<p>I just sent my application into MIT and took the SAT IIs. On the Reasoning Test I scored
800 Math,
670 Verbal, and
690 Writing.
My gpa is weighted 4.0 (unweighted is higher... about 4.1 I think) and I have had over 100 in ever AP Class I've taken). I anticipate around
780 Math II, 730 Math I and 720 Bio M.
AP:
US History 3
Bio 5
US Gov. 5
Stats 4
Lang 3 (no class)</p>
<p>Ap Currently taking
Calc AB
Lit
Comparative Government (Independent Study)</p>
<p>Decathlon-state
1st place econ
3rd place math
Team placed 4th overall in the state (3rd in small schools division)
FBLA-State
10th Business Math
9th Business Calc (1st place region)</p>
<p>Rank- 1/220</p>
<p>Vice President of the Beta Club as a Junior </p>
<p>Captain/Co-captain of Academic Bowl Team over the past 4 years (appeared on Georgia's High-Q and reached the top eight)</p>
<p>I enjoy chess and study it moderately...I have started a local chess night at the library and played with a retiree at the local retirement home.</p>
<p>I also play guitar as a personal endeavor.</p>
<p>I am certainly a math and science student (math even more than science) and made this clear in my application.</p>
<p>I realize that my scores are not unusual in the pool. My recommendations inclue the fact that my father isn't living, my mother is in prison, and my frail grandmother is my guardian. The town I come from is striving....to meet the No Child AYP standards. It does not offer any AP Science courses outside of Bio, and it does not offer Calc BC (however I am preparing for this exam in conjunction with my AB class). As my fourth period, I teach 4th graders typing. I'm sure that no one from my school has ever attended MIT or any school of such prestige. Any input on my stance would be greatly appreciated. In addition I am concerned about the fact that I did not include on my application that I will be the first in my family to attend college and basically the first to graduate from high school. Could this make a significant difference? Lastly, does anyone know how Georgia is represented at MIT and could it play in my favor?</p>
<p>FYI, the Common Data Set says that one's state of residency is "Not Considered" for first-time first-year admissions, meaning that the state where you live will not matter one way or the other in your admissions decision. </p>
<p>There are currently 72 undergrads from GA attending MIT, according to the Registrar's data. (Which would put it 14th most populous in the current undergrad population, after CA, NY, MA, TX, NJ, FL, PA, MD, IL, VA, MI, CT, and OH.)</p>
<p>You made "over a hundred" in your AP classes but still got a 3 in US History? Sorry, but to me that sounds like grade inflation.</p>
<p>It does look like you're trying to go beyond the opportunities available to you at your school, though, which is good. I'm not an expert, but I think you have a pretty good shot overall. I just wouldn't count on that GPA to impress them.</p>
<p>Yeah there's enourmous grade inflation there... whoo I wish my school was that inflated... actually, I don't. I just wish that I had better grades lol :). I've gotten an A (never over 100 until maybe this year) in all AP classes except AP calc first semester last year... man that was killer. Hopefully a 5 will negate that though.</p>
<p>Every AP class gets plus 10 points...there's no denying inflation, and on top of that I hated US History, and it was 10th grade. It was one of those classes where even though I wasn't fond of it I had to do what I had to do to get the grade. In mine and my school's defense, though, Government is far from a grade inflated class and I made a 100 in Bio without the 10 (lets hope my SAT Bio doesn't decimate that). O yea and we did a lot of coloring for grades in Biology...ha...man I hated that.
Anywho...Does anyone think that not including that I will be a first generation college student could make or break me?</p>
<p>Well part one of the application specifically asks for your parents level of education...so assuming you fully filled out the application it will be on there...filling out the application is a fairly important part of the admissions process, so I would guess yes it could make or break you</p>
<p>on a less sarcastic note there is no backdoor into MIT, whether it be the state you live in, family situation, etc...some of said things can make differences...however nothing is going to make or break your application... to be honest it really is not possible to predict chances for an applicant outside of admissions itself. First you had to take into account that your application according to Ben Jones, will on average be read by 11 people...that alone makes it fairly difficult to predict. However on top of that, all anyone can really get from the "stats" you list on this thread is that you are academically qualified, do some things beyond what your school offers, and that you come from a relatively struggling school with a 'unique family situation'. However there is so much more to an MIT application to this. Things such as what are you passionate about (at the risk of sounding cliched) ... there is a rather large difference between this and being a 'math/science' person (Obviously your passion does not have to be in the sciences...this is just what I took from your post). While you certainlly seem to have an academically impressive application...I dont think anyone here can really make predictions.</p>
<p>Ah yes..that part. I was referring, though, to my entire family and not just my parents. Nonetheless, point taken and I agree that no one outside of admissions can make the prediction, otherwise those 11 people would be near useless. It's just that dying curiosity.</p>