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njtitans16 · 12-15-2007, 01:27 PM

Accepted! I love God

Stats:

SAT: 800 Math, 760 Reading, 680 Writing, 2240
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 770 Physics, 780 Chem
ACT: N/A
GPA: 3.99/4 unweigthed (B in freshman health -_-), about 4.65 weighted
Rank: not ranked but definitely top 5 out of about 300
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC12 about 106. didn't post my AIME scoer
AP Chem/Lang/Calc BC all 5's

Subjective

Essays: Pretty Good
Teacher Recs: Should've been good.
Counselor Rec: Good, atlked a lot about my leadership.
Supplementary Material: I think i got a good rec from my xc coach because he talked about how I wasn't the best runner, and this was one of the few thigns iw asn't good at in life, but I worked hard regardless. I can work through disappointments.
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I'm giong to play lacrosse at MIT, got a letter of support from teh coach. I also am the NJ Boys State Governor.

Personal

Location: NJ
High School Type: Top top Public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Applied for Financial Aid: I will

Other

Extracurriculars:4 Year Varsity Hockey, 3 Year Captain, 3 Years Varsity Lacrosse, Sr captain, 2 Yrs Varsity XC, Did some Siemens, but didnt submit, Math Club at times, Spanish Honor Society, Peer Leader, Acapella Group, Choir
Awards: Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, MVP/Coach's Awards, Honorable mentions for hockey/lacrosse
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I think my Boys State Governorship really clinched it. Theres only one a year. Also I had some extracurricular leadership that probably made me stand out. I didn't just paly sports but I was a captain in a lot of them and Boys State helped that too.

What I tried to show in my application/interview/essay/recs was my match potential. I did my best to "fit" what MIT wanted in a student, but I didn't do it JUST to fit MIT, they were thigns taht are true about me that I tried to show them to the best that I could. I showed them that I'm a good student, but that I've gone through failures. In my interview i explained why I wanted to go to MIT and what it would mean to me but that I'm also a normal kid. In the explain what you like to do for fun section, i didnt talk about research or anything, I said I like to hang out with my friends. Be yourself, show that you match Good luck!

12-15-2007, 01:27 PM	#19
njtitans16 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 48	Accepted! I love God Stats: SAT: 800 Math, 760 Reading, 680 Writing, 2240 SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 770 Physics, 780 Chem ACT: N/A GPA: 3.99/4 unweigthed (B in freshman health -_-), about 4.65 weighted Rank: not ranked but definitely top 5 out of about 300 Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC12 about 106. didn't post my AIME scoer AP Chem/Lang/Calc BC all 5's Subjective Essays: Pretty Good Teacher Recs: Should've been good. Counselor Rec: Good, atlked a lot about my leadership. Supplementary Material: I think i got a good rec from my xc coach because he talked about how I wasn't the best runner, and this was one of the few thigns iw asn't good at in life, but I worked hard regardless. I can work through disappointments. Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I'm giong to play lacrosse at MIT, got a letter of support from teh coach. I also am the NJ Boys State Governor. Personal Location: NJ High School Type: Top top Public Ethnicity: Korean Gender: Male Applied for Financial Aid: I will Other Extracurriculars:4 Year Varsity Hockey, 3 Year Captain, 3 Years Varsity Lacrosse, Sr captain, 2 Yrs Varsity XC, Did some Siemens, but didnt submit, Math Club at times, Spanish Honor Society, Peer Leader, Acapella Group, Choir Awards: Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, MVP/Coach's Awards, Honorable mentions for hockey/lacrosse Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I think my Boys State Governorship really clinched it. Theres only one a year. Also I had some extracurricular leadership that probably made me stand out. I didn't just paly sports but I was a captain in a lot of them and Boys State helped that too. What I tried to show in my application/interview/essay/recs was my match potential. I did my best to "fit" what MIT wanted in a student, but I didn't do it JUST to fit MIT, they were thigns taht are true about me that I tried to show them to the best that I could. I showed them that I'm a good student, but that I've gone through failures. In my interview i explained why I wanted to go to MIT and what it would mean to me but that I'm also a normal kid. In the explain what you like to do for fun section, i didnt talk about research or anything, I said I like to hang out with my friends. Be yourself, show that you match Good luck!
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