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Old 12-15-2008, 09:57 PM   #40
lavieboheme
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 330
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Stats:
  • SAT: 2160 (730 CR 710 M 720 W)
  • SAT II: 700 Math II, 710 Chem, 750 History (not put on app)
  • ACT: did not take
  • GPA: 3.8ish unweighted I think? not really sure
  • Rank: 2/156
  • Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 4s on history and chem
Subjective
  • Essays: My favorite part of the application. I thought they were good but they're probably just average for MIT.
  • Teacher Recs: The science one was really good (I read it) and my English teacher said she wrote lots of good stuff about me but I haven't actually seen it.
  • Counselor Rec: no clue
  • Supplementary Material: none
  • Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none
Personal
  • Location: Massachusetts
  • High School Type: Public that sometimes but not often sends kids to top schools
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Gender: female
Other
  • Extracurriculars: The ones I listed on my app were dance class, tech crew for theater, vice president of NHS, pep band, and flute lessons
  • Awards: Harvard Book Award, PSAT Commended Student. Nothing big
  • Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I'm not actually as upset as I thought I would be... onward to those regular applications
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