strife15

Rejected

Stats:

• SAT: 2300 (M: 800, CR: 710, W: 790)
• SAT II: Math IIC: 770, Chem: 790
• ACT: None
• GPA: 3.5 UW (This was probably the reason)
• Rank: Unknown, but not even close to the top 10%
• Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): None

Subjective

• Essays: Good.
• Teacher Recs: Good as well.
• Counselor Rec: I think this was pretty strong, the counselor liked me and thought I fit MIT pretty well.
• Supplementary Material: None
• Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None.

Personal

• Location: East Coast
• High School Type: Public, but many kids into top schools
• Ethnicity: Indian. Not a US citizen either.
• Gender: Male

Other

• Extracurriculars: Varsity Tennis, Founder of School Engineering Club, School MUN VP
• Awards: National Merit Commendation, couple MUN awards, Moody's Mega Math Competition top 60 Teams, Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams top 32
• Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:

I'm a bit surprised, to be quite honest. I really loved MIT so I guess I'm also a bit saddened.