MIT Class of 2018 Consolidated EA/RD Results Thread

koroket · December 15, 2013, 4:38am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/610/610/8
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/610/610/8
[] ACT (breakdown): M36 S36 R28 E33 W30 Essay 9
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): M36 S36 R28 E33 W30 Essay 9
[] SAT II (subject, score): MathII 800/Physics 800/Japanese 800/Chem 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Weighted GPA: 4.22
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Decile
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Physics B(5), Physics C Mech.(5), Physics C Elec.(5), Chem(5), Calc BC(5), AB sub score(5), Japanese(5),Comp Sci(4), Env Sci(4), Stats(3)<–Lol
[] IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, H Chinese, AP Eng, AP Gov, C++ Methods, Java Data Structures, Java Methods, Android Programming, C++ Data Structures, Art History, Discrete Math
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school:0? I think
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Nah
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):AP National Scholar, 1st place regional Japanese Speech Contest, Some regional and school sport awards, Yu-Gi-Oh locals 1st place LOL[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):Found HHSGO (a website + tutoring + resource for our students)(senior year), President of Science Bowl(junior-senior), Former President of Asian Club(freshman-senior), Math Club(freshman-junior), Tennis (all 4 years, doubles 1), WaterPolo(all 4 years, Hole Defense)
[] Job/Work Experience:Nah
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Nothing major just bunch of random ones 200+hours
[] Summer Experience:Was part of BU RISE for 2 weeks, other than that I took classes over summer or played sports[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: (Create Video games, 9, connects math, physics, and compsci)[/li][] Department at MIT: (EECS, 7, thought it was general but did mention I wanted to create things to help as many people as I can)
[] Trait Most Proud Of: (Innovative, 9, Website and Program I made for our school [hhsgo.com])
[] World You Come From: (Public Transit, 8, Talked about how public transit takes big part of my day and how it lead to finding passion in compsci)
[] Significant Challenge: (Coming to America with minimal English, 9, Talked about how Mathematics was a universal language itself)
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: (Physics, 10, Very awesome teacher & really knew me)[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: (English, 8, Crated websites and games for her classes)
[] Counselor Rec: (Counselor, 10, She really liked me, we talked very often)
[] Additional Info/Rec: (College Math Professor, We fit like peanutbutter and jelly)
[] Interview: Yes, and felt pretty good. Enjoyed the whole interview.
[] Art Supplement:Nah[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 5 minuets before it closed (SO SCARY, just submit it early, I live in Cali, forgot MIT is 3 hours ahead)
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country:California
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:ASIAN
[] Gender:MALE
[] Income Bracket Range: MID-LOW (60k?)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):Nah[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Courses definitely, I took Multi(A), linear(A), diff eq(A), Physics w/calc Mech(A), Physics w/calc E&M(A), Physics w/calc Thermo(B), Engnerring Statics(5), Intro CompSci(A). <–all at local community college. I think Essays were good. Interview was pretty solid. Same with Recs. My EC showed innovation which I think helped
[] Weaknesses: SATI and ACT is pretty low, GPA isnt like super high, No major Awards, (ASIAN, MALE, LOW-mid Income)<–Worst combination
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My whole application including the classes, ECs, test scores, and essays, all were put together neatly. The essays help tell the connections in the application. Wanting to create things and help others is something I think MIT really likes.
[] What would you have done differently?:Raise my test scores[/ul]

Other Factors:nah

General Comments & Advice:refer to (Why you think you were…)

Hypocrates · December 15, 2013, 9:11am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740M 740CR 800W (2280)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 740M 790CR 800W (2330)
[] SAT II (subject, score): 650 Math II, 710 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[] Weighted GPA: 6.13
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (5), AP Human Geo (5) AP Biology (5) AP Euro (5), AP Spanish Language (4), APUSH (5), AP Art History (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Chemistry (3), AP English Language (5), AP Physics B (4), AP Physics C, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP English Literature
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Creative Writing 3/4 H., Multivariable Calc/Diff Eq., AP Gov/AP Macro, World Religions H./Holocaust Studies H., AP English Lit
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3 or 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Art & Writing Awards, Silver Key
[li] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National AP Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, Bryn Mawr Book Award, Silver Knight nominee (it’s a district thing)[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Lab Show Coordinator (officer) w/ Science NHS (12), Secretary w/ Creative Writing Club (12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research with a professor at the local university
[] Volunteer/Community Service: I volunteer four hours a week at a science museum, and help out with Science NHS. Not much else besides
[] Summer Experience: Lab work at the university. [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: I wrote about my love for learning languages. It was a bit heady.[/li][] Department at MIT: Physics!
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Stubbornness / Persistence.
[] World You Come From: I talked about how my brother raised me intellectually when I was little, and how my parents would foster my curiosity.
[] Significant Challenge: I wrote about my cerebral palsy.
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 10! Physics teacher![/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7. English teacher, she loves me but she’s a bit mechanical so
[] Counselor Rec: 8, he really likes me
[] Additional Info/Rec: 9. I got my professor to write me a letter. It was so sweet!
[] Interview: It went amazingly! We were talking about opera for a whole 10 minutes lol
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: A week or so before the deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: FL
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: < 30k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): I’m Hispanic, low income, a girl in science. I also have cerebral palsy but I don’t know if that’s a hook or not.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, URM status + hooks, essays, recs
[] Weaknesses: SAT II Subject Test scores. They absolutely sucked.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My subject test scores. Waiting for that rejection letter in March.
[] What would you have done differently?: nothing. I did everything I could.[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: MIT is my dream school, and I’m kind of bummed because I’m forcing myself to realize I never had a chance. Oh well. We move on!

marciemi · December 15, 2013, 4:58pm

Admitted students - we’ve formed a Facebook group for parents of students accepted to MIT EA for 2018. I can’t post a link here, but please ask your parents to come request to join us (it’s a closed group) by searching for MIT Parents of the Class of 2018 on Facebook. Congrats!

guppy64 · December 15, 2013, 6:03pm

Posting for son
Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/790/720/8
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):2310
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score):Math2, 800, Chem, 800, Physics, 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Weighted GPA:4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): USH(5), Eng Lang(4), Phys C M(5), Phys C E&M(5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Stat, AP Comp Sci, AP Eng Lit, Hon Org Chem
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school:3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USABO semifinalist, various state level science awards
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):NHS, NMS Commended, Tri-M[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): symphonic band (6-12), band president (12), jazz band (7-12), XC running, science/math club, FBLA
[] Job/Work Experience:research internship
[] Volunteer/Community Service:various projects with no particular theme
[] Summer Experience:Rutgers YSP, music camps[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:hard to evaluate[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: [/li][] Department at MIT:
[] Trait Most Proud Of:
[] World You Come From:
[] Significant Challenge:
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see them, but should have been good[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Art Supplement:submitted instrumental music recording[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 2 days before deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket Range: >$200K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul]none[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATs, ECs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, no major science awards or activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Would love to know
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:

compileerror · December 15, 2013, 9:09pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): n/a
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): n/a
[] ACT (breakdown): 34E / 34M / 34R / 34S / 9W
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): (only took once)
[] SAT II (subject, score): 740 Math II, 780 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
[] Weighted GPA: 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Spanish Lang (5), Chem (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5), US History (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Computer Science, AP English Lit, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: E&M
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: n/a
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Carnegie Mellon Computer Science picoCTF Hacking Competition
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Spanish Exam Gold Award (2 yr)

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity Dance Team (4 yr, 2 yr captain), Advanced Dance (4 yr), Musical theatre (4 yr), Model UN, Writing an epidemic modeling program
[] Job/Work Experience: Office assistant at a hospice, summer camp (both four years)
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Blood drive at LA Children’s Hospital for spanish-speaking donors
[] Summer Experience:[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: cooking[/li][] Department at MIT: compsci+molecular bio, international development
[] Trait Most Proud Of: collaborative (talked about writing code)
[] World You Come From: multicultural, multigenerational family (speak several languages)
[] Significant Challenge: back injury that stopped me from dancing
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: open source culture
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: comp sci teacher, probably very good, 8/9[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: spanish teacher, probably great 10
[] Counselor Rec: probably very good 8/9
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: went really great (lasted almost 2 hours), we stayed in touch (he was very interested in my computer program, wanted to write more about it)
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Oct. 30
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: CA
[] School Type: private prep school
[] Ethnicity: other
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket Range: >200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul]
none
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: passion with computer science, dancing
[] Weaknesses: math score on satII kind of low
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: possibly math score. I go to a very competitive (and well-known) prep school, and my interviewer said that MIT does tend to select against prep school kids.
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] i wish i had retaken mathII (i took it in sophomore year and I think I could have done better).[/li]
Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: I’m not all too broken up (although I know people who got accepted with what I feel are less competitive applications and I had expected at least a deferral). Well, it’s too bad, but congrats, everyone!

**Other schools applying to: Tulane (got in early with Honors program and HUGE scholarship), Georgetown NHS, Stanford, Yale, Berkeley, USC, UCLA, UCSB, UCI, UCD

Tactics · December 15, 2013, 10:08pm

Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2290, 770 (LOL)/730/790
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800/800 Math II/Phys
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.56 (with a bunch of C’s, etc.)
[] Weighted GPA:4.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem, Phys B, Phys C, Lang, World, Calc AB taken in 8th grade, took Calc II/III in 9th grade 
[] Senior Year Course Load: Bunch of humanities classes
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4+
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USAMO 14+ (see below)/ USAJMO HM / USAJMO, submitted to Intel STS
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): the regular stuff [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Math/Quantum/Research, reading papers
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Tutoring math kids
[] Summer Experience: N/A[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Chess[/li][] Department at MIT: Math
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Playfulness
[] World You Come From: Single parent/not supported
[] Significant Challenge: Failing to make MOP 2 times, creativity in mathematics/empathy use
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: Common app essay
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1:English, knows me from Academic Deca. [/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Math, knows alot of things
[] Counselor Rec: not sure
[] Additional Info/Rec: Research Mentor
[] Interview: good/ok
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/31
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: California
[] School Type: 2800+ Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: Not sure
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Math/displayed passion for sciences even under my circumstances, they became an armor
[] Weaknesses: the arrow of low GPA hit the armor once. Can it take another hit in RD?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a very special case, because I took 70 days off junior year due to a bunch of child abuse stuff/tons of stress. If any lessons be learned, it should be that they’re really willing to overlook the official things like GPA, etc. if you really do have a powerful passion.
[] What would you have done differently?: I actually don’t know, I took a “journey” to fix my emotional problems from having a single father, vs just grinding grades etc. I should’ve made Blue MOP because of abilities/background, but due to a bunch of factors like police, admin, etc. I got screwed over emotionally during the test. Similarly, I got screwed by not making USAJMO MOP too, which was the cause of my absences. [/ul]

**Other Factors: Like I said, missed tons of school. (or should I say voluntarily ditched etc) **

**General Comments & Advice: I got deferred from Caltech as well, instead of straight up rejected. Broke the historical record for my school, lowest GPA to be deferred. If anything, let me be a ragged example of how passion will still work out in your favor if you show it properly. Also, if you’re a prospective mathlete looking into the olympiads/research/everything that seems legit to me, it really helps NOT to go to an extremely intensive school (unless there are other really good math people in that school), or else you’ll just be wasting time on busywork/studying for basic things/getting trolled by teachers and policies. It is extremely OK if you just take 2 AP’s or something as long as you can develop math skill, regardless of what others do.
Stay optimistic as well, it goes a long way to recovering from failures, and sometimes things aren’t that bad really. Take advantage of everything. **

clutchtow · December 15, 2013, 10:22pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t send
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t Send
[] ACT (breakdown): Math:35 English:35 Reading:36 Science:36 Essay:8
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): Composite: 36
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II: 800 Physics:800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0? (97.690)
[] Weighted GPA: Don’t know? 109.369
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/705
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Compsci A, Physics 1B, Calculus BC, English, Chemistry, Music Theory: 5 on all of them; World History: 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Psychology AP, Computer Science Independent Study II (4th year), Multi-Variable Calculus, Marching/Concert Band, English AP Seminar, Physics C, AP Government
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school:5?
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 1st Place Sophomore year Best of Texas computer science competition
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Honor Roll, National Merit Commended[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):[/li]Band: (Freshman-Senior), Trumpet Player, Drum Major senior year
FIRST Robotics: (Sophomore-Senior), FTC Sophomore year, FRC Junior year, Programming team head Senior year
Boy Scouts: (5th grade - Senior), Eagle Scout
Destination Imagination: (3rd Grade - Senior), 8th at global finals twice
Competitive Computer Science: (Sophomore-Senior)

[] Job/Work Experience: Math/Science tutor, Taught at a computer camp for kids, computer science mentor.
[] Volunteer/Community Service: (nothing on the application?)
[li] Summer Experience: Venture Crew Backpacker, Band Camp, Travel to Puerto Rico, Drum Major Leadership Camp.[/ul][/li]
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Practical Jokes, 10, I talked about filling my world history room with 2500 balloons and turning my teachers car into a stegosaurus.[/li][] Department at MIT: Course 6 (EECS), 5, Not very good… Awkward and didn’t show how much I’ve wanted to go there.
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Attention to detail, 9, Talked about debugging in robotics, helping people perfect marching, and even in cooking
[] World You Come From: Experience, 8, Talked about how my parents always emphasized getting new and exciting experiences.
[] Significant Challenge: JV to Drum Major, 10, Talked about being cut from the marching show freshman year and moving up the ranks to drum major my senior year. Huge thing considering its going from the bottom 20 on the marching band to the top 4
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: None sadly
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics, 10, Would have been fantastic, she loves me and was admitted to MIT[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Music Theory, 8, It was the first rec he has every written, but I read it and it was really complimentary, just a little awkwardly written
[] Counselor Rec: No clue, my councilor likes me, but I don’t know what she would have put in it.
[] Additional Info/Rec: Band Director wrote one, and a Stanford professor that went to MIT as undergrad wrote one.
[] Interview: I think it went well, she seemed to like me.
[] Art Supplement:Nope, but I am adding a music portfolio to my february updates form[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: September 23, 2013
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Texas
[] School Type: Large, Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: 150,000-175000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): I wish, but none…[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, grades, extra curricular, essays
[] Weaknesses: Lack or research or national awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Don’t know… I guess I don’t have a lot of super amazing things, just a bunch of solid things…
[] What would you have done differently?: Add more volunteer work?[/ul]

Other Factors:
None

General Comments & Advice:
I was really disappointing. I have wanted to go to MIT since I was seven, but I guess it wasn’t in the cards for an EA admit. I just hope I can comeback swinging!

Term664 · December 16, 2013, 5:47pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2240 (780M, 720CR, 740W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): ^^^
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math II 800, Physics 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.408 (scale 5.0)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), Physics B (5), APUSH (5), Euro (5), Comp Sci (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics C (both exams self-study), Calc BC, AP Italian, AP Gov, British Writers, Lifeguard Training, AP Chem
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): I’m not sure where to put my awards so dont judge if these aren’t major: Eagle Scout, 4th Place Yale Physics Olympics, State Open Swimmer
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul]
AP scholar with distinction, multiple Mu Alpha Theta competition wins, RIT medal, top decile at GE Computer Science Competition

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Academic Decathalon, Swim Team, Tech crew for theatre (Manager), Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, Italian NHS, Science Olympiads, Computer Science Team (Captain), Model UN, Boy Scouts (I was SPL, now JASM)
[] Job/Work Experience: Computer Troubleshooter over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community Service:National Honors Society Tutor (Math and Physics), Boy Scouts do alot of service
[] Summer Experience: Boy Scout High Adventures/Summer Camp, Reading books about space + astronauts (This is all i wrote on the app :)[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays: Not Going to Score[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Play and Watch Chess[/li][] Department at MIT: AeroAstro
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Fortitude in Swimming
[] World You Come From: Boy Scouts, journey to Eagle
[] Significant Challenge: GE Computer Science Competition, designing a program that plays hex
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: I wrote about Neil Degrasse Tyson taking away my favorite planet and how I got to meet him!
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Calc Teacher (Didn’t read)[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Euro/Gov Teacher (It was very concise, related me to the universe, cool! but honestly these don’t matter beyond actually having teachers that like you imo)
[] Counselor Rec: (Didn’t read)
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: Again, I don’t think this influences the decision beyond flagging bad behavior etc. He asked me why i wanted to go to MIT multiple times throughout the interview my answer evolved and what not. He implied I was humble and said I was the most qualified applicant he had interviewed thus far (i’m not sure how often he says that)
[] Art Supplement: N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: A week before the deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: CT
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: Prefer not to answer
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None I guess :\ [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT II’s, SAT’s are good enough, AP scores, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: I don’t think I accurately depicted my leadership roles enough, no summer internships, only taking high school classes
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:Nothing to stand out (I think I can change this come March, I have a few aces up my sleeve)
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing, I did what I wanted to in high school, enjoyed myself, prepared myself for college, and found what I really want to do. This answer might change if I don’t make the cut in March[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:

delprioreos · December 17, 2013, 8:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2190 (770-M/710-CR/710-W/11-Essay)
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): one sitting
ACT (breakdown):34 (36-M/35-S/34-R/30-E/8-Essay)
ACT superscore (breakdown): one sitting
SAT II (subject, score): 790 Math I, 740 Physics, 750 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Weighted GPA: 4.21
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/280
AP (place score in parentheses): US (4), Psych (4), Euro
IB (place score in parentheses): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C (K&E), AP English Lit, Calc I @ local college, Calc II @ local college, Gov, Econ, Spanish IV, Public Speaking, Gym
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 2, both deferred
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Athletic Awards
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMS commended student, National Honor Society

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity/JV Football, 9-12, Captain, winner of various team, all-league, all-area, and all-state honors, Varsity/JV Baseball, 9-12, captain, Varsity Wrestling, 9-12, no leadership, National Honor Society, 10-12, Treasurer, largest inducted class in school history, Early Morning Seminary, 9-12, Mormon bible study at 5:40 a.m. every school day, Libertarian Club, 11-12, Vice President, Key Club, 11-12, no leadership, Varsity Club, 9-12, no leadership, Young Americans for Freedom Club, 12, no leadership
Job/Work Experience: Moon Bounce Delivery boy (Summer Job), Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: A sprinkling of a lot of things
Summer Experience: Pool Volleyball League, Legion Baseball, Lifting for Football

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: Football (8), I was recruited for football so I figured it’d be ok to write about. Discussed using smarts to overcome lack of size
Department at MIT: Chemical/Aerospace Engineering (5), very self deprecating, interested in engineering like everyone else so I’m aware that’s not unique, worth mentioning that favorite subjects are math, physics, etc. and played with legos as a kid
Trait Most Proud Of: Self-Sacrifice/Teamwork (10), kickass essay on how I give it up for the team, with specific examples and explanations on why that’s a sacrifice.
World You Come From: Sterotypical Suburbia (9) includes quote from Tom Petty’s “American Girl”
Significant Challenge: Recent car accident (8), overcoming the mental shock and small physical injuries/loss of backpack with academic stuff to break multiple school receiving records and still maintain straight A’s 1st quarter
Additional Essay/QB Essays: Just put in my hectic daily schedule, admitting I wasn’t unique but it’s still somethin’
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation #1:Math, 9, Calculus Teacher Junior year is also my baseball coach so I’m sure he had great things to say.
Teacher Recommendation #2:AP Psych, 9, Had this teacher for a very fun and challenging course and avidly participated in class debates, I’m sure he wrote some good stuff.
Counselor Rec: 6 Probably decent and he knows me well enough to drop some details about my extracurricular activities.
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: Decent, it was the Saturday morning after a football game so I was very mellow due to lack of energy. I was humble to the point of kicking myself after it because I neglected to bring up a lot of my accomplishments
Art Supplement:None

Other
Date Submitted App:10/24
U.S. State/Territory or Country:Pennsylvania
School Type:Regular Public High School
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: $185,000
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):Recruited Athlete

Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, Teacher Rec’s, Essays, Fact that I was recruited
Weaknesses: GPA/Transcript, lack of experience in actual research and engineering
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted because I’m a recruited athlete that has fantastic extra curriculars and scores that aren’t bad enough to get actually rejected. Also from a generic public school, religious minority (mormon), and have all the “right” imperfections (tried something new/out of your comfort zone and failed (Some of AP Social Studies courses, that got B+'s in, except for Psych, which I got an A), but not that bad kind of thing. I don’t know my interviewer mentioned it being something they like seeing)
What would you have done differently?: Actually study for my Standardized Tests and actually try in school instead of playing tetris all class.

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:
Some people get so hung up on trying to stick out on an application, just be yourself and write solid essays that an everyday person can relate to. Not some highfalutin essay about some crazy experience that never happened just so you can stick out on an app. Lastly but most importantly, demonstrate the ability to work in groups/teams, that’s what MIT’s all about.

CatherineL4296 · December 17, 2013, 9:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 750 CR, 800 M, 800 W, 10 Essay
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Chinese with Listening, 800 Physics, 790 Biology M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.62
[] Rank: 1 out of 300
[] AP: 5 Art History, 5 Calculus BC, 5 Chemistry, 5 Chinese Language and Culture, 5 Computer Science A, 5 English Language and Composition, 5 Music Theory, 5 Physics B
[] IB: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, U.S. Government
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 or 2
[] Major Awards: 1st place ARML Local, 4th place Math League, 5th place National Ocean Sciences Bowl finals, Stanford Debate Invitational Lincoln-Douglas Quarterfinalist
[] Common Awards: National AP Scholar, National Merit Semi-Finalist (pending Finalist) [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Science Bowl (9-12, President and Team 1 Captain); Math Club (9-12, President and Team 1 Captain); Debate (9-12, Lincoln-Douglas Captain); Piano (K-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Art of Problem Solving
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Peer tutoring (500+ hours)
[] Summer Experience: Internship at Carol Gross Lab, University of California San Francisco, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Poker, 10, “At present, I’m gambling on MIT’s regard for my character, gambling on the acceptability of metacognition. Raise this prompt? I call.”[/li][] Department at MIT: Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 8, the magic of life and UROPS offered by Professor Tenenbaum and Gabrieli
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Compassion, 8, my friend’s depression and how “science investigates reality but compassion saves lives.”
[] World You Come From: Poem, 9, describing different aspects of my world
[] Significant Challenge: Abandonment from my mother, 7, learning how to cook and do laundry at a young age
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: Summary of my summer internship work
[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Calculus, 8, I also TA for him this year
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: U.S. History, 9, he retired after teaching my class and said I was one of the best in his 30 year career
[] Counselor Rec: 6, based only on a brag sheet
[] Additional Rec: My lab PI, 10, National Academy of Sciences member who really liked me & Piano teacher, 8, he attended Juilliard
[] Interview: 8, we connected very well and I answered the most important question: “What can you bring to MIT and what can you take from MIT?”
[] Art Supplement: Piano recordings, 9 (J.S. Bach’s Toccata in c minor & Chopin’s Ballade in g minor)[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/01/13
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: 90-120k
[li] Hooks: None[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: No sports or good major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted: I was willing to fully express my character
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing; I was true to myself and would not have regretted anything had I been rejected.[/ul]

Other Factors: My parents were officially divorced on 11/25/13.

General Comments & Advice: Be yourself and make your personality clear. Colleges don’t admit the smartest or most achieving students. They admit those who would match/fit in their environment.

cloverleaf96 · December 18, 2013, 8:58pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2400 superscored; essay 11
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): 800 math 2, 780 bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Weighted GPA: 4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/350
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 4 or 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): i wish
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] AP scholar, commended thing for psat, couple science fairs

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): internships, community service, student government, the usual
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor
[] Volunteer/Community Service:
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] internships and traveling

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: painting[/li][] Department at MIT: biology
[] Trait Most Proud Of: creativity
[] World You Come From: science
[] Significant Challenge: internship catastrophe
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: n/a
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: didnt see; probably 9[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: didnt see; probably 8
[] Counselor Rec: didnt see, probably generic and rushed (he’s a big procrastinator and ha a lot of students)
[] Additional Info/Rec: research mentor, didnt see but prolly very good
[] Interview: i dont think it went well… we didnt seem to click because he was an engineer and i couldnt relate to that field…
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/1/13
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: MD
[] School Type: relatively competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket Range: around 150k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] i wish[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at UChicago and Caltech EA; deferred Columbia ED
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing… to be honest i think i’d be a lot happier and a better fit at caltech (lol sorry MITers)

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:

JoseAlanEsparza · December 20, 2013, 12:46am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1st 760/630/590/10 2nd 800/690/590/6
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):800/690/590/10
[] ACT (breakdown):33 Overall Math:35 English: 32 Science: 35 Reading: 30 Essay: 8
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score):MII 730, B/E 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 96.12
[] Weighted GPA: 101.46
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/657
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Spanish Language 5, US History 4, English Language 4, Biology 4, Chemistry 4, Physics 4
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB(double block), Academic Decathlon, AP MacroEconomics, AP English IV, Anatomy & Physiology
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): USNCO Qualifier, EMTSEF Qualifer, 1st Place UIL District Science Team, TFA State 2014 LD Qualifier, City Award for Academic Achievement, 2013 2nd Place Math Team 5A UIL District
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar with Distinction, National Hispanic Merit Scholar, Texas Performance Standards Project GT Recognition, plus I gave a list of 15+ regional and district science fair awards and UIL math and science awards

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): AcaDec since Senior, highest scorer in team. Research of GT project concerning protein Misfolding done in Junior year and science fair in sophmore, Speech and debate since junior doing LD, Congress, FX, DX, and Oratory.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Key Club VP Junior year, member sophmore, work in Fundacion Integra in Juarez, Mexico. Founded non-profit organization to benefit Juarez and El Paso communities.
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] Travel, Reading, bit of research, excercise, Volunteering, and Summer Camp w/ fundacion integra.

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: volunteer with minister of charity of my church. 8[/li][] Department at MIT: economics and cognitive science program. 9
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Proud of my ambition. I want to change the world. 8
[] World You Come From: Live in TX, raised in Mexico in a violent city, have seen both spectrums of world. 10
[] Significant Challenge: having high dreams and ambition and knowing life is not easy and that even with the best intentions things sometimes don’t work out 8
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: listed awards talked about non-profit, listed some other clubs, nhs, mu alpha theta and said thank you. 9
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Economics, pyschology, and acadec teacher. 10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Pre-AP physics and APES teacher. 9
[] Counselor Rec: 9:)
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: only 30 minutes 6.5
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 11/7/13 lol (I submitted Part I early, I really advice you not to be late)
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country:
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Teacher Recomendations(BY FAR), in-depth involvement.
[] Weaknesses: Tests(although they do not count for much), interview somewhat.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that my plans with the education I would be recieving are very noble and that I have the math and science background to fit in the institute.
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] I would have done essays on time and prepared before hand more for the interview. I made grammar mistakes and turned in application late.

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:
It was a very frustrating process but it was worth it. Since sophmore I read CC and the reason I am posting my info is that I know that this may help anyone out there who is thinking in applying to MIT. My best advice is prepare with time and read the blogs and be yourself:)

nifty45 · December 20, 2013, 11:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): Math:36, Science:36, Reading:35, English:31, Writing:9
SAT II (subject, score): Math2:770, Physics:730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Weighted GPA: —
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): — my school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): 10th grade: Calc AB (5); 11th grade: Calc BC (5), Phys C Mech (4), Phys C E&M (5)
Senior Year Course Load: ---- Junior Course load was probably more important
Junior Year: Calculus III, Linear Alg., DiffEq, Mathematical Physics, Classical Mech, Engineering, Numerical Analysis, American Hist, American Lit. & Brit Lit, Latin IV (All A’s)

Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 (he was deferred)
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP scholar, honor roll, NM commended, a district physics award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Supercomputing club I started, a handful of national supercomputing conferences I presented at, 2nd in state for varsity High Jump in Track, my own projects dabbling with alarm systems, 2nd in region for cycling comp.
Job/Work Experience: job at EE company for 2 consecutive summers 
Volunteer/Community Service: not very much (30 or so hours) but what I did meant a lot to me
Summer Experience: research in parallel programming the digital reassembly of 3D puzzle pieces (which happened to be skull fragments)

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details): 
Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: parkour in wedges - I’m serious, 10
Department at MIT: EE, I’ve already worked in the field and dabbled in my own projects concerning the field, so I knew what I was talking about, 10
Trait Most Proud Of: selflessness, I talked to friends and even acquaintances and got their first impressions of me to write this one and tied it with things I learned while tutoring, 8
World You Come From:
Significant Challenge:
Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Teacher Recommendation #1:
Teacher Recommendation #2:
Counselor Rec:
Interview: He could tell I was nervous, but we got onto common topics and it went really well after the first 20 minutes

Other
Date Submitted App: mid-October
U.S. State/Territory or Country: LA
School Type: Selective-Entry STEM school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range:
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None (unless from a minority state counts, which I highly doubt)

Reflection
Strengths: courses, extra projects and HPC work, high jump/parkour/sporty extracurriculars
Weaknesses: national/regional competitions - since HPC doesn’t have very many for high school students at this point
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I had all of the bases covered and I think it came down to the essays where they could see my interests and the way I approach obstacles (physical and mental) and they decided that fit the school
What would you have done differently?: I would have done a research program, so that I knew I’d get a solid research experience such as the program at BU or RSI or SEAP. I ended up researching at a local university doing a cool project, but it was work I had to create myself and that my mentor couldn’t help we with - I was introducing him to the world of HPC.

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Try to get passed all the “little things” - everyone in the running will have great GPAs and test scores. Find what you do that makes you unique - what do you do that other people don’t? Take that to the next level and the level after that, and then present it at conferences, get feedback, and write about it on your application.

JerseySeed · January 4, 2014, 12:25pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 730/740/700
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II (subject, score): Math level 1 - 800, Chemistry - 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5), Lang. (4), Microecon (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Cacl AB, AP Physics B, AP Bio, AP Lit., French III
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): nothing major [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity basketball, track and field, forensics and debate
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community Service: Organized and participated in a bunch of community service projects
[] Summer Experience: nothing special, where I live there’s very little to do [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Night time walks 8/10[/li][] Department at MIT: Chemistry 7/10
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Bluntness 10/10
[] World You Come From: Third world country 10/10
[] Significant Challenge: Overcoming stubbornness 10/10
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: Wrote about personal hardship these past few years yet I was able to still stay on top academically + be involved with EC’s
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Chem - me and him are very close but I feel like he’d mention any faults I have too openly, 8/10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: AP Lang, again very close but I trust that she did a better job, 10/10
[] Counselor Rec: No idea, she’s new to the school
[] Additional Info/Rec:
[] Interview: Was average, my interviewer only had an hour available to her but it definitely wasn’t a “bad” interview 7/10
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Week before the deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Jordan
[] School Type: Private, for expats
[] Ethnicity: White - Middle Eastern
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: <$50k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): none that I’m aware of [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely my essays, I had a clear demonstration of personality and aspirations in them
[] Weaknesses: Other then SAT’s just my lack of “bonus stuff” like olympiads and contests, etc. To be fair, I’ve never had any opportunities to participate in those sort of things anyway.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays make me look promising I guess
[] What would you have done differently?: Be a black/native american female with adoptive gay parents.[/ul]

Other Factors:

**General Comments & Advice: The college admissions process at the end of the day is a crapshoot - everything is about luck. Just remember it’s what you do in life that matters, not the places you go **

Hamletz · January 4, 2014, 11:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Don’t want to give away identity, so this is really vague…sorreh
Only posted cuz IVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS.
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2300+
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): same
[] ACT (breakdown): nope
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): nope
[] SAT II (subject, score): triple 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: >4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of a lot
[] AP (place score in parentheses): nat ap scholah
[] IB (place score in parentheses): did pretty badly, reported anyway
[] Senior Year Course Load: pretty difficult
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: idk
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 2 major awards, but both coulda been better
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): lol omg so much random stuff[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity sportz, prez of a few clubz, everehthang rly
[] Job/Work Experience: basic unimportant stuff
[] Volunteer/Community Service: sorta my achilles heel, but i got some minor stuff down
[] Summer Experience: sum minor summer programz[/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: 8[/li][] Department at MIT: 9
[] Trait Most Proud Of: 9
[] World You Come From: 6
[] Significant Challenge: 8
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: nope
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: 8[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7
[] Counselor Rec: 8
[] Additional Info/Rec: nope
[] Interview: 10
[] Art Supplement: nope[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: who cares lol, before Nov 1
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: overrepresented state
[] School Type: pub
[] Ethnicity: azn
[] Gender: m
[] Income Bracket Range: idk (honestly…)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): nope[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECz, intahvew, scorez, major awardz
[] Weaknesses: fail comm service, azn
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: dem major awardz & ECz, well rounded sorta
[] What would you have done differently?: nuthin regardin app. in high school though, a lot (like make a competition camp), but I’m sure everyone has a lot of stuff they wanna do differently[/ul]

Other Factors: itz possible to get into MIT, guize

General Comments & Advice: I won the lottery, guize. btw hamlet is a terrible book don’t read it i don’t like it but for some reason everyone does huh whatever.

busybee203 · January 5, 2014, 3:12am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): didn’t take
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):-
[] ACT (breakdown): 36 English, 35 Math, 35 Reading, 28 Science, 10
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): 36, 35, 35, 35 (just messed up on science that one time! lol)
[] SAT II (subject, score): 670 Chem, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/556
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC
[] IB (place score in parentheses): IBSL Math (6), IBSL Anthro (6), IBSL French, IBSL Chem, IBHL English, IBHL History, IBHL Biology, IB Theory of Knowledge (took full IB schedule all four years, no on-level courses)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IBHL Math, IBSL Chem, IBHL Bio, IB ToK, IBHL English, IBHL History, IBSL French
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school:1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): -
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] NM Commended, won an essay contest or two, got some Character Trait awards, Bilingual Seal in French/English

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): I’m too lazy to list them but I had a lot of sports, leadership, clubs, etc. Not a weak point in my app
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community Service: a lot, 150+ hours
[] Summer Experience:[/ul] summer programs, camp counselor job, talked about how I loved to spend summer days reading

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Singing[/li][] Department at MIT: CSE
[] Trait Most Proud Of: Ability to appreciate even temporary situations or something like that. Talked about my family barn being burnt down, but overall could’ve been a basic essay
[] World You Come From: Growing up in a rural community
[] Significant Challenge: Getting past my sister’s psychological disorder, becoming good friends
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: Ten Things MIT Didn’t Know About Me
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: English, Long but too much focus on my resume rather than me as a person. He wrote the rec for the other EA applicant for my school and he loves the other applicant.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Math, nothing special but overall positive
[] Counselor Rec: Glowing, she adores me. But my college counselor and guidance counselor both sent in recs (it was a mistake on the guidance counselor’s part) so I’m not sure which one they saw
[] Additional Info/Rec: Junior English teacher, glowing rec
[] Interview: Awkward at points but I think overall, he liked me. Not spectactular
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 10/30
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: NM
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Latino (didn’t emphasize this in essays)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket Range: $250,000>
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] I guess URM but I didn’t mention it in any essays[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I didn’t spend years and years on my essays but I think they were creative and well written for the most part, ACT/GPA/courseload like every other applicant. variety and leadership in extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Pitiful SAT IIs, average recs, average interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Nothing special
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Applied sideways with my extracurriculars, studied for SAT IIs, been more prepared for interview.

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: Good luck to everyone who was deferred or applied RA!

SkyRue · January 6, 2014, 5:11pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): I really don’t like the SAT. Like, really.
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): I swear we’re mortal enemies
[] ACT (breakdown): 32 (chef don’t judge, and neither should you )
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II (subject, score): 790 Math II, 730 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No idea
[] Weighted GPA: No idea (last time I checked, which was a while ago, it was over a 4.1, if that helps)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Nope!
[] AP (place score in parentheses): By the end of my senior year, I will have taken 11 AP classes.
[] IB (place score in parentheses): No sir!
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem (definitely fav class, if you have the opportunity and love chem, take it!), AP Physics (good class also), AP Calc BC, AP English 12, AP Gov, and one more class that requires way too much explanation
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: Just me (I’m so lonely man…)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): A few, but I think if I listed them my identity would be revealed (I like being anonymous…)
[] Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):[/ul] a small handful (including National Achievement, National Commended, etc.)

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Way too lazy
[] Job/Work Experience: to explain all of this
[] Volunteer/Community Service: right now
[] Summer Experience:<a href=“sorry%20guys.%20Also,%20I’m%20all%20about%20the%20incognito,%20and%20my%20ECs%20would%20DEFINITELY%20mess%20with%20that”>/list</a>

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[list]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: Hehehe Rap music, 8-10[/li][] Department at MIT: Course 2 or 10 7-9
[] Trait Most Proud Of: I over think everything…? 8-10
[] World You Come From: my crazy African family 8-10
[] Significant Challenge: robotics (had to have the stereotypical MIT answer huh…) 7-9
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: No sir.
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t see[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t see (but I’m gonna guess they didn’t say that they despised me, so it’s all good)
[] Counselor Rec: I’m pretty sure my counselor doesn’t hate me either so…
[] Additional Info/Rec: No.
[] Interview: It was SUPER chill. About an hour. Learned a ton about MIT, made me fall in love with MIT even harder.
[] Art Supplement:[/list] I contemplated sending in a stick figure. I thought it was pretty good. But who knows.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Two days before the EA deadline
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: 'Murica
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: American (shout out to my west Africans tho)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket Range: Not relevant
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/ul] My closet has a ton of hooks. A few of 'em broke the other day though.[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I like to think I can be kinda cool to talk to every now and then, and that I can be a bit funny when I want to, so hopefully that showed in my application.
[] Weaknesses: Relatively speaking, I guess that 32 ACT would be seen as a weakness. I don’t think it’s a weakness though. I am proud of that 32
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: For my strengths? 
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Pshht, nothing. Well, maybe I would’ve combed my hair the morning I sent in my application. Ooh, maybe go skydiving or something. That’d be epic.

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: When in doubt, be yourself, and no one else. Life advice right there. In all seriousness, PLEASE be yourself. Think about it: If you come off as a square when you’re really not a square, then the people looking at your application are actually going to think that you’re a square (unless you really are a square, then that’s cool, I love squares). And, the thing is, colleges can only admit so many squares, right? So be an icosahedron (I swear I did not make that up), or whatever you are, and let that icosahedronness shine through. You’ll probably be one of only a few icosahedron, which’ll make you stand out a little bit. Just my 2 cents. Also, don’t make college admissions into such a mechanical process. It really isn’t, or at least it shouldn’t be. You shouldn’t be sitting there going, “Five ECs? Check. Perfect test scores? Check. Oh wait, my SAT II is a 790, better go make that perfect before I can apply.” Just do what YOU do, and then by the time you have to report what YOU do on YOUR application, it’ll be easy, and it’ll look good to colleges, because it’s what YOU’ve been doing with YOUR fantastic life. Alright I’m done.

WafflesAnyone · January 18, 2014, 12:54am

Decision: AdMITted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore: 2120: M 730, CR 670, W 720
[] SAT II: Physics 700, Math II 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP: Gov(4) World(5) Macro(4) Micro(3) Stat(4) Lang(4) Physics B(3) APUSH(4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Yearbook, APES, AP Lit, AP Physics C (both), AP Calc, Spanish, Humanities
[] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): MITES Alum,
[] Common Awards: AP Scholar With Distinction[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Cross Country 9-12 Co-Captain 12th, Tennis 9-12, Math Team 9-12 President 12th, Student Council 11-12 Student Body President, Yearbook 11-12 Editor
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community Service: HOBY, NHS etc.
[] Summer Experience: HOBY twice, MITES [/ul]

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]
[] Essays:[list]
[li] What You Do For Pleasure: (7) Running[/li][] Department at MIT: (8) Course 2
[] Trait Most Proud Of: (8) Gregariousness and Sense of Humor
[] World You Come From: (7) Immigrant Parents
[] Significant Challenge: (9) Didn’t know my name/Identity Crisis
[] Additional Essay/QB Essays: none
[] Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics 7[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: Econ 6
[] Counselor Rec: 9
[] Additional Info/Rec: 10 - MITES Evals were Stellar
[] Interview: 10 - She told me about the hacks she was involved with!
[] Art Supplement: none [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Nov 1
[] U.S. State/Territory or Country: GA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket Range: 60-70k
[li] Hooks: MITES[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: individuality
[] Weaknesses: scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: individuality, natural leader, involved in a lot of things thus would contribute to campus
[] What would you have done differently?:turned it in earlier, worked on it sooner[/ul]

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice:
like seriously, be yourself! my essays had clear voice and I played my individuality to the max, making puns with my name (yes I went there) seriously most of the people that apply to MIT could survive academically (theoretically) but they’re looking for more than that!

SwagDaddy · March 14, 2014, 10:46pm

Decision: AdMITted

Objective:[ul]

[]SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2400
[]SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): one sitting
[]ACT (breakdown): none taken
[]ACT superscore (breakdown): none taken
[]SAT II (subject, score): BioM: 800, Math2: 800
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Weighted GPA: 5.65/6
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/700ish
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Eight 5’s, One 4
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: Academic Decathlon, All APs (Music Theory, Chem, Stats, Gov, MacroEcon, Lit)
[]Number of other RA applicants in your school: One other that I know of
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): I wish
[]Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMF, Natl AP Scholar, Natl Spanish Exam Silver Medal

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[]Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Academic Decathlon: 10-12, Captain, I hold a state record, placed 2nd at nationals, won a team state championship. Debate: 9-12, VP/Speech Captain, won a district championship, qualified for state competition. Future Problem Solving: 9-12, won a state championship, 6th place at Intl competition. Varsity Tennis: 9-10, 12, won a district championship
[]Job/Work Experience: Internship at local test prep company
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Not too much, helped out at bone marrow drives and temple programs
[]Summer Experience: Research: Summer before 12th through Welch Scholars program at UT Austin. Summer before 11th at local uni

[/ul]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]

[li]Essays:[list][/li]
[]What You Do For Pleasure: Ping pong with my dad. 9/10, I really loved this one it was nerdy and quirky but personal. Felt rather MIT-ish
[]Department at MIT: Bio. 7/10, not great but not bad
[]Trait Most Proud Of: Work ethic, 7/10, same as above
[]World You Come From: 8/10, my culture plays a huge role in my life and this essay really let me get that across
[]Significant Challenge: 9/10, about playing basketball in 7th grade and being short. Once again, really funny and personal.
[]Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[/ul][li]Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/li]
[]Teacher Recommendation #1: Stats/Precal Teacher: 10/10, Only from scratch letter he’s written in years b/c he said I’m worth it
[]Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher: 10/10, Said he gave me the “best of career” label.
[]Counselor Rec: Ehhh….large public school with few counselors. Probably pretty generic. 6/10
[]Additional Info/Rec: From my PI from UT Austin from the research program. I have no idea what this one was like.
[]Interview: Fantastic. 11/10 (can I say that?) He was genuinely interested in what I had to say and later emailed me and told me that I displayed qualities he rarely sees in the students he interviews.
[]Art Supplement: LOLOL I can draw a circle if I try really hard.

[/list]Other[ul]

[]Date Submitted App: Umm…12/20ish
[]U.S. State/Territory or Country: Texas
[]School Type: Public and huge
[]Ethnicity: Indian
[]Gender: M
[]Income Bracket Range: 200Kish
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]

[]Strengths: Test scores, Academic Decathlon achievements, Interview, some research background
[]Weaknesses: ORM, some essays were dry, maybe a little one dimensional/too academic
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Was able to get my academic achievements across while balancing them with a personal side. Recs and Interview probably helped quite a bit. Also, divine intervention.
[]What would you have done differently?:

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: CHILL OUT! I stressed so much about this process, to the point where I thought I’d get shut out and end up going to my in-state public. Then I got a likely letter from Columbia, and a scholarship opportunity from Duke and now I have no idea where I’m going to go. Everything works out. I know it sounds dumb but honestly, don’t stress. (You will anyways haha).

JuggleFun · March 14, 2014, 11:31pm

Decision: AdMITted

Objective:[ul]

[]SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[]SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
[]ACT (breakdown): 35
[]ACT superscore (breakdown): 36
[]SAT II (subject, score): Physics 800, Math II 800, Chemistry 790
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Weighted GPA: N/A
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/65
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Physics B 5, Chemistry 5, APUSH 5, Lang 5, Spanish 5
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Linear Algebra, AP Lit, Modern American, Psych/Soc. (Small town school. I ran out of courses.)
[]Number of other EA applicants in your school: None that I know of
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Haha
[]Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar with distinction, High Honor Roll, lots of local and state math and science awards, art awards

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[]Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Fine art (drawing, painting, sketching), orchestra, NHS, volunteering, math and science teams, debate club
[]Job/Work Experience: Bilingual counselor at Spanish immersion camp
[]Volunteer/Community Service: NHS member, volunteer at local library and music studio
[]Summer Experience: Math, engineering, and Spanish camps

[/ul]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul]

[li]Essays:[list][/li]
[]What You Do For Pleasure: Art. (7/10) A bit contrived, but truthful.
[]Department at MIT: Physics. (7/10) Very specific.
[]Trait Most Proud Of: Open to new ideas. (8/10) Probably my best essay. I really emphasized how much I value diversity.
[]World You Come From: Small town. (6/10) Not great, not bad.
[]Significant Challenge: Dealing with school administration. (6/10) More of a bullet point list than an essay, but I needed to explain what I had gone through.
[]Additional Essay/QB Essays:
[/ul][li]Other (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[/li]
[]Teacher Recommendation #1: Geometry/Stats: (7/10) It was sort of an amalgamation of other recommendation letters he’s written for me.
[]Teacher Recommendation #2: History: (10/10) Glowing. I am so grateful.
[]Counselor Rec: I was afraid he wouldn’t even post it. He doesn’t know me at all. (2/10)
[]Additional Info/Rec:
[]Interview: 8/10 It went pretty well considering it was the first college interview I’d ever done and I was a little underprepared.
[]Art Supplement: Yes

[/list]Other[ul]

[]U.S. State/Territory or Country: Illinois
[]School Type: Rural and very, very small
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket Range: Middle class
[]Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):

[/ul]Reflection[list]

[]Strengths: Girl in physics, strong in humanities and arts as well as math and science. Test scores.
[]Weaknesses: Some essays were a bit dry and the interview could have gone a little better. Relatively weak EC’s.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Divine intervention. But seriously, I think I showed that I would bring something to the campus that was different from the average applicant: art, music, language, and culture as well as a strong dedication to the hard sciences. Also woman in physics?
[]What would you have done differently?:

Other Factors:

General Comments & Advice: I never expected this but I am so extremely grateful. As for advice – pour your heart and soul into each application. You’ll never know what will come through!

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