chances at MIT, Caltech and Cornell

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I’m applying early action to MIT but would like to know my chances for the other two also.</p>

<p>Caucasian male, high income family from the buffalo area
Public HS
Rank: top 1% of 420 GPA: never gotten less than a 95 overall
SAT I 760 CR 790 M 720 W 1550/2270
SAT II Math II 770 Chemistry 760
ACT 34</p>

<p>AP Courses:
Junior Year
AP Calculus AB - 5
AP US History- 4
AP Eng Lang & Comp - 4</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP Calculus BC (independant study)
AP Physics C
Possible independant study in Physics B
AP Eng Lit
AP Chem (aced the regents exam)
AP Stats
AP Government
AP Economics</p>

<p>German C1 (11) and C2(12) for local college credit</p>

<p>Principal Bassoonist in School Wind Ensemble and Full Orchestra by audition (9,10,11,12)</p>

<p>EC’s
JV Football Team (9,10)
JV Track and Field (9)
Rugby Club Team (10,11,12)
Power Club (9,10)
JV Volleyball Captain (11)
Ski Club (9,12)
Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra Bassoonist by Annual audition(10,11)-> Principal (12)
Participated in Erie County and Area All-State Orchestra/Band (5-12)
Went to Eastern US Music Camp '07
Active member in church Lutheran Youth Organization(7-12)
Member of Niagra Frontier Conference Lutheran Youth Organization CORE (Christians Out-Reaching Everyone) Program (12)
Participated in Four-Week intensive leadership program at Lake Chatauqua Lutheran Camp (1 week of training and three weeks of hands-on experience)
Monthly Habitat for Humanity Projects with the church
Member of German Club (10,11,12)
Selected to participate in German Exchange (11-12)
Nearly fluent in German
NHS Member (11,12)</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Scholar (haven’t found out what yet… I think Semi-Finalist though)
Presidents Award
Third Place in local German Essay Contest
Selected as representative of Excellence in Foreign language for my school</p>

<p>Interested in Engineering - anywhere from chemical to mechanical to nuclear or maybe physics…
Auditioning for Symphony Orchestra/Wind Ensemble
Eager to play rugby if possible</p>

<p>Recommendations will be outstanding.</p>

<p>Thoughts?
Do I have a shot at MIT - Also, please let me know if you think another school is a better fit.</p>

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<p>Once you hit Ivy Caliber or high level school, grades aren’t the only thing that matter. You need to show them interest in Eng. by doing an internship in that field, or doing prestigious summer science camps. I would apply still. If i were you, I would find some internship position for the school year, that fits your schedule. That would help a little bit. But based on academics and tests, you did your job as a student. may i suggest applying ED. think about Cornell as well. and berkley as a match. also put UT-Austin and Illinois as your safeties.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/544728-pick-card-how-about-spades-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/544728-pick-card-how-about-spades-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>chance me as well…thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Your grades and tests put you in the range, certainly…looks like you have good extracurriculars too…you have as good a chance as anybody</p>

<p>If you’re applying EA to MIT, you should think about doing EA for caltech, also</p>

<p>Consider Stanford (another top engineering program, obviously), then for some more matches/safeties, maybe UMich, UMinnesota, Rice…</p>

<p>I just went to University of Colorado - Boulder for an engineering camp, and it seemed <em>very</em> good, with an amazing location and more reasonable cost than the higher-ranked schools; Boulder is known as a party school, but their engineering program is very highly thought of, with a lot of funding and research opportunities, along with being heavily involved with Engineers Without Borders</p>

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<p>Finally another double reed player!!! (I play oboe.) Your stats are quite impressive as are your ECs. I think you have a very good chance at MIT but is is very difficult to say for sure. Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>“Aced” the regents exam. That made me smile. It’d be embarrassing to apply to MIT with a score below a 98 on the chem regents exam. Go to [College</a> Search - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT - At a Glance](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board) - that should give you an idea of your chances ;)</p>