MIT Class of 2018 Consolidated EA/RD Results Thread

Detry322 · December 14, 2013, 2:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 C, 35 E, 36 M, 29 R, 36 S, 8 W
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 C, 36 E, 35 M, 33 R, 36 S, 8 W
[] SAT II (subject, score): Physics 800, Math II 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.49
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8422 out of 5.33
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Decile
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Chemistry 5, AP Lang and Comp 5, AP Computer Science 5, AP Calculus BC 5 (AB Subscore 5), AP Statistics 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: U.S. History, AP Econ, AP Lit and Comp, AP Physics C, Multivariable Calculus.
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 13-14?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/li]
Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering, 1st in regionals.

[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):[/li]
-Volleyball, Freshman-Senior, 14 Hrs/Week, 45 Weeks/Year
-Student Technology Leadership Team, Junior-Senior, 4 Hrs/Week, 38 Weeks/Year
-Volunteer at a publishing company and a charitable resale shop, Sophomore-Senior, 2 Hrs/Week, 45 Weeks/Year
-General Manager of a student-run game of “Assassination”, made a website to run the entire thing, 60 kids participated. Junior Year, 6 Hrs/ Week, 28 Weeks/Year
-Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering, Junior-Senior, 3 Hrs/ Week, 26 Weeks/Year

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
<ul>
<li>Lead iPad Orientations for 960 individuals last summer</li>
<li>Was a grocery bagger in 8th-9th grade.</li>
</ul>

[li] Volunteer/Community Service:[/li]
<ul>
<li>Volunteer tech specialist.</li>
</ul>

[li] Summer Experience:[/ul][/li]
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: I LOVE TO COOK (Rating: 9)[/li][] Department at MIT: Course 6 (Rating: 9)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: My ability to stay calm (Rating: 10)
[] World You Come From: Volleyball (Rating: 6)
[] Significant Challenge: School wouldnt let me into AP CS (Rating: 7)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: I run LAN Parties for fun since they are awesome (Rating: 10, my best essay)[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:My Chemistry teacher, he offered to write it.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:My English teacher, I asked her to write it last min since I didn’t realize that MIT needed an English teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: Never saw.
[] Interview: Talked about all the things I loved to do, Urban Exploring, etc. I thought it went well
[li] Maker Supplement: I submitted the website I made for the assassination game I described in “Activities”[/list][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 29th, 2013
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Illinois
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White (European)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: >$200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/li]
Recruited for Volleyball (I think his top choice?),

[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good scores, projects, tried to show that I was interested in anything I do
[] Weaknesses: Lowest GPA ever to be admitted from my school, (by 0.1 too!)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: NO IDEA
[] What would you have done differently?: NOTHING[/ul]

doodleblue · December 14, 2013, 2:26pm

Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2090 (M 770/CR 710/W 610/Essay 8)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] ACT (breakdown): 32
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33
[] SAT II (subject, score): 750 Chemistry, 740 Math 1, 670 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 to 3.9?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.73 / 5.33
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 22/363
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem 4, Stats 5, World History 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Tech Drawing 3 Honors, AP Lang, AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP US Gov, Economics, Intro to Programming
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: at least 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Runner up in a national invention contest
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] NM Commended, AP Scholar, Honor Roll, Top 10 in a regional architecture competition, Nominated as the top math/sci student in school

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): [/li]Science Olympiad (Gr. 9-12; current captain; top 10 in state for the (arguably) most competitive state)
Art Club (Gr. 9-12; Junior Secretary, current President; art oriented service events)
Piano (Gr. 9-10, 10+ years experience, competitive for 6+ years)
NHS & NAHS

[] Job/Work Experience: Waitressing
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital & Homework Help & random service events (250+ hours)
[li] Summer Experience:[/ul] Work, photography, and some travel[/li]
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Photoshop things (badly)[/li][] Department at MIT: Engineering
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Resilience
[] World You Come From: Immigrant working parents
[] Significant Challenge: Overestimating myself for a piano competition
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: ESL student until 6th grade
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1 & 2: Wasn’t allowed to read. One of them is probably excellent. [/li][] Counselor Rec: Wasn’t allowed to read.
[] Additional Info/Rec: None
[] Interview: “What are you passionate about?” “Uhh, thinking.” We had a laugh over that. Told me I’d be a good candidate but getting in is really difficult. The quote MIT sent concerning interviews was so true.
[li] Art Supplement:[/list] none[/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Ohio
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: ~50k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): female engineer? [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay personality, class rigor?
[] Weaknesses: Recent awards, test scores, no research
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test scores, no “edge”
[] What would you have done differently?: Start the application earlier & include an art supplement[/ul]

Other Factors: I’d like to say that class rank wasn’t a major factor as well since taking more non-honors classes lowers my GPA/rank. I took a ton of electives; I had 24.5 out of the 23 credits to graduate at the end of my junior year.

General Comments & Advice:
Was expecting to be denied since I’m pretty weak academically. This was nice–kind of. Congrats to anyone who got in! Good luck to anyone who was rejected/deferred! :)

bagelboy96 · December 14, 2013, 3:00pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): E:34 M:36 R:34 S:34 Writing:9
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Same
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II:800, Physics:800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Computer Science (4), US History (5), Chemistry (5), Physics B (5), Physics C Mechanics, Physics C E&M, Statistics, Calc BC
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Calc BC, Discrete Mathematics, Leadership Seminar, Sociology
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology, AP Scholar with Honor, American Chemical Society Award (x2)[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Theater Tech (Sound Board Operator 9-12), Masterminds (9-12), Ultimate Frisbee (10-12), Morning Show Tech (Audio Coordinator 11-12), NCSY (Vice President of Programming 9-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Rochester Red Wings Batboy (10-12)
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Hebrew School Assistant (11-12)
[] Summer Experience: [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Batboy - Job, but fun (8)[/li][] Department at MIT: Computer Engineering (6)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Curiosity/Love for Learning (7)
[] World You Come From: Family of Hard Workers (7)
[] Significant Challenge: Realization that I’m not perfect after lots of stress and stuff in the middle of last year (7)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: I also submitted my Common App Essay in the other info section (8.5)
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: English Teacher and Director for the Fall and Spring Shows - she knows me very well (9) [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Math Teacher 3 out of 4 years (8)
[] Counselor Rec: I’ve met with her a lot (8)
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: I feel like it went pretty well, though hard to tell
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Great Grandpa won the Nobel Prize for Economics (don’t know if that matters)[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, Unique Personality
[] Weaknesses: Essays could have been better, Interview wasn’t fantastic
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Most people are deferred - I wasn’t really surprised
[] What would you have done differently?: I should have started my essays a little bit sooner[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Don’t be afraid to be yourself in your application

cougar4 · December 14, 2013, 3:08pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (Breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/670/690/9
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t Submit
ACT superscore (breakdown):Didn’t Submit
SAT II (subject, score): 740 Biology E, 680 Math II, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.55 (3.86- Probably a little lower w/ just core classes)
Weighted GPA: 95.27 (4.0)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School Doesn’t Rank
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus C (BC Exam), AP Physics C, Spanish V Honors, English 12 Honors, Architectural Design I, AP Environmental Science
Number of other EA applicants in your school: At least 4 or 5-- Pretty sure valedictorian w/ around 100 weighted GPA got admitted
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Principals/Honor Roll

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
-Farm Work (9-12, 15 hrs/week, 45 weeks/yr)
-Baseball (9-12, 18 hrs/week, 30 weeks/yr)
-Community Service (9-12, 4-6 hrs/week, 18 weeks/yr)
-Archery (10-12, 4-8 hrs/week, 35 weeks/yr)
-Guitar (9-12, 5 hrs/week, 25 weeks/yr)

Job/Work Experience:
-Helped father with his plumbing business
-Worked at a Christmas tree stand every winter since sophomore year

Volunteer/Community Service: A little with Red Cross Club

Summer Experience: Boys’ State, Farm Work, Baseball

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Archery, 8, Thought it was pretty vivid
Department at MIT: Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science (Course 12), 9
Trait Most Proud Of: Embracing my unique lifestyle, 6/7
World You Come From: Living on a family farm, having working class parents who didn’t attend college, 10
Significant Challenge: What I learned from not making varsity baseball sophomore year… probably saw it as trivial, 6
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP US History teacher, my favorite humanities class, not sure if he knew me well enough
Teacher Recommendation #2: Honors Chemistry, wrote for my brother, fascinated by my work ethic
Counselor Rec: Liked my background, told me it was one of her best
Interview: Little nervous, but I got across a lot of meaningful points, she talked a lot about how MIT was more humble than Harvard (not sure why, haha) and went there for grad school

Other
Date Submitted App: Nov. 1st
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
School Type: Very Competitive Public (2 kids got into Harvard last yr, 3 to Princeton, etc.)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: ?
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): First Generation

Reflection
Strengths: Unique Background, Tough Classes (few CPs, mainly honors/AP), Decent GPA, Wasn’t all over the place with my interests, tried to be cohesive
Weaknesses: SAT I (CR/Writing) no doubt, SAT IIs, Lack of APs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I want to think SAT scores, but really don’t know; I was really clueless about this whole application process… worked hard but not smart
What would you have done differently?: Finished SAT’s earlier, not put off SAT II’s (take them right after the course- I took all three in Nov.- not a good idea)

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Understand the process; work hard, but more importantly- smart. Princeton’s been my dream school since 9th grade- time to focus on that app.

sparksflyupward9 · December 14, 2013, 3:20pm

Decision: AdMITted(!!!)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 730/800/800/11
[] SAT II (subject, score): Chem - 760; Math II - 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 5.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): BC Calc(5), AP Lang(5) APUSH(5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): SL Psych(6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Physics, HL Chem, HL English, HL Further Math, HL Psych, SL French, AP US Gov
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3, I believe
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 3rd Place, FL State Science Fair
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, NM Commended, Honor Roll, NHS[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Tech Theatre(9-12, stage hand to stage manager, running ALL THE SHOWS); Relay for Life (9-12, team captain and executive committee member); Mock Trial (12, expert witness for the defense); Robotics (10-12, VEX team captain); SciOly( (9-12, senior officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: none really
[] Volunteer/Community Service: volunteer in a local science lab
[] Summer Experience: 3 years of summer school at Duke/Gov School[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: tech[/li][] Department at MIT: course 9
[] Trait Most Proud Of: curiosity
[] World You Come From: I talked about the contrast between the urban city I grew up in and the sleepy small town I reside in now
[] Significant Challenge: completely failing SciOly as a freshman
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: science fair research abstract and layman’s description of the research I did over the summer at Gov School
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: English Teacher I had sophomore/junior year who also advises Relay for Life and used to produce the theatre productions - aka she knows me really well[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: one of my favorite people ever, my sophomore chem teacher. I’m the only person to have ever gotten a 100 in his class. we chill and talk about einstein
[] Counselor Rec: generic vaguely familiar guidance counselor recommendation
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: I think it went well but I was pretty darn nervous
[] Art Supplement: I sent in a picture of a quilt I’d made[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: right on the deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
[] School Type: public, ~1400 students
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket Range: upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): pretty much nothing[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: clearly exhibiting passion for knowledge? Like, I’m not just good a science/math, I really freaking love it and practice it frequently
[] Weaknesses: no true outstanding awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no clue was NOT expecting admittance
[] What would you have done differently?: not waited until the last minute![/ul]

run1116 · December 14, 2013, 3:21pm

Decision: AdMITted!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2330 (800/800/730/10) [single sitting]
[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2330[/li][] ACT (breakdown): None
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): None
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II 800, Physics 800, Chemistry 800, Bio M 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: no idea
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/91
[] AP (place score in parentheses): I put 12 5’s on my app
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English Lang, AP Euro, AP Latin IV, AP Art 2D, AP Env. Sci, 2 electives (1 math, 1 sci)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): A couple state championships in math and science competitions in a highly competitive state
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] NMSF, AP Scholar, 1x AIME Qualifier (Score: 8)[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): lots of math/sci clubs, lead them all – I founded one for AMC/AIME/USAMO prep junior year
[] Job/Work Experience: neuroscience research throughout year
[] Volunteer/Community Service: local science museum, art with kids (>100 hours total)
[] Summer Experience: Research internship, engineering program[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: chess[/li][] Department at MIT: Math + physics
[] Trait Most Proud Of: resilience (wrote about becoming state champion after losing badly in 9th grade)
[] World You Come From: Not getting to experience lots of things because of low income
[] Significant Challenge: Lack of family ties
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: 5 things, 1 paragraph each: WISE program, senior year electives that help me for college, research internship, math club I founded, volunteer experiences
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math - should be really awesome, didn’t read but likely approaching 10 if not 10 – he is my extracurricular math coach and I was his best student[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: English - meh. Had him for a couple weeks before he wrote my rec. He knows I’m a good writer, heard he writes good recs - 6-7? Not sure.
[] Counselor Rec: She likes me, but is a terrible writer and doesn’t know me outside of academics at school very well - no idea
[] Additional Info/Rec: Research professor – I think she really likes me, and I did more than anyone else in my summer program because I came back after it was done. Also, MIT alum! Didn’t read but maybe 8+?
[] Interview: I thought it went pretty well. 7-8?
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Nope.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/26
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Texas
[] School Type: Magnet, very highly ranked nationally
[] Ethnicity: Black + Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: Highest in some years: 50-60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] Half-black, half asian; WISE participant; school is very highly ranked[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, awards, leadership, research
[] Weaknesses: Lack of non-STEM things, maybe I came off as boring in my interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accomplishments and awards, research, school reputation, WISE, and test scores
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Considering I got accepted, not much

Other Factors: Nothing

General Comments & Advice: MIT has been by dream school throughout all of high school. I came from bad schools, lucked into hearing about and getting into a good high school, and somehow I’m going to MIT now! If you got in, super congrats to you! If not, keep your head up, because MIT isn’t the only place where magic happens!

eiznekcam · December 14, 2013, 3:27pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740/730/740/9
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): same
[] ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 750, Physics: 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.52/100
[] Weighted GPA: unknown
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (4), Physics B (3), Music Theory (2)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Physics C, BC Calculus, AP English, AP French
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none lol
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] NHS

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Flute, 9th year, lessons, ensemble, flute choir, concert band, pep band; Tri-M Music Honors Society (10-12) Apprentice (10), Member (11), Corresponding Secretary (12); School Newspaper (9-12), staff (10-12) Arts and Leisure Editor (11), Editor of opinion section (12); LitMag member (9-12); Eco Club, volunteering to help environment (10-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Local Music School where I take lessons
[] Volunteer/Community Service: playing at nursing homes and libraries, volunteering at nature center
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] traveling, relaxing, NYU’s GSTEM program (worked in a physics lab at NYU for 5 weeks)!!!

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Legend of Zelda video games, logic and problem solving (8)[/li][] Department at MIT: MechE, talked about how it’s creative and logical at once and appeals to evenly balanced left/right brain (9)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Boldness/Bravery jumping into lakes, zombie runs, feminist articles, etc. I hope they loved this one. (10)
[] World You Come From: rich, safe, gorgeous suburb, three blocks from local library, train ride away from NYC (10)
[] Significant Challenge: Rube Goldberg machine project in physics B (7)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: (identity in community) talked about how I’m the one kid who walks to school because I have a single mom who works (6)
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher, loves me, 10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher, loves me, 10
[] Counselor Rec: we’re really close… 10
[] Additional Info/Rec: RECOMMENDATION FROM HEAD OF NYU LAB. Had to have a lot of weight because I really impressed him with my presentation of my work. Also, my flute teacher had to write a recommendation for me when I submitted my art supplement.
[] Interview: HORRIBLE. I WAS SO SO SO NERVOUS. I choked honestly.
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Flute and bass flute <333

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/29
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: >$100,000 but it could be less idk
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]dad died from cancer when I was 10? only child? idk

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, EC’s, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: GPA, test scores! horrible.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: having that physic professor’s recommendation and having research experience kept me from being rejected for sure. bad grades and scores kept me from being admitted.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
get better grades and actually study for the SAT/SAT II’s

Other Factors:
I just wish I hadn’t freaked out during my interview because I could’ve been so much more communicative. folks - don’t schedule the interview for your top choice as your first college interview!

General Comments & Advice:
I’m not giving up yet! I think I’m definitely a good match. I just need to get good grades this year to prove myself to them.

anon17323875 · December 14, 2013, 4:00pm

Decision: OMG THE WORLD HAS COME TO AN END

<a href=“adMITted”>b</a>**

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2330 (800 R / 770 M / 750 W)
[] SAT I superscore: 2330
[] ACT: 35 (36 R / 35 M / 34 S / 33 E)
[] ACT superscore: 35 (same)
[] SAT II: 800 M2 / 770 Ch / 750 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Weighted GPA: n/a
[] Rank: 4/ ~150
[] AP: None
[] IB: None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, Physics, World History, English, Java Programming
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Semi, Honor roll[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Tennis (9-12, Varsity captain); Knowledge Bowl (9-12, Varsity Captain); Speech (10-12); Math League (11-12, Varsity Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at restaurant for 2 years
[] Volunteer/Community Service: None
[] Summer Experience: A few tennis camps, not much else[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays: Worked hard on these. Thought they were pretty good.[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Piano, 6/10, talked about why I quit formal lessons[/li][] Department at MIT: EECS, 5/10, thought it was pretty generic and cheesy
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Social Perception, 7/10, talked about debate team
[] World You Come From: Woods/Outdoors, 9/10, talked about some of my Boundary Waters experience
[] Significant Challenge: Transition from homeschooling to high school, 8/10, thought it was pretty funny
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Stellar, 9.5/10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Very good, 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: Probably very good, 8/10
[] Additional Info/Rec: None
[] Interview: Meh… OK, but certainly not impressive
[] Art Supplement: Sent in a maker portfolio of a robot I built[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Day before deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: MN
[] School Type: Small public
[] Ethnicity: Native American/White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket Range: Middle-middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Native American, I guess… Not much else.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays were above average IMHO
[] Weaknesses: No major awards/academic standouts
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?: Prepared for the interview more[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: AAAAAAAAAH I’M ACCEPTED! SEE Y’ALL AT CPW!!

14warcan · December 14, 2013, 4:01pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 C, 35 E, 35 M, 36 R, 32 S
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 M2, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: 4.06
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% of class of 70
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP US History (4), AP CHem (5), AP World (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics, Ap Calculus, AP Psychology, AP English Lit, Honors Spanish V, Digital Engineering
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] National Merit Commended

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Tech Internship,
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Not Much
[] Summer Experience:[/ul]
Programming, lifeguarding, travel
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 8 building stuff[/li][] Department at MIT: 9 Comp E
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 8 Dedication
[] World You Come From: 9 family
[] Significant Challenge: 10 breaking leg
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10 good[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 5 no idea
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: It went well, I felt like I connected with the guy
[] Art Supplement:[/list]
Nah
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: VA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: 200K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul]
Recruited Athlete
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: being an athlete, and I submitted a maker portfolio. I think those really helped.
[] Weaknesses: IDK not winning any science awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed my passion for math and science through my essays
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing![/li]
Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:

Niceboat · December 14, 2013, 4:04pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2340 (one sitting) 780/770/790/11
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2350 (two sitting) 780/770/800/11
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II, 800 Chem, 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[] Weighted GPA: 4.17
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Computer Science(5), Lang (5), Apush (4), Stat (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Phy, AP Calc BC, AP Psy
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar with Honor, Honor Roll, National Merit Semifinalist, FCIAC Scholar athelete, Harvard Book Club award

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Tennis (9-12th) buildon (9-12th, Leadership:Junior year) NHS (10-11), CPEP (9-10), Chess (11)
[] Job/Work Experience: High School internship 9th
[] Volunteer/Community Service: 150+ hours, Capt Tutoring, Food/clothes drive, etc
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] MITES

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 7/10[/li][] Department at MIT: 8/10
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 7/10
[] World You Come From: 8/10
[] Significant Challenge: 8/10
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see but teacher write good recommendations so 8ish? [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see but teacher knows me 4 years but is lazy lol. 7ish?
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: Pretty good
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: CT
[] School Type: Urban Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese >.<
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket Range: low income. Under 30k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] 1st gen[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, rigor of classes , strong in context of my school/city
[] Weaknesses: No amazing E.C or awards, Asian, Essays could have been better
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Above ^^
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing.

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:

Pretty disheartening.
Only 190/4477 of deferred EA students get admitted during RA.
[Admissions</a> Statistics | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats]Admissions”>Admissions statistics | MIT Admissions)

GL to all deferred/rejected
And Congratuations to everyone who has been accepted!

Moominmama58 · December 14, 2013, 5:36pm

Decision: Accepted
posted by parent. Son is off celebrating.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2190 M760/CR720/W710
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score):MathII 800/Bio 760/Chem730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Weighted GPA:4.77
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):15/500
[] AP (place score in parentheses):
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:English AP, Bio AP, Calculus AP, Advanced Science Research
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 or 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):None
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] High Honor roll, athlete scholar, Columbia Book Award, nothing of note

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Math Team(11-12),
Varsity Wrestling (9-12)
Nationally competitive youth sailor (9-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: junior sailing instructor during the summer 2011
[] Volunteer/Community Service: volunteer wrestling instructor for elementary school, Hurricane Sandy clean up
[] Summer Experience:[/ul]
Spent every summer since 11 years old training and racing sailboats all over the US.

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: catch & release fishing. Taught himself every kind of fishing and wants everyone else to try it too! 9[/li][] Department at MIT: Not sure, engineering or biology. 5
[] Trait Most Proud Of: I’m a little bit WACKY. (A driven and enthusiastic person who loves to solve problems with unusual solutions or under takes projects that are far from his comfort zone. This captured his personality perfectly and was probably the best at explaining why he would be an addition to the student body.) 10
[] World You Come From: Upper middle class family, going to 70% minority public school, while competing in youth sailing around the US, he knows kids in ALL levels of our society. 7
[] Significant Challenge:Totally choking at the biggest regatta of the year and getting out and practicing hard afterward. 8
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Italian (read it but can’t really judge how good it is. Kind of strange because my son really doesn’t like languages and struggles to get his A’s in them.)[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Physics (didn’t read. My son loved physics so much he taught the class when the teacher went on paternity leave, and bought a bow tie so he could look official.)
[] Counselor Rec: (didn’t read.)
[] Additional Info/Rec:
Described his science research project and how he made an algae turf scrubber. Included two videos - one off the cuff interview and a 12 minute Shakespeare play he made for English class, both showing really good public speaking skills and an appreciation of the Bard. (Don’t know if this helped, but it is a little unusual in athletic boy nerds.) Showed the usual crazed enthusiasm for MIT, including turning down a likely letter. 9
[] Interview: Went okay, my son thought he might have talked a little too much.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Mid November
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country:New York
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: 200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]recruited athlete (probably in the top 20 skippers in national class of 2014)

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good grades, SATs, good course load, top or near the top recruited athlete for his sport
[] Weaknesses: Really, no big science ECs or Intel awards or National Merit or Computer Science or robotics or engineering - pretty glaring. Hey, even though he loves Bio he didn’t even think about MIT until last Spring. We’re just bad science parents - an english major and an artist.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Personality, enthusiasm, coach’s recs
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Nothing, it’s shocking but happy news, but if he had done more science EC he would have upped his chances. We were prepared for deferral.

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:
I don’t think I can disagree with what has been said before. Work hard on your essays, show real dedication and passion in them, and accept some input from those who love you without losing your own voice. Realistically don’t count on acceptance, and know there are other places that will fit your bill. Our son had his applications for other schools ready to go. We warned him again and again that this was a chance and he was competing against kids who had gotten patents and Intel awards and started their own charity computing business while he was trying to engineer a more efficient rigging system on his sailboat. As the coach said, his personality really showed in his essays, so we’re pretty sure that’s what got him the final okay from Admissions, but we’ll never know for sure. He is as high as a kite. Congrats to those who were admitted and to those who were not, Good Luck wherever your final acceptances take you.

yangmaster · December 14, 2013, 6:04pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t take
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 E, 36 M, 33 R, 36 S, 8 W)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): same
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 Math II, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Music Theory (5), US History (5), Microeconomics (5), Calculus BC (5), Statistics (5), English Lang & Comp (5), Computer Science (5), Comparative Gov (5), Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Lit, AP Bio, Spanish 5, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Macro, Psychology
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: about 6 or 7
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National AP Scholar[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Boys’ Swim and Dive Team (4 years), National Honor Society (just this year)
[] Job/Work Experience: Soccer referee, Kumon
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Shelving books at library
[] Summer Experience: Swimming and programming computers[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Eat cakes in one bite for swim team pasta dinners (10/10)[/li][] Department at MIT: EECS Course 6 (9/10)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: My curiosity and drive to learn. (8/10)
[] World You Come From: Smash Bros and videogames (7/10)
[] Significant Challenge: Acing the Calc Final after a long year (5/10, bleh)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: Played piano from 2003-2011, and hosted my own website (append [dot] com after my username to visit it)
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher, haven’t seen it[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Lit teacher, haven’t seen it
[] Counselor Rec: Haven’t seen it
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: Went OK. I was shaking for the first half, and I may have made a few gaffes (such as mentioning my interest in Stanford… oops?). 5/10
[] Art Supplement: none[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 28
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: MN
[] School Type: Public (around 700-750 per graduating class)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket Range: ~200K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, humorous and unique essays (according to my teachers)
[] Weaknesses: Lack of leadership positions
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wasn’t impressive enough.
[] What would you have done differently?: Got more involved and pick up some leadership positions.[/ul]

I expected a deferral and got a deferral. Oh well, I guess I’ll join the 4500 or so fellow EA applicants who have also been deferred. Hopefully things go better in the RD round. The next three months are gonna be a long three months…

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:
To freshmen and sophomores: Get involved! I absolutely regret not taking up activities such as student council and immersing myself in eclectic experiences. I didn’t realize this deficiency until junior year! Look for your passion, and follow it.
To juniors: Look for opportunities to further your passions! Apply for summer programs or research positions. It might not be too late to make yourself stand out!

Congratulations to all those accepted, and good luck to everyone!

toughman · December 14, 2013, 7:17pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2120 (800/660/660) single sitting
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] ACT (breakdown): Did not send
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math Level 1 780/ Physics 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.98 / 5.00
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/529
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Nope
[] IB (place score in parentheses): 45 / 45
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL Physics, HL Chem, HL English B, SL ESS, SL *ish A1 Lit.
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Science Fair: Nomination for the Research Science Institute 2013
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] School Honor Roll, National Merit Qualifier

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Programming, TEDx Event Head Organizer, School Physics Olympiad Team, Founder and Leader of School Community Service Club, Website Administration
[] Job/Work Experience: Electrical Eng. Internship at a prestigious company of my intl. country; also Research Internship at RSI
[] Volunteer/Community Service: I lead my school’s community service club (did fun stuff like painting schools lol)
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] RSI! Harvard Summer School and BU Summer Term

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 10! This was brilliant lol [/li][] Department at MIT: 9! This was also pretty good…
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 8. This could have been a bit better. Anyways. I got in
[] World You Come From: 9. Might have improved the first paragraph haha.
[] Significant Challenge: 10. This was awesome.
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: 10. I included my RSI research project’s abstract.
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: I even cried at my recs. [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: Could have been better. Guy was a bit irritated that I was involved with MIT.
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Nope.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 5 days ago or something.
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Living in an Intl. country (but applied as US citizen)
[] School Type: IB school.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: -
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] RSI maybe. And maybe legacy. [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: RSI and National Science Fair haha
[] Weaknesses: Did not have any
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Erm, I don’t know. But I know for a fact that I have been extremely humble throughout the application haha
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]
Nothing!

Other Factors:
My awesomeness ;)

General Comments & Advice:

Being an undergrad student at MIT has been my lifelong goal. It feels awesome to see that your work ultimately pays off! And let’s be honest here. My essays were EXTREMELY SIMPLE. I did not spend time on my essays to look “the best”. I spent time to look “myself”. The content was really good but NONE of them was flamboyant. Again, I have been “myself” throughout the application.

golfnerd159 · December 14, 2013, 7:22pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/650/740/9
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2190
[] SAT II (subject, score): Physics, 760. Math IIC, 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95/4.0
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 65/432
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Physics B (5), AP Computer Science (5), AP Spanish Language (5), AP World History (5), AP English Lang(3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Stats, AP Physics C - Mech, Accounting, Band, AP Calc AB, AP American government
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3…?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/li]AP Scholar with distinction
commended merit scholar
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Varsity Golf (9-12) captain and made districts.
Marching Band (9-12) – Rank leader for two years.
Developed an Android game (12) – just an easy math game thing with my friend.
[] Job/Work Experience: Walked dogs.
[] Volunteer/Community Service:
Chinese School TA (grades 11-12) – 60+ hrs.
Got Knight Valor at our school, which means 100+ hours of community service
[] Summer Experience:
Unpaid programming internship with this guy’s start up company. “Monkeyboy” go look it up![/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Programming. 7. was kind of boring, but just talked about how taking AP comp sci changed my perspective of computers.[/li][] Department at MIT: Computer science. 8. I talked about how course 6 has the most people, so it provides the best opportunity to pick the brains of other people and learn from those better than I am.
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Willingness to teach people. 8. Talked about teaching people because my knowledge means nothing if it’s just hoarded up in my head…
[] World You Come From: 5. It turned out to be kind of scattered, but I talked about being in a super safe, comfortable environment where everything is here for me. But I only have it because my parents worked hard to immigrate from Taiwan. So it’s like a juxtaposition of two cultures – the safe one, and the hard working one. Then I mentioned that I still work hard as if I have nothing, even though I have everything that I would ever want…
[] Significant Challenge: 9. I talked about dreaming to be the best, but then after achieving the number one spot on the golf team, I kept trying to play to the expectations of others. Talked about overcoming the conception that I have to fulfill others’ expectations, and had to learn to play for myself, which is what helped me achieve success in the first place.
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math. didn’t read but probably like 8-9. She loves me.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Band. 7. Didn’t read, but I think it just has less value because it’s from a music teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: 6-7. I have no idea. I’ve talked to him a lot lately, but I just haven’t heard anything about his letters in the past.
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: Went well. Talked for a while and connected nicely. Could have gone a lottt better though.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Washington
[] School Type: Public, 1600+
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: 100K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Only thing would be rec letters or essays…
[] Weaknesses: Asian male interested in computers… I think that’s it… and maybe my lack of course rigor.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I actually thought I would be flat out rejected, so I have no idea.
[] What would you have done differently?: Probably take harder classes early on. And do more vocab study for SAT reading… hahaha [/ul]

Other Factors:
I created an app?? But I didn’t really make a big deal out of it on my application… so maybe they didn’t even notice.

General Comments & Advice:
A deferral is definitely not what I expected! So I can’t feel that bad. My scores and grades haven’t been all that great, so I just hope that when they re-read my essays, they will like them. Hopefully I’ll get a job by February… and all that good stuff. I’m extra excited for pi day now!!
To everyone else, take freshman year and sophomore year seriously and get involved with the things you like… I like math but never joined math clubb… so probably find your passion and follow it… hahaha

kray24 · December 14, 2013, 9:58pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 790/660/790/10 = 2240
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): same
[] ACT (breakdown): 33
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 33
[] SAT II (subject, score): 770 M2, 650 Physics (umm, yeah…)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/400
[] AP (place score in parentheses): English Lang 5, Government 5, Calc AB 5, World History 5, Physics B 4, German 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): nope
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] Placed at DECA nationals, National merit commended, AP Scholar w/ Distinction

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): DECA president, lots of honor band stuff, math team, tutor, soccer player (JV)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard during summers
[] Volunteer/Community Service: hospital, dog shelter
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] work, music camp

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Guitar 9[/li] [] Department at MIT: Biology 7
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Compassion 8
[] World You Come From: Family 10
[] Significant Challenge: Rejected from school club 9
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Awesome! 10[/li] [] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read it, but it was probably pretty good. 8
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it… 8
[] Additional Info/Rec: submitted rec from band conductor… 9
[] Interview: It was just okay. The guy was just kind of boring and didn’t seem very interested.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/18
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Colorado
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket Range: ~100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] none[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Unique application overall (kind of hard to tell from this description)
[] Weaknesses: SAT reading and physics, nothing super spectacular in application
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My application wasn’t bad, but there were certainly others who were more qualified.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Done better on SAT II

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: I was expecting to be deferred, but it’s still a little disappointing. Congrats to those accepted, and good luck to other deferrals!

Kiotu01 · December 14, 2013, 10:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/800/770/9 [single sitting]
[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): ^?[/li][] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II 800; Phys 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/~185 as of the application date
[] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Mathematics, Math Extension 1, 2, English, Latin, Latin Extension, Chemistry, Physics
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): International Physics Olympiad Medal, Asian Physics Olympiad Medal
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Australian awards and school specific ones. [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Tennis (9-12), Physics Olympiad (10-12), Chemistry Olympiad (11), Chess Club (10-12), Philosophy Club (9-12), Math Comps (9-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: 0
[] Volunteer/Community Service: 0
[] Summer Experience: Physics Olympiad Summer Camp[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: I wrote about puzzles and games. I thought this was pretty good, but out of 10 I have no idea what it would score. [/li][] Department at MIT: Physics!
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Determination
[] World You Come From: Talked about my family supporting my interests, wherever they lay, and my school which encouraged me to really enjoy learning.
[] Significant Challenge: Parents’ divorce and subsequent isolation. Unlikely social and academic recovery with the help of Xbox.
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: N/A
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher. He’s taught me for Olympiad from year 10, and I was on the International Team. I also came first in the year in the subject. I think he really liked me, so I’d say this was probably very good. [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Latin teacher. I also came first in latin, so that helped. Great guy – would’ve also written a great recommendation.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t know him too well, but I heard his report was “glowing with my praises” from my housemaster. Sounded quite promising.
[] Additional Info/Rec: My IPhO team leader/teacher/coach. This would’ve been good as well, I’d say.
[] Interview: This was pretty good. She was very nice, and we talked about a tonne of things. In addition to the usual “why do you want to go to MIT?” we also talked about: IAP, Feynman, 2.007, ASEs, the Pirate License, some people skipping the swim requirement until their graduation.
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 26th
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: N/A – Sydney, Australia (originally from CT)
[] School Type: Selective/Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: ~60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Don’t have my pirate license yet.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, IPhO Medal, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Significant Challenge essay? I thought my MIT app was pretty well polished so I’m not entirely sure.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I hope I was accepted because I conveyed my love for physics, but at the end of the day, I can’t be certain.
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing I guess?[/ul]

Other Factors:
Not sure what I would put here.

General Comments & Advice: I’d say the essays were what struck me as the key here, because there are so many who are certainly qualified. Write honestly I guess – both the topics and your writing style. I’m not really sure I’m the person to give advice. :P

awesome1114 · December 14, 2013, 10:38pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2340 (800/740/800/11) [single-sitting]
[li] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): only took once[/li][] ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math 2: 800 Bio E: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.34
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/326
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), Enviro (5), English Lang (5), Physics B (4), US History (4), (World History (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Physics C: Mechanics, Genetics/Biotechnology, Independent Research Project
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4 (1 other accepted, 3 deferred)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): lol literally none
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP scholar w/ distinction, National Merit Commended, I had DNA clones published on the National Center for Biotechnology Information website [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Here is exactly what I put on my app:[/li]Field Hockey (10,11,12): Varsity Captain (JV '11); ran pre-season
practices in '12 and '13; won MVP in '13,
Coach’s Award in '12, and Most Improved in
'11; 1st team All Susquehanna Division and
player in UCBAC Senior All-Star game '13;
play club year-round.

Green Team (10,11,12): Co-President; Co-wrote a $2000+ Lowe’s Toolbox
for Education Grant for a community-involved
sustainable garden (fruit and vegetables grown
donated to cafeteria and soup kitchens);
helped certify Green School and Green Ribbon
status; oversee school’s recycling and
environmental education of students.

Lacrosse (10,11,12): Varsity Captain; Varsity Starter '13 and
'14; running pre-season practices '14; won
Unsung Hero Award in '12; record for most
ground balls won in '13, most assists in
'12; play indoor lacrosse in the winter
and rec in the summer.

Tutoring (10,11,12): Tutor in math (algebra-basic calculus)
once per week; tutor in physics once per
week; tutor in environmental science once
per week; SAT tutor twice per week; run a
program to teach local elementary/middle
students sustainability and local ecology.

Spanish Honor Society (10,11,12): President; help coordinate program to tutor
ESOL students in math and science; help
coordinate language tutoring program
throughout all language honor societies; in
charge of communication for meeting and other
events; plan field trips; ensure club meets
national standards.

[] Job/Work Experience: Hostess at local restaurant; 15 hours/week
[] Volunteer/Community Service:well this wasn’t part of the application so tutoring was all they saw
[li] Summer Experience: Trip to Spain, running field hockey preseason practices, taking care of green team garden, lacrosse rec league, field hockey rec league [/ul][/li]
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: I wrote about the squirrel in my grandmothers basement 9/10[/li][] Department at MIT: Wrote about my dad wanting me to grow him a hip 8/10
[] Trait Most Proud Of: want to succeed (so bad) 4/10
[] World You Come From: wrote about growing up when my sister was born 8/10
[] Significant Challenge: wrote about field hockey 10/10
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: wrote about my independent research project
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: didn’t read[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Info/Rec: none
[] Interview:went really well. He told me he thought i was a great fit for MIT and gave me like specific reasons why at the end of the interview lol
[] Art Supplement:[/list] Oh GoD nO

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31/13
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Maryland
[] School Type: Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: 60-65k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):recruited athlete (field hockey) [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: no major awards, kinda average idk
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I fit the characteristics MIT was looking for
[] What would you have done differently?:nothing at all[/ul]

**General Comments & Advice: Do what you want to do in high school. I was with my best friend when I opened my letter, and right before I did she asked me “Would you have done nothing differently if you knew you would get rejected from MIT?” and I said no. It’s the truth, and everyone should be able to say the same. Don’t spend high school thinking about college. Do what you love and the right school will accept you and everything will be ok. I promise. **

ThatAsian · December 14, 2013, 11:28pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1960 (accidentally sent to MIT)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1960 (accidentally sent to MIT)
[] ACT (breakdown): 30 first sitting, 32 second, 34 last
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35E / 33M / 32R / 35S / 33E+W / 11W
[] SAT II (subject, score): 1960, not worth posting
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Weighted GPA: 5.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 / ~750
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Human Geography (4), AP World History (4), AP Statistics (3), AP Physics B (4), AP Eng. Lang (4), AP Calculus AB (5), APUSH (5), AP US Gov’t (4), AP Psych (5), AP Euro (5), AP Eng. Lit (4), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Calculus BC - AB Subscore (5), AP Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load (First Semester Grade): American Literature (Dual Enrollment) (A), AP Comparative Government (A), AP Chemistry (B), AP Microeconomics (A), Astronomy (Dual Enrolled) (B->A?), Calculus III (B). British Literature (Dual Enrolled), Sociology (Dual Enrolled), and Macroeconomics (Dual Enrolled) next semester.
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Zero!
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended, Harvard Book Award (school), various Subject Excellence Award (school)
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): FIRST Robotics (12, Captain + Founder), Science Olympiad Team (11 - 12, Captain + Founder), Rocketry Club (11 - 12, President + Founder), Model UN (11 - 12, President), Mu Alpha Theta (9 - 12, Treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Nursing Home volunteer (60 hours), temple volunteer (200+ hours)
[] Summer Experience: Internship and research at local university[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 7-8[/li][] Department at MIT: 8 (this makes me sad, no other college has as good of a department in what I talked about as MIT, if they even have one at all)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 8-9
[] World You Come From: 7 (discovered some mistakes AFTER I submitted despite reviewing multiple times)
[] Significant Challenge: 7
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: Internship abstract, explanation
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 7 (Generic, resume-based. Knew me well but had ~30 kids asking for recommendations so yeah…)[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7 (Teacher likes me and writes very well, but also resume based)
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t know, but guessing a 7-8.
[] Additional Info/Rec: 7 (Physics teacher. Likes me a lot - but still resume based)
[] Interview: 6-7. Did not go too well. I was very nervous and would have acted very very differently if I was calm.
[] Art Supplement: Nope[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/1 near midnight
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: United States
[] School Type: Very Large Public (~3000)
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: 200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): I wish.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: STEM programs at school, introspective essays
[] Weaknesses: No major awards, meh recommendations
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Recommendations and I could have picked better EC’s
[] What would you have done differently?: I’m an introvert. I should have taken more initiative in 9th, 10th grades for competitions, etc…[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Dreams, for most people, don’t come true - this is not a reason to not pursue your passions and have fun! Otherwise, MIT offers a very specific program that is not really available at any other university… that program was my passion and what I wanted to do in life. Guess it’s time to switch majors.

EvelynF · December 15, 2013, 12:32am

Decision: AdMITted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t send
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] ACT (breakdown): Composite: 34, English: 34, Math: 35, Reading: 35, Science: 31, Writing:8 (all one sitting)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): Chemistry 770, Math 2: 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7
[] AP (place score in parentheses): I took 12 (including senior year) and I’m way too lazy to name them all. But basically I made sure to take rigorous classes (although not ALL of the rigorous class) that I liked (or was forced to take by my school)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Econ (2nd semester AP Gov), AP English Literature, H Spanish 4
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Hispanic Scholar?[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):captain of the FIRST robotics team for 2 years, president of Jewish Student Union, president of Make-A-Wish club, president of an awesome club where we go and play with underprivileged children and perform for them
[] Job/Work Experience: paid internship over summer to fundraise for a university, this is going to sound weird but I’m on a very very famous youtube show
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Teen Crisis & suicide hotline plus all my other clubs that I put in extracurriculars
[] Summer Experience: learned programming, volunteered at preschool, paid internship, But honestly my summers aren’t very impressive at all because I spent most of them in Florida with my family[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:I slaved over these essays for months.[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Archie Comics. Talked about how I created a 100 page Archie history book in 8th grade that was praised by the CEO as the most accurate book in Archie history[/li][] Department at MIT: MechE!! TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CLASSES AND STUFF
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Compassion. Talked about a suicide phone call from the crisis line I work at
[] World You Come From: Talked about living with my best friend’s family for the past 2 years because my parents had to take up jobs in Florida (and I live in LA)
[] Significant Challenge: being a girl in math and sciences and basically brought up to think it wasn’t okay for me to like fashion and makeup as well as robotics
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: talked about the youtube show I’m on
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics teacher, he loved me and his recs are supposed to be amazing but I didn’t read them[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher. She loved me too and I’m confident her rec was awesome
[] Counselor Rec: She kind of knew me. Hopefully her rec was good?
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: It was okay. We talked about Grey’s Anatomy and Archie Comics which was nice.
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct 29?
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: California
[] School Type: Highly gifted magnet
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (other.)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: not really sure why that matters but upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): my sister went to MIT 8 years ago but I doubt it really matters…[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my essays were very very different
[] Weaknesses: no awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

General Comments & Advice:
Give it your best shot. Last year I wasn’t even thinking about MIT because I thought my SAT II science would be too low and I thought MIT would be too nerdy for me. Then I talked with my sister and I honestly fell in love with it. I began to study REALLY REALLY hard for chemistry SAT II (my friend helped me a lot). I also slaved over my essays and wasn’t afraid to ask for help/opinions from people. Also remember college is what you make it, so even if you don’t get in, you will be amazing elsewhere! Good luck to everyone!

pretzel729 · December 15, 2013, 3:57am

Pick one:
Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): never took
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] ACT (breakdown):26 32M/28S/23R/21E/7W
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): 770 Math 2(Twice), 680 Physics(Twice. Learned physics in the 2 weeks before the first test), Chemistry 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.205
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/420ish @ my old school 32/726ish @my new one
[] AP (place score in parentheses):Calc BC(5, selfstudy), Stats(4), WHAP(3), Eng. Lang(2)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Bio, APUSH,AP Calc AB(dont have highschool credit yet), AP US gov, APES, AP Lit, APCS, AP Chem(selfstudy), AP Physics C(M+E/M selfstudy), Gym(creditbyexam)
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 at least. He probably got accepted. He’s #1 i think?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):NONE
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):AP scholar, A/B, … thats really it…[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Robotics 12th none typical robotics team, Math UIL 12th none We goto meets and take math test FOR FUN and compete, Thats it.
[] Job/Work Experience: NONE
[] Volunteer/Community Service: NONE
[] Summer Experience: Started learning multivarible calc. Nothing else much… Im not really allowed to go out with friends much…[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Draw people[/li][] Department at MIT: Aerospace
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Adaptation
[] World You Come From: My family’s struggling survival for a “home”
[] Significant Challenge: Stuttering
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1:Math, 10, I think she loved having me last year. She’s really proud of me. I bet she wishes others can love math as much as her and I. Even though I didn’t see the recommendation, I know it was great.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2:French 1&2, 9, Had to goto my oldschool and sit down with my teacher afterschool to explain to him how to do it. He wrote it along side me so it can be great. He’s a cool guy and even though french class has little recommendation level material, he was cool enough to make the letter great.
[] Counselor Rec: 6 short and pretty generic… I don’t blame him. I was new and haven’t really done anything… I had him as my middle school councilor too.
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: Guy was real cool. Him and I finished up some western show since I was 5 minutes early. Thought it was going to go bad since I don’t really have much to talk about since I’m nothing special… but tbh after I though it went AMAZINGLY will, especially with the ECs that ive done, well, havent done. I was able to use the little things such as my drawing and connect the skills with with my major and interests. If you do that, you will earn big “Interview points”
[] Art Supplement:None, was considering though, but $10 was enough to dissuade me from doing so[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:10/31
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country:Texas
[] School Type:Previous one was a “Career Highschool” current one is a regular one.
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: <$12,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):first generation born here & and to graduate[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Interview, teacher recommedations, sympathy from essays, and being Hispanic.
[] Weaknesses: ECs (senior year is the only year i had some) lack of volunteering/working, ACT score most definitally, grades, test scores, my reading ability, just bascially EVERYTHING
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not accepted because I don’t have much experience at life (I blame my overprotective mother) and grades/test scores. Not rejected because I’m Hispanic maybe? 
[] What would you have done differently?: Stayed at my old school. Join clubs. Get a life. Take the right classes and get A’s. Take SAT/ACT more than once. Overstudy for Math II/ Physics. Actually do my writing homework in 4th grade.[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:
I know I wasn’t gonna get in. Wouldnt be able to pay anyways. Applied just to see, plus it was free. I’m going to UT Austin. Thankful for guaranteed acceptance. I’m not anyone special, especially compared to the people whose parent’s basically trained them for this moment. Sigh, I wish I had better opportunities…

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