zyl1024

So I am an international student. Here are my stats:
GPA: no point scale but straight A's, 1% unofficial ranking
Courses: maximum number of AP's and other regular classes
SAT: CR 750, Math 800, WR 750
SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 800, US History 760
AP (all 5, all in junior year, "(s)" means self-study):
Physics C (both) (s) (taking Physics B in school)
Eng Lang (s)
US History (s)
CS (s)
Economics (both) (s)
Psych (s)
Stat (s)
HuG (s)
Cal BC
Chemistry

EC's
Internship at a research institute do design a new method of water-proofing of buildings, 1 month, summer
Founder of a study group in school (peer tutoring)
Talking to guest workers who come to my city for jobs to relieve their stress
Talking and helping extremely poor unemployed people
Designing a software to explore artificial intelligence
Varsity badminton throughout high school

Rec
Should be excellent rec's from counselor, chemistry and English teacher

Research
Math paper on probability (promising to be published)
Physics paper on burden-bearing ability of a particular structure
A paper on city-planning and architecture adaptive reuse

So above is my information. Please tell me my chance to MIT.
If possible, chances to other top schools (HYP, Williams, etc.) are all welcomed.

Thank you so much for your help.

rspence

You have a pretty good chance for MIT in my opinion...however keep in mind that the international pool is extremely competitive.

A way to improve your application is to be a little more specific about your accomplishments. For example, "math paper on probability" seems too vague, but even just a glimpse of what the paper was about should suffice. Also, I believe you can submit research papers on an MIT app.

zyl1024

@rspence, thank you for your reply. By the way, I took the AMC 12 and AIME. AMC 12 is 103.5, AIME is 7. Will that make a difference? I think they are just average scores in the applicant pool.

HelpChristianity

You have a good shot, but you should keep in mind to apply also to other universities.

cellardweller

As an international applicant you have a tough hill to climb with admission rates in the 4% range and a highly self-selecting applicant pool. You really don't have any substantial math/science ECs to help you stand out. With 25/1 odds of not getting in to MIT, I would definitely focus on schools where high GPA/ high test scores give you much higher chances. HYP are just as much of a crapshoot as MIT. LACs in particular are trying to draw more international applicants.

happilywallowing

You look okay, so apply for sure. However nobody can give you an accurate assessment how you'll do in the upcoming admissions season.

I will say, though, that the international students that I've met, have ran the gamut from very well-rounded like you to crazy hook like #12 in the world in the International Biology Olympiad. So give it a shot, but move on afterwards.