<p>I was also the founder of the Young Democrats but I have had 800+hrs of community service!</p>
<p>STATS:
SAT MATH: 710 VERBAL: 690
SAT IIs: MATH IC; 660, MATH IIC: 700, LITERATURE: 660, BIO: 550
ACT: 30
IBs: Full Diploma Candidate
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
Rank: 3/457
SUBJECTIVE
Essay: Not Typical; Risk
Teacher Recs: Awesome
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook: Girl Scout Gold Award, MIT WTP Summer Program
Location/ Person
State: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Sex: Female
Other: Massive activities: Varsity Track Student Council, NHS, Spanish Honor Society...</p>
<p>Once again it proves that SAT's aren't everything...</p>
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Ethnicity: Black
Sex: Female
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<p>as long as you have this on your resume, SATs aren't everything.</p>
<p>True, but ugly. Tact you have not.</p>
<p>Look at the rest of her stuff, though...she's a fine candidate anyway..</p>
<p>I'm not disputing the fact that she's a fine candidate. But so are thousands of other applicants. What distinguished her from all the other fine applicants? What made her stand out? The fact that she's a black female.</p>
<p>We know these things are true. You don't have to say them...</p>
<p>But what about all the other non-black kids, too? They must have something that makes them stand out. Is it not equally possible that a black female could have one of these that would make a white person, an Asian, etc., stand out?</p>
<p>First, I was just responding to Hriundeli's comment about the SATs not "being everything." His statement only holds true for a small subsection of the applicants. It is entirely possible that a black female could have one of the things that would make a white person or Asian stand out. However, as it stands now, it takes much more to make a white person or Asian stand out in terms of MIT admissions than a black. hispanic, or other underrepresented minority.</p>
<p>How about maturity as a quality? Seems that could be lacking in some candidates.</p>
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<p>Yes, it is true that applicants from different backgrounds have from slightly to greatly different chances of getting in, assuming everything else is more or less the same.
It's just that pointing that out may lead to......errrrm.....discussions (and even wrangles) that are not related to the discussion of colleges.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>As for SAT's not being everything...
it is true that they are not :p
there were acceptances with both math SAT and Math IIC <700</p>
<p>i understand how kids can be angry towards affrimative action. Growing up in white town texas, i've been around the most passionate about AA. Its not really fair, but so wasn't colonization of america.</p>
<p>But, most still have no idea what its like to be a minority in this country. Please just remember there are two sides to every story.</p>
<p>I realize it's extremely comforting for overrepresented people to think that they're not getting into MIT because they have a 790 on something, while some minority has waltzed in and taken their spot with a 200. It's always much easier to blame the other person (particularly when that person is The Other Ethnic Group) than to take some personal responsibility for your own application.</p>
<p>The fact is that admissions aren't made on the basis of scores, regardless of whether you're white, black, or greenish-blue with spots.</p>
<p>Case in point: the boyfriend, a white, middle-class male from Massachusetts, got in with a 450 on his writing SAT II. And lest you think he got a 1600 on the (old) SAT I, let me quickly disabuse you of that notion -- he got a 690V and 710M.</p>
<p>Maybe there's affirmative action for curly-haired boys. Maybe the admissions office looks at more than scores.</p>
<p>Oh, please stop arguing over SATs & AA in admissions. </p>
<p>Since when did numbers become more important than being a human being? Sheesh.</p>
<p>She has a 4.0 and probably many, many personal qualities which the MIT adcom were looking for--all of which are much more important than SAT scores (and her scores are perfectly fine).</p>
<p>Besides, the SAT is a load of excrement when it comes to detecting academic ability. In fact, let's change the subject and talk about the monopoly the College Board has created in college admissions if you want to discuss something worthwhile.</p>
<p>Amazing that nobody had much to say about prodigy on page 1 of this thread. hnmmmm. Asian male???? Lower SAT 1s????? Let's think about this.... Accepted Black Female that doesn't mean that SATs don't matter. It clearly means that shallow people will always have a bunch of bull to say. So for all of the haters, get the u know what out of your you no where. At the end of the day, I'm still accepted to MIT. Whether you like it or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>well said, yupitsme. :)</p>
<p>you go girl. </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I would hope to see maturity on behalf of the accepted as well. Remember many more would be rejected if there was not a cap on international students. The intent is to create the unique environment that is MIT. Only admissions and the admitted student are in a position to know what"qualities" made that individual "right" for admission. Without knowing the complete picture about a student, speculation as to qualification or lack thereof is unwarranted and spiteful.</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Yup
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 710 (CR), 790 (M), 770 (W)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 (Math IIC), 780 (Latin), 750 (Biology)
[</em>] APs: 5 (Biology), 5 (World History), 4 (Computer), 4 (Psychology)
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.45
[</em>] Rank: No rank
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 3 APs
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Around 10
[<em>] Other stats: natl merit, ap scholar w/ distinction, and other awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Host TV show, Girls Project (secretary) Tutoring and Volunteering (numerous places, over 300 hrs), Dance Club committee, college classes, Pre-Med (outreach director), Science Team (team leader), Robotics Team (secretary)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): Great
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, exam school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Hooks: 1st generation, Well-roundedness, many awards in math, art, leadership, essay contests, science, etc.
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Art, math, science
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I am a math and science geek who enjoys other pursuits as well[/li][/ul]
Other Factors: the headmaster of my school gave good comments about me to the MIT admissions officer who came to my school
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all those who got in! To those who didn't, don't fret too much about it since you would all end up in a college you love</p>
<p>whoops. wrong forum. I applied rd.</p>