Chance me for MIT

Jalmoreno
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:07:53 +0000

You doubt your extra-curriculars too much. College look for depth, for quality not quantity. Even though you haven’t done many, you’ve been doing them for a while and have a couple of leadership positions. Also, you may be too narrowly defining passion. Which one have you put the most effort into and which one has brought you the most joy? That’s passion, dedication leading to enjoyment.

Assuming no glaring weakness in your app (some really bad disciplinary action (suspension, expulsion, arrest), a really weak courseload (which I doubt considering your SAT course), bad essays or recommendations, etc.) I consider you a strong applicant. I won’t say you will 100% definitely get in, but being Hispanic helps a lot with getting into college.