<p>sat II:
770 biology e
770 math 2
770 chemistry</p>
<p>act:
35 composite</p>
<p>rank:
17/238</p>
<p>AP:
biology (5)
chemistry (5)
psychology (5)
calculus bc (5)
us history (5)
world history (5)</p>
<p>EC:
beta club (member, VP)
photography club (founder, pres)
catholic youth leadership committee
track (11, 12)
piano (10 years)
mu alpha theta (member)
german exachange (12)</p>
<p>jobs:
clerical work at urology office
research intern at biology department at a university</p>
<p>awards:
biology merit exam
a TON of piano stuff
national merit, maybe?</p>
<p>other:
i'm taking all AP's, multivariable calculus, and discrete math next year</p>
<p>so, i basically took calculus bc this year and fell in love with math. now i want to go to MIT. should i even apply? i really, really am passionate about this.</p>
<p>If you’re “really, really passionate about this”, then why are you asking if you should even apply? Sorry to be harsh, but seriously EVERYONE needs to understand that if you don’t apply, your chances are ZERO. Sure, you might not get in, but its always worth applying and taking that chance that you might just make it. Good luck!</p>
<p>I don’t understand why all these people with near perfect scores and grades as well as plenty of extracurriculars are asking should they even apply.</p>
<p>if you want to get in, apply. you’ll have pretty much the same statistical chance as everyone else.</p>
<p>I agree with puzzle. I hate these kind of threads where people already know the answer to their question. </p>
<p>dancemuse5- if you’re asking yourself whether you should even apply then you’re obviously not that passionate about MIT, so I would say dont apply and lower the chances for everyone else</p>
<p>i’m just scared about getting rejected. my dad’s really opposed to this, so i was kind of hoping that this might convince him i have a chance :)</p>
<p>it’s just really hard when your family doesn’t support you.</p>
<p>I know what you mean, my family didn’t support me applying either. But honestly, if you can pay for the application fee, you have nothing to lose. Sit down with your parents and explain to them how important this is to you. If his issue is that he doesn’t want you going at all, that’s a much harder fight, but if he just doesn’t want you to deal with rejection then explain to him maturely that you understand the odds, but you’re willing to take the chance. Again, you can’t get in if you don’t apply!</p>
<p>thanks for the advice, Star*. i’m hoping to use the money that i’ve earned over the past two summers to help pay for the application fees if he won’t help out. i think they’ll be convinced if i get in!</p>
<p>you know - I think <em>all</em> of us are scared of being rejected. us = MIT hopefuls. The reason i don’t understand these “should I bother applying” threads is because for anyone who wants to get into MIT, the answer is obvious: YES.</p>
<p>I’m sorry your parents don’t support you in this, however. My parents may not fully appreciate MIT’s student culture or the value of choosing a school that’s a good fit for you, but they support me in applying wherever I want. I wish you the best of luck - are you a 2014 hopeful?</p>
<p>If the reason that you are apprehensive about applying is the cost of application fees, then talk to your counselor, most colleges (especially top colleges like MIT) make it very easy to have the fee waived if your counselor writes you a letter indicating financial need. If the application fee is a problem because your parents don’t want you to apply, then talk to your counselor, and maybe they can work it out with your parents. If your reason for being apprehensive is that you are afraid of being rejected, then get over it, because the surest way to never succeed is to try to never fail.</p>
<p>Hah. My family didn’t think I could get in - I didn’t think I could get in. When I asked my dad if he’d pay for me to go to MIT if I got in, he literally laughed at me (and said yes… he laughs when he tells this story). But hey, that’s what a reach is. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to “throw away” one or two application fees on the off chance that you actually get in (or seek a waiver if appropriate - then you literally have nothing to lose).</p>
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<p>Pretty much applicable to everything in life. Sometimes there are good reasons not to do things - fear of rejection is not one of them.</p>
<p>You meant it in good faith, but each year I come on CC and read these “should I apply” threads and the stats just keep on getting more ridiculous and more ridiculous.</p>
<p>Now I’m starting to wonder how the heck I got in two years ago. -___-</p>
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<p>But yeah, go for it! </p>
<p>(ps. MIT is about PASSION, not pure stats. i know many people who had sub-par stats but got in because they believed in what they were going for. something to keep in mind)</p>