<p>Sorry, I've posted this before, but I only got 1 response unfortunately. If you are willing to chance me I will chance you!</p>
<p>I applied to MIT, Harvey Mudd, and CalTech (among others, don't worry I have much safer schools than those three) and was wondering what my chances at gaining admission to one of the three is approximately. Thanks in advanced and I will look at your statistics if you "chance" me!</p>
<p>ACT: composite- 34 math-34 science-34 english-34 reading-33 essay-12
SAT II: math level 2- 800, chemistry-760
GPA unweighted: 3.85
APs: Vergil, Chemistry (5 on the test), AB Calc (5 on the test), BC Calc, Physics C, Biology, English
Most other courses are either honors or CIS (college in the schools)
I also did a year long organic chemistry independent study
Summer underwater research course at cornell (college level 730)- grade: A
Summer computational medicinal chemistry enrichment course at Northwestern- grade: A
Essays: Very Strong
Recommendations: Very Strong, including a letter from a research mentor from Cornell
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
High School: Private
Extracurriculars:
Minor research at Cornell through the underwater research course (one year)
Marine Toxicology Research through R.J.Dunlap Marine Conservation Program (one year)
Science Bowl and Math Team (one year)
Tennis (recruited for CalTech, but that's essentially meaningless. the coaches at MIT and Harvey Mudd said they can't help me in admissions) (four years)
Scientific Diver and Specialist- Full voting member of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (four years)
Instrumental Music- college camps etc. (four years)</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to read and let me know your opinion of my chances!</p>
<p>You have a very clear passion and overall good stats (though the GPA is a bit low), so I would say you have above average chances at all of these schools. MIT and CalTech are reaches for everyone, but you have good shots at those, and I would say a great chance for Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>i think you have a really good chance at all of these schools. im only saying this because my friend got into mit with lower test scores. although, his gpa was perfect, he didn’t take the courses you did. Harvey Mudd will give you a great education with a great foundation.</p>
<p>I would say you have a decent shot at MIT, an okay shot at Caltech, and a good shot at Harvey Mudd (I would just like to take this moment to highly suggest Harvey Mudd if you want a liberal arts education, a great founding in engineering if that’s your thing, and a fun time. My sister attends Pomona College, and loves the Claremonts! Also, one of my best friends attends Mudd and she is utterly stupefied by the courses available, the smaller environment, and the research available.) I am fairly certain Harvey Mudd is the easiest of the three to get into, simply because it has less people applying, but as with any top-tier college, you can never be even fairly certain if you’ll get in.</p>
<p>You seem pretty solid for Harvey Mudd and MIT since you have a clear focus, which is an eye-popper and maybe assisted you in regards to your prersonal statements. Caltech, though, you will probably be waitlisted (Caltech is very score-intensive with college admissions, so they will accept people with the highest SAT scores at the outset. Still, though, doing research will boost your chances with Caltech, especially since everyone who is accepted outright has done RESEARCH PAPERS XD). But waitlisting is not the end of the world at Caltech, since people with your stats have been accepted from the waitlist, and usually the waitlisting review is more holistic.</p>
<p>Your stats look solid (although I am not too familiar with American GPA), and I think your ECs are really unique! In my opinion, for a strong applicant who has passed all the “preliminaries” (scores, GPA), it really comes down to how you presented your ECs and your essays. I know CC likes to say HYPSMC is a “crapshoot” for everyone, but my Harvard interviewer told me that the admissions are really quite accurate and not random as people tend to think. Overall, I think that if your essays really shine and highlight your accomplishments, you have a good shot at all of those schools.</p>