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JagsSoccer44 · 12-15-2007, 12:26 PM

Deferred!!!!!! =D

Stats:

SAT: 2050 680 CR 720 M 650 W
SAT II: 720 Bio M 700 Chem 610 Math II (because im THAT good =P )
ACT: N/A
GPA: no idea...probably around 3.3 unweighted
Rank: 47/~700
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio, Psych 5's, English Lang and US Hist 3's, this year Chem, Physics C, Statistics, Computer Science A, English Lit, and Calculus BC which was self study

Subjective

Essays: EC short answer was about being a competitive lifeguard, department short answer was bland, my long essay was about how me getting sick sophomore/junior year really made me grow up, and I wrote an optional essay on my passion for helping people and how I'd be a good match for MIT...overall i liked them
Teacher Recs: one from my calculus teacher and my AP Psych teacher, no idea how they were
Counselor Rec: again, waived my rights, but she seemed to like me
Supplementary Material: My optional essay and a recommendation from the doctors who treated me for the past two years...no idea how that came out
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): i was the only applicant missing a section of their intestine?? ;-D

Personal

Location: Jersey
High School Type: Ginormus!
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male last time i checked
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes

Other

Extracurriculars: Competitive Lifeguard, Volunteer First Aid Squad, Varsity Soccer, Volunteer at Hospital, Science League
Awards: Lifeguard Competition Team 1st in region, 3rd in nation, individually ranked 9th in the nation, MVL and a few record times, AP Scholar, Varsity Letter 9-10th
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Wow, I'm absolutely ecstatic!!!!! I was ready to get rejected but this was wayyy more than I could've asked for!! For everyone accepted; congratulations! You guys are really the cream of the crop, and don't allow any bitter individual take this moment away from you!Hopefully you feel the effort you put forth for the past 17-18 years paid off today! GO CRAZY!!! YOUR IN AT MIT!!! For all of us deferred and not offered admission, don't let this get you down. In retrospect, although many of us have been dreaming of this for a LONG time, relative to everything else in the world, this is almost trivial. Having friends, family, and excellent health are all much higher on my list of priorities than an acceptance to MIT. It stings, but I firmly believe that this will contribute to my life in a positive way, whatever that may be. On that end, it was awesome meeting everyone on here and I hope all of you can find happiness in whatever you choose to pursue next. At least I wont be doing any backflips today! Haha!

12-15-2007, 12:26 PM	#8
JagsSoccer44 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 98	Deferred!!!!!! =D Stats: SAT: 2050 680 CR 720 M 650 W SAT II: 720 Bio M 700 Chem 610 Math II (because im THAT good =P ) ACT: N/A GPA: no idea...probably around 3.3 unweighted Rank: 47/~700 Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Bio, Psych 5's, English Lang and US Hist 3's, this year Chem, Physics C, Statistics, Computer Science A, English Lit, and Calculus BC which was self study Subjective Essays: EC short answer was about being a competitive lifeguard, department short answer was bland, my long essay was about how me getting sick sophomore/junior year really made me grow up, and I wrote an optional essay on my passion for helping people and how I'd be a good match for MIT...overall i liked them Teacher Recs: one from my calculus teacher and my AP Psych teacher, no idea how they were Counselor Rec: again, waived my rights, but she seemed to like me Supplementary Material: My optional essay and a recommendation from the doctors who treated me for the past two years...no idea how that came out Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): i was the only applicant missing a section of their intestine?? ;-D Personal Location: Jersey High School Type: Ginormus! Ethnicity: white Gender: male last time i checked Applied for Financial Aid: Yes Other Extracurriculars: Competitive Lifeguard, Volunteer First Aid Squad, Varsity Soccer, Volunteer at Hospital, Science League Awards: Lifeguard Competition Team 1st in region, 3rd in nation, individually ranked 9th in the nation, MVL and a few record times, AP Scholar, Varsity Letter 9-10th Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Wow, I'm absolutely ecstatic!!!!! I was ready to get rejected but this was wayyy more than I could've asked for!! For everyone accepted; congratulations! You guys are really the cream of the crop, and don't allow any bitter individual take this moment away from you!Hopefully you feel the effort you put forth for the past 17-18 years paid off today! GO CRAZY!!! YOUR IN AT MIT!!! For all of us deferred and not offered admission, don't let this get you down. In retrospect, although many of us have been dreaming of this for a LONG time, relative to everything else in the world, this is almost trivial. Having friends, family, and excellent health are all much higher on my list of priorities than an acceptance to MIT. It stings, but I firmly believe that this will contribute to my life in a positive way, whatever that may be. On that end, it was awesome meeting everyone on here and I hope all of you can find happiness in whatever you choose to pursue next. At least I wont be doing any backflips today! Haha!
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