Will two B's in APUSH hurt for MIT admissions?

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<p>So, I really like math/science/computers, and I really want to attend MIT. But this junior year, I ended up with a B in both semesters of APUSH. I was wondering if I would still be able to make it to MIT despite my weakness in history. Here are the activities that demonstrate my interest in math/science/logic though</p>

<p>Math courses, just listing the Honors and AP or past AP level courses
Precalc Honors
AP Calc BC
AP Stats
Differential Equations - At community college
Linear Algebra - At community college
Multivariable Calc - At community college</p>

<p>(All A's, all fives for the AP classes)
Math SAT II - 800</p>

<p>Science Courses, just listing non-regular classes like i did for math classes
Chemistry Honors
Bio AP
Chemistry AP
Physics C Mech AP – At comm. college, got five on AP test
Physics C E&M AP – At comm. College, got five on AP test
Physics fluids/waves/thermo/optics – At comm. college, past AP level, so no AP test
Modern Physics – At comm. College, past AP level, so no AP test (this is the last in the physics series at the comm college)</p>

<p>(All A’s, all fives for the AP classes)
Biology SAT II – 780
Chemistry SAT II – 800
Physics Sat II – 800</p>

<p>Computer Science
Computer Science AP
C++ I - at comm college
Programming for Google android (cell phone applications)
Programmed for FIRST Robotics club since sophomore year
Wrote small games in C++, kind of new to this one though
Wrote a simple chess AI, not too bad at playing, uses recursion
(All A’s all fives)</p>

<p>Extra curricular
JETS team captain and president/founder – number 50/239 in the nation, and we didn’t have a coach
FIRST Robotics, as mentioned under computer science
*This one I’m proud of, and internship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory this summer, did my own research on X-Rays, UV Rays, and Fiber optics under a professor there, made an abstract/poster/PowerPoint
For a small engineering competition, my team and I took apart other toy cars and put together our own really large tank to carry stuff around. The project didn’t work, but still, we basically put together a small car from spare toys and it worked.</p>

<p>SAT I – 2350</p>

<p>I’ve also taken other classes like foreign language and literature and history/economics/gov, some of those were weighted classes, and all A’s in those except for APUSH.</p>

<p>So, I really like math/science/computers, and my passion simply isn’t in history or literature. Don’t get me wrong I think those are important, and I really did try hard, but I just couldn’t do very well in APUSH. I’m just not cut out for history I think, not good at memorizing history.</p>

<p>So final question, will the two Bs in APUSH hurt my chances for MIT even though I really love math/science/computers?</p>

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<p>noooooo. not with the rest of your stats.</p>

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<p>anyone who gets any B in any class might as well stone themselves to death on the spot since a B absolutely obliterates any chance one would ever have at gaining admission to a top school. and you said you got TWO? Let’s just hope you can find a community college that will look past your horrible record and admit you!</p>

<p>(extreme sarcasm there)</p>

<p>actually you look like a strong applicant and I doubt that a slightly lower grade in history would have much of an effect, if any, on your chances at admission. good luck! :)</p>

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<p>MIT is a math and science school. They probably wouldn’t care unless you got like a C in American History 101.</p>

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<p>^ MIT cares about non-math and -science classes are well. Moreover, MIT as an instituion is not narrowly focused on math and science.</p>

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<p>i don’t think you have to worry! honestly, MIT does care about all classes, but two B’s alone will probably not change their mind about accepting you or not. also, they will see that you have excelled in your science and math classes which will definitely help you.</p>

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<p>^ MIT cares about non-math and -science classes are well. Moreover, MIT as an instituion is not narrowly focused on math and science.</p>

<p>Yes. And MIT will be very impressed by your skill in the use of the English Language. It’s “as well” not “are well”</p>

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<p>How did you get the internship at Lawrence Livermore Labs</p>

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<p>No, it won’t hurt your chances. MIT looks beyond simply your grades, and you have a lot of great extracurricular activities to show your dedication and effort in what you love. When it comes down to it, if MIT rejects you, it won’t be because of the B’s.</p>

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<p>Lucky you :stuck_out_tongue: I’m a math and science person as well, and I’ve got a C in APUSH this quarter. It’ll be a B overall though</p>