<p>Got accepted as well. PM if you want. I can tell you all about the MIT campus since I live just miles away and go there all the time.</p>
<p>I Got In!! Whooooo!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
800M, 730CR, 760Wr
3.9 unweighted GPA
White, Male from Westchester County, NY</p>
<p>YAY!</p>
<p>I got in too!!! I can't believe it!!! ^__^ </p>
<p>hawaiian/chinese/cauc from maui, 35 on the ACT.
my high school is brand new and i'm part of our first graduating class.....</p>
<p>ditto to HopefulDove! lol</p>
<p>anybody else from HI.... ?</p>
<p>I got in too! My stats, oh well, I'll post them here too, but I know it's not what you would expect!</p>
<p>SAT 1780/2400
SAT II
Bio M 590
Literature 530
Math 2 600
TOEFL 257 CBT
GPA 3.8's
Rank top 4-5 out of 52 in a highly competitive high school specialized in science and math</p>
<p>Why do I think I got in?
App was the stronger from my school, my SAT scores are very good (comparing to Puerto Rican applicants), I also took the PEAU test which is the College Board test for admission to PR colleges and got one of the top 100 scores for the whole 2004-2005 year.
I also advanced a whole year of high school, my recommendations letters and essays were awesome, also the interview went great. </p>
<p>What else? Well, many competitions and extracurriculars helped, and also my class schedule which has about 10 classes per semester in a very competitive high school at Puerto Rico (residential High School)</p>
<p>who's coming for CPW? It;s going to be loads of fun!! :)</p>
<p>Ugggh... I wish I could come. Parents won't let me take two trips down to the US. :(</p>
<p>Yeah, my parents don't want me to go...their stance is that I've already visited and I'm pretty familiar w/Boston and Cambridge already. Sounds fun though.</p>
<p>Hi, I'm an international applicant. I don't understand the GPA stats provided on this page. 3.83 out of what, 5? But then there is a person with a 5.3? It can't be 3.83/6 right? Could somebody please explain the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA? Thank you very much for your help. Jass</p>
<p>As far as I know, most American unweighted GPAs are out of 4.0, with A=4, B=3, etc. So a 3.83 isn't too bad.</p>
<p>Systems for weighted grades vary widely, but most involve adding extra quality points for taking honors, AP, IB, and other classes. For example, at my school an A in an AP course is worth 5.0 and an A in honors is 4.5 for the purposes of weighted GPA calculations. I've got unweighted 4.0, weighted 4.578.</p>
<p>Now I see! Thank you, hamster :)</p>
<p>I think I'll be going to CPW too. I know it's going to be amazing!</p>