Eaps @ Mit?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hey all. I'm a junior right now at a competitive public school. So far I'm thinking about applying to MIT as an Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences major.</p>

<p>[Academics]
GPA: 3.96
WGPA: 4.75
No rank
Courseload: 5 college prep courses, 9 honors, 8 AP, 2 at Princeton University, 1 independent study on environmental studies; skipped 2 years of math, 1 year of programming, 1 year of chemistry, and 1 year of music theory; exhausted all bio courses at my school, so I'm taking 200-level classes with Princeton students next year --> hardest courseload in my grade</p>

<p>[Test scores]
SAT M: 800
SAT CR: 720
SAT W: 720
SAT II Bio: 800
SAT II Chem: 800
SAT II Math 2: 800
AP's sophomore year: Computer Science A 5; self-studied Biology 5 and Environmental Science 4
AP's junior year: Calculus AB, Chemistry, English Language; self-studying Human Geography, Psychology, Statistics</p>

<p>[Primary extracurriculars and TERMINAL officer positions]
Environmental Club - President (and founder)
Debate League - President
Tutoring Society - President
Amnesty International - Vice President
Model United Nations - Vice President</p>

<p>[Secondary extracurriculars]
French National Honor Society
Science Club
Soccer</p>

<p>[Recognitions]
USA Biology Olympiad semifinalist (top 500 in the nation)
NJ Science League qualification and certificates
NJ Governor's School on the Environment nominee, finalist, then the program was canceled
AIME qualifier (115 AMC 12)
Shore Bowl quarterfinalist and team captain
NJ Scholars Program (humanities focus) nominee, finalist, scholar
Princeton University Moot Court Tournament seventh place team/quarterfinalist
Colonial Valley Conference fourth place team
Varsity Policy and Lincoln-Douglas debate teams
JPMorgan Chase Lincoln-Douglas Tournament Award
AP Scholar last year, hopefully National AP Scholar this year
...And some other small stuff</p>

<p>[Summer activities]
2003 - travel in Europe and Asia
2004 - skipped 2 courses
2005 - skipped 1 course, worked as a tutor
2006 - NJ Scholars Program, Environmental Management course through Harvard SSP, JSA symposium on leadership and politics, maybe getting a job and/or a course or two at the local CC if possible</p>

<p>I've explored the fields of biology and public policy throughout high school, and they overlap nicely in the field of environmental studies, which I plan to major in in college.</p>

<p>What do you guys think? Thanks in advance for any comments. :)</p>

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<p>Bump. Anybody?</p>

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<p>EAPS rocks. but actually 8b-astrophysics is better.</p>

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<p>Haha.</p>

<p>How big is EAPS at MIT?</p>

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<p>It's a pretty small department -- looks like between 10</a> and 15 students per year. I have two friends who are course 12, and they love it -- they (obviously) get a huge amount of personal attention from their professors.</p>

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<p>The one EAPS major I met at CPW really really loved it. Granted, I think the student I met is one of Mollie's aforementioned friends.</p>

<p>I mean, come on, you get the whole Green Building to yourself. ;)</p>

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<p>no one- NO ONE- is unhappy in EAPS</p>

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<p>I was just thinking about this in the shower today (weird, huh?).</p>

<p>My intended major is primarily scientific. I feel more naturally inclined towards science. And yet the bulk of my EC's aren't science-related. I'm barely in my school's science club and I'm not in the math club. I've never participated in Science Olympiad or Science Bowl. It's just that I feel like I need a balance between science and the humanities; I could never dedicate myself to just one without going insane.</p>

<p>Since MIT is still an institute of technology after all, could my lack of hardcore science-ness hurt me, especially since I'm applying as a science major?</p>

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<p>When I applied, I think only one of my extra-currics were science based. all the rest were humanties / sport related..and I still managed to get in. So I don't think it should hurt you.</p>