<p>I am currently ending the 8th grade and going int my freshmen year of highschool. I'm starting on planning on doing things for college. One of the colleges i'm lookin at is MIT, i would like some advice on things i can do over the summer and during the school year that would help me in getting into such a good school, ex. community service. Also i was planning my what type of maths i will be doing
9th grade: geometry and algebra 2
10th: Pre calc
11th: Calc+statistics
12th: multi calc
Is this realistic?</p>
<p>It certainly is realistic. Also, hate to burst your bubble, but community service will not get you into MIT…haha ;)</p>
<p>well i called mit and they said that one of the things they look for is community service. i dunno who to believe u or the actual college. lol</p>
<p>i didn’t do community service. i was admitted. lol</p>
<p>I did 25 hours the whole senior year…dunno if it helped or not, but you should be a nice chap and help the community out anyways.</p>
<p>I’d like to think that I’m somewhat credible, seeing as I was accepted EA and did not specifically list any community service on my application… :P</p>
<p>Ummmm… I did 1100+ community service hours working at summer camps since 9th grade, and wrote an amazing essay about it on my MIT application, and was accepted EA this year. Of course, I had other things on my resume (2nd at ISEF among other things), but I am sure the community service helped. I would say that if you did something extraordinary like 1100 hours when only 75 are required, or starting your own community service project, it can definitely help your chances of admission. So yes, I agree with Jashper that community service alone won’t get you in, but it is a definite plus.</p>
<p>From the sound of it, as long as you have something unique to contribute, you’ll stand a good chance. Community service is good, but if you’re only doing it for the college app it’ll show right through and won’t help much. On the other hand, people who put in hundreds of hours of work and clearly care about the work they do seem to have a decent chance because it’s something they can contribute to the MIT community.</p>
<p>would art count as something unique, i am an artist</p>
<p>^everyones an artist these days</p>
<p>Might want to work on your spelling and proper capitalization. I have to say that I find it rather discouraging that someone in 8th grade is already calling up colleges and asking how they can optimize their chances of matriculation.</p>
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Might want to work on your spelling and proper capitalization. I have to say that I find it rather discouraging that someone in 8th grade is already calling up colleges and asking how they can optimize their chances of matriculation "</p>
<p>Just because the original poster isn’t using good spelling and capitalization on a forum doesn’t mean he has to “work on spelling and proper capitalization.” Seeing as how the original post was his first, maybe he just isn’t used to the way it is here and may type in an easier way. At least he still gets his post across well. Also just because youre butthurt that you didn’t think about applying to colleges when you were 13 doesn’t mean you have to hate on others for doing it.</p>
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<p>The actual thing that they look for, I believe, is WHY you did community service. Racking up a significant amount of hours is meaningless if you can’t explain why you did it in an interview.</p>
<p>Also I re-read the post and realized you’re only a middle schooler. My best advice for you is just to relax!! I visited MIT for my first time at the end of frosh year and I could have swore then that I would never get into MIT, much less go to school there. Enjoy high school =D</p>
<p>just to point out i dont need to work on my stuff i just write like this in aim and stuff cause im not writing an school paper, and i guess i dont know what the rules r here</p>
<p>Here now all write the way I’m suppose to write. Anyways could anyone just list me what a good GPA is and what I’ll need to get on the SAT’s.</p>
<p>A “good GPA” is the best GPA you can get. Just try your best and don’t cut corners with your classwork. The SAT’s are the same story. Don’t think in terms of “oh, what is the minimum I can get and still get into MIT.”</p>
<p>Agree with happilywallowing. If you’re blowing off classes, it’s probably a sign that your GPA isn’t as high as it could be. Either that, or your coursework isn’t hard enough. schools like MIT like to see that you’ve taken the most advanced curriculum available to you (or one of the most advanced)/you challenge yourself in schoolwork</p>