<p>College credits earned: 53
- I've taken Multivariable calculus and Programming Methology at Stanford for summer school in my sophomore year
- I'll be attendig MIT research program in my junior year
- I've taken
Introduction to Software Development with C++
Advanced Software Development with C++
Applied Discrete Mathematics
Real Analysis
Probability and Statistics
Linear Algebra
I have all As in the above classes
at Florida Institute of technology</p>
<p>Ap classes:<br>
AP physics (5/5)
AP calculus AB (5/5)
AP chemistry (4/5)
AP U.S history (4/5)</p>
<p>I am a first sergeant at my school
President in NHS</p>
<p>for extracurricular actiivities;
National Honor Society
Special team(color guard)
Swim varsity
Tennis varsity
community Service honors: 300 hours</p>
<p>I did not apply for early action. It is the regular admission that I am talking about</p>
<p>Realistically? Very low, because those are three of the most selective schools in the country and almost no one gets into them. Still, there’s no reason not to apply.</p>
<p>You have the stats for all those schools. But unless you’re the son of a multimillionaire or the child of a head of state, you’re not a shoe-in. Those schools are a bit of a crap shoot for everyone even those who are imminently qualified. </p>
<p>That said, you should apply. SOMEONE gets into HSM, and it could be you. Good luck :)</p>
<p>Yea, it’s a bummer when you’ve worked hard to find out that there are literally tens of thousands of people who have worked just as hard and want the same spot at the same school that you do. That’s when it becomes a crap shoot. And when having a very rich daddy comes in handy. Life! It ain’t fair!</p>
<p>I don’t really believe that tens of thousands of worked just as hard. Honestly, I believe that HYPSM acceptance rates are very overrated. 85% of the people who applied to Harvard were academically qualified… but the threshold is above 600. Then, there are those students who take a bunch of AP Classes but have virtually no ECs. So, I don’t believe his chances are super low, but, mind you, that they are still <20% chance.</p>
<p>I could not take many AP classes since my school only offered 5 Ap classes.
My strategy was to break through by studying in one specific field deeply</p>
<p>It’s not the OP’s numbers that will make it hard; the SAT, etc. are great. It’s the lack of significant extracurriculars that will make it difficult. Unless he/she is recruited for athletics, there’s not much hope. I would be surprised if he/she got in - I know this sounds harsh, but it’s the unrealistic expectations of applicants that ultimately makes rejection hurt the most. And the colleges bombarding potential applicants with mail/email are probably the root of the these expectations.</p>
<p>That said, the only way to ensure rejection is to not apply. You never know; sometimes people in these threads are wildly incorrect, and the person does end up getting in.</p>
<p>You have taken good courses at good colleges. Your scores are pretty good, if not astounding. I think you have a good shot. Unless ofcourse you’re from a heavily represented country like China or India or Pakistan etc. If you’re from some tiny island in the middle of the Pacific, then you’re in. :)</p>
<p>phantasmagoric, OP is an international student; for them ECs are looked at differently since in many countries students simply do not have as many extracurricular opportunities as in the US.</p>
<p>^ I don’t think being international means adcoms go easier on them with extracurriculars. If you look at results posts, etc. they’re held to the same standards in that respect. Also, the OP is applying as an international, but his participation in NHS and his taking classes at Florida Tech suggest that he lives in the US.</p>
<p>so phantasmagoric, when you are saying he/she has too few ECs, are you suggesting he/she should have joined more clubs/activities, or focused on his/her ECs more?</p>
<p>Because I have seen people with very few clubs getting in (2-3 clubs); they are rare, but its still possible.</p>
<p>It doesn’t necessarily need to be clubs. Some students do more independent work; some do activities on a national scale, or a county scale, or even a city scale. But just having sports, NHS (which is generally considered useless), and community service hours probably won’t cut it. Unless, of course, he/she is being recruited for those sports. My point is that I don’t see the OP as stand-out at all; no significant ECs or awards, just strong numbers and a bunch of classes on the university level, which doesn’t confer an advantage in and of itself because the students who have such classes under their belt simply have the money to do so.</p>