MIT Chances (2010)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<h2>Hurray. Another Chances thread!</h2>

<p>ACT
33 Composite (yes, MIT superscores, I talked with admission officer)
36 Math / 35 Reading / 34 Science / 28 English</p>

<p>SAT Subject Test
770 Chemistry / 750 Math IIC / 770 U.S. History</p>

<p>I am a white male from Northwest Florida (Okaloosa County).</p>

<p>AP World History (4 on Exam)
AP US History
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus AB
AP US Government
AP Psychology
AP Economics (block - micro/macro)
AP English Composition
AP English Literature
Physics Honors
College Algebra
College Statistics
College Spanish</p>

<p>All A's in all classes
GPA - 4.6 W , 4.00 UW
Valedictorian</p>

<p>Key Club President
Math Club President/Founder
Jazz Band Ensemble I Pianist
Math Bowl Participant
National Honor Society Member</p>

<p>I hold a part time job as an entertainer (I play keyboard and sing) at a local restaurant, and I have written songs for such events as Relay for Life. I have also hosted several Christmas concerts at my local elementary schools and senior citizen centers. This July, I will begin performing down at the clubs in the Destin, Florida area with my band, playing 80s/90s dance music.</p>

<p>I am also very active in my school's Engineering/IT program, and I led my class in programming a robot for a robotics competition on Eglin Air Force Base. I am also taking part in a mechanical engineering internship at a local engineering firm.</p>

<p>I was also accepted by the QuestBridge scholarship competition to attend a conference at Yale University, but I could not attend. :(</p>

<p>** I WILL BE APPLYING EARLY ACTION **
** I WILL SCHEDULE AN IN-PERSON INTERVIEW WITH AN MIT EC **</p>

<p>I also have over 320 hours of community service.</p>

<p>My school dropped AP Physics. :(</p>

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<p>I think that you’ll get in. Just gotta go for it and see.</p>

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<p>Many great, amazing, awesome people get rejected from MIT simply because there isn’t room. I think the most any applicant should get in “chancing” is a “you have a shot”.</p>

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<p>Good academics, although you might want to retake ACT to get that 28 up >.< However, your ECs look rather weak to me. You have school level awards only, and overall nothing to set you apart from the pack. </p>

<p>at PiperXP: I wouldn’t say that. All of the top mathletes in our state pretty much know each other, and a decent number of us have stuff like MOP and RSI under our belt :D</p>

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<p>And RSI people - who many people seem to think are guaranteed admission - are rejected too. I’m not sure what admissions has to do with all you guys knowing each other.</p>