Could I get into MIT? Chance me!

collegealum314
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:42:32 +0000

To the OP: you’re doing fine, but if you’re going to be spending that amount of hours doing community service, I would recommend organizing a project (e.g., a fundraiser.) Something that would show some leadership and ability to work with people toward a common goal. Top colleges look at community service hours and sort of glaze over it unless there is something distinctive.

A ton of people do research, but if you’re interested, this might be something to do as well (maybe next summer.) Again, having it culminate in a project (in this case, for Intel/Siemens submission) would boost your application. But don’t do it unless you want to.