My Chances at MIT

Applying to College
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<p>Before we get to the STATS let me give a little history...
I am Hispanic... was in the special education program until the sixth grade (they took me out because I finally learned to read at an okay level). I had reading problems which seriously held me back (I barely made it out if the six grade). Now, I am an honor student with the following stats...keep in mind that I am still working on my reading and writing skills (in Spanish and English).</p>

<p>SAT: M 650 (very low), CR 580 (lower) , W 540 (no comment)......
SAT II: Physics 760, math Ic 650, US history 660</p>

<p>Rank: 9th in grad class of 745
GPA: 3.95
Intended major: Materials Science and Engineering </p>

<p>Freshman 1st Term
English (honors) A (96)
English Writing (honors) -A(90)
AP World History A (95)
Math A (honors) A (97)
Biology (honors) A (93)
Biology Research (honors) B (85)
Spanish A (95)</p>

<p>Freshman 2nd Term
English (honors) A(95)
Writing English (honors) A (94)
AP World History A (95)
Math A (honors) -A(90)
Biology (honors) A(93)
Biology Research (honors) B(85)
Spanish -A(90)</p>

<p>Sophomore 1st Term
English (honors) B(85)
English Writing (honors) -A(90)
AP World History A(98)
Math A (honors) A(98)
Chemistry (honors) A(100)
Spanish A(95)</p>

<p>Sophomore 2nd Term
English (honors) -A(90)
AP World History A(97)
Math B (honors) A(100)
Chemistry (honors) A(100)
Spanish A(95)
Fine Arts A(100)</p>

<p>Junior 1st Term
AP English Language A(90)
Literary Criticism (honors) B(85)
AP United States History A(97)
Math B (honors) A(94)
Physics (honors) A(98)
Spanish A(95)
Piano -A(90)</p>

<p>Junior 2nd Term
AP English Language -A(91)
AP United States History A(97)
Math B (honors) A(97)
Pre-calculus A(95)
Physics (honors) A(95)
Spanish -A(90)</p>

<p>Senior 1st Term
Humanities B (85)
Literary Crit A (95)
AP Economics -A (92)
AP Calculus A (100)
AP Physics A (94)</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities
Math Team (Co-captain)</p>

<p>Model United Nations </p>

<p>Wall Street Club (one of two representatives from my school in this city wide club) </p>

<p>Member of Arista: National Honors Society (through this club I have participated in many community service activities)</p>

<p>Attended College Courses in Chemistry (this kept me from many other activities like sports for awhile)</p>

<p>Aspira (community service club)</p>

<p>Simons Summer Research Program (did Research on possible scaffolds for tissue engineering: Materials Science and….)</p>

<p>Other stuff from that I can’t remember right now…..lol</p>

<p>Awards
High Honor Roll </p>

<p>Simons Fellow</p>

<p>Questbridge finalist (turned down full scholarship because it had an early decision commitment to the participating schools; this would have kept me from applying to MIT)
Other Stuff…</p>

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<p>I got a
4 on the AP World history
4 on the AP US history
3 on the AP English Language</p>

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<p>not happening buddy, move on</p>

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<p>lol....What is the point of asking when you already applied? I agree, don't get your hopes up.</p>

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<p>pretty unlikey</p>

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<p>Your standardized test scores are not encouraging for MIT. Everything else points to your success at whatever school you attend. </p>

<p>Look out for freshman year in eng colleges. For most eng colleges, it is easier to be accepted than it is to survive freshman year and still be an eng major. Most eng colleges have a common curriculum in freshman year that includes calc, physics, chem and computers all at the same time. The faculty is out to thin the herd. They have way more freshman eng slots than they have soph eng slots. Do not party and do NOT fall behind.</p>

<p>The prestigiousness of your undergrad college is especially unimportant in engineering.</p>