EA Chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#1

<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>Chance me? :)</p>

<p>Background Information:</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: CT
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools (5 Yale, 1 Harvard, 1 Columbia, 5 BC, 1 UVA, and a few more)
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Possible Major:
Economics w/ Concentration in Finance, Accounting</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.95ish
GPA - Weighted: 4.51
Class Rank: 5/377</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT 1-Superscore: 2160
SAT 1-M+CR: 1430
SAT I Math: 730
SAT I Critical Reading: 700
SAT I Writing: 730</p>

<p>ACT-Composite: 34
ACT-W:34
ACT-S:34
ACT-M: 33
ACT-R:33</p>

<p>SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 700
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730
SAT II Chemistry: 790</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>o President : GlobalEd : 2005 – Present - Online interactive debate on a variety of international issues, mediated by UConn
o President/Captain : Science Bowl team : 2005 – Present - Competes at the Northeast Science Bowl competition held yearly at UConn
o President : Habitat Club : 2005 – Present
o President : Hopes & Dreams International team (part of “Will Santa Find Me?” foundation) : 2008
o Vice President : Science National Honor Society : 2007 – Present
o Member : National Honor Society : 2008
o Member : Mu Alpha Theta Chapter of the Math National Honor Society : 2007 – Present
o Volunteer : Food Drive : 2008
o Volunteer : Lights of Hope : 2007 - Provided a special memoriam and fundraiser in honor of the Petit family
o Volunteer : Peer Tutoring : Biology (2006), Pre-Calculus (2008)
o Volunteer : Community Service Club : 2005 – 2007 - Organized collection drives and holiday packages for children in need</p>

<p>Other School Activities:
o Model United Nations : 2008
o New England Math League : 2008
o Greater New Haven Math League : 2005 – Present - Competed at regional level, qualified for and participated in state competition
o Symphony Orchestra – Viola, Second Chair : 2005 – Present</p>

<p>Sports:
o Cross Country : 2005 – 2007
o Indoor Track : 2006 – Present
o Outdoor Track : 2005 – Present</p>

<p>Work Experience/Internships:
o Work Experience : State Credit Adjustment Bureau (a debt collection agency) – 06/08 through 08/08 - Performed office work and prepared legal documents (25-30 hrs/wk)
o Academic : National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at Babson College -- Summer 2007
o Volunteer : Yale Hospital – Management Information Services – 06/07 through 08/07 - Set up computers and accessories, resolved repair calls, management skills (88 hrs)
o Volunteer : MidState Medical Center – 06/06 through 08/06 - Restocked medical supplies, cleaned patient beds, attended to patient needs (65 hrs)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
1 from AP Chemistry teacher (had him for Adv. Chem and AP, very close) - Excellent
1 from AP Lit teacher (had sophomore year and currently in her class) - Excellent
1 from State Credit (summer job) - They all loved me. Very good</p>

<p>Essays:</p>

<p>217/300 - My lit teacher loved it. She does admissions for her college. Forward-looking, progressive, bold, energetic.
CA Essay - Possibly cliche? Described myself as a composite of my parents, clubs, school, and traveling experiences.</p>

#2

<p>u wrote that all in 5 boxes for extracurriculars?? crapshot for anyone as said multiple times before lol... hope u understand a chance thread is useless</p>

#3

<p>Crapshoot, to reiterate what Ambitiousteen said =)</p>

<p>What will hurt you is that you have no research.</p>

#4

<p>I disagree that having no research will hurt you. I know plenty of people who never did research did get into MIT and did much much less ECs and lower scores than you. So yah, it's a crapshoot, like Ambitiousteen said.</p>

<p>So, which school did u go to (I would say it seems like your school would beat my school since your school sends so many people to top schools)? I also live in CT too, right in Waterford, and I've wanted to intern in the Yale Hospital's Ear Lab for the school year, but you know, 45 min is pretty far away, so I ended up at UCONN Avery Point interning in a mercury lab.</p>

#5

<p>I don't think MIT is a crapshoot at all compared to the Ivy Leagues that get a ton more applicants that are well qualified. MIT seems to be more forgiving about scores and pay attention to if you have a passion for something.</p>

#6

<p>i guess... if that were true they'd accept more students prepre...</p>

#7