<p>Hi everybody! I am a freshman in high school, and I really want to go to MIT. My weak subjects are spanish and writing/english. Would it hurt my chances to only take 2 years of a language? Also, will it hurt me to have a B in spanish and a B in english? My strongest subjects are math and science. I am going to take math during summers as well as in school, and should be done with calculus and statistics when I graduate. Assuming that I take AP history/social studies, math, and science every year and get A's/ 4s and 5s on the AP exams what are my chances? Also, Assume that I play golf on the school team and caddy at a local country club for 3 years, get all A's in my electives, attend a special elective program focused on computer science and business, and am a member of the business and/or law club with a leadership position. Also, the fact that I am not taking any AP classes my freshman year hurt me?<br>
Thanks!</p>
<p>Sorry, I meant will the fact that I am not taking any AP classes my freshman year hurt me?</p>
<p>As long as you’re doing well in school and have a rigorous course load you will be fine.</p>
<p>Take the most challenging classes and do well, do stuff that you like(for mit hopeful it would be math related)
On the admissions site it says how many foreign lang credits. English lololol hope you like to read</p>
<p>I actually love to read! English in general is just my weakest subject-writing!</p>
<p>Can’t find the language requirement on the MIT website…?</p>
<p>Your gonna need a high class rank so will have to do well in every class</p>
<p>I am doing well now-almost all A’s, but my first report card has some C’s. I slacked off at the beginning of the year. Will that hurt me if I maintain all A’s and a B here and there throughout the rest of my time at high school? Thanks. And my school doesn’t rank students.</p>
<p>you don’t actually need a good class ranking in order to get in, so don’t listen to that. my friend levent was accepted EA to MIT 2 years ago, though he wound up attending harvard in the end, and he wasn’t even in the top 75 for his class. he took such rigorous courses that it became difficult for his grades to compete with those running 99s and 100s in easier courses. colleges will see that, especially if you end up in a scenario where your valedictorian has never taken an AP class or something like that.</p>
<p>I would recommend working on your english simply because it is necessary for the SAT/ACT/PSAT. also I don’t know about foreign language. I took spanish grades 6-10 and then dropped it, but I also have several other languages that I learned outside of school and completed regents exams for (regents are a form of qualifying exam that NY has, you take a regents in a subject to receive credit for the course)</p>
<p>My school doesn’t even offer AP’s until junior year…although I do go to top private school in city. And honestly I take hardest course load at my school and want to go ivy and am devastated when I get below a high A</p>
<p>Yea kids at HYPSM get A+s in ap classes. Hard classes is not an excuse for low grades if you want to go to mit</p>
<p>Take three years at best of lang. To prove that your are worthy of entering a high end institute of technology means you better be taking the hardest classes and getting at least b’s, and 5 on *******. remember, ap courses are half as hard as actual college courses and are not usually taught by professors.</p>
<p>Thanks everybody! I’m also starting a club this year</p>