Any chance for admission?

scorchmuffins
Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:16:30 +0000

Just registered mostly because I need some solid advice, from people that don’t know me. I have a passion for science and math as anyone going into those colleges above, and i had a few questions about it and the admission process as well as my chance of even getting a second look on my application.

Okay, to start with my scores.
ACT composite- 25
math-28
science-30
english-23
reading-22
writing- 10

When it comes to tests, i always do bad, mostly due to being over or under confident and make those tiny mistakes that kill you. I am taking this again in october and am trying to get higher in math and science if anything.

I have a 3.65 right now for a GPA and probably by regular action it would be a 3.8 or 3.75.
But I am assuming early action gives me more brownie points when it comes to acceptance (and as you can tell, i need all that i can get)

I’m also taking the SAT math 2 and bio m test in october, expecting anywhere from 650+

So to be honest, I am a terrible candidate for any of these top school. The only good thing i have is that im a terrific writing when im actually writing a paper(obviously not this. haha)
That and i have a great personality and am very friendly, not to sound cocky or conceded, sorry if that came off that way.

For EC’s i did cross country and track in only 11th grade, im in senior leadership, student council, was the class vp last year, very well award model UN delegate, and thats it.

I have taken AP courses, but i was sick and didnt poorly.
AP US history-3
AP english lang/comp-2
currently taking a AP calc course
(my school only offers a junior and senior ap english an ap us history and ap calc, no other course)

Finally, i am doing PSEO this year to attempt to further my education as well, for all out of the state of ohio, that is high school half the day and (for me at least) kent university the other half. My own high school didnt offer any other courses that interested me or would teach me. im taking a chem and organic chem, a physics 1 course and my english there

I do self teach, but only what im interested in. Im self teaching latin and quantum mechanics and in depth Einstein and Hawking theories (mtheory, string, etc.)

That is my academic career in a nutshell, be honest please, do i have any chance to get into either MIT Stanford Caltech or any other high level science and math colleges?

I am going to do an interview for MIT (childhood dream to go there) and if recommended here early actions on all that i can.
I am aware that stanford said if i apply for early action there, i cant anywhere else, is that true? do they check your name in other college databases?

Thanks.