MIT acceptance chances

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>MIT admissions decisions are coming up and I'm starting to get nervous so what do you think my chances are (be as cruel as necessary)?</p>

<p>I'm an International Applicant and my SAT grades are:</p>

<p>Math Level 2 - 800
Physics - 800</p>

<p>Critical Reading - 800
Math - 800
Writing - 600</p>

<p>I skipped a year, learned calculus early in my life, I've been part of the Portuguese International Olympiads preparation team for the second year now and last year I ranked quite well at our National Physics Olympiads. And I swim quite regularly</p>

<p>My midyear report grades (which range from 0 to 20) are all in the 19's except Portuguese (This term was really bad and I had a 8) and Project Area (12). </p>

<p>My recommendation letters are very good</p>

<p>Will this bad Portuguese term affect very much my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>I'm sorry if the post looks like I'm bragging or something like that (I'm not) but I'm really anxious and I need some objective input (postive or negative).</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>ECs? any?..</p>

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<p>What are the average grades for students at your school in Portuguese and Project Area?</p>

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Hmm. Which Olympiads? I assume the International Physics Olympiad?</p>

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<p>Your academic achievements are great, obviously. But how about your ECs? My MIT interviewer told me that MIT doesn’t prefer nerds :-|</p>

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<p>Another I*Oer here :D</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>

<p>“Hmm. Which Olympiads? I assume the International Physics Olympiad?” Yes</p>

<p>I had an interview and I think it went quite well. I’m not nerd though, I go out with my friends, I’m outgoing and I do a lot of sports</p>

<p>Thanks again from the input.</p>

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<p>@ grizzlyjoker: Any chance of meeting you in Zagreb?</p>

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<p>Hope so (although I hope to see you more at MIT :slight_smile: ), my country’s selection tests are coming up. Do you have any e-mail or something like that to contact you? And to know if you got accepted?</p>

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<p>If you mean “people who lock themselves up and do nothing but academics”, I’ve met a few of those, but not many. But MIT has lots and lots of (very active) nerds :D</p>

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<p>Hi PiperXP,</p>

<p>Could you please tell me with which activities, grades, and etc you got into MIT?</p>

<p>P.S: I’m the second type of nerd (the very active one) :)</p>

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<p>grizzlyjoker,
Comparing yourself to Piper (who was an airplane pilot in high school, as I recall – correct me here as needed!) isn’t the right way to think about this. Piper’s not an international student. Admission for international students is incredibly competitive. If you are one of the top 2-3 candidates from your country, then you have a relatively decent chance of admission. That’s all that anyone can say, at this point.</p>

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<p>A airplane pilot?! Woah, you’re right, comparing me to Piper would only depress me.
I think I’m one the top 2-3 candidates from my country but I fear for my Portuguese grade</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>@CalAlum</p>

<p>SAY WHAT!?</p>

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<p>^ CalAlum is correct.</p>

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<p>Woh that’s very impressive. But how did you became a airplane pilot?</p>

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<p>You can take flying lessons just like you can take lessons in anything else. I worked as a dispatcher at the small D-class airport I flew out of, and was able to get a discount on plane rental because of it.</p>

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<p>That must be really nice. Unfortunately where I live in you don’t have that kind of oportunities but I sure hope to someday learn to fly</p>

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<p>If it’s any comfort to you, I didn’t have nearly the academic opportunity you had. The first time I heard about Olympiads was when I was applying to MIT and all the other applicants were talking about all these shiny national awards they had :smiley: Man, did that scare me as a prefrosh.</p>

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<p>^It still scares people</p>