s it. Last year MIT admitted precisely no students wo did not apply. If you want to go to MIT, then apply. Otherwise don’t. Forget chance threads, they attract ■■■■■■ and rarely provide any useful advice."</p>
<p>Your chances would be a lot better if you were officially a “permanent resident” of the U.S. rather than an international. It wasn’t clear from your post.</p>
<p>As I’ve said to other people before, you look like the “average valedictorian” that is well-rounded also. It’s not a perjorative, but I just mean that you have no weaknesses and will be considered on an equal basis along with a lot of other people who have basically a perfect record. You should be applying to top places and it’s likely that you may get into one of them, which one I can’t predict. I think they will like the fact you are a student pilot.</p>
<p>Thanks jazzpark. No worries, I understood Mikalye’s post. </p>
<p>I am a permanent resident of the US. Thanks collegealum314. I understand what you mean. I was just so worried about looking “average,” but I suppose I’ll at least get in somewhere. My guidance counselor is always telling me how unlikely it is that I’ll get in any top college, so honestly that has hurt my confidence quite a bit.</p>
<p>What on earth does your counselor consider a “top” college? Telling a student not to be overly confident that he/she will be admitted to MIT or Harvard is very realistic. After all, MIT cannot offer placement to many people who are well qualified. However, please don’t let your counselor dampen your spirits. You have very good credentials that are guaranteed to get you into a choice of competitive universities. What no one knows at this point is which universities that will be.</p>