<p>Why do you want to apply to MIT? To me, nothing in your posted transcript so far indicates a strong interest in math/science/engineering. You were ill freshman year but pulled up your grades sophomore year. I would have thought that after a year of 4.0 grades, you would have enrolled in some more challenging courses as a junior. Instead, you’re taking only 5 courses, none of which is an honors class. This is probably the most puzzling thing on your transcript. You say that at the end of your sophomore year, after having received straight As, you did not feel prepared to take on more challenging classes as a junior because of the “Freshman year incident”. I don’t think this makes sense. </p>
<p>You could be the sort of student who becomes stronger and stronger academically each year and ends up at MIT for graduate school, but at this point in your school career, you haven’t demonstrated that you are the sort of person who seeks out and can handle an academic challenge. Not yet, anyway.</p>
<p>This is just one person’s reaction to your post, so take this with a few grains of salt; I’m not on the admissions committee. However, I do think that if you want a shot at MIT you will have do demonstrate that you will be able to survive the basic core requirements: two semesters of calculus and two semesters of physics, in addition to other coursework.</p>