MITES 2013 Discussion

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>the seniors think i’m crazy for having such a large list of schools
but they’re all so nice… XD</p>

<p>the seniors also were whining about not having any “hooks”. then they looked at me, a first-gen low income female hispanic in STEM and they actually clapped and told me to apply and get “tons of money”</p>

<p>i wish, lol XD honestly though, i only got down to 14 schools. I really really hope I get accepted first semester to avoid all the stress…</p>

<p>I’m just insecure. I’m applying 4 more programs by 4/5 to guarantee a fun summer. if i get no acceptances, my confidence won’t be good for next fall</p>

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<p>I barely made Top 10 this year! :slight_smile:
Class of ~800 but my school doesn’t sound as competitive as some of yours. </p>

<p>Currently taking AP Spanish, APUSH, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Lang, and ASB. :D</p>

<p>And I don’t turn 17 till September :frowning:
I still don’t know where I want to go. All schools have that something special. :D</p>

<p>So far though it’s Yale, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, USC, UCLA no particular order. haha</p>

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<p>My school only offers three AP classes :(</p>

<p>But that’s just because I go to an ECHS and we have to graduate with an associate’s, so the rest of our classes are all dual-credit college level. We can still take any AP tests that we want, and some of our dual-credit teachers go out of their way to prepare us for them even though they don’t teach AP.</p>

<p>You guys sound all hardcore though, I’m over here thinking I’m badass because I’m taking three AP tests this year (I took one last year) and some of you have already taken like 1000 of them :P</p>

<p>Oh, and I turned 17 two weeks ago :D</p>

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<p>my GPA is 3.96 (unweighted) and I’m rank 65… :frowning: I’m a female, btw! I turn 16 in two weeks!</p>

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<p>“How can y’all afford da private schools, ya bunch a rich, Romney-lovin’ bastards?”</p>

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<p>Ok so… I leave for two days, and again this gains like 100 posts.
@rivestein. So far I think you are hilarious, slightly creepy but I can be worse. Also I am in a public highschool.</p>

<p>As of right now I am either 3 or 4 in a classs of 782. UW: 3.691 and W: 5.558 (The system here is a little odd). And I take more Dual Enrollment than AP classesn but roughly the same. Moreoever My top choices are MIT, Caltech, Stanford, GeorgiaTech, and Berkeley. </p>

<p>Am I missing anything?</p>

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<p>MITES definitely accepts 80 overall. The other program, E2 accepts about 80 as well.</p>

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<p>@Rivstein, financial aid and merit makes a private school almost as expensive as public at least for me, why the Mitt Romney reference though? Haha</p>

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<p>What kinds of things do you (general you) look for in a school?</p>

<p>side note: just got an 800 in CR on a practice test. YESSSSSSS! now i just have to bring math up ~50 pts</p>

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<p>I was just making a connection between rich ■■■■■■■ and Romney…</p>

<p>However, that has inspired me to ask a new question… Future political party associations?</p>

<p>Me: libertarian, perhaps independent</p>

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<p>I like schools that come with “a name”, preferably in a city. Low student/teacher ratio and top 50 on US News national is essential (prefer top 25).</p>

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<p>Research University all the way. Anywhere I can get my hands dirty either because I can or the sake of science. And the smaller the student body, the better lol. </p>

<p>Sent from my LG-MS840 using CC</p>

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<p>I mostly look for quality aerospace and electrical engineering departments. After that I consider their football program and things like the feel of the campus.</p>

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<p>If you are looking into engineering and want a small school, look at Olin: [Franklin</a> W. Olin College of Engineering | Best College | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/franklin-w.-olin-college-of-engineering-39463]Franklin”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/franklin-w.-olin-college-of-engineering-39463)</p>

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<p>My dream school is Stanford or Harvard or John Hopkins Biomedical major</p>

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<p>MIT
Columbia
Stanford
Princeton</p>

<p>…in that order.</p>

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<p>Has anyone seen the MIT gangman style?</p>

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<p>I have! I love how Chomsky is in it xD (i learned about him in my AP psych class last year) </p>

<p>Sent from my LG-MS840 using CC</p>

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<p>@Rivstein I’m a Republican with a dash of Libertarian</p>

<p>I’m a physics major, but I’m thinking about political science for my minor, or maybe even a double-major, if MIT (hopefully I go there) allows it.</p>

<p>I plan to run for office one day. Maybe represent Texas in Congress and run for President one day.</p>

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<p>No political alignment. I haven’t much interest in politics.
I’m almost definitely majoring in Neuroscience / Neurobiology, but I just might decide to become a Biomedical Engineering major… I love both (not equally; I LOVE neuroscience more than any other discipline).</p>

<p>Oh, and Leviticus, which part of Texas do you live in? :D</p>