ridiculously bad chances for early???

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I know this is long, please bear with me, and this is most appreciated… </p>

<p>i'm an asian male junior in a public school, fairly competitive #18 in nj, of about 450 in my grade... </p>

<p>my weighted gpa is a 4.5798
my unweighted gpa is a 3.59
my rank (though they don't give it anymore) is probably around the 20-25/450
I have taken 5 AP courses through this year: physics B(5), Chemistry(5), Biology, Calculus BC, Stat, and all my other courses have all been honors... through my junior year i have 137.5 credits, i'll have 180 or 190 by the time i graduate (need 120 to graduate)... senior year, i plan to take AP programming, psychology, Physics C, and latin... </p>

<p>i scored a 198 on my psats sophmore year 72, 61, 65 for math, writing, and reading respectively, another one tomorrow yay! haha... and on the last sat i took i scored a 1460, an 800 on math and a 660 on English (thank you retakes). my SAT II scores are an 800 on math IIc, a 740 on chem, and a 690 on physics. (i also plan on taking writing) </p>

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<li>I took alg/II trig honors as a freshman as an independent study, and I am taking latin III as an independent study… </li>
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<p>e.c:
interact & able
peer tutoring (in school)
latin club
latin honor society
hunterdon symphony 1st violin 3rd chair (counts as volunteer hours, perform dress rehearsals at senior centers and for mentally disabled)
violin (9 years)
saturday strings was 1st chair 1st violin (also counts for volunteer, play at hospitals and senior centers)
gaming club (chess/pente things of that sort)
intermural hockey (2 years captain of team)
math league (9th place all state as a freshman…)
AMC competition: 99 as freshman, 96 as sophmore
chemistry club (president)
chemistry olympics (5th in state)
science league (chemistry/physics)
model UN
pit orchestra (1st violin)
volunteer tutoring (personal) 2 hrs per week... </p>

<p>I know I can get wonderful recommendations, my teachers love me and think that i’m all hardwork and no play… haha, considering all those things… </p>

<p>i was wondering what my chances are to apply early... i think i can score maybe a 2100 on the new sats which would be like a 1400 on the old ones maybe a little better depending on my English guessing ability on the day of the test... thanks… also how do they do unweighted, do all a’s a- through a+ get a 4? My schools a little weird on that...</p>

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<p>you're solid... EXCEPT FORRRRRRR the 690 physics sat II... what the shonngggg dawg? physics should be an 800</p>

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<p>i'm not gonna lie, i didn't really care anymore, i found out i got a 5 in physics B so i just gave up on that... besides we only have to submit the 3 highest sat II's, and i don't even need writing cuz i have to take the new ones... so what % do u think i would have applying early?</p>

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<p>Forgive me for wondering about this and some other threads ... :(</p>

<p>You ask for a specific percentage or a scale to rate your chances and you list all sorts of things, and it makes me wonder... of course, we all obsess and worry about whether we will get into a certain school or not, but understand that we're all kids too, and without being an admissions officer it's going to be quite tough to gauge your "chances" given a big stream of numbers and ECs that look like everyone else. We don't know what your interests are, your passions, what kind of a person you are, etc. that comes out in the application essays and can often mean the difference between accept and deny. :)</p>

<p>And that's my 5:00am incoherent message for today.</p>

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<p>You're a junior. Save the stress for next year -_- we can't tell you anything from your PSAT scores.</p>

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<p>well, i was considering graduating this year, i have all my requirements done and i can choose to walk this year, just trying to decide whether or not i should send out my apps early</p>

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<p>IMHO, you're not going to get in early, just because you have to be incredibly incredibly amazing to get in as a junior at any competitive school. I would say that you should stay in high school for one more year, work on your ECs and resume, improve your grades (your unweighted GPA seems a bit low), and you'll have a solid chance next year. :)</p>