here's another chance thread!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>What are my chances? and how compatible am I with MIT?</p>

<p>Asian Female wanting to go into biology
School: public in northern Midwest</p>

<p>Ok...here are an overview:</p>

<p>GPA: (weighted) 4.5/4.33 (mostly A+'s, few A)
Ranking: none official, but probably top 5 student
SAT: 800 C.R., 800 Math, 750 Writing
SAT II: 800's for US history, math 2c, Bio, chemistry
AP's: Bio, US History, Chemistry, Micro/Macroeconomic, Enligh Lang., Calc BC (all 5), French (4)</p>

<p>taking 5 AP's + year-long college math+ science independent study this year</p>

<p>EC:
Youth orchestra (intermediate to preprofessional level)--9,10,11, 12
-summer intern and principal 2nd violinist
Biomedical Research at nearby college--9,10,11, 12
- full-time paid research assistant in summer of 11th grade (40+ hours/week)
- authorship in pending paper for peer-reviewed journal
- did not submit to Intel or Siemens (missed the deadline)
Tutoring (2hrs/wk) for Korean/adopted Korean kids--9,10,11,12
-came to US in 5th grade, so fluent in korean
Math Curriculum Committee--10, 11 (helping build new math curriculum to
match new state requirement)
Lit magazine (publicity director, copy editor), Service club (President)
quiz bowl (secretary)--officer position 11th and 12th, but partcipated all
four years</p>

<p>awards/recognition:
French National Exam national bronze, state top 10
Poetry Competition Top 10 winner in state
KSEA (only for koreans) math competition--national 3rd
state math competition Top 100--Bronze
All-State Math team
Harvard Book Prize
General Motors’ Sigma Xi Honorable Mention at Science Fair
National AP Scholar</p>

<p>background:
korean immigrant who lives in all-white communitiy
-actually, gave me really interesting experiences (used to live in CA town with almost majority of asian population then moved to a town with majority of white--ALMOST no mirnority)</p>

<p>Essays:
short one on my orchestra experience (I've played for about 5-6 years now--other kids in orchestra have almost twice as long////summer internship and how I learned about music library system,etc)
long one on my research (anecdote on dealing with fear of blood/mice in research)
extra one probably on family/community</p>

<p>whoa, long entry! hope i haven't scared too many away with the length!</p>

<p>Bottomline--
What do you think? How are my chances and how would I match--or mismatch--with MIT? Advices?</p>

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<p>Your stats are good enough, and you seem competitive. You have very strong research experience for a high schooler. You have a lot of cool ECs, some of which show a lot of discipline and dedication, and you have a surprisingly high signal-to-noise ratio in your ECs and awards. I'd say you have about as good a chance as can reasonably be expected, as long as you don't shoot yourself in the foot in your essays or letters of recommendation.</p>

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<p>thanks! I'm finally working on final drafts for my essays...hopefully I can turn my app in soon! (ahh will that day ever come?)</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>bummpp!</p>

<p>and also, do MIT start reviewing their applications early, like in December, even when the deadline is in January?</p>

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<p>Admissions officers may begin reading some of the RD applications in December, although I am pretty sure they have enough to do with EA apps before the holidays. </p>

<p>Selection committee for regular decision, when people are actually admitted, is not until around Valentine's Day each year.</p>