REALLY need MIT advice.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>ell, Im a sophomore in Florida, and lately...I have had an epiphany. I have realized that I really want to be an electrical engineer, and to go to MIT. The problem is...my classes.
Last year i took Pre-ap biology, latin 1, Geometry honors, TV Production, AP Human Geo, English 1 Pre-AP. I ended last year with a 3.8, I believe. This year I am taking Pre-AP English 2, AP European History, Ap World History, Honors Chem, Latin 2, Computer programming, and Algebra 2 Honors. </p>

<p>I have realized how far I am behind! I can never compete with these classes. I really need advice on how to get ahead and what classes I should take. I already plan on taking AP Computer Science(not being offered next year), PE( Yeah....lol), Pre-calc, and Physics 1 online so that I can get ahead. Then I would take....AP Chem, AP Physics B, AP Eng Lang, AP US History, Drama, Latin 2, and AP Calc AB in Junior year. They have a Computer tech class at my school...but I'm not taking it...should I?Would this be enough? </p>

<p>Also I plan on doing dual-enrollment over the summer and was wondering if someone could give me advice on what dual-enrollment classes would be great for engineering?(specifically)
(These are the classes available <a href="http://www.valenciacc.edu/dual/docum...k2010-2011.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.valenciacc.edu/dual/docum...k2010-2011.pdf&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>As for Extracurriculars, I unfortunately, only have Latin Club. next year I plan on joining many clubs, such as Beta, Honor Society, Math club, Quiz Bowl, Math tutor.
Would this be helpful? </p>

<p>Can you please give me some advice?</p>

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<p>Don’t just join a bunch of random clubs, although that list doesn’t look like too much. Try to do well on some local math competitions. Distinguish yourself at what you do. And start getting straight A’s. “Honor society” generally isn’t useful, unless you actually accomplish something.</p>

<p>You really aren’t that behind. You might want to take pre-calc over the summer at a community college and you’ll be equal to the most advanced track at most high schools. </p>

<p>There are people that don’t do any of this stuff and get in, but these are some conservative steps to make your application more attractive to good schools. Strategies for MIT may hurt you with other schools–sort of like swinging for the fences. A couple people on this board overloaded themselves and ended up getting in MIT but not other good places (because they got a bunch of B’s.)</p>

<p>Start using google to find other things to do. I could tell you a bunch of math and science competitions you could explore (AMC, Intel, Science Olympiad), but a google search could yield the same things. </p>

<p>Maybe the MIT goal inspires you, but you are better off preparing yourself so that you can get high A’s at a state school in engineering. Those two goals should intersect, but sometimes people feel like they’re behind so they are going to drown themselves in activities to get into MIT or HYP at the expense of real academic growth.</p>

<p>I’ve taught at a state school and the majority of the people didn’t have enough mastery to get a 5 on the AP subject test in high school. Do that and you’ll be ahead of a lot of people. </p>

<p>For people who want to be go into techy areas, it is a better strategy to try to be an academic star first rather than trying to be Mr. everything.</p>