<p>Hey guys! I’ve been lurking on this thread for a while, and I just got too curious. How many people on here are actually URM? I know that’s a huge boost in acceptance chances, so I’m wondering how many people have the same advantage that I do, haha.</p>
<p>native american, black, & white. in that order.</p>
<p>@Rivstein, I found a similar candidate in the 2008 thread. But he submitted PSAT score and I didn’t…</p>
<p>Areo, Well, it is the MINORITY Introduction To Engineering and Science 
Always helps to be a minority in some way, shape or form. lol
+1 to your count.</p>
<p>does anybody want to offer me some advice? :D</p>
<p>at the moment, I have 2 years of HS Spanish because I dropped IV for AP Chemistry (scheduling conflicts). I was set on taking DE Spanish V next year… but then I realized that I hate Spanish more than I’d previously thought (just thinking about taking it again makes me nauseous). so, instead, I would probably take DE Biology, putting me at 6 science courses and 2 Spanish courses.</p>
<p>but colleges want 3-4+ years of language.</p>
<p>what should I do?</p>
<p>Hahaha, I assumed so. I’ve just seen some intimidating people on this thread and I was wondering if I would actually be competing against them, y’know?</p>
<p>Also, where are you guys finding these profiles of previously admitted MITES people?</p>
<p>You can search “MITES College Confidential” in Google and see all the discussion posts. People post their stats in those.</p>
<p>@whoever it was that asked…</p>
<p>It would be the end of my world because every Val from my school for the last 6 or 7 years has attended a top 10. I don’t want to be the loser that breaks that streak. Also, the schools I picked are the only ones that have my major.</p>
<p>Reason 2: I feel like I owe it to myself to attend a top 10. I am very ambitious, and as much as I hate to admit, I will be very diss appointed with anything other than my top 5 choices.</p>
<p>The third reason is this: People say that the school you go to doesn’t matter, but the people whom say that are the same people who can’t get in to those schools in the first place. Whether they like it or not, the name of your school gives a clear cut advantage when it comes to applying for a job. It almost forces an employer to the preconceived notion that the individual applying for the job is intelligent and high achieving, before they even meet in person.</p>
<p>Last, but not least… I would not mind becoming a corporate Nazi some day. Getting an MBA from a prestigious school is a must unless you want to be unemployed. I’ve never seen any company recruit an MBA from the “University of Where the ***** is That.” It’s also important for making connections and maximizing profit potential. I know I could always attend a graduate prestige program, but it’s easier to get in if you come from a rigorous school.</p>
<p>@lldm21</p>
<p>Since you dropped IV, I’ll assume you’ve taken III already, and maybe skipped I or II. If you have done this, then I think your III credit should be fine. If, however, you planned on skipping III for IV then dropped it, so that only II shows up on your transcript, that might be a problem. Check and make sure that no college specifically requires a minimum of 3 years of language in that case. I know that MIT requires two, but others might require three.</p>
<p>Well lldm21, I’m assuming your a native speaker if you were set up for Spanish V. I’m in the same boat with you, native speaker and loathing Spanish class to oblivion. Depending on your choices, three or four years might be recommended or preferred, but I know for a fact that MIT recommends at least two. So if you’re looking at MIT, you shouldn’t be disadvantaged in that department. Other schools of calibre would like to see four years, but six years of science is a definite counterweight and is definitely a plus. I’m taking my forth year of Spanish (Spanish V) after much debate; I even turned down an internship period just to do it. If you’re not a native speaker on the other hand, that third year is, IMO, going to be more of an expectation. But I’m only supposing.</p>
<p>Yeah, I took I in 8th grade, II freshman year, and III sophomore year, but in terms of college admissions, only II & III count. So far, the colleges that I’m looking at all highly recommend 3 or 4 years (most recommend 4), and require 2. I also have a history deficit in my schedule, to a lesser degree, which has me a bit worried (although I’m definitely taking history next year).</p>
<p>@cmarquez: Nope, not a native speaker… just good with language and a hard worker :P. At my school, Spanish IV is all grammar rules + projects, but I hate projects, so I don’t want to take it (which was also my main reason for choosing APUSH over honors this year… haha). As long as I get myself up to speed over the summer, I’m allowed to take V.</p>
<p>Ok. Placement test maybe? The colleges just want proof you can use the language. Are you taking AP Spanish exam?</p>
<p>Damn really? My school makes me go in order like a little pawn and I learned Spanish before English. I don’t want to take it because my Spanish teacher who does III, IV and V is a knob.</p>
<p>The AP exam is notoriously difficult for non-natives, so I don’t really want to chance taking it.</p>
<p>LOL, a knob??</p>
<p>My guidance counselor loves me and thinks that I can do anything that I put my mind to, so he likes to bend the rules for me… that’s really the only reason.</p>
<p>Lol yea… I heard a Spaniard who came to my HS got a 3 on that test. I’m not taking it.</p>
<p>I just looked up a sample of the test</p>
<p>I’m a native speaker and it looks really easy, I wish I would have signed up for it :(</p>
<p>It’s just like the standardized tests I used to take in bilingual classes when I was in elementary school haha</p>
<p>April in 3.5 hours (East coast). Our Summer destinies are approaching stability. 0-:</p>
<p>Why MITES, Why do torment us so.
Just imagine, they announce it tomorrow…</p>
<p>I’m really jealous of all the seniors. Most of them have that relaxed, confident feeling because they already know what college they’re attending. Whereas getting into a good college is on my mind 24/7 and it’s almost depressing.</p>
<p>If they announced it tomorrow= No sleep</p>
<p>I’m not prepared for notifications to come any day that isn’t April 10-15. My heart would drop into my sphincter if they came on the 9th.</p>
<p>I’m also worried that the 1st two lines of preview in my email will give away their decision before I build up the courage to click on it.</p>