@Mikalye thank you for confirming! 
Happy interviewing season to you and thank you for all you do as an EC it’s awesome!!! 
@otonanokaidan
Well first congrats for getting started early! And getting your testing out of the way. That’ll be a huge stress relief to have your SATs done! And good luck on them!
Unfortunately I can’t tell you whether or not you’ll get into MIT or give you a concrete chance. No one can tell you that because admissions is something that has many many factors. From your essays to your recs to scores to activities to portfolios…it’s too much to plug into an algorithm because it’s very human.
I CAN tell you that you seem to be at the academic level that admissions shows in their data set (http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats). Which is great and I hope is a stress relief. But numbers are only one of many things.
You’re also passionate about the things you do. Which is awesome! Keep it up! You’re definitely on the right track to end up somewhere amazing and gain a lot of knowledge outside the classroom to take with you to college.
So I wouldn’t worry if I were you; you may not get into MIT but I’m sure you will get in somewhere amazing. Always apply to mid-range and safety schools though, because you just never know. I don’t know what schools are good for astronomy or physics, but I know it’s important to have a spectrum of schools and selectiveness during your college app process.
I’m glad people are comforted by the fact that ISOs, etc aren’t make or break factors and that we don’t all do them; but please know that they are amazing competitions and definitely help in applications and just in enhancing knowledge and team work and all that. I know a lot of people who have amazing friends and projects because of them. Just to clarify They are awesome and if you’re interested in them you should definitely do them. But if you really don’t want to or if you can’t, don’t worry.
Overall my biggest advice to you would be to focus on what you’re good at and passionate about and don’t compare yourself too much to others. Focus on what you do well, not what you think you lack. Keep doing your work in electronics and Japanese and doing well in classes. Junior year is a landslide and you’re already at an amazing point, so just keep your momentum and try not to be too overly critical on yourself (I know, easier said then done). Also focus on the match between you and schools; culturally and academically.
I definitely recommend these blogs (and all the blogs, really, but here are some that pertain to this in particular):
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/the-illusion-of-validity
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/diversity-or-merit
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/the-difficulty-with-data
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/no_chance
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/applying_sideways
So tl;dr: Keep doing what you’re doing. Unfortunately I can’t give you a concrete “yes” or “no” or “on a scale of 1 to 10…”, because admissions is so multifaceted. However you are doing wonderfully so I wouldn’t worry as much as you probably are. Definitely apply to MIT and other schools as well (have safeties and mid-ranges, of course, but don’t be afraid to apply for the top). You are right on track so don’t doubt yourself. And you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, so APPLY!!! You will end up somewhere great I am sure!
Good luck and hope that helps a bit!
