i love mit but prob. wont get in :(

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I think my gpa is pretty bad so I probably won't be able to get in. But I'd probably apply anyways so can you tell me what my chances are. BTW I'm a junior right now so i have one more year!</p>

<p>test scores.
SAT BioMolecular: 800
SAT Chem: 800
er thats it. I'll prob. take Math1C and Math2C and Physics and US and maybe Spanish this year.
My SOPH year PSAT was 650r/730m/700w I promise they'll be LOTS better in December when I get my scores!! prob around 225 or 230ish????
My 8th grade SAT was 570w/650m/620r = 1840. i'll take it again probably early next year</p>

<p>Grades: frosh year 4.0 (our school frosh year honors classes aren't weighted)
soph year 4.7 this is weighted
i got like 4 A-s in soph year. i dunno i just messed up =(
Soph year i took 2 APs: US1 and EnviSci which I got a 5 on
I also took Honors CHem and Honors Algebra and honors everything
jr year I'm in my jr year right now and I'm taking 5 APs: physics B, calc BC, bio, u.s.2 (in our skool US is two-year), anndd english.</p>

<p>I'm probably top 10 in my class, my school doens't really rank</p>

<p>and I can probably get great RECs and write a good essay????? i don't know if that counts as muchh</p>

<p>And I have some science/math achievements. dumb ones
Most them are regional
-school winner for AMC10...my school is actually pretty competitive w/ math...two years ago like 35 ppl qualified for AIME and like 3 ppl made USAMO.
-first place in region for...all the math competitions I've been to (Alg2, Geometry, etc.)
-second place in state for Biology frosh year for a competition (1st place team)
-6th for chem in same competition (3rd place team)
-first in region for ecology science olympiad competition (1st place team @ regionals, 6th at states)</p>

<p>others:
-varsity girls tennis for 2 years (sectional champions 2006, runner up 2007) and JV for one year
i play 2nd singles and will play 1st next year hopefully
-FBLA 1st place intro to bus com at states and 2nd at nationals in chicago this summer
-piano awards such as the Associative Royal Board of Music tests level 7 pass w/ merit.
-i can if it'll help send in a CD of what I play on the piano. but i heard it's only for ppl wanting to minor in it or something?
-Columbia Science Honors Program. I take neurobiology at Columbia University in NY every saturday</p>

<p>clubs
-CAS cancer awareness society that I created this year to help fund cancer research and promote cancer awareness and prevention
-origami club
-Chamber Orchestra 3 years
-Animal Alliance 2 years
we raised like $1000 last year for shelters and animals
-Future Physicians Club 2 years
- my friends and I are thinking of making a multicultural dance club where we perform for old ppl at the local nursing home, too
-science olympiad =) 2 yearss
-I'm probably going to be president of the Origami Club and the Future Physicians Club next year</p>

<p>etc. etc. I'm sure Ill get some more stuff before i have to apply </p>

<p>blah what do u think? there are some crazy ppl in my school who take higher-level classes so they have higher gpas lol w/e</p>

<p>and i love science if that counts for anything (im sure evreyone does...duh). I skipped physics honors and took ap physics jr year by getting As on the midterm and final. and that's prob. all the physics experience i have. </p>

<p>THINGS I WANT TO DO THIS YEAR::::
of course most of it is what i want to do this year but haven't done yet
-make USAMO!!!!!!!!!!!! get at least a 10 on the AIME
-make USABO semifinalists
-try the USAPhO but probably won't get anywhere
-take all those SATs and APs and iimprove my SATs </p>

<p>IM WORKING ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>thanks guys.</p>

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<p>Yea, try to qualify for USAMO. It'll look great. Did you qualify for AIME yet?</p>

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<p>yerr..didn't do too well</p>

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<p>What do you mean you won't get in??? :) Your stats look great. I think you'd get in.</p>

<p>BTW, I won at FBLA nat's in Chicago this summer, too, and I'm also an SHP-er. YAY for those things! </p>

<p>But yeah. I don't really see any weaknesses. I hope you're not applying 'til next year so that I won't be competing with you. :)</p>

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<p>lol i'm a junior, so i'll be applying next year.</p>

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<p>Sometimes I wonder if these posts are real people or parodies of other posts. My biggest concern about your otherwise pretty good profile is that you apparently have no sense of perspective.</p>

<p>Forget your A-s, for heaven's sake, nobody will care. "Pretty bad" GPA, my ass - even among current MIT students, which I'm guessing is your point of comparison, that would not be a "pretty bad" high school GPA by any stretch. I got 8 Bs in high school, and I got in. And your awards are not "dumb" - you do not have to have an international olympiad medal to get into MIT. Those are fine awards, and it's kind of insulting to people with similar awards, not to mention the people you beat to get those awards, to call them dumb.</p>

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<p>well, i'm actually comparing myself to other ppl from my school who didn't get into MIT. apparently MIT doesn't like ppl from our school very much. last year this girl got in but it was cuz she was a legacy/very good athlete/did volunteer work in third-world-countries etc. and nobody else has gotten in for the past 8 years. my school isn't horrible either last year we had 2 harvards, 5 princetons, and...other schools i can't remember.</p>

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<p>I completely agree with jessiehl - people would bend over backwards to be able to do what you've done. I dont know what kind of people have been accepted, but seriously, they cant be much better than you. No one is perfect, and to base yourself off of perfection is an insult to yourself. You mention taking many more Subject tests; please dont waste your Saturdays on taking extraneous amounts of standardized tests. I would recommend a math subject, and possibly a humanities, but only if schools your applying to require them. Stay up all night watching movies, go for a run, or sleep in, but please do not take the SATs.</p>

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well, i'm actually comparing myself to other ppl from my school who didn't get into MIT. apparently MIT doesn't like ppl from our school very much.

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<p>Maybe they had plenty good enough stats but there was something else about them that MIT didn't like, or maybe they just got unlucky (more good applicants than places, after all). If you don't get in, a handful of A- grades will not be what keeps you out. Really. I don't care if all the people from your school who got rejected have better GPAs than you. You said that your school produces a lot of Harvard and Princeton kids; perhaps something about the personality types or academic styles that tend come out of your school is more obviously suited for the Ivies than for MIT. But that still says nothing about your individual qualifications.</p>

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last year this girl got in but it was cuz she was a legacy/very good athlete/did volunteer work in third-world-countries etc.

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<p>You don't get in because you're a legacy (or get rejected because you're not). MIT policy is that the only extra consideration a legacy gets is that the dean will read their application personally. Which is largely so that if they get rejected and the alum parent calls the school demanding to know why their kid didn't get in, the dean can say "Well, sorry, I read the application personally and the answer is still no." Once in a blue moon (it is very very rare) the dean might particularly like the application - not all admissions officers at MIT, or anywhere else, favor the same applications, after all - and it might make a difference in whether the applicant gets admitted.</p>

<p>(They explained all this to us at either CPW or Orientation, I forget which, so that the legacy kids wouldn't worry that they had been admitted unfairly and the others wouldn't prejudge the legacy kids).</p>

<p>Being a good athlete and volunteer work in third-world countries will certainly help you. But they help you because of what they demonstrate about you, and there are many other ways to demonstrate the same things.</p>

<p>Also, yeah, like Jags said, taking a bunch of extraneous SAT IIs is just silly and a waste of time. It seems to be a common thing on CC, and I have no idea why.</p>

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<p>I took 4 SATII's: Math IIC, Chem, and bio, and writing (which was an SATII at the time but recommended by many top schools.) Had I taken AP physics before senior year, I probably would have taken that one too. I would take whatever science ones that you are prepared for (already taken a year of AP.) It shows some mastery of the subject matter, and you're not going to have to study for them beyond taking a practice test assuming you aced the AP class and AP exam. </p>

<p>I would say two SATII's in science are probably a good thing to have, if not for MIT then other schools. I don't know much about the humanities SATII's since I never took any, but I imagine that if you took AP classes in history then it would be easy for you to do well.</p>

<p>MIT reduced the amount of SATII's they asked for from 3 down to 2 to relieve the pressure off the applicants, but I wouldn't say taking 3 or 4 SATII's is too much. If you've got the mastery of some subjects, you might as well show it. Not everyone can ace the SATII's.</p>

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<p>^^I looked at the original post, and I would skip the Math IC. It's a waste of time--it's just an easier version of the Math IIC. Top schools don't want you to take the IC.</p>

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<p>this is arwen27 i forgot the password, i had it saved since i created the account like a year ago but somehow CC signed me off or something
AND to the ppl who think i don't do anything, i do. i hardly do any studying but once in a while i have compulsive periods wondering what colleges i should apply to and stuff</p>

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<p>No one said you didnt do anything else, only that there are much better things to do than take every SAT II under the sun even after you've aced two already...</p>

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<p>Oh, I didn't notice she had already taken two. </p>

<p>Yeah, taking the MathIIC and physics is a good idea. MathIIC is a really easy one. If you feel that confident I guess you could take a humanities but MIT won't care either way...</p>

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<p>I think you profile looks great! I'm also applying to MIT next year but I'm an international student WITHOUT a profile like yours. It's gonna so much harder :( But I'll still try my best!</p>

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<p>Can anyone answer me if it would be an disadvantage for my application to MIT if I don't take biology in high school year? Singapore's educations system is a bit different in the sense that they cap the maximum number of subjects you may take and you have to offer both science and humanities. And my school doesn't offer any elective subjects :( Oh ya, I have had two years of experience during research in a lab. Would that help?</p>

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<p>If you aren't able to take a class because your school doesn't offer it, it won't be held against you.</p>

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<p>lol yeah research looks great for MIT. after all its a sciencey/mathy place</p>

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<p>i do not have a good resume compared to most of the ppl's on CC!! hahaa most of them are insane</p>

<p>btw guys...the stuff i said i will do on the bottom i haven't done yet if u read it wrong... hopefully i will be able to make usamo/be captain of science olympiad and varsity tennis, etc, next year :)</p>

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<p>does anyone else have any other advice</p>