Freshman in Highschool wants advice for MIT:)

<p>Hello :)
My name Britney Im currently a freshman (14 yrs old) in Highschool and also a freshman in a communtiy college. By the time I graduate Highschool i would also graduate with my A.A degree. I am a technician for theatre productions at my school, a thespian, i am a member of MU ALPHA THETA (National JR Math Society), I am in my highschool's Marching Band and a member of Floridas Youth Symphonic Orchestra. I have all Honors & A.P. courses. I would be entering MIT at 18yrs old and as a junior starting my bacheleors. Im planning to major in Aeronautic enginering and take it all the way to Ph.D. For those who got accepted whats it like? any advice for me? Anything i should do in highschool to prepare or get a change to acceptd into MIT. Am i acceptable? What should i worry about the most? What should my application look like? advice on essay? tuition? GPA?
Getting into MIT would be like winning a state competition to me. I feel like MIT would be my home forever and an experience i would never forget. It is my highest goal for me, it will probally be my highest goal set for my life. And for those who got accepted congratulations, everyone must be real proud.</p>

<p>Transfer student admissions are notoriously difficult, both to predict and to actually execute, at least at MIT. You may consider not actually getting a degree from your community college, at which point you could apply as a regular freshman and try to get transfer credit for the courses you’ve taken. MIT also probably won’t recognize all of the courses you’ve taken regardless of your degree, so your plan to enter as a junior is most likely unrealistic in either case. I would recommend checking out the MIT admissions website ([MIT</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org%5DMIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org)) - they have an entire section devoted to “suggested preparation” and such.</p>

<p>I just got into MIT EA :)</p>

<p>Although I applaud your dedication, I don’t think there’s any one thing you can do to “ensure” you get into MIT. Work your hardest, take difficult classes, but, above all, don’t lose sight of the importance to have fun in high school. I wrote almost every single one of my admissions essays about different ways I have fun, quirky ways I have fun, and ways I would plan on having fun at MIT. I probably sound like an old grandmother talking about this stuff when I’ve only just been accepted last week. But hey, it makes me feel useful. </p>

<p>Of course, get good grades, do well on tests, and get to know your teachers. If you want, go after research or prestigious awards like Siemens. (I didn’t receive any awards, though, so obviously it is not necessary to get in). Just show MIT that you are passionate about SOMETHING (Scuba diving and physics, in my case). </p>

<p>You are just a freshman so have plenty of time :slight_smile: good luck. Enjoy high school it goes by quickly.</p>

<p>thanks, im all about passion :wink: and big congrats!</p>

<h1>1 Don’t bother getting an A.A. degree. It doesn’t benefit you in any way, shape, or form. Just take the classes. I don’t know how transferring rules are, but you don’t want to be applying as a transfer student. Check with MIT admissions to ensure that you aren’t considered a college student.</h1>

<h1>2 You can’t transfer in as a junior. LOL, community college classes aren’t equivalent to MIT classes. And certainly not UNIFIED.</h1>

<h1>3 If you really want to, you can apply to MIT after junior year if you have exhausted your local resources.</h1>

<h1>4 Enjoy your life before you get unifried.</h1>