Does this seem like a good schedule if I am aiming for ivies or equivalent schools (like MIT)?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Freshman: (my school only offers one AP class for freshmen)
AICE Math
AICE General Paper
AP Environmental Science
AICE Marine Science
AICE Thinking Skills 1 and 2
AICE Art and Design
Spanish 2 Honors
(I earned all As in all of my classes, including As on my semester exams. I think I passed all of my AP and AICE exams with the highest marks. Hoping for a perfect score on AICE Math.)</p>

<p>Sophomore (anticipated):
AP Biology
AICE Biology (must take with AP Bio)
AP Seminar paired with AICE Environmental Management
AP Calculus BC
AP World History
AICE English Language (sadly the highest level of english for sophomores..)
Spanish 3 Honors
Most likely self-studying for AP Japanese (native speaker)</p>

<p>Junior (anticipated):
AP Chemistry
AICE Chemistry (must take with AP Chem)
DE Multivariable Calc or Linear Alg
AP USH
AP English Lang
AP Stats
AP Computer Sci or AICE Spanish</p>

<p>Senior (anticipated):
AP Micro/Macro Econ
DE (some sort of a math class, preferably 2)
AP English Lit
AP Psych
AP Computer Sci or AICE Spanish (whichever one I did not take Junior yr)
possibly AP Human Geo (online)
possibly AP Seminar paired with AICE Global Perspectives</p>

<p>Not a native Spanish speaker
Did and will be doing 2 varsity sports (definitely captain for one of them starting sophomore year)
Officer for at least one club starting sophomore year
I will do anything it takes to earn the highest grades possible.. I work very hard and am hoping for a 4.0 or close to 4.0 GPA.
Will be joining a nationally ranked Science Olympiad team starting next year. </p>

<p>Freshmen Year Accomplishments:
Qualified up to Regionals individually for XC and track
Volunteer Hrs: 110 (freshman year, summer not included)
Was selected to attend a science camp at a university
Earned academic excellence award for 5 classes
Earned dedicated member award for Key Club
Attended district and zone conference for Key Club
(those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head)</p>

<p><strong>I know that being selected to attend some of the nation's top universities requires beyond good grades and good classes.. All I want to know is if my schedule is difficult enough/challenging enough to compete with the future attendees of those schools. I am also planning on majoring in something math-related.</strong></p>

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<p>What is aice</p>

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<p>You’re so young! Oh my goodness…</p>

<p>Take a challenging curriculum that you enjoy. While it’s good to have a plan for HS, don’t worry too much if it changes or if you get slightly “off course”. You sound like a driven student, and I’m sure the path you take will be good.</p>

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<p>There is an MIT admissions blog post titled “Applying Sideways”. It’s written for those in your category who are anxious about the exact things they must do and accomplish in order to maximize their chances for MIT. I suggest you read it.</p>

<p>Here’s another way to look at it:</p>

<p>Do you want your application to come across as:
"Hey MIT. I worked hard the last four years doing all the things I was told I needed to do in order to look good for your school. I now have a strong gpa, great SATs, and a long list of ECs "</p>

<p>or do you want it come across as:
“Hey MIT. For my high school years, I worked hard for a decent academic profile, but I also worked very hard trying to accomplish things that I felt were truly important to me”</p>

<p>The first one describes a treadmill many applicants get on when they are born, and the environment/process that nurtures them along their path to look strong when they apply to college…</p>

<p>The latter speaks to what the applicant has done with on their own with that they had. </p>

<p>Neither is right or wrong. Just something to think about.</p>