<p>So I have attended a Science Technology Engineering and Math magnet high school for the last 4 years. I am the first graduating class as it is a new school, but they did not offer any ap classes. I did however take 5 years of Spanish, as well as 4 years of math (I got up to MV Calculus) and science with many math and science based electives. </p>
<p>I am an Eagle Scout who is still active in my troop. I have done piano for 10 years. I played tennis, golf, and soccer for 4 years recreationaly because my school didn't have sports. I was in ASB for all 4 years, as well as the Robotics team and Math team. I had 400 hours of community service and was active in my church youth group.</p>
<p>I didn't list my GPA or ACT/SAT for a reason. This is because I have been struggling with crohn's disease for almost all of my life and my grades and tests are not MIT quality due to all of the school I have missed over the last several years. I plan to write my college essay about how much I have overcome and what I have learned from my condition. My goal is to attend either Stanfor or MIT to study math or computer science.</p>
<p>Will these schools give me a break because of my condition? Under the circumstances, what GPA and ACT/SAT scores would I need to be competitive for either of those schools?</p>
<p>MIT’s admission statistics are here: [Admissions</a> Statistics | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats]Admissions”>Admissions statistics | MIT Admissions)</p>
<p>Check out the numbers to see if you’re in the range of admitted students. If not, I think the question to consider is whether you would thrive in a high-pressure, academically demanding environment like the one you’ll find at MIT. You have some great achievements, but if both test scores and gpa are low, admissions counselors might wonder whether you could succeed academically at a much more challenging level.</p>
<p>Does this really need to be bumped? CalAlum said everything that can reasonably be said.</p>
<p>No it doesn’t, I’m just looking for a lot of opinions.</p>
<p>OP,</p>
<p>Do you anticipate the same challenges in college? You need to seriously consider if MIT is a good match for you because of the intense workload.</p>
<p>I say this as a parent of a child with type 1 diabetes, depression, and a vision disability. His IQ puts him at 99.9%, but he will not be attending a highly selective school. It would <em>not</em> be the right fit for him. He could not keep up with the workload even if he was intellectually able to do it. My oldest son is at MIT and it’s a good fit for him.</p>
<p>Think clearly about why you would want to attend MIT or Stanford and understand that there are a great many other colleges out there that are worth a look.</p>