MIT 2022 Chance

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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State: WI
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
First Generation: Yes

Major: Physics
GPA: 3.83UW (School doesn’t do weighted, but is very high weighted)
ACT: 32 Composite
Sat: Math 2: 740 Physics: 750

AP’s: Lang(4), Physics 1(4), Physics 2(4), Stats(4), currently taking APUSH and Lit.

Dual Enrollment: Calc 1, Psychology, Calc 2, University Physics 1, University Physics 2, Differential Equations with linear algebra.

I know my Math/Science scores seem weak, but that’s just because I’m bad at these tests where you have to do like 1 problem a minute…I’m hoping that it will be apparent that I enjoy math and physics and that I am capable by the fact that I got A’s in every basic math class my school offers, AP Stats, AP Physics 1 and 2, Calc 1 and 2 at a nearby university, University Physics 1 (calc based) at the university, and that I am taking University Physics 2 and Differential equations with linear algebra at the university next semester. I also am doing an independent study on quantum mechanics this semester, and nuclear physics next semester.

EC: Main two EC’s are Science Olympiad, which I am on the varsity team for and placed in all my events at state last year, and Robotics which I am the vice president of. I also work during the school year and the summer.There were also some other things I mentioned, just things I’ve done over the summers, etc. nothing major.

Letters: The humanities letter was from an English I had two years, I read it and it was good, but somewhat impersonal (as expected). The other one was from the teacher I had for physical science, ap physics 1, ap physics 2, and that I’m doing the independent studies with; we are very close and I am certain his letter was extraordinary although I haven’t read it. I attempted to get my boss to write me one also, as we have a great relationship, however, she couldn’t figure it out so if I get referred to RD I will get her’s submitted.

Interview: I think the interview went good but not great. One thing is that my interviewer inquired a lot about family issues I have (deaths, jail, etc.) which hadn’t been mentioned in my essay, so hopefully he explains my situation to the admissions committee.

I hate myself for posting one of these because I know inaccurate they are, but I just couldn’t help it.

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For a school with such a low acceptance rate, no one can really “chance”’ you.

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A comment on the interview: apparently the ECs don’t give a lot of details about what you talk about in the interview, but rather how you handled it, how nice you were (if you look at their site, a good personality is what they care about the most), and the EC’s personal level of recommendation. Some people even say that all they take out of the interview is to see whether you did it, and not doing it does kind of hurt.