Hi, i have had a strange highschool career and i am wondering what my chances of getting into a math heavy college like mit are. I have a 4.35 gpa right now i am in my second semester of junior year, i have taken classes like apush and other lit classes and ave done decent like all a’s and b’s. But where things get strange for me are in math and science in sophmore year i self studied calculas bc and got a 5 on the exam, then my school offers a program in cordination with georgia tech and i am currently taking tech multi variable calculas as a junior, also i have taken physics 1 2 and c in all i had high a’s and i took the exam for 1 and got a 5, im going to take 2 and c this spring which should be childs play. im sort of confused on my college chances because my gpa is nothing special, but i also feel like a junior taking multivariable is a rarity so im not really sure. Also i have 3 diagnosed learning disibilities that give me extra time and i have diagnosed bipolardisorder which i heard colleges are required to give some sort of opportunity application for. Any help is greatly appreacated
@allmathallday I feel like your GPA should be fine. Also, most students I know did not take multi-variable calculus in junior year of HS or earlier, so if you are taking it and understanding it, then more power to you.
However, the disabilities and bipolar disorder seem concerning. Mental health has been a huge issue at MIT recently, so don’t apply if you don’t think you can handle it safely. Conversely, if you think you can handle it, then by all means apply.
This is just my take; I’m not an admissions officer or anything, but seeing how MIT has been trying to address mental health recently, that is something you might want to consider.