<p>I am from South Korea, and i currently live in Cambodia, attending an IB world school as a Junior.
MIT has become my dream school, and i would love to go to MIT.
Before asking questions, i'd like to give some of my information for better advices.
Here are my DP courses.</p>
<p>English A1 HL
Physics HL
ITGS HL
Chinese Ab initio SL
History SL
Math SL</p>
<p>and right now i have TOEFL 103, and Im taking SAT on the 28th of this January, and my goal is to get 1900-2000. In the first semester i only got 33 on my report.
I am my school's student council vice president, captain of the soccer team, and i tutor 2 kids a week, and im planning a service activity that teaches local school teachers how to use technology.</p>
<p>So the question is, what are the minimum specs to get into MIT, and do you guys think it will be possible for me to get into MIT if i get my grades up?</p>
<p>Even a 2200 would be on the lower side for MIT. Also, are you planning on taking subject tests? Good subject test scores would improve your chances.</p>
<p>I just got admitted and I’m from NC, so IDK much about international candidates, but I’ll see if I can help. </p>
<p>2100+ is pretty much absolutely necessary to be considered. Which really isn’t that high of a score, so don’t worry too much. Subject tests are required, and I don’t care what admissions says, take math 2, not math 1. Sports are good, especially if you want to play in college. I was a recruit for swimming and the swim coach wrote me an extra recommendation for my application. If there is any possible way to get research experience or to take a class other than info tech (thats what ITGS is, right?) I would do it. Everybody knows info tech is pointless (I’m also an IB kid). Make sure your essays are polished, because they don’t look at scores that much except to make sure you’re in the ballpark. Lastly, make sure your recommendations are from teachers that like you, not necessarily from the area you want to study in in college.</p>
<p>SRC - You get my vote for Post(er) Of The Week. Your answer is an excellent example of what this board can be about. </p>
<p>Good luck OP - follow SRC’s advice as best you can, and just make sure you have other schools that you can apply to also. MIT might be your dream school, and sometimes dreams come true, but if you wnat to go to MIT, that means you are able take a cold look at the numbers and realize that you should always be grounded in reality.</p>
<p>Do your best, and you’ll do fine wherever you go.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the replies. I have done some extracurricular so far. I played soccer for my school for 3 years, volleyball 1 year, went to leadership conferences, is going to MUN, and im currently the vice president of the student council, next year i wil be the president. and i am in a good relationship with my ITGS teacher, and the good thing is, he graduated as an undergraduate student from MIT and as a graduate student at harvard, so he could write me a recommendation letter. i am planning to take SAT subject tests on math2 and physics, but i seriously suck at physics and math, so… im hoping that i can do it. hopefully, i am able to raise my scores… do you guys have any suggestions or advices on academics? like what i should concentrate on and what i should do?</p>
<p>That sounds kinda odd that u suck at math and physics and want to go to MIT. If you are good at programming maybe? do well in the hardest classes you can handle</p>
<p>MIT isn’t looking for perfect kids with perfect stats. They’re looking for hardworking interesting students who show sustained passion for their activities and academics. </p>
<p>Don’t try to guess what MIT will find interesting. As with any college it changes every year depending on who else is in the applicant pool and while people tend to focus on grades and test scores, the latter is becoming less of an issue as more and more students are getting coached putting students without proactive schools or resources at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Just be yourself. But if you suck at physics AND math you might want to reconsider going there. You can get a non-engineering degree but the major focus of the Institute is math and science and there is a lot of it in the core requirements.</p>