<p>MIT does not use the common app, and I would say the MIT app is the best one I did. I can tell you that I got in with about the same courseload as you (11 APs, 4.0 GPA) and lower test scores (2200 SAT). How many hours total would you say you spend on extracurriculars/week? I can’t quite remember how much I put, but I’d say it was something like 10 hrs/week my sophomore year and then 7 my junior and senior years, which, now that I think about it, is not that much time.</p>