MIT Bound or Not?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey All,
Look I know that people post a ton of these, but I really want some other peoples opinions because MIT has been a long time goal of mine. If you could just take a look real quick and let me know what you think that would be great thanks.</p>

<p>White Male in Ohio</p>

<p>SAT: 730M, 700V
ACT: 31</p>

<p>SATII's (yet to take them but here are my estimates):
Math IIC: 750+
Physics: 800
Chem: 750</p>

<p>GPA: 4.2 (weighted) and 3.9 (unweighted)
Rank: Top 10%</p>

<p>AP's: Euro- 3
Stats- 4
Physics B- 4
Physics C- 5
Chem- 5
Calc BC- 5
Plus like 5 honors classes</p>

<p>EC's: Chess Club (4 years, President for 2)
Science Club (2 years, VP for 1)
NHS (2 years)
Lifeguard (2 years, ~35 hours a week in the summer)
Soccer (3 years)
Swimming (3 years)
Tennis (1 year)
Ping-Pong Club (1 year)
Symphonic Band (4 years, 2 years State Superior Rating)
Jazz Band (2 years)
Marching Band (2 years)
I had my own rock band for 3 years
Church Worship Band (2 Years)
NASA DIME Project (2 years)
Active in Church Youth Group
Also I taught myself piano and guitar as well as computer programming </p>

<p>Service:
Youth Philanthropy Fellowship (Various philanthropic activities for 2 years)
Key Club (4 years)
Habitat For Humanity</p>

<p>Awards: CWRU Michelson Morley Award
9th in National Chess Tournament in 2002
Won 3 local Chess Tournaments, played and placed in many others</p>

<p>I'm considering Electrical Engineering or Physics but I really want to go to MIT. I know my test scores aren't amazing so Im retaking them. Any comments and thoughts about MIT are much appreciated, thanks again.</p>

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<p>MIT really focuses on math and science, so if you show great scores in those two areas, I think you have a decent chance.</p>

<p>Just remember that all stellar students apply to HYPS, MIT, CalTech, Columbia, and Berkeley and keep your options open :)</p>

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<p>great stats..
but you probably won't stand out amongst all the other caucasian guys applying for engineering to mit....
: / ....but you never know!
the process is totally random... -__-;;</p>

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<p>Anyone else, please</p>

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<p>Concentrate on getting those scores up, then write stellar essays. Anything could happen.</p>

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<p>Why in the world do so many people want to go to MIT??? If your heart is honestly set on going to MIT, apply ED, but you most definitly have to retake the SAT, and write an excellent essay...</p>

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<p>MIT is EA (and not single-choice) so it doesn't necessarily make a huge difference.</p>

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<p>You need to raise your math scores.</p>

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<p>Estimates of scores are really useless. Things change during test day. Nerves man, nerves.</p>

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<p>do some research or write a paper before summer ends, and your chances will get a boost</p>

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<p>I wish my school had a Ping-Pong club...</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>For an MIT applicant you don't seem to have very impressive science/math EC's and awards. This would probably hurt you more than anything else. Your chances would probably increase 6 fold if you were able to do a reseach project this month and get semifinalist in siemens.</p>