<p>Asian Junior in California (there are a lot of us types in this forum, wierdly; math people). Average Public High School.</p>
<p>-Stats
GPA(uw): 4.00
Rank: 1/ 234 (One of the 23 valedictorians! Grade inflation... I hate it.)
PSAT: 213 (80 M, 67 W, 66 CR)
New SAT: 2300 (800 M, 740 Writing, 760 Critical Reading)
SAT II Math IIc: 800
SAT II Physics: 800
SAT II Chemistry: 790</p>
<p>-AP's:
10th:
Calculus BC: 4
Statistics: 5
11th:
Physics C M: 5
Physics C E&M: 5
Biology: 4
Chemistry: 5
Computer Science AB: 4
Environmental Science: 5
U.S. History: 5</p>
<p>-College Math Classes Taken:
Calc III: A
Linear Algebra: B</p>
<p>-Next Year's Schedule at School:
English 12 (Language) AP
English 12 (Literature) AP
Spanish 4 (Language) AP
Organic Chemistry @ CC
Differential Equations
Light/Heat @ CC</p>
<p>wow. your stats are amazing! they are much better than mine, and I somehow managed to get in. Although I can't predict your chances, I think you have a great shot! Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>No, you look great. Your "stats" place you quite comfortably into serious consideration. Now try to show yourself as a great addition, personally, to the class of '10 -- write a killer essay, send an extra one if necessary, and nail that interview. MIT's application allows the applicant to reveal a lot about his personal qualities (ambition, character, creativity), so take advantage of it. </p>
<p>Would I be correct in assuming those AP scores for junior year are estimates? I mean, you are a junior...and the tests haven't been given yet... ;)</p>
<p>Ooops.. sorry. But yes, I'm really confident I'll get 5's on everything but Computer Science and Bio. I have the material down in U.S. History, plus Physics C, Chem, and Env. Sci have to be the three easiest AP's ever..... But Computer Science, I don't like and in Bio, we are going waaaaaaay to slow. But I'm pretty sure I'll get at least 4's in them.
Anyways: sorry for the confusion!</p>
<p>BTW, other schools I am applying to next year are Harvard, Chicago, Duke, Berkely, and Irvine. Which is the best out of all of these in applied math? I've heard Chicago is okay. How is MIT in this category? Obviously, its good, but how good?</p>
<p>Isn't it better to go to a school with heavy grade inflation? No one in my school (my grade) have 4.0. Maybe it's because we're all studpid. But anyway, you're a junior but you got your AP scores already? If I'm not mistaken, the AP exam week havn't even ended yet.</p>
<p>grade inflation is probably better when you're in high school but it makes it harder to adjust to college, since college requires more work to get good grades.</p>
<p>anyhow, you have a really good chance :-) don't really know how the schools compare in terms of applied math, but that's one of those fields where you'll probably need graduate school anyways (if you end up staying with it) and so the difference between your education/coursework or whatever in undergrad shouldn't be, in my opinion, a big factor in your choices.</p>
<p>Ceertainly your stats are acceptable. However, there are a lot of people with very high stats who don't get in. I believe there is a thread on this. </p>
<p>I think it is important to show that one does more than merely take in and put out information. Some sort of originality, depth and significance of thought, some sort of passion or intensity for something other than grades is, IMO, very important if not actually close to necessary.</p>
<p>The only problem with your stats that I can see is that you lack an SAT II in the humanities. I believe MIT requires an SAT II outside of the math/science area. </p>
<p>"11th:
Physics C M: 5
Physics C E&M: 5
Biology: 4
Chemistry: 5
Computer Science AB: 4
Environmental Science: 5
U.S. History: 5"</p>
<p>you said yourself these are estimates. 7 AP exams... i find it unlikely you will get all 4s and 5s, especially on the physics C. that exam is a killer. anyways i hope you prove me wrong.</p>