Am I being unrealistic? or do I have chance?

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@cptofthehouse

Frankly, I don’t see that with you from what you have presented. How is your GC reacting to your college list? Is s/he saying , “Abso-frigging-lutely, you should. You belong at MIT”, or is it a better of , “Well, without the test scores and with these unusual circumstances , you might have a shot”.

Unfortunately my previous college counselor retired this year, mid-virus, leading to a new counselor to take the position. This change would ultimately mean that the new counselor is not at all familiar with me.

• With that said, thank you for your encouragement in the last paragraph.

@Groundwork2022

Not submitting an SAT score won’t be a disadvantage. Your record will be read in the context of your high school, so not having AP science shouldn’t count against you either.

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AP scores in themselves are not the biggest share of the decision pie, but when you are stacked up against tens of thousands of applicants who did submit, the decision not to submit AP scores makes its own statement.

To clarify, I’ve only take 4 AP Exams–the other 3 exams are scheduled for May of 2021. I understand that colleges will suddenly have to narrow down and nitpick. So, because I already said that I would like to pursue a CS major, I did score a 5 on the CSA exam. It’s not that I want to be secretive, it’s more like having a fear over a 3.

• Thank you for your advice.

@blossom

What will your teachers say about you- that you are insatiably curious, love to learn, always bring your A game to classes?

What are your match schools?

I’ve chosen two teachers for recommendations–A & B.

Teacher A: 4 Years

• Robotics 1 & Coding 1
• Robotics 2 & Coding 2 (Python)
• AP CSA
• AP Calc AB (You could say it’s the teacher that I chose, I can’t see how I would explain that in the application process).

Teacher B: 3 Years

• AP Stats
• Algebra 2 Honors
• AP CSP

Based on my experience, both teachers have seen work diligently–Coming to and leaving school 1h+ daily, looking for opportunities, and enjoying their classes. Of course, this is my perspective.

As for the question about match schools, its difficult to answer. Because none of my schools will have the SAT, I’m uncertain what I can be matched with. All I have is my attempt/best essays, and extracurriculars. I understand that I’m not like the olympiad kids and what nots, but I’ve done the best to my ability for what my school provides.

I’ve also seeked opportunities outside of school and because I live in NYC, it’s even more challenging to find opportunities that will act as glitter to my application.