My CHANCES AT MIT

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<p>Hiii ... I am Indian student .. My Profile is as follows ...</p>

<p>Class X - 84.5% ( Maths - 95%, English - 91%, French - 71%, Social Science - 88%, Science - 82% )</p>

<p>Class XII - 75.8% ( Maths - 91%, English - 95%, Physics - 71%, Economics - 68%, Chemistry - 54% )</p>

<p>SAT 1 Score - 2350 ( Maths - 800, Critical Reading 790, Writing - 760 )</p>

<p>SAT Subject test scores - Maths level II - 800, Physics - 780, World History - 800</p>

<p>EC's - President of Student government, School Chess Club member, Animation Club member</p>

<p>Used to teach poor slum people through my School's Literacy Mission.</p>

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<li>Special Circumstances - Shutdown of my father's business in 2008, leading to lots of economic problems, fights and tensions in family .. which has considerably affected my academic and personal life ...</li>
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<p>I want to major in Maths ...</p>

<p>My CHANCES AT MIT</p>

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<p>Will you be applying as transfer ?
Which state are you from BTW ?</p>

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<p>I will apply as a freshman … I am from New Delhi, India</p>

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<p>When do you plan to apply ?
I’m in IIT right now, but I’m also willing to join MIT.</p>

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<p>For Fall 2012 …</p>

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<p>@KingsXI … You are in which IIT ??? If you are in Delhi … we can plan together</p>

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<p>IIT Kharagpur <em>boasting</em> :D</p>

<p>Anyways, when did you finish your high school ?
It seems you’ll have a 1-yr gap before you apply for MIT, thus you need to have good reasons to backup your absence for this 1 yr (Like why not Fall 2011).</p>

<p>We can definitely plan together :)</p>

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<p>@KingsXI - I just planned to go to MIT after giving the Board exams … So I was forced to apply at Fall 2012, The deadline for Fall 2011 was over …</p>

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<p>YOUR CHANCES AT MIT</p>

<p>are nil</p>

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<p>Soory, but I really doubt it. I mean, come on, a 54? There’s going to be people with perfect 4.0’s; meanwhile; you have failing grades? </p>

<p>Sorry, but it’s highly unlikely. You might as well apply, but I definitely wouldn’t get my hopes up if I were you. </p>

<p>Good Luck though. I know how you feel about having a low gpa and wanting to apply to these schools. /:</p>

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<p>But my Percentage in Class XII is around 76% which is equivalent to A in USA Standards … according to NCAA International Academic standards guidelines, SUNY - Bufallo, University of Northern Iowa conversions of Indian grades to US Equivalent grades … A 75.8% is above distinction percentage even in India …</p>

<p>And why do my Chemistry marks matter anyway … I want to major in Maths … and my Maths marks was one of the best in school … And anyway chemistry was my additional subject … and I didn’t like it</p>

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<p>We don’t know Indian standards. You have the SATs, why bother posting here? Our only means of guessing probability is based off location and SAT I.</p>

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<p>If your grades are on a different scale, then convert them for us and then we’ll let you know what we think…</p>

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<p>International applicants have to be amazing.</p>

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<p>Most international students admitted by MIT have IxxO medals or equivalent.</p>

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<p>I agree that my grades are not outstanding but my SAT scores prove my potential … My family environment was such that I lost interest in studies … I completely lacked motivation and hope … These grades are a result of minimum preparation - less than one month …</p>

<p>I was in a seriously tough situation which I cannot speak about in public … but I can write it in the special circumstances essay.</p>

<p>Don’t the colleges consider special circumstances, will and potential when considering a student’s admission chances.</p>

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<p>Well, your SAT score is highly impressive and your performance on the subject tests is excellent as well. This clearly reflects your potential as a student for sure. But, you dont have to mention that in your application/essay. MIT is discerning enough to notice that! They dont want you to highlight that for them!
Notably, you are saying that your dad<code>s business closed down. Thats a really bad excuse. Yes, colleges dont want any justifications for your not-so-excellent academic peformance. They would very likely judge you as a kid who gives excuses for his mistakes. That one mention of your “poor-personal-and-academic-condition-due-to-dad</code>s-buisness-shutdown” can potentially hurt your chances at colleges as selective as MIT.
So, pls be wise and careful. Dont even mention that incident. Try and make your essay a more positive and interesting read.
There are other effective ways of enthralling the colleges to select you and showing them your writing skills. Write your essay in an usual way, or do something unique in your gap-year. Go out there and find something out that interests you. They really dont like students even talking about anything to do with their academic postition or their ‘financial’ condition.
Take care and I am sure you are up for good future!!</p>

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<p>Do you have a source? In my experience, this has not been true.</p>

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<p>I don’t have a published source. From what I know admitted students from China and Canada last year (Class 2015), this has been the case. A kid who made the Canada IMO team did not get in. Look at the link below and China has 8 students per year on average and India has 6 per year who got admitted to MIT. Those countries have much more IxxO medalists than admitted number.</p>

<p>[MIT</a> | The International Students Office | Statistics 2009 - 2010](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/iso/stats_09-10/general.shtml]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/iso/stats_09-10/general.shtml)</p>

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<p>^Just because there are more IxxO medalists than the number does not mean all had the award.</p>