Official MIT Class of 2012 Regular Action Decisions Thread

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421

<p>Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 650 CR, 780 Math, 590 Writing
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math 2, 740 Chem
[<em>]ACT: n/a
[</em>]GPA: 3.96 UW
[<em>]Rank: 8/842
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): IB Math SL - 7, IB Chem SL - 5, AP Eng. Lit. - 3, AP Government - 3, AP Psych - 4
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Must have been good. I wrote about how my parent's low income status has influenced me and my decisions in life.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Didn't read. Good I'm assuming.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Didn't read either. Must have been good because she knows me very well.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[<em>]Interview: It was a fun conversation. Talked about MIT, sports, my strong interest in math and wanting to partake in the Putnam Exam :)
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Florida
[</em>]High School Type: Large Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Chinese :(
[</em>]Gender: Male :([/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Mu Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Chi, and other basic honor societies.
[</em>]Awards: None when I applied. I won like 2 regional math competitions for Mu Alpha Theta in November.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Really surprised I got waitlisted. MIT is my dream school and I will do my best to get in from the waitlist. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted![/ul]</p>

422

<p>Accepted, but going to another school over MIT</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT:3200
[</em>]SAT II:math 800 physics 800 us history 800
[<em>]ACT:
[</em>]GPA:96 unweighted
[<em>]Rank:top 5%
[</em>] All AP so far :5 excellent ec/rec letter/interview, some strong leadership positions, But I am never a LEADER. I hate some people here say or assume LEADERSHIP only. After all we are 17, ask yourself are you a leader and leader and you never try to follow ? Talk, talk.. to lead not doing any practical work.
I believe I lead but I am more willing to follow. So, do not show me your f*** leadership face. Do not tell me you blogged your way into MIT, f****** idiot.[/ul][</p>

423

<p>For my son:</p>

<p>Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 800Cr/750M/780W
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[<em>]GPA: 3.9? uw
[</em>]Rank: top 5 of 300
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Physics B, AP Comp Sci A, AP lang, all 5
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: okay
[<em>]Teacher Recs: don't know
[</em>]Counselor Rec: don't know
[<em>]Supplementary Material: none
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none [/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: NJ
[</em>]High School Type: mediocre public
[<em>]Ethnicity: white
[</em>]Gender M
[<em>]Applied for Financial Aid: Yes[/ul]Other[list]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: FIRST robotics (4 years, captain as senior), debate (3 years, captain as senior), math elague, science league
[<em>]Awards: NMF, AP Scholar
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Didn't interview. Not sure if MIT was the right place for him. Congratulations to class of '12![/list}</p>

424

<p>ricky, aren't you a charming one.</p>

425

<p>Decision: Wait-listed
Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?:no
SAT I (by section):800 math, 750 writing, 700 cr
SAT IIs:750 mathII, 750 bio, 710 ushistory
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 5.01, 3.96
Rank:2/527
ACT:35 english, 34 math, 33 science, 32 writing
APs (including this year's):bio-5, compscia-4, ushistory-5, englang-5, musictheory-4; this year i'm taking englishlit, macroeconomics, americangov, calcbc, arthistory, worldhistory
IBs (including this year's:not offered
Senior Yr Courseload:most strenuous possible
Number of Apps from Your School:1
Other stats (Awards, etc.):ap scholar w/ distinction, national hispanic scholar, more but lazy/****ed
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:varsity tennis, boy's state, eagle scout, literary magazine, captain of science olympiad team
Job/Work Experience:lollicup, held same job for 18 months
Essays (subject and responses):too lazy. they were good.
Interview:incredible. lasted two and a half hours.
Teacher Recs:good, one best in career
Counselor Rec:good but impersonal, counselor changed between junior/senior years
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):bleh
Location/Person:
State or Country:CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):half hispanic, not the best
Ethnicity:half hispanic half white
Gender:male
Income Bracket:100k to 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):half mexican that learned spanish at school only, long story.
Strengths:lots of APs
Weaknesses:nothing incredible
Why you think you were waitlisted:i suck
Other Factors:</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: sorry this is late, but i was so wrapped up in getting the same response from stanford that i unfortunately almost completely forgot about MIT. i'm hoping to get off the waitlist for either MIT, stanford, or harvard...at least i didnt get rejected anywhere.</p>