<p>Dude… a 96 in calc doesn’t mean its over, well maybe it does if you don’t have anything else</p>
<p>MIT looks at numbers and you need 100’s across the line in math
unless you’re an AIME, USAMO, IMO winner.</p>
<p>So basically kiss MIT goodbye.</p>
<p>let’s end responding to this thread</p>
<p>at least your scale is 89.5+ for an A. we need 91.5 for an A. we have the 8-point system instead of the 10-point system.</p>
<p>8 point system? 10 point system? I musta really missed the bus on this one…</p>
<p>At most schools is it even possible to get a above a 95 in calculus. My calc teacher said once he had gave out a 98 so he made sure no one got an A the semester. Nevertheless, the same kid still got a 90, i guess thats why he got into harvard.</p>
<p>^ wow that must be majorly annoying plagmayer…weird, because my school hands out 100s in math - and even that is surprising for us, because we don’t get a curve or any type of grade inflation…but yeah, what they do at your school is really unfair…</p>
<p>I got some bad news for you, man…apparently you missed that memo…yeah…MIT said said that if anyone applied to them with a 96, not only would they reject them (obviously), but they would put them on that college blacklist so that every other college they applied to could reject them, too. I’m sorry, man. Good luck next year.</p>
<p>if i knew who u were, i would beat you with a calc book. chuck calculators at you , and strangle you to death :)</p>
<p>FAILURE FAILURE FAILURE FAILURE FAILURE… FOR LIFE!!!</p>
<p>and like this one time, i got a 95 on a math test and i had to repeat the course all over again.</p>
<p>I wish I knew if the OP was actually serious, or is trying to draw attention to the fact that he’s obviously so smart that a 96 seems disastrous…</p>
<p>why are you taking calculus as a senior and going to MIT math? You should be taking differential eq, calculus IV, etc.</p>
<p>was that meant to be sarcastic or serious? on the serious side, this guy from my school was deferred from MIT and he’s should be completing his 4th year of college calc (took ap calc bc frosh year) by the end of this year.</p>
<p>I was very hesitant to respond to this thread, but hey, whatever.</p>
<p>All of us aren’t MIT admissions officers in any case, so you should take these comments with a grain of salt. It’s up to MIT to accept you or not. In any case, it would seem reasonable that a 96% wouldn’t hurt anyone’s chances, unless of course you were aiming to get an A+ to razzle-dazzle the admissions office…</p>
<p>I agree with whoever was saying most schools don’t give out above 95s in calculus. We have had lots of students go to presitigious universities, including harvard, but none get that high of a grade. Not because they are not smart but because the teacher either puts time restraints or material that no one could possibly get it all perfect. So, unless your class average is a 98 and you go to the most watered down highschool in history…</p>
<p>I attended MIT with a lower SAT-I Math score than Verbal. I wouldn’t worry too much about whether you got an A or A+ in AP Calculus or got that 800 on the SAT I Math or whatever. Of course, top marks can’t hurt, but they aren’t always necessary. My friends back at school had a wide range of scores and backgrounds. Believe it or not, MIT doesn’t just admit a ton of perfect math students.</p>
<p>I realize you applied as a Math Major, but I have my doubts about how much weight MIT places on that. I get a feeling a lot of people apply as math or computer science majors anyway, and many declare something else entirely by the end of the freshman year.</p>
<p>Earlier someone posted, if you want to present yourself as a strong candidate to a school like MIT, you need to have some Math awards to show for it. I agree. A 96 or 90 or 100 in calculus depends on what kind of high school you attended… a nationally-recognized math award is much more meaningful to admissions.</p>
<p>DAMMIT… i got rejected by princeton early… when i called and asked why, the guy told me i only got 99 in English literuature… another guy had 100 from my school, so they picked him… 
david… i think you’d better make sure you save lots of tissues… you’ll need it in march… or go kill the guy who got higher than you…gg</p>
<p>96? Wow, I’m surprised you managed to figure out how to post that topic here. Don’t forget to breathe. You know what? Actually, do forget to breathe; not like that air’s doing you any good.</p>
<p>They seriously told you that!? If it was that close, why reject you outright? Why not deferral?</p>
<p>Where is the original thread starter?</p>
<p>I thought you were deferred, princetonwannabe…</p>
<p>Meanwhile I just got an 84 on my last calc test so yeaaaa</p>