<p>^ IMHO, i think blairb91 has yet to experience the epiphany that looking through chance threads induces on most people 
The OP definitely has a chance, but like many other applicants, it will come down to the essays and how well he is able to present his unique character to the admissions office. Also, a bit of luck helps. Also, OP, don’t worry about your SAT scores too much. I think that’s a fair score and, ideally, it is used as a way to see if you can handle the work and see how your GPA matches up with other ppl’s GPAs. Not all schools are equal (unfortunately) and so a STANDARD is needed to get a sense of your academic accomplishment. Of course, this is the IDEAL admissions world… and I like to think that MIT is one of few schools that practice admissions as close to the ideal case a possible :). GL… sorry for the rambling</p>