<p>Is not having an A in one semester of Precalc/Trig a deal breaker? I missed a lot of school for Science fairs, and will miss more school for ISEF, and while I understand all the material now, I didn’t when I took the tests. Would a high SAT Math Level IIC score make up for it? I’m interested in Biology or Engineering.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>It’s not a “deal-breaker”, don’t worry about it. MIT does not comprise solely straight-A students, not by a long-shot. (Not a lot of Cs, but even one of those may appear on occasion on the transcript of successful applicants.)</p>
<p>lol Reaching, same exact thing! I was notified about ISEF the night before my multivariable test, and I ended up filling out forms rather than studying/doing practice problems (taking a test on multiple integrals where the problems are the first time you have ever done a multiple integral(but you get the theory) is not fun) :p</p>
<p>ISEF is a very big hook. If you could just win a small special award in ISEF, this will compensate your B’s in a few classes. Remember, MIT & Caltech LOVE ISEF winners. Good luck!</p>
<p>I rank the important factors to get into MIT as follow (most to least important):
<p>Of course, you must also be a well-rounded person who does pretty well on English, social study, and other things. Just that math/science-related activities carry a little more weight in the admissions process.</p>
<p>i’ve had a quite a few Bs (in history/english subjects) and one A- in precalc yet got in. I’d say don’t worry.</p>
<p>Yah, I’m really getting hardcore for ISEF… next week… idk, I’m more of a last minute person :p</p>