here's another chance thread!

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>What are my chances? and how compatible am I with MIT?</p>

<p>Asian Female wanting to go into biology
School: public in northern Midwest</p>

<p>Ok…here are an overview:</p>

<p>GPA: (weighted) 4.5/4.33 (mostly A+'s, few A)
Ranking: none official, but probably top 5 student
SAT: 800 C.R., 800 Math, 750 Writing
SAT II: 800’s for US history, math 2c, Bio, chemistry
AP’s: Bio, US History, Chemistry, Micro/Macroeconomic, Enligh Lang., Calc BC (all 5), French (4)</p>

<p>taking 5 AP’s + year-long college math+ science independent study this year</p>

<p>EC:
Youth orchestra (intermediate to preprofessional level)–9,10,11, 12
-summer intern and principal 2nd violinist
Biomedical Research at nearby college–9,10,11, 12
- full-time paid research assistant in summer of 11th grade (40+ hours/week)
- authorship in pending paper for peer-reviewed journal
- did not submit to Intel or Siemens (missed the deadline)
Tutoring (2hrs/wk) for Korean/adopted Korean kids–9,10,11,12
-came to US in 5th grade, so fluent in korean
Math Curriculum Committee–10, 11 (helping build new math curriculum to
match new state requirement)
Lit magazine (publicity director, copy editor), Service club (President)
quiz bowl (secretary)–officer position 11th and 12th, but partcipated all
four years</p>

<p>awards/recognition:
French National Exam national bronze, state top 10
Poetry Competition Top 10 winner in state
KSEA (only for koreans) math competition–national 3rd
state math competition Top 100–Bronze
All-State Math team
Harvard Book Prize
General Motors’ Sigma Xi Honorable Mention at Science Fair
National AP Scholar</p>

<p>background:
korean immigrant who lives in all-white communitiy
-actually, gave me really interesting experiences (used to live in CA town with almost majority of asian population then moved to a town with majority of white–ALMOST no mirnority)</p>

<p>Essays:
short one on my orchestra experience (I’ve played for about 5-6 years now–other kids in orchestra have almost twice as long////summer internship and how I learned about music library system,etc)
long one on my research (anecdote on dealing with fear of blood/mice in research)
extra one probably on family/community</p>

<p>whoa, long entry! hope i haven’t scared too many away with the length!</p>

<p>Bottomline–
What do you think? How are my chances and how would I match–or mismatch–with MIT? Advices?</p>

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<p>Your stats are good enough, and you seem competitive. You have very strong research experience for a high schooler. You have a lot of cool ECs, some of which show a lot of discipline and dedication, and you have a surprisingly high signal-to-noise ratio in your ECs and awards. I’d say you have about as good a chance as can reasonably be expected, as long as you don’t shoot yourself in the foot in your essays or letters of recommendation.</p>

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<p>thanks! I’m finally working on final drafts for my essays…hopefully I can turn my app in soon! (ahh will that day ever come?)</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>bummpp!</p>

<p>and also, do MIT start reviewing their applications early, like in December, even when the deadline is in January?</p>

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<p>Admissions officers may begin reading some of the RD applications in December, although I am pretty sure they have enough to do with EA apps before the holidays. </p>

<p>Selection committee for regular decision, when people are actually admitted, is not until around Valentine’s Day each year.</p>