Do I have a Chance??? Adivice appreciated

MoazSe
Sat, 15 Jul 2017 01:53:15 +0000

I believe that ‘chance me’s’ are inherently inaccurate and as a fellow student, any attempt to ‘chance you’ would be pointless. Instead, I can provide you with some advice.

For subject tests, I highly recommend you take bio instead of physics. Biology-M is by far the easiest subject test I have even seen. It’s all rapid recall so if you do some studying before it you’ll finish it with time to spare. Definitely an easier 800 than physics which involves relativity and a bunch of other topics which aren’t discussed in AP Physics 1 or C let alone a conventional high school physics classroom. Chemistry is pretty easy and Math II is a must.

AMC12 & AIME: If you haven’t already done it don’t have it on your list of things you’re going to accomplish. The AMC12 is a pretty rigorous test and it’s definitely not taught in a conventional classroom setting. You either need to start practicing now or add something else to your list just in case this goes down the gutter. I’m pretty sure that you need to get a certain score to qualify for AIME. I made a lot of goals that were conditional on other things being accomplished which kinda disappointed me in my Junior year (I’m an incoming senior).

Get Straight A’s or bust. I don’t know how much weight MIT puts on GPA but here in my school a 3.7 isn’t considered good (on a 4.00 scale). You obviously can’t bring it up to a 4.00 but try your hardest to get straight A’s from now on so you can get close to a 3.8. It’s not perfect but it will probably increase your chances dramatically.

Depending on where your strengths and weaknesses are, you should consider the differences between the ACT and SAT. In my experience, I’ve found that the ACT is meant more for left brained kids, centered more around mathematics and kinda lacking in the English department. It basically asks you: do you know how to do this? If you do, you get the question right, if not, then you’re pretty much out of luck. I feel the SAT is more of a right brained test in the sense that it tries to trick you and is definitely heavier in the analyzing literature department. The SAT is full of tricks that even the most seasoned mathematicians would fall for. I would just suggest you try practice tests in both and see how your scores compare by using a score converter. A high score is imperative, last year, people who had above a 1560/above a 35 had a 12% acceptance rate compared to the average 8ish percent (the exact number eludes me).

Just work hard and if you’re not stressed out you’re doing something wrong. Good luck.