Official MIT Class of 2012 Regular Action Decisions Thread

<p>^Tsenguun, let's be optimistic - at least it's not a rejection...</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=red][ b]Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: CR: 740, M: 710, W: 720
[ *]SAT II: M2: 800, Physics: 740, Chemistry: 710
[ *]GPA: 3.6 UW
[ *]Rank: 50/250 ish
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
5 AP Computer Science A
5 AP World History
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]</p>

<p>[ *]Ethnicity: White
[ *]Gender: Male</p>

<p>[ *]Extracurriculars: Nothing spectacular</p>

<p>I saw this coming, but it's still unfortunate.</p>

<p>Yeah, I agree. Honestly, I was expecting a rejection. So I am a little hopeful for my other schools, especially Vandy.</p>

<p>rejected. i was bummed for a couple seconds, but was expecting it. </p>

<p>now im free to go fall in love with CMU!</p>

<p>
[quote]
But what card is the letter referring to? Is one enclosed in the envelope we are to receive?

[/quote]

Oh, sorry -- yes, you'll get a reply card addressed to MIT in the envelope you'll receive with your printed decision letter.</p>

<p>Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: M-800, CR-680, W-660
[</em>]SAT II: M Lvl. 2-800, Physics-800, Chem.-790
[<em>]ACT: 34
[</em>]GPA: 3.78
[<em>]Rank: 25/640
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC-99,
Physics C Mech-5, Physics C E&M-5, Calc BC-5, Chem-5, Comp Sci AB-4, APUSH-4
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Not too good.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Probably said I was good, but not amazing.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Same
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Research paper that was just mediocre
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Cleveland, OH
[</em>]High School Type: Large public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Applied for Financial Aid: Y[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Not many.
[li]Awards: Several things. The best I ever did was just mediocre placements at the state level.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Does anyone know how much MIT will go into the waitlist, or how many people are put on it?</p>

<p>They will likely announce the size of the waitlist within the next few days. The number of students accepted off the waitlist in past years can be found at the Common</a> Data Set.</p>

<p>I am international, so I will receive that card after ages. It usually takes 3 weeks , concluding from the letters I have received so far.</p>

<p>What about financial aid? If we are waitlisted how do we know that we are eligible for fin aid? I mean...molliebatmit, could you please describe this whole process with waitlists and admissions at other colleges and final responses? I can't think clearly right now :(</p>

<p>I was even prepared for the rejection, so I am clearly thinking right now. I am even memorizing my kanjis :)</p>

<p>I just made a new thread for waitlisted student issues [url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/474173-information-waitlisted-students.html%5Dhere%5B/url"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/474173-information-waitlisted-students.html]here[/url&lt;/a&gt;], so come on over. :)</p>

<p>Thank you. That thread was so helpful that it cleared all my confusions away.</p>

<p>Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: N/A
[</em>]SAT II: Math2: 730 Physics:700
[<em>]ACT:33
[</em>]GPA:4.00 (School doesn't weight)
[<em>]Rank: 1 of 25
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): N/A
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Good, wrote about growing up on a farm
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Best in Career type
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Also very good
[</em>]Supplementary Material: N/A
[<em>]Interview: I think it went very well.
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Geographic Diversity?[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location:Kansas
[</em>]High School Type: Small Rural Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Male[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: NHS President, Class VP, Stuco Treasurer.
[</em>]Awards: Won a programming contest, don't have time to list them.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I didn't fill out the optional info lol, regretting that now.[/ul]</p>

<p>Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: CR: 740, M: 770, W: 720
[</em>]SAT II: M2: 790, Physics: 720, Chemistry: 770
[<em>]GPA: 3.9 W
[</em>]Rank: 5/250
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
5 AP Chemistry
3 AP US History
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Fun - world I come from
[<em>]Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Sent CD of cello performance
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[li]Gender: Female</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Extracurriculars: Orchestra, Girl Scouts[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Looks like everyone else is posting their stats. </p>

<p>a 1960 SATI with a 800 Math and a 106 iBT TOEFL.</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 800 M 800 CR 800 W
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II 800 Physics 800 Chem
[<em>]ACT: 35
[</em>]GPA: 4.0 unweighted
[<em>]Rank: 1/424
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Calc BC 5, AP Chem 5, AP Physics B 5, AP US Hist 5, AP US Govt 5, IB SL History 6, AMC 12 122, AIME 6
[/ul]Subjective[list]
[<em>]Essays: I would say average to fairly good. I'm not a great essay writer.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: I sent in another essay about my interest in math.
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[</em>]Location: Kansas
[<em>]High School Type: Large public with IB program
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid: Y
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Math Club founder and president, Scholar's Bowl (state team captain), Science Olympiad, NHS, Spanish NHS, Spanish Club treasurer, Tri-M Music Honor Society
[</em>]Awards: National Merit Finalist, Siemens Award for Advanced Placement, AP Scholar with Distinction, Governor's Scholar, Kansas Honor Scholar, various Science Olympiad and Scholar's Bowl medals, various music awards, National Spanish Exam Silver, 4-time AIME qualifier, top in grade in KS on AMC 12 and AIME</p>

<p>Chinese are so smart!!!</p>

<p>rejected....what a bummer. <em>Sigh</em> now the wait until march 31st....</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 740 Math, 690 Critical Reading, 630 Writing
[</em>]SAT II: 690 Math 2, 710 Physics, 730 German with Listening
[<em>]ACT: 34
[</em>]GPA: 3.93 UW
[<em>]Rank: 71/845
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 2 fives and 2 threes
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Very good
[</em>]Teacher Recs: One was... well shocking, but apparently good. I do not know about the other, but it was evidently good.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>]Supplementary Material: The two optional essays
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I don't think so...[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Minnesota
[</em>]High School Type: Giant public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Halfrican
[</em>]Gender: female
[li]Applied for Financial Aid: Ohh yes[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Lots and lots
[</em>]Awards: A few band things, a few girl scout things, National Achievement, other stuff..
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Juniors - Don't join activities or take classes just because it will look good. Have fun! Be yourself! If you do that, schools will see that you aren't a robot, and that you actually enjoy learning.[/li][/ul]</p>