Would I stand a chance of getting in to MIT?

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I’m from England, and I’m in year 12 (Junior year in America High Schools), and I will be applying to MIT this winter… But I was just wondering if anyone could offer me any advice and whether or not I have a chance of obtaining a Scholarship.

I attend Loughborough College, and I’m studying Space Engineering - the most prestigious course at the college, which is in partnership with the UK Space Agency and The National Space Academy. I am studying A Level Physics and Maths and a BTEC Level 3 Diploma at grades B, B and DD ( Equivalent to 2 A grades)

I am the student representative for my course
I am a black belt Kickboxer, for which I’ve been training for 8 years
I have tought children for 3 years in martial arts voluntarily
I have a 4.2 GPA
I am hoping to go to the European Space Camp in Norway this summer and be part of a team, building a rocket
I have work experience coming up at a local university, or company in the fields of Astrophysics/ Aerospace
I am joining Model United Nations at my College
I have tought myself computer programming in the programming languages Python, PHP, Java and Javascript
I’m teaching myself to write, speak and read Russian
I document everyday of my life, with the ambition of writing a book
I’m hoping to go to a University this summer and study there for up to 2 weeks
I play the Piano
I am learning to cook
And I am currently in the process of creating my own society/ club at my school - programming, helping other students, etc.

And that’s about it. So I was just wondering if I would actually stand a chance, whether I would stand out in the admissions process as I know it’s very competitive.

Thank you

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So I was just wondering if I would actually stand a chance,
Yes.

whether I would stand out in the admissions process
No one can answer that, except for the adcoms at the table during the time your application is discussed.

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The problem is, all the stuff you listed is the least important in the process.

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Except for GPA

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http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/no_chance


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But if you’re thinking of applying to selective schools - or, at the very least, if you’re thinking of
applying to MIT - I beg you: please, please do not pay attention to “chance” threads, sites,
applications, voodoo rituals, seances, or anything else. At their best, they cannot help you;
at their worst, they do great harm.

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FYI this link is where I got my statement and where you will find lots of good/helpful information.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/939227-reminder-no-one-not-even-me-can-give-you-an-accurate-chance-at-mit.html