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06-22-2012, 08:49 PM
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#16 | | Junior Member
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Your GPA is very low for MIT, and so is your SAT score. However, if you are a davidson fellow, submit all your SAT IIs (good job btw), and show that you have so many prestigious awards (USABO, USAPHO, etc) you have a decent chance at MIT
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06-22-2012, 08:55 PM
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#17 | | Junior Member
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@Kiddo64, THANK you. I know thanks I will apply to MIT/Caltech for sure, everyone in my school wants me to and I always love the campus
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06-22-2012, 09:00 PM
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#18 | | Junior Member
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Btw whoever said that i have a high reach in Umichigan... I got accepted to U of Michigan when I was 13.5 years old... I went to talk to the director of Admissions and she said that I have a shot to major on Math/Science base on this... I had connections too
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06-22-2012, 09:19 PM
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#19 | | Junior Member
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I'd say you have an okay chance at many of the top schools but a much better chance at math/science schools like MIT/Caltech, etc.
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06-23-2012, 04:33 AM
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#20 | | Junior Member
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*bump* How come all of you guys emphasize on grades THAT much? If I attended a public school I can gurantee you a 4.0 GPA UW and 5.0 Weighted.... That's why I moved schools lol
@My post ^, I meant 14.5... My iphone sucks for typing
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06-23-2012, 04:41 AM
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#21 | | Junior Member
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Oh yea i forgot to talk about hooks.... 1st Generation family .. My parents don't have college degree.. Income = 0$ living off on financial aid...
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06-23-2012, 06:22 AM
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#22 | | Junior Member
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Your GPA is evaluated within the context of your school, so if you go to an extremely competitive prep school, colleges will cut you some slack. That's why your rank within your class is so important - if a 3.4 is within the top 10% of your class, you'll be fine. Your course-load is heavy, without a doubt, and colleges definitely appreciate students who challenge themselves, but you also have to do really well in your 19 APs (ie, know your limits!)
A strong proclivity for a certain academic subject is good, but doesn't allow you to be blatantly weak in other areas (and that doesn't seem to be your case). I've often heard that top schools like their students to be "well-lopsided": excellent at everything, but truly outstanding at something. If physics is that thing for you, then pursue it actively.
Congrats on the awards - really very impressive.
On another note, if you're adamant about getting basically anecdotal feedback from high-schoolers, drop the attitude and stop justifying yourself through what I can only infer are lies or misapprehensions.
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06-23-2012, 06:27 AM
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#23 | | Member
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You won't get in anywhere with that ridiculous amount of arrogance. And don't bother asking how you're arrogant because I won't waste my time on something so obvious.
Tone down the ego a bit and you could be special.
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06-23-2012, 06:52 AM
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#24 | | Junior Member
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@OP in the link you provided in the first post you say you "got a 130 AMC 10 and is caucasian" and now on this thread you say you're chinese? I don't understand. And what grade are you exactly? I'm very confused by the information you provided, but if you want me to chance you given that you've already accomplished everything you listed, I'd say you have a great chance at every top 25 school if you explain your gpa
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06-23-2012, 08:15 AM
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#25 | | Member
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06-23-2012, 08:41 AM
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#26 | | Junior Member
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Asks for chances, then gets mad when people say he's not top 20 material lol.
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06-23-2012, 09:02 AM
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#27 | | Member
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Haha also tries to correct peoples chances for him.
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06-23-2012, 10:33 AM
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#28 | | Senior Member
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Why did you ask for a chance to Michigan if "you are already in"?
Furthermore if you are so great colleges won't be concerned about your GPA why are you even making a chance thread?
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06-23-2012, 11:12 AM
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#29 | | Junior Member
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Well, if your essays demonstrate your pretty egotistical attitude (as shown in this thread), I say you have a very slim chance to the top 20 schools...
Write sincere, humble essays. Explain your gpa. Then you have an okay shot.
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06-23-2012, 12:56 PM
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#30 | | New Member
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I agree with all the above posters. Yes, you may have spectacular ECs and accomplishments, but for those top schools, the numbers come first. GPA speaks for itself--it's hard evidence of how hard you worked throughout the years and how well you handled your classes. The numbers don't lie. If you can explain in your application why you have a lower GPA than expected, definitely do so.
And please, if you ask for people to tell you your chances, expect honest answers and don't get frustrated with their advice. This isn't the place to dig for compliments or get confirmation that you are awesome, which I suspect you are doing since you can't accept people's truthful answers and advice.
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