<p>I'm Asian, and my GPA is around 3.7. I'm in ~top 20% of my graduating class. I barely have any ECs:</p>
<p>Math Club (grade 11)
Internship with professor (grade 10 - 11)
Volunteering at hospital (grade 10)</p>
<p>I'm a junior right now. Is it too late to turn things around and put me in the running for admission into MIT?</p>
<p>The odds would appear to be against you, but as MITChris says - the only way to have a 0% chance is not to apply.</p>
<p>Our school’s Naviance plot confirms that MIT looks at more than test scores. While in general, the kids with the higher test scores and better grades tended to get in while those with lower scores and poorer grades tended to get declined, there was a kid with a 4.0 GPA and 36 ACT who didn’t make it (and a bunch of 3.8+ GPAs and 35 ACTs who didn’t either), and kids with ACTs as low as 32 or GPAs as low as 3.3 (not the same kid) who did. (Cue the standard CC parent refrain, “Oh but they were surely URMs.”) Our school does have significant grade deflation, however, and MIT sees about 35-45 applicants a year so is presumably aware of this.</p>
<p>Thank you. :)</p>
<p>You are not an average student. You are a high-achieving student. High enough for MIT? It’s a reach for you and for everyone else who applies.</p>