my chances?

[plbro81]

<p>i'm an asian junior interested in applying to mit. what are my chances?</p>

<p>major: environmental engineering
rank: 2/630 in a pretty competitive high school in alabama. last year, one person got into upenn, one into duke, one got admission to princeton but went to oxford, one into mit. there are probably one or two more who got into a good college.</p>

<p>SAT: 780 math, 720 CR 630 writing. i will take it again to improve my critical reading and writing sections.
PSAT: 226- so i'll probably be a national merit semifinalist.</p>

<p>AP classes:</p>

<p>Chem: A+
USH: A
Environ: A+
Bio: A+
Macro: A
English Lang/Comp: A+
Calculus BC: A+</p>

<p>Next year:</p>

<p>English Lit
Calculus C at local college (will count as AP)
Gov
Physics Mechanical</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>JV Tennis:9th, received junior patriot award for good attitude
Varsity Tennis: 10,11, probably 12, lettered in 11th grade
Youth group treasurer, will probably be officer 12th grade too.
Mu alpha theta
Science honor society</p>

<p>thats all i can think of right now. my grades are good but my ec's are weak. i'm thinking about starting a table tennis club in school, since i really enjoy ping pong. so what do you think?</p>

[MeSsIaH_1]

<p>I’d say MIT is a bit of a reach for you. Your grades are good, but plenty of people have that. SATs… nothing special. ECs… nothing beyond participation and school level recognition. As an Asian, you have to compete against other asians… sorry man.</p>

[Star_1]

<p>I wouldn’t retake the SATs. MIT isn’t going to be considering the writing score this year, and CR is above 700, which is considered a safe range. Instead, I’d recommend devoting more time to your ECs and really make an effort to let your passions shine through.</p>