<p>So what extracurricular's should i do: I like building things, i will join a math and science club, and already have an idea to try to get into the national science fair.</p>
<p>I am looking at a 3.85 for my first semester of high school:</p>
<p>A A
B+ A
A B+(89.02 one more assignment away from an A)
B- A(got a 80% and so i need like a 99 percent for an A)
A B+( need to get this up)
A A
B+ B(need to get this up aswell)</p>
<p>my school adds together the percents and divides in half for semester gpa</p>
<p>so lets just say i got a 3.85 this semester and next semester i get a 4.0, next year i get like a 4.5 and junior/senior year a 5.5 gpa. If i join leadership, science club, math club, and just win a science fair do i have a good chance.</p>
<p>5.5 GPA, goodluck with that.</p>
<p>@blakegryhmes i know its a lot of work but i need to be the best to get into MIT.</p>
<p>Okay, what’s the highest UW and W GPA in your school?</p>
<p>joining math/science club won’t do enough at all; you have to have some kinds of awards/recognition in STEM fields to be at least competitive. Also, high SAT 1 math score and SAT II math 2 score are unspoken rules for MIT… </p>
<p>ok you can do all ap classes at my school except for like language, but i will dual enroll. So i would say UW:4.0, W: 4.5/5.0. I want to go to the national science fair to increase my chances, also i will study for those but im just a freshman.</p>
<p>Your absence of extracurriculars will destroy even the smallest chance that you have to get into MIT. “If i join leadership, science club, math club, and just win a science fair do i have a good chance.” No, not at all. You aren’t doing any extracurriculars and you don’t have a 4.0 GPA. Even when you add these extracurriculars, it seems as if you are doing them to build your college app, not because you genuinely enjoy them. However, you are lucky that you are only a freshman, so you aren’t doomed yet. As far as your username, remember that ivy league schools have extremely low acceptance rates. Just don’t get too attached to them, because people with perfect GPA’s and SAT/ACT scores still get rejected.</p>
<p>thanks i understand. @blargenshmargen i will try to start my own engineering club( i am majoring in that, mechanical engineering) and do thourougly enjoy science. Math is not my strongest subject but i feel if i put more time and effort i definatly could find it as something enjoyable.</p>
<p>@BloggerDave i like democrats. Stupid republicans. </p>
<p>Jsyk math will be a huge part of engineering, so the earlier you start practicing and improving the better you can get. You don’t have to be sure that’s exactly what you want to do yet, but just wanted to let you know.</p>
<p>Winning one science fair and joining a bunch of clubs is good, but you have to realize the people who get accepted to MIT have probably entered and won several science fairs, some on the national level. It is a very selective group of people. Focus now just on following your passions, at let the actual college part come later</p>
<p>@shawnspencer i know what you mean, but i have to at least try, my two other choices are stanford and caltech or maybe UC berkely. I know i want to be an engineer but my school only offers up to Calculus BC. I want to dual enroll next year to catch up, im in geometry right now while the people behind me are in alg 1 and the people ahead of me are in alg 2. So next year can i dual enroll in pre-calc (try to master alg 2 this year so im prepared) and that way i can take BC Calc and the higher version of calculus at the same time.</p>
<p>@blargenshmargen - Exactly.</p>
<p>If you’re just going to join the math/science club or whatever to solely jot something down on your resume then I view you as a scumbag. Do what you want to do and not worry about whether this or that will increase your chances of getting into a specific school. Colleges look for authenticity and if they don’t see that, your chances of admission are slim to none.</p>
<p>I think you’re putting the cart way before the horse. You are a freshman in high school… you have no idea what your GPA will be, no idea what your ACT will be. If you graduate with a hard course load and a 3.9 UW gpa, a 32+ on the ACT you have a chance. </p>
<p>@heyhey2034 thank for those words, but i will try my best. @1501qwerty I do like science and engineering, however they like a lot of math. I probably would join/start an engineering club as its something im passionate about.</p>