<p>I got a 2280 sat superscored math 800,780 didn’t really study math my second time
Math 2 800 (juni)
Chem 790 (juni)
Bio m 770 (soph)
Bio e 690 (frosh theres a reason for this)
GPA 3.81 I think, didn’t really pay attention cuz I thought it was 3.7 in sophomore year based on my schools 8. gpa scale. That shows my lack of interest in classes where I don’t learn and competitiveness.
If I worked with other students, tried my best (because I like engineering courses) and joined only 1 club and 1 sport (swimming) would I have a chance of not helping out the industrial grade noose rope business?
I’m pretty bad at being organized unless I need to be (ie ten projects on my head). And I tend to get little sleep.
Architecture major when I apply regular.</p>
<p>Senior courses:
BC Calc
AP Phys
AP LIT And Comp
AP Spanish (MIT speaks spanish a lot right, or is that esperanto?)
Engineering the future
Artsy + tutor stuff
Gym</p>
<p>I don’t want to make it by accident and then have to drop out when my peers start solving riemans hypothesis in class while I nod my head obliviously.</p>
<p>Yeah the easy A is a plus, the slow pace is a minus, but it’s also the least limiting course I’ve taken. And you can make it hard. If I could I’d take the class all day every day.</p>
<p>Past APs I got a A- in US HIstory and Stats 4,5 on the Tests respectively (these are all the courses they had for juniors). I really don’t know whether I can handle it or whether the professors expect the pinnacle of human brilliance. TBH the open courses make me wet myself.</p>
<p>I would talk to the instructors then, especially since you haven’t had any science APs before. I’m taking AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, and the college version of Spanish I-AP Spanish this year; it is a lot harder than expected but mostly because the teachers go well beyond what’s required from CB.</p>
<p>4 APs shouldn’t be impossible for a senior considering MIT though.</p>
It’s pass/no record fall semester of freshman year, and then A/B/C/NR for spring, so you’ll be able to adjust.</p>
<p>2) There are varying “levels” of the General Institute Requirements that you can take depending on how comfortable you are with said subject. For example, in Physics I you have 8.01 (regular level), 8.01L (slightly easier, for those without a strong calc/phys background), and 8.012 (physics for masochists); for Biology you can take 7.012 (bio with genetics emphasis), 7.013 (bio with molecular emphasis), or 7.014 (bio with ecology emphasis). So really, you can adapt by picking and choosing what’s right for you. And of course, the add date is early October and the drop date is early November, so if you end up wanting to change to a different “version” of the course or drop it altogether, that’s perfectly feasible.</p>
<p>P.S. I had stats pretty much like yours, and while it’s a struggle for me at times, the professors, TAs, and tutors are all very willing to help you out =) same with your friends - working together is awesome.</p>
<p>P.S. about that Spanish note, I’m sure you’ll find languages from all over the world here; we’re not really weighted on a specific language family. Although yes, we do have an Esperanto club =) “Societo por Esperanto”, I believe it’s called, if my meager Esperanto skills do not fail me.</p>
<p>Dude, there’s no way to know. It depends on how smart you are, how intellectually curious you are, how stubborn, how adaptable, how comfortable you are asking for help… none of which can really be measured by high school stats.</p>
<p>^Yeah, actually, I felt like stats were very poor predictors of student performance once actually at MIT. I had two friends (twins) who had low SAT scores who were absolutely the most outstanding students in their majors, and friends who were valedictorian high-SAT people who came in and struggled. That’s anecdata, of course, but overall I didn’t feel like there was much of a correlation for most students, particularly those who weren’t either out-of-this-world outstanding or unbelievably terrible coming in.</p>
<p>Stubbornness and resilience are big factors determining success at MIT. Once you’re smart enough, the precise quantity of smart doesn’t matter a great deal.</p>
<p>yeah
SAT scores have little correlation to how well you do.
I have a friend with about the same SAT score as you. The person failed the first 2 tests. I have about almost 200 points lower than you and so far my average exam scores for all 3 of my math sci classes is 95% (5 exam total), which consistently better than even someone with near perfect SAT scores.
No matter what, first semester is pass no record, you have plenty of time to adjust to MIT.</p>
<p>NOTE: i am taking all the easy classes , I know they will get harder</p>
<p>in terms of course load. I only took 2 AP classes a year. With a bunch of extracurricular stuff. I feel a lot less stressed than my senior year and i also sleep about 8-9 hours a day instead of 5-6 hours my senior year. The only times i stay up to 3am or 4am is either for chatting with people, playing mario cart, or watching movies. I spent about 20+ hours a week watching anime and dramas (BAD! i know) So I just got myself a UROP.
AP classes vary greatly form school to school. and SAT score doesn’t really tell you how good you are at working under pressure or organizing your time</p>
<p>jk
I personally hate the SATs but I heard that the Sats gauged how well a student would likely do in their first year of college.
I like all that personal info about MIT, and yeah I’ve heard it does get hard. But it gives you a personality and I love that about the people at MIT.</p>
<p>That’s a very broad statement to make - that SATs gauge how well a student would likely do in their first year - seeing as how the difficulty and style of teaching varies from school to school. I personally don’t believe SATs are a good prediction of how well students will do here at MIT; unlike our tests, the SATs involve a lot of guesswork (I knew a friend who went into to take the Math II freshman year without knowledge of all the material, but through smart processes of elimination he was about to pull off a 700-something) and strategy that doesn’t require a strong basis in the subject (how else did I manage a 720 in Bio-E? ;)) And of course, college tests are not multiple choice, sadly. If anything, I’d say AP tests are a better gauge of college performance than SATs, simply because they test more of the material than your ability to use process of elimination.</p>
<p>Yeah. If you don’t know the material well, you won’t do well on tests. Math test : overall not a lot of time for you to think about the problems, you just have time to do them and finish them.
Chem, you have to know the concepts to know how to do the problems especially the less calculation ones.</p>
<p>I think your scores are competitive, but you should be advised that MIT can be difficult, even for the very talented. There may be times when you have to push yourself to work hard. If you have problems with motivation, you should address them before going to MIT or any other competitive school. Good luck.</p>
<p>“If you don’t know the material well, you won’t do well on tests.”</p>
<p>This is how I’ve gotten through high school.</p>
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<p>Math team is three questions in ten minutes. I think I’ll be fine timing myself there:)</p>
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<p>I was more afraid of the fabled impossible courseload of required classes than I was of my own motivation. If I get in to any competitive school, I don’t think that motivation will be a problem.</p>
Trust me, this is an easy class.</p>