chance for mit, hyps?

contradict
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:18:05 +0000

accio,

your profile sound good, but don’t slack off now…keep working at it. colleges love consistency. this is probably the most hackneyed advice ever, but it’s true nonetheless so:

*keep your grades up high
*do well on your SAT/SAT 2 and take these in grade 11 itself (saves you a lot of worry taking them early)
*work on the Extra Curriculars –> you’ll want to stand out
*do some social service if you’ve got the time (won’t hurt your app for sure, but mainly for the joy of doing it)

I’m not going to ‘chance you’ because the unfortunate truth is pretty much everyone is a long shot at HYPMS, but if your question is ‘is it worth my while even applying’, I’d say yes. :)

Explore all your options (think beyond HYPMS, there are lots of other great schools that you might like even better), work hard this year and don’t stress out too much (trust me, plenty of time to panic next year!)