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coolrunnings89 · 12-16-2007, 04:16 PM

Decision: Accepted

Fee Waiver Used?: NO
SAT I 650 Math 610 CR 700 Writing
SAT IIs: 600 World History 580 Spanish (with listening)
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 Weighted
Rank: 3/30
ACT: 28
APs (including this year's): Environmental Science AP
IBs (including this year's:
Senior Yr Courseload: Rigorous (Note: Environmental Science AP). Marriage & Family, Pre-Calculus, Honors Biology, World Cultures, Short Story, (haha yes, that is an easy class...sue me!), Spanish 4
Number of Apps from Your School: none
Other stats (Awards, etc.):
ECs listed on app: Class Representative (one of only 4 in class), Poetry, Captain of Baseball team (won league)
Job/Work Experience: Work at my farm, but only during the summers, and not too much, so i doubt this really helped
Essays (subject and responses): AMAZING. Wrote about how I feel like the animals i live with on my farm are people...hard to explain, but it was really good, my teachers said it was one of the best this year
Teacher Recs: incredible, especially since i was one of the top three in the class
Counselor Rec: Don't have a counselor at our school...
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Ehh, this could have been a weak point. I felt really awkward and clammy. I perspired a lot and mumbled too much. This isn't the strongest part of my application
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): One of the top students in my school (one of the top 3 students), work hard, play hard, etc.
State or Country: Missouri
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): NA
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents went to iowa
Strengths: Class rank, SAT writing (got a 700 out of 800 woot woot!)
Weaknesses: Not enough extra-curriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think they noticed that i've overcome struggles in order to achieve greatness, and therefore accepted me. I'm also a very good writer.

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very surprised I got in early, but happy. Definitely feel like I will thrive at MIT. I'll be on this forum throughout today so feel free to shoot me (no pun intended!) some questions about how to get in.

12-16-2007, 04:16 PM	#47
coolrunnings89 New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3	Decision: Accepted Fee Waiver Used?: NO SAT I 650 Math 610 CR 700 Writing SAT IIs: 600 World History 580 Spanish (with listening) GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 Weighted Rank: 3/30 ACT: 28 APs (including this year's): Environmental Science AP IBs (including this year's: Senior Yr Courseload: Rigorous (Note: Environmental Science AP). Marriage & Family, Pre-Calculus, Honors Biology, World Cultures, Short Story, (haha yes, that is an easy class...sue me!), Spanish 4 Number of Apps from Your School: none Other stats (Awards, etc.): ECs listed on app: Class Representative (one of only 4 in class), Poetry, Captain of Baseball team (won league) Job/Work Experience: Work at my farm, but only during the summers, and not too much, so i doubt this really helped Essays (subject and responses): AMAZING. Wrote about how I feel like the animals i live with on my farm are people...hard to explain, but it was really good, my teachers said it was one of the best this year Teacher Recs: incredible, especially since i was one of the top three in the class Counselor Rec: Don't have a counselor at our school... Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Ehh, this could have been a weak point. I felt really awkward and clammy. I perspired a lot and mumbled too much. This isn't the strongest part of my application Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): One of the top students in my school (one of the top 3 students), work hard, play hard, etc. State or Country: Missouri School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): NA Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents went to iowa Strengths: Class rank, SAT writing (got a 700 out of 800 woot woot!) Weaknesses: Not enough extra-curriculars Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think they noticed that i've overcome struggles in order to achieve greatness, and therefore accepted me. I'm also a very good writer. General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very surprised I got in early, but happy. Definitely feel like I will thrive at MIT. I'll be on this forum throughout today so feel free to shoot me (no pun intended!) some questions about how to get in. Last edited by molliebatmit; 08-02-2008 at 11:24 PM.
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