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IMSA Applicant Class of 2023
0chotona1liensis
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Hello future applicants to the Illinois Math and Science Academy, this forum is for discussion relating to admissions for the class of 2023. I am a graduating senior in the class of 2019 and my year's forum was quite helpful for me, so I thought I'd get this started.
The discussion can involve chances, questions, etc.
Good luck everyone!
151 replies The discussion can involve chances, questions, etc.
Good luck everyone!
Replies to: IMSA Applicant Class of 2023
This I guess, is where I will be watching other people show off their stats while I haven't even formally taken the SAT yet.
I live 40 minutes away from IMSA, what do you think will be a reasonable SAT score to have if you want to get in as an eighth grader?
Do we simply list them? Or do we have to say how many hours we do it and describe what it is
If you live in chicagoland area, it's pretty competitive. I don't come from there, so I wouldn't know, but if it's not a competitive area, I would assume 1350 plus is a decent score
If so, where should I put it? Not my ECS.
@alwaystired11 the average IMSA Sat score is 1100 - 1300. Since you live far away and you don't live anywhere near a competitive region, I would say a sat score of 1100 and above will be good. You have a very high chance of making it because of your region
Also, how would IMSA know you took it? How would you prove that on your application?
For your ECS and awards, you list as well as describe how many hours per week. I also put for how many years I had been doing them.
You would probably have to take a science course online, though I don’t know much about that.
You could probably talk about your trip to Nepal in your essays, where you could elaborate fully about it.
@alwaystired11 BrainyCells is right, though you probably want to have an SAT score on the higher end or above that range. Tbh, SAT doesn’t matter as much (if you’re applying as a freshman) as your essays, ecs and awards, and teacher recs. One of my friends was waitpooled with a 1550, whereas another was accepted with a 1360. Your interest in STEM is what really matters, and you mostly show that through your essays, ECS, and awards.
How many people last year were accepted like me?
I'm a rising freshman and I'm hoping to apply in the 2019-2020 school year.
My SAT score is 1440 (i took it in june), 670 reading and 770 math.
However, my GPA in 7th grade was not great. My 8th grade was around 3.75 but my seventh grade was more around 3.5. Will that have a huge effect on my application?
The better your awards are, the better off your application will be, but I’m not sure how much it will really matter.
@tigerjshdk
Definitely, if you have the time and money.
@Xwingpilot15
It depends. The only subjects that imsa looks at are your math, reading, and science. I don’t know whether or not you accounted for other subjects in your gpa or not. Assuming you didn’t, you still have a chance, but you’ll probably have to work harder in freshman year to have a better shot.
Does my application look good for the Illinois Mathematics Science Academy?
I have always had high A's (95% or above) in English, Math, and Science, each quarter. Only once, in the first quarter of 6th Grade Project Arrow Math, I have had a low A (92.3%).
Am I fine? Will this hurt my application, as some sources say this low aspect will matter?