What are my chances of acceptance to MIT?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am an "Army Brat" stationed in Kansas, and I have five brothers. I will be a high school senior this upcoming year, and I would appreciate any comments concerning my chances of admittance to MIT. The following is a list of my credentials:</p>

<p>-4.19 GPA (ranked 2 of 343)
Courseload: 11th) AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP German IV, PreCalc, Physics, JROTC, Composition I and II
12th) AP English, AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Art History, AP German V, JROTC, Government/Economics <em>no AP level available for the latter courses</em>
-2090 SAT (770 Math, 720 Writing, 600 Reading <em>taken once</em>)
-30 ACT (highest subscores: 31 English; 31 Reading; 34 Math; and 31 Science); 10 Writing <em>taken twice</em>
-112.5 on AMC 12 (top score in school); 92.5 AMC 10
-Rensselaer Medalist
-Math Club: tournament coordinator, second place at state, attended regional meet
-Science Club: Founder/President, science knowledge bowl participant
-Scholars' Bowl: tournament coordinator, team took third place at state, first place at regionals
-National Honor Society: president
-Student Council: 12th Grade representative
-German Club: Vice President (for two years)
-JROTC: all four years of high school, Battalion Commander, Command Sergeant Major, Superior Cadet, two-time Cadet of the Year, Master Shooter of Rifle Team, Commander of best-drilled platoon, "top-academic cadet" award, best individual driller
-Boy Scouts: Eagle Scout, four eagle palms, Brotherhood in Order of the Arrow, tribe of mic-oh-say, venture crew
-Soccer: four years, team captain, varsity letter
-Swimming: three years, varsity letter
-Track: four years, two-time state qualifier, varsity letter
-Summer Programs: scout camp, high adventure scout camp, Summer Leadership Seminar at West Point, Boys' State Delegate, Leaders Seminar at Valley Forge Military Institute.
-Marginal work experience</p>

<p>-Any comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>I like it, taken together the whole rotc boy scouts soccer swimming track thing is pretty cool, with a tough courseload and some good math stuff in there..
Given your credentials, I would expect you to come across as very well adjusted in your essays
41% with a possible upgrade to 47% based on external market conditions and the behavior of the federal reserve bank.</p>

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<p>Once again, River Phoenix forgets to throw in the error bounds. I'd say about +/- 2%.</p>

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<p>How are "external market conditions and the behavior of the federal reserve bank" relevant?</p>

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<p>Don't mind him. He's messing with you thunderbird. ;-).</p>

<p>You definitely have all the raw materials it takes to get into MIT. There's nothing glaring that would keep you out.</p>

<p>That being said, that status describes the (far) majority of MIT applicants. Make sure you really get across who you are in your essays, what drives you, what you do...</p>

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<p>if the fed continues to raise rates and threatens to tighten too much, this will negatively impact MIT's risk profile, leading them to diversify away from the technology sector, and compelling them to invest in agencies such as the united states army</p>

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<p>I do wish to enroll in the ROTC program there. Does that help?</p>

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<p>He's pulling your leg, thunderbird.</p>

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<p>well I wasn't as much pulling on anybody's leg as expecting him to recognize the sarcasm; however ability to recognize oblique jokes at a young age is not neccessarily related to well-adjustedness</p>

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<p>that makes me feel special:)</p>