<p>Ok, everyone, with less than 2 days left until we get our decisions back, I thought I would go ahead and post this. You know the drill, remove the spaces, type your answer after the colons, and remove the 2 other decision choices.</p>
<p>
[noparse]**Accepted**</p>
<p>**Rejected**</p>
<p>**Deferred**
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<p>[noparse]**Stats:**[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]SAT:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]SAT II:[/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]ACT:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]GPA:[/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]Rank:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):[/noparse]
[/ul]</p>
<p>[noparse]**Subjective**[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]Essays:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]Recs:[/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]Supplementary Material:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]Summer Activities:[/noparse]
[noparse][li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/noparse][/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[noparse]**Personal**[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]Location:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]High School Type:[/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]Ethnicity:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]Gender:[/noparse]
[/ul]</p>
<p>[noparse]**Other**[ul][/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]Extracurriculars:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]Awards:[/noparse]
[noparse][<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/noparse]
[noparse][</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul][/noparse]
No discussions here, decisions only, please.</p>
<p>Mollie, feel free to lock/sticky/whatever this before then.</p>
<p>And may the MIT admission gods smile down upon us.</p>
<p>deferred… at least it’s not rejection. Oh, well. I’ll probably be rejected in RD. It’s not like it wasn’t expected.</p>
<p>Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 720/770/680
[</em>]SAT II: 740/730/610
[<em>]ACT: 35 (36 on math and science)
[</em>]GPA: 4.53
[<em>]Rank: school doesn’t rank
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):[/ul] tons of AP and IB Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Thought they were pretty good.
[</em>]Recs: Amazing
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Abstract, extra essay
[</em>]Summer Activities: class at local univ. internship at lab continued into fall
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul] lots of theater and volunteer work combined with science Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Colorado
[<em>]High School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Whitey
[<em>]Gender:[/ul] F Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: lots of theater- play performed in french- didn’t get to update them with the fact that i’m directing a one act… probably would have tipped me over.
[<em>]Awards: the usual ap scholar w/dist. nms
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: got a couple bad grades over the summer in elective courses due to personal issues.<br>
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul][/li]I expected this. At least I have Chicago. I have to wait to hear from emory before I accept chicago’s offer, but I’m kinda glad I won’t be going to MIT. I had my doubts, and now I feel like it would have been too intense for me. I just want a place where I’ll be happy and get a good education. I think I would have been the person to have a nervous break down right before finals because of all the pressure. I want a good education, not a test of my limits. I guess some people like that sort of thing, but it isn’t for me. I’ve been doing it for the past three years, and I don’t need another four.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 770M, 720CR, 750W
[</em>]SAT II: 750Physics, 730Math2
[<em>]GPA: 3.56w
[</em>]Rank: 21%
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Physics B: 4[/ul] Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Everyone I showed them to thought they were awesome. They brought out my voice.
[<em>]Recs: an “amazing” rec from my math teacher, no clue for english teacher
[</em>]Supplementary Material: I sent in a singing supplement, probably bad compared to others though.
[<em>]Summer Activities: Stanford Summer College
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I spent all of middle school, and the first two years of high school, educating myself on the internet due to extreme family issues.[/ul] Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Orange County, CA
[</em>]High School Type: Massive, Public, Sports; I’m the only one who applied since 2005.
[<em>]Ethnicity: MexiCzech
[</em>]Gender: Male[/ul] Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Quizbowl, Robotics, Musicals, Choir, and Computer Club.
[</em>]Awards: none at all
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Obvious reasons… I thought I at least could be deferred…
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I have never been more sad.[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2350 (800M, 760V, 790W)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 math II, 800 physics, 800 chemistry
[<em>]GPA: 3.99 UW
[</em>]Rank: 1/~300
[<em>]APs: physics B (5), physics C mechanics (5), comp sci A (5), comp sci AB (5), chemistry (5), world history (5), English literature (4), music theory (5), US history (3), physics C e+m (in progress), US government (in progress), English language (in progress), biology (in progress)
[</em>]Other tests: AMC10 - 138, AMC12 - 114, AIME - 8
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good, but not amazing
[</em>]Teacher recs: 1 average, 1 absolutely stellar
[<em>]Counselor rec: Standard
[</em>]Supplementary material: Music supplement, research paper abstract, letter of recommendation from research mentor
[<em>]Summer Activities: Internship at DOE laboratory (research paper to be published in peer-reviewed journal)
[</em>]Hook: Rigorous high school courses. Nine semesters of mathematics from a local university, with a 4.0 GPA.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: New York
[</em>]High school: Public. Last sent a student to MIT four years ago.
[<em>]Gender: M
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: FIRST robotics (captain), DOE science bowl (captain), math team (captain), music composition, symphonic band (concertmaster), jazz band (president), string orchestra, National Honor Society (president)
[<em>]Awards: National merit semifinalist, national AP scholar, Rensselaer medalist, lots of school awards, etc.
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: (I wrote this before decisions were released.) I’m definitely a math/science type of person, and I have balanced extracurriculars. I have a chance at being accepted, and I am prepared for a deferral. I admit that I would be taken aback by a rejection.[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2360: 760 math, 800 reading, 800 writing (first and only take)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 math 2, 800 chem, 800 literature
[<em>]ACT:
[</em>]GPA: something really high weighted, but like 3.8 unweighted =(
[<em>]Rank: top 3-ish%, but my school doesn’t rank
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 10th grade: AP Chem 4, Bio 5, Stat 5; 11th grade: Chem 5, Calc BC 5, Comp Sci AB 5, Physics C: Mechanics 5, Physics C: EM 4, English Language 4, Comparative Government 4, Environmental Science (self-studied) 4, Psychology (self-studied) 4
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: I liked them
[</em>]Teacher Recs: didn’t see, but likely to be excellent
[<em>]Counselor Rec: see above
[</em>]Supplementary Material:
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: small town, PA
[<em>]High School Type: graduating class of 700, the only high school in town
[</em>]Ethnicity: White European (Russian)
[<em>]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: research, Science Olympiad, slalom canoeing/kayaking, helping teach canoe camps, tutoring a 4th grader in programming
[<em>]Awards: AP Scholar (10th grade), National AP Scholar (11th grade), Siemens AP award (but I didn’t find out or tell MIT until a few days before decisions came out), National Merit Semi-Finalist, small nationwide programming competition, lots of Science Olympiad regional/state awards, lots of state/national races and Junior Olympics qualification in canoeing/kayaking
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My research mentor was busy with grants and couldn’t write me a recommendation, so they’re probably waiting on that. And they probably want to see my semester grades. I guess we’ll see in a few months….[/ul]</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): Math (800), Writing (700), Reading (670)
SAT IIs: Math II (800), Math I (760), Physics (800), Chem (Not sent, 670)
GPA, Unweighted and Weighted: 95 Weighted, UW - ??
Rank: No school rank but top 10%
ACT:31
APs (including this year’s): Russian (5), BC Calc, Physics C
IBs (including this year’s:
Senior Yr Courseload: Very Demanding 8.5 from 1-10
Number of Apps from Your School: 4 early
Other stats (Awards, etc.): Honor Roll
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Teaching Senior Citizens English, President of Physics AND Economics clubs
Job/Work Experience: Volunteer work at doctor’s office and Camlink.com
Essays (subject and responses): AMAZING
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Good
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Good
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): AutoCAD pro
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: NY
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): #34 school in US
Ethnicity: Armenian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: N/A, did not apply for need based aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: Ridiculous Physics knowledge and EC’s…
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably the GPA. I feel that that is my most limiting factor.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Disappointed. I thought I had a really good shot. Maybe if I didn’t submit the app ON November 1st or my competition wasn’t so great, I would’ve had a shot. 4 kids applied from my school, all of whom had much better grades than me…</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2190 - 800M, 710V, 680W
[</em>]SAT II: 800M, 770PHYS
[<em>]ACT: 35 - 36M, 36S, 35E, 32R
[</em>]GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.7W
[<em>]Rank: 26/641
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Physics B - 5, 5 More tests slated for this year.[/ul] Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Very well done.
[</em>]Recs: One exceptional, other definitely very good.
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Music Recordings
[</em>]Summer Activities: Volunteering, Caddying, etc.
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nada.[/ul] Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Illinois
[<em>]High School Type: Competitive Public - A few to ivies each year, one student to MIT last year.
[</em>]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>]Gender: Male[/ul] Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Symphonic Band/Orchestra, Marching Band, SciOly, Math Team, Scholastic Bowl, Varsity Soccer
[<em>]Awards: School Physics and Math Awards, nothing special.
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Nothing popped out at them, I guess.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Humbug. Guess I’ll just have to wait longer.[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT:760CR, 800M, 760W, Total:2320
[</em>]SAT II:Lit 800, Math II 740, JP 800, Chem 710, Phy 760, French 800, Spanish 800
[<em>]ACT:34
[</em>]GPA:4.75 W, 4.00 UW
[<em>]Rank:Top 2%
[</em>]Other Tests (AP):[/ul]Cal-BC 5, Phy 5, Chem 5, JP 5, US Hist 5, Macroecon 5, Stat 5, French 5, World History 5, Spanish 5, (this year) US Gov, Bio, Micro Econ , Comp, Gov, Env. Sci(self-study) Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays:Great!!!
[</em>]Recs:Great!!!
[<em>]Supplementary Material:N/A
[</em>]Summer Activities:Internship in Japan
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize):[/ul] Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location:PA
[<em>]High School Type:Medium public
[</em>]Ethnicity:White
[<em>]Gender:Male[/ul] Other[ul]Born in UK, grew up in Japan, moved to the US, speak fluent English, Spanish, French and Japanese
[</em>]Extracurriculars:Internship in a company in Japan for over the past 4 years, ASB President, Red Cross President, Captain of Cross Country, Basketball and Track, Eagle Scout, >300 hours community services.
[<em>]Awards:
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I love MIT!
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul]</p>
<p>710 us hist. (not sure if this matters >.>)</p>
<p>4.0 unweighted</p>
<p>5 APs</p>
<p>Decent essays I suppose… I do not think I am very good at judging my own essays.</p>
<p>My only comment is that I most deffinately wish I could have been accepted, but hey, deferred is better than nothing I guess? And to those rejected, take heart in the fact that you are still some of the smartest students in America.</p>