OFFICIAL MIT RD Decisions - Class of 2013

Nocturne · March 19, 2009, 5:23pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED! *

lilyrobin · March 19, 2009, 6:33pm

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): 790 Math, 690 Reading, 760 Writing
* SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 660 Chem
* ACT: N/A
* APs: 5 Calc AB, 5 Stats, Taking five this year
* IBs: N/A
* GPA: 4.1ish UW, school does not weight
* Rank: top 5%-school doesn't rank
* Other stats: NMF?
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Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Math Team (captain), Varsity Ice Hockey (Captain), Community Council (w/ leadership), Ocean Bowl Team (captain), I can't remember what I put for the last one!
* Job/Work Experience: Steady job since summer '07, only work 12 hours/week max
* Essays (subject and responses): Waldorf school-fine, not as good as my common app one
* Teacher Recs: I'm guessing one good, one really good.
* Counselor Rec: Probably great, he loves me.
* Applied on: October (EA-deferred)
* Hook (if any): N/A
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Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: NH
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, 1-2 to top schools every year, ~1000 kids
* Ethnicity: Caucasian and hispanic-didn't put hispanic on app though
* Gender: Female
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General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Not surprised-I was snowboarding when decisions came out, my parents checked for me and told me when I got home, really, wasn't sad at all. I was so, so, so sure I didn't get in, I'd already gotten over it!

owl7 · March 25, 2009, 1:34am

**Decision: ACCEPTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section):690 math, 800 CR, 700 writing
[] SAT IIs: 700 chem, 770 physics, 790 US history, 720 math 2
[] ACT:34
[] APs: US 5, World 5, English Language 5
[] GPA: 3.84 flat to 4.5
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: 4 years for all of these. Mock Trial (president senior year), a beach wildlife monitoring program (president senior year), Philosophy/Astronomy club (president junior/senior year), Video Game Club (founder/president 4 years). Also, piano. 
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring and a job at a local lab.
[] Essays (subject and responses): About my job in the lab, about my family, and the physics Olympics.
[] Teacher Recs: Both excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent. I also had an outside rec from my lab supervisor.
[] Applied on: Dec. 15
[] Hook (if any): The job in a stem cell lab.

[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): A competitive high school.
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I definitely thought that my math scores would keep me out. Guess not. YAY!

sweetmusic3243 · March 26, 2009, 10:00pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 740 Math, 680 CR, 670 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 760 French Reading, 730 Physics
[] ACT: 33
[] APs: Human Geography(5), World Hist.(4), English Language(4), MicroEcon(4), French Language (4), US Hist(2)
[] IBs:Taking all exams this may
[] GPA:4.463 or 3.945
[] Rank: 5
[] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Student Exec. (Sr. Class President), Softball (Captain), Beta Club (Treasurer), Asian Club (President), Interact
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 months busser at J.Christopher’s
[] Essays (subject and responses):
[] Teacher Recs: HL Math Teacher, known since freshmen year, and TOK teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[] Applied on: ED
[] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: GA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large, public, majority black and hispanic
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender:F[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Oh well. Good luck to everyone else!

Enlightenedjh · March 29, 2009, 12:01am

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): (800m, 720w, 650r)
[] SAT IIs:800m2, 800 chem, 790 cl, 770 ush
[] APs: 5,5,3
[] GPA:3.9/4
[li] Rank:1/100ish[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: President, captain, community service, internships
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 internships at major banks
[] Essays (subject and responses): mediocre
[] Teacher Recs: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Applied on: Oct 2008
[] Hook (if any): Anti hook
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country:NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[] Ethnicity: the most hated one by colleges
[li] Gender: M[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I used the QB app, that might have screwed me over.

ajr2009 · March 30, 2009, 9:41pm

A friend of mine went to a meeting for newly admitted MIT class 2013 over the weekend and found no Asians in the meeting. If you are Asian (including Indian) and have been accepted, could you pl id yourself? Thanks!

kb09026 · March 30, 2009, 11:22pm

^ it might have to do with where you live. I went to something similar in the Northern Virginia area, and there were plenty (~40%) of Asian people.

hawkswim09 · March 31, 2009, 6:01am

i went to one in RI and there was a good mix, but if you go to collegeboard.com and find MIT, then they will give you the ethnic breakdown.

CCCiter · March 31, 2009, 10:12pm

Since all of my colleges decisions have come back, I can stop being paranoid and finally release my stats.

**Decision: REJECTED **
Deferred off of EA, then finally rejected.

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 800 Write, 780 Math, 750 Read
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 790 Physics, 760 US History
[] ACT: 34
[] APs: 5 taken (four 5s and a 3), will take 5 more this year.
[] IBs: None
[] GPA: 3.96
[] Rank: Top 3%
[] Other stats: None noteworthy
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: FIRST Robotics, band, track&field
[] Job/Work Experience: Meh, not really
[] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about… how I’ve been doing techy shtuff since I was a kid.
[] Teacher Recs: One has a reputation of being amazing, the other I read was okay.
[] Counselor Rec: Also likes me. Told me she enjoyed writing the letter, I can only assume it means a good thing.
[] Applied on: EA
[] Hook (if any): Nope
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: WA
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, nothing special
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I think they just rejected all the Asian males. Yeah.
I had to reserve the entirety of 3/14 for moping around, but I was back up and running the next day. Oh well. Congratulations to all who got in.

lunar_years · April 3, 2009, 6:30pm

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2350 (800 V, 750 M, 800 W 12 essay)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Bio E, 770 Math IIC, 800 US History
[] APs: 5’s Biology, Calculus AB, English Language, Environmental Science, Spanish Language, US History, World History
[] Rank: 1/520
[] Other stats: Lol, like what?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Yearbook (copy editor), service club (secretary), math club (secretary), literary magazine (editor), creative writing (some awards and publishing credits)
[] Job/Work Experience: None. I did get paid for some freelance writing.
[] Essays (subject and responses): One about my impressions of a Chinese marketplace, tied into China’s changing relationship with the West. Another about learning to appreciate math as a humanities student. I thought they were good stylistically, but they were recycled from other apps and only tenuously fit the prompts, lol.
[] Teacher Recs: World History and Statistics. Should be pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Good, but generic?
[] Applied on: Not sure. Right before the RD deadline.
[] Hook (if any): TASP? Not sure if MIT cares though, lol.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: TX
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large suburban public.
[] Ethnicity: East Asian
[] Gender: F
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Sorry I’m so late to post this! I conveniently forgot about MIT because it was my only true rejection. Congrats to those of you who got in!

shayonsaleh · April 5, 2009, 12:57pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (800M, 730CR, 640W)
[] ACT: 35 (35W, 35M, 32R, 36S)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio E, 780 US History, 650 Spanish w/o Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/495
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), US Gov (5), English Language (5), Environmental (5), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Comparative Government, AP Statistics, Honors Research Methods, Honors Special Interest Seminar
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Captain), Key Club (Sergeant-at-Arms), Math Team (President), Green Hope Ambassadors (President) Environmental Club, National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Tennis, Taekwondo
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at NCSU’s Chemical Engineering Lab Over A Summer
[] Volunteer/Community Service: About 300 Hours From Various Clubs
[] Summer Activities: Internship Stated Above; Summer Science Program
[] Essays: Pretty Good (One Person Said Best out of a Hundred He Read)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably Good; Waivered Right
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good; I am the president of the club she advises for.
[] Additional Rec: From Professor at NCSU whom I worked under at internship.
[] Interview: I thought it went pretty good. Interviewer took notes on everything I said.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (South Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Highest
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My academics were definitely my best point. I took the hardest courses that I could possibly take and kept straight A’s through high school.
[] Weaknesses: SAT, Little Extracurriculars Outside of School
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think MIT is the hardest admissions process, even over Harvard. I just didn’t make the cut.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got rejected from Yale and Harvard. I got waitlisted at Johns Hopkins and Columbia. I got accepted at NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, WashU at St. Louis, Cornell, Duke, and Stanford.[/ul][/li]
**General Comments: Congratulations to everyone that was accepted or waitlisted! **

disneyland · April 8, 2009, 7:46am

**Decision: REJECTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): M800, CR660, W720
[] SAT IIs: Chem, Chinese, Bio E, Math IIC - 800
[] APs: Bio, Chem, Chinese - 5
[] GPA: 4.16W, 3.86-ish UW
[li] Rank: 8/50[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Yearbook editor-in-chief, cheerleading captain, newsletter layout editor, piano, mun
[] Essays (subject and responses): wrote about cheerleading
[] Teacher Recs: how would i know? they’re teachers that like me…
[] Counselor Rec: see above.
[li] Applied on: EA deferred[/li]
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Taiwan
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): super tiny competitive school
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female

[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
i’m happy that i got deferred and not rejected during EA. so yeah, i’m happy. not that i expected to get in anyway :)

king26 · April 17, 2009, 7:23pm

wow, this is a massacre. Soooo many rejected apps. MIT is insane.

mak1400 · April 18, 2009, 9:26am

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT I (by section): M:770 W:780 R:770 (2320)

SAT IIs: Math2 :790 Physics:800
ACT: n/a
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i gave the Cambridge examinations got 13 As in o levels and 7As in A levels my subjects were physics chemistry math further math (world distinction), commerce ,world history ,economics.

<pre><code>* GPA: 3.9

Rank: 1-450
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Subjective:

<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: nothing special all pakistan under 18 swimming champion, came 2nd in the world in the intel project ( i invented a specialized hearing aid),school president community service etc

Job/Work Experience:just some internships at firms
Essays (subject and responses):good (i think )
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Applied on: RD
Hook (if any): father .sister and brother are former alumni
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Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: pakistan

School Type, Average Stats of School - average
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: Male
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General Comments: don’t think your life is over if you got rejected i am sure if you work hard you can achieve anything,:P

geomom · April 19, 2009, 4:21pm

for my son:
Decision: ACCEPTED, will attend

Stats:
SAT I (by section):780 math, 800 CR, 750 writing
SAT IIs: 800 physics, 800 math 2 , 800 World history
ACT: none
APs: US Government, CalcBC; both 5’s
Self-studied AP’s: Calc AB, Physics B, Physics C, Mech and E&M, Microecon, Macroecon, Chem; all 5’s
IB Philosophy 6
GPA: 4.0 
local college courses: Multivarible calc, Differential Eq’s, Philosophy, Probability, Survey of Math, Electromagnetic Theory, Complex Analysis
ECs listed on app: RSI, other science research, math circle, lots of music, Eagle Scout
Essays (subject and responses): Fun = Trumpet quartet;
“describe your world” = “slice of life” from Electromagnetic theory class;
“something you’ve created” = About starting a math circle
optional = Independent learning, motivations and methods
Awards: regional science fair, state science olympiad medals, some math stuff,
AIME: 3x highest score = 5
Teacher Recs: ?
Counselor Rec: ?
Applied on: Dec. 25, deferred EA, accepted RD
Hook (if any): RSI?, mom, dad and uncle all are alumni?

Location/Person:
State or Country: Northern VA, (not TJ, though)
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Suburban IB program
Gender: M, pale white
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Thank you to those posting stats even though you were not admitted - it is a brave and generous thing that you are doing. It is SO useful to juniors and sophomores trying to assess the world of admissions.

hopin · June 1, 2009, 7:26pm

Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/722906-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/722906-chances.html</a>

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