<p>hey, i'm applying EA for MIT and was wondering if i had much of a chance for acceptance.</p>
<p>small private school <100 total in HS, no clubs, no science fairs, no sports, and no olympiad teams (t_t) APs only started being offered during my senior year (this year).</p>
<p>SAT: 1410 (760m, 650cr)
SAT 2's: Math 1, Math 2, Physics (taking this saturday)</p>
<p>3.8 UW GPA</p>
<p>took all honors courses (hardest classes offered) from freshman to sophmore year.</p>
<p>senior year courses:
AP Chem
AP Calc AB (BC not offered)
AP US History
AP Art History
AP English Language
World Literature</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<pre><code> play 4 instruments: flute (9 years), piccolo (6 years), piano (4 years), saxophone (4 years)
built and repaired computers since the age of ten, started own local custom built computer shop
fluent in html, php, and java script
400+ community service hours at a local food bank
4 years hands on experience with HVAC and electrical work
built self-designed rockets from materials ranging from carbon fiber to kevlar to mylar
numerous school awards
self-studied probability, statistics, and combinatorics (used MIT's opencouseware alot ^^)
</code></pre>
<p>excellent recs
good essay
good interview (atleast i think it went well lol)</p>
<p>As I always say, playing flute/piano/saxophone do not help for MIT. Community service at a food bank is ridiculous for MIT. They can easily understand that you worked only for university applications not really for the community. </p>
<p>you have to show your science and maths abilities with your ECs. MIT needs superintelligent robots who can do nothing but calculations. </p>
<p>Programming abilities and the self-designed thing will help you most.</p>
<p>Sorry to sound harsh here, but that's a load of rot.</p>
<p>MIT needs people who are excited about changing the world. And they have them coming out the seams. Many of these students did, in fact, perform significant community service or have significant musical experiences, and it's a large part of why they WERE accepted. You have to demonstrate that you can handle the intensity of the math and science work, but beyond that, you are who you are and are excited by what excites you, and MIT wants to know that.</p>
<p>thebio-engineer does not appear to be familiar with the true diversity of students and experiences at MIT. I still suspect him to be a troll, and am not sure why I keep responding and refuting. It's probably because I've seen what a remarkable place MIT is, and what an amazing array of students attend, and what a tangible energy exudes from every activity. And I want others to see and experience this for themselves, without being discouraged by someone who just joined CC today with some sort of anti-MIT ax to grind. (His "biography" line in his profile reads, "I hate mit!" so take everything he says with a pound of salt.)</p>
<p>Good luck with your application, lolinternets.</p>
<p>thebio-engineer: that is some of the worst advice I have heard....</p>
<p>"built and repaired computers since the age of ten, started own local custom built computer shop"</p>
<p>"built self-designed rockets from materials ranging from carbon fiber to kevlar to mylar"</p>
<p>"self-studied probability, statistics, and combinatorics"</p>
<p>Now THAT is good stuff...</p>
<p>If you showed you could get past your school's limitations, like in these activities, I think they will appreciate you a whole lot more because of it.....</p>
<p>You SAT is a bit on the low side for MIT, but if you can ace the upcoming SAT IIs, I think you will be ok....</p>
<p>Granted, admissions is tough, so be aware.....</p>
<p>...I am sorry this is really off topic, but "YACT (Yet another chances thread)" would not happen to be a spinoff of the [url="<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nethack%22%5DNethack%5B/url">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nethack"]Nethack[/url</a>] acronym would it? Anyway after asking that I feel obligated to make a slightly on topic post. You certainlly seem academically qualified as others have said...but it really is impossible to predict, my best advice would be:</p>
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<li><p>Ignore thebio-engineer as he is a bit of a troll, Mollie already covered the argument that he probably does not even attend MIT, best guess would be a disgruntled rejectee.</p></li>
<li><p>Do not neccesarily view mid december as the decision date (Eh, you just risk being dissapointed as more people are deffered than accepted)</p></li>
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