My chances of being accepted at MIT...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hey guys, please give me your input. I'm posting all my stats so far. I'm going into 11th grade and I'm a female Indian.</p>

<p>~ ECs – Math Team, Literary Magazine, Newspaper, Culture, Book Club, Science Team
~ Leadership – Math Team captain, Lit Mag editor, Newspaper editor, Book Club president, Culture president, Violin treasurer, section leader and librarian
~ Math/Science tutoring
~ Spanish Exchange Trip
~ First to skip Spanish for a year
~ Fundraising for blind people
~ Community Service - 700 hours so far
~ Course load - first in my school's history to be taking 9 APs in 2 years
~ Valedactorian so far
~ dont know my GPA yet
~ National Youth Leadership Forum
~ I've issued some patents (creativity?)
~ Research on DNA at Brigham and Womens
~ I took Indian singing lessons and sent a tape to this popular Indian music director and he gave me an excellent recommendation for that
~ Art portfolio
~ I've gotten the academic awards every year in every single subject </p>

<p>These are my stats so far. The only thing I'm worried about is my SAT I and SAT IIs. I'm planning to take Math, Spanish and Chemistry SAT IIs. In the SAT I, I do great in the math and writing sections but not so great in the reading comprehension section. This is just experience from the practice tests. However, Im taking the Kaplan SAT review, and MIT SAT review. I'm hoping that should help me. Do you think that if a get decent scores (maybe 2100-2400 on SAT and 700-800 on SAT II), I have a chance of getting in. What else can I do? Please help me. MIT is my dream and I want to do everything in my capacity to increase my chances of acceptance. It would mean a lot to me if you guys give me your inputs.</p>

<p>Thanks,
A sincere student</p>

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<p>I realized around the beginning of junior year that my best shot into MIT was not worrying about getting into MIT. Just do what you love, take what opportunities come you way, and see what happens.</p>

<p>PS: I think many of your best opportunities will come junior year. Pick your head out of books and look around!</p>

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<p>hey! you got an art portfolio? sweet. have any of it online? i love looking at cc users' artwork.</p>

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<p>yeah i agree with sagar_whatever, don't think about MIT too much. it's a great place, arguably the best campus ever, BUT you are already so accomplished that it doesn't really pay to be so obsessive. get out and get informed! watch movies, read books and magazines, discover new parts of yourself, and you'll be able to write better essays and just be a more informed, dynamic person.</p>