<p>Hi all!
If you are in the IB Diploma programme and are applying to MIT, please feel free to post any questions about it on this thread.
To start off I have a question: Will the MIT admissions office focus more on our predicted High Level grades over the Standard Level ones? Secondly, if one takes Physics High Level but maths standard level(includes calculus), does it lower chances of admission?</p>
<p>Thank you all for your time! (Including matriculating students at MIT)
Goodluck to all applicants!
Goodluck beavers on your mid-terms!</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the predicted grades stuff, but for the HL physics and SL math, I’m pretty sure they won’t care about that.</p>
<p>Just take the most rigorous course load your school has to offer, which in your case, is the IB programme. Just take the courses you enjoy in IB, and don’t focus on taking them for MIT.</p>
<p>If you still don’t believe me, I have a friend who goes to an IB school. His school did not offer HL math or HL physics, and the only 3 HL were English, Social Studies and Biology. He took those HL courses and got into MIT last year</p>
<p>My son, a sophomore at MIT, did not go to an IB school; many friends and acquaintances did and were not accepted. I agree that what’ll be noticed is that you took the hardest courseload available to you, as compared to your peers at YOUR school.</p>
<p>IB program already shows that your son is challenging himself. </p>
<p>But even the toughest course ever is not gonna guarantee admission.
Just realize that the process is very holistic. I’d worry more abotu academic extracurricular activities than whether SL or HL Math is better.</p>
<p>Well, in keeping with that reasoning one shouldn’t make a big deal about ECs either. </p>
<p>On another note, saying chances increase or decrease based off of mostly subjective reasoning essentially means you’re reducing people and their possibly greatest aspects to statistics, which is what a holistic process is meant to avoid. This is a bit why I don’t like the chancing board.</p>
<p>kemcab,
The main problem with calling the admissions process “holistic” is that the adcoms are unlikely to ever meet the applicants; the entire process is based on their reading a file, placing applicants into categories, and then inferring traits, trends, and potential. Yes, at the elite-school level, more is needed besides stellar standardized test scores, GPA, and class rank, but what is holistic about accepting the nationally-recognized composer over the video-game creator? It IS about statistics, even at HYP and MIT, it’s just that these schools have the luxury of choosing between kids who all have terrific stats. Because these schools are creating a well-rounded community of students each year, you have no idea what needs are being filled, hence why it’s a “crapshoot” at this level. Just my opinion.</p>
<p>but still. This person obviously has the hard classes. The marginal benefit of just changing whether a Math class is SL or HL is extremely trivial compared to the rest of the student’s profile.</p>
<p>I am just saying that it would be worth more time to just work on other aspects instead of getting nitty-griddy on a couple of classes. </p>
<p>Everyone at MIT is gonna have the great course load. It is almost like a requirement for admission</p>
<p>Hello once again!
Thank you all very much for your advice! I think generally what I should do is, take the challenging classes that I have at hand, and focus on the activities that portray my character.
BTW, (@djokovic&neuron39) are you guys applicants as well?</p>