Great! I'm Canadian :D

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Well, as a Canadian student, im not too sure on my chances (less than 8% of the international pool)</p>

<p>Here are some of my stats, i will add more tomorrow
SATs - not super spectacular (unlike many American students, i only took it the reasoning twice, both in 2007)</p>

<p>Reading 680
Writing 670
Math 800</p>

<p>Chem 800
Math 2 800
Phy 790
Bio - (find out in 3 weeks)
Lit - (find out in 3 weeks)
PS - i took the bio and lit for the challenge :P</p>

<p>EC
Well, here is where i stand out:
Private Pilot 2007 - through scholarships, which i competed for about 200 spots in the country (i spent about 3 year total, about three whole summers to reach this goal)
Glider Pilot 2006 - same as before, for 250 spots this time</p>

<p>Science Fair
Canada-wide science fair - national finalist and honorable mention
Regional-Gold in seniors (Environmental)
Various other regional (same science fair)</p>

<p>Air Cadet (not sure what the equivalent is in the states)
-instructor
-ground school coordinator
-Marksmanship 2006-2007 (Team 2nd in province, Individual 5th in province)
-Biathlon (runs well with marksmanship :P)
-Public Speaking
-plus various other activities</p>

<p>Essay - sure be above average
Rec’s - Not too sure, my teachers are tough on me as im the most outspoken student</p>

<p>Course - IB diploma
Phy HL
Chem HL
Calc HL
French SL
Eng SL
Geo HL</p>

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<li>pretty competitive, definitely top 10% of graduating class</li>
</ul>

<p>Soooo… i will add more, but let me know what i might need to be worried about, i got my interview soon :P</p>

<p>Thanks to all in this great forum</p>

<p>Freeman</p>

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<p>There is no course called “Calculus” offered by IBO</p>

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<p>That was the first thing that I thought, too. He’s probably in a Calc BC class, and let the B confuse him, because, y’know, there’s a B in BC and IB. Whodathunkit?</p>

<p>I’m going to say that your chances are okay, but you’re right about how hard it can be for internationals, so…for an international, I’d say your chances are good. I can totally commiserate with the letters of rec thing. I spent three days thinking nonstop about how I could find the two teachers least likely to say terrible things about me. Definitely have to be careful on those things!</p>

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<p>I think Canadians have better chance than the other International applicants because they are also from the American continent. I assume that Calc BC class is just an AP course, part of the US curriculum (I don’t know anything about AP). In this respect, I think the OP is not a diploma candidate, but simply just talking IB courses.</p>

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<p>or perhaps he is a diploma candidate but put calc HL instead of Math HL so people from the states would know that it’s a class that includes calculus.</p>

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<p>We have IB in the states too, though. Hell, I’m in IB and I’m in the states–I should know!</p>

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<p>AP isn’t part of a curriculum, per se… it’s just a higher level course. There’s no such thing as an AP diploma or anything.</p>

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<p>Do you really think Canadian citizens have a higher chance? Somehow I doubt it (but for my own sake I hope it’s true)</p>

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<p>Not necessarily a higher chance, since more Canadians apply to US schools than other international countries, so Canadians tend to have the highest percentage of international students in top US schools.</p>

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<p>Last year, 10 Canadians got into MIT. Apparently 2 of them were medallists at international physics/chemistry olympiads. It’s certainly NOT easy to get in.</p>

<p>That being said, I’m a Canadian applicant too. We both have relatively similar stats, and I think I stand a definite chance. Therefore, I think you stand a chance too, but much of the admissions process is subjective rather than objective, so all I can say is good luck to you.</p>