how good would i have to do?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I was wondering about how high my GPA would probably have to be in order to get into MIT. i go to [this</a> school](<a href=“http://marmion.org/academy.html]this”>http://marmion.org/academy.html) which is a highly respected college prep school. Last year I got around a 3.1 or so not including my theology grade (which i am not sure if they look at is as a core class or not?). I am in the top 1/3 of my class and was wondering what I would have to raise my GPA to in order to have a decent chance at getting into MIT. I am taking one honors class and one AP class this year and am hoping to “step it up” as far as grades go and was wondering what a good goal for myself would be. I am white, and both of my parents went to college(if that matters at all, i dont think it does though). Also, does MIT place much emphasis on your GPA freshman year?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>What grade are you in?</p>

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<p>i am going to be a sophomore.</p>

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<p>oh, freshman, i didnt catch it until now. Freshman usually doesn’t count or it has little weight on it. Bring your GPA up and 10% of class.</p>

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<p>ok thanks for the quick response and advice, are chances severely lowered if i cannot get within the top 10% of my class because my class is really smart… also, are you sure colleges like MIT don’t place much emphasis on freshman year because a friend told me that a lot of colleges like it count all years equally.</p>

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<p>Also do well on math and science. It’s still to early to tell because you’re going to be a sophmore. SAT I and IIs need to be good.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissionsfactors.asp?listing=1023832&ltid=1&intbucketid=[/url]”>http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/admissionsfactors.asp?listing=1023832&ltid=1&intbucketid=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>ok thanks, yea my math grade last year was best in class and i am taking AP bio and alg 2 honors so hopefully those go well. i have taken 2 practice SATs before when i was in middle school and should take another practice one this year so i think i will be well prepared for that. any more advice?</p>

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<p>Some colleges will not count freshman year and they state it. Others will count freshman along with the others.</p>

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<p>You’ll need to be in the top 10%, have math SATs very close to 800 and impressive math and science ECs.</p>

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<p>thanks for the link.</p>

<p>anyone know if MIT counts it?</p>

<p>any more info anyone :)</p>

<p>also, what’s a good ballpark figure for what GPA i should aim for?</p>

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<p>3.8-3.9 unweighted gpa max honors and AP courses. for 10~12 grade</p>

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<p>what does max honors and AP courses mean exactly? get A’s in all of them? also does anyone know of a site that says how much MIT considers freshman year?</p>

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<p>The most offered at your school</p>

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<p>ok thanks for clarification.</p>

<p>anyone else have info on getting accepted to MIT in general?</p>

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<p>i’m also interested in how much my school will help me.</p>

<p>more info here: <a href=“http://www.marmion.org/academy.html[/url]”>www.marmion.org/academy.html</a></p>

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<p>I’m in the same boat as you, little GPA (3.2-3.3), low class rank (with 2.9 first semester it was 63/168, probably in 30% now), rising sophomore and “What the hell did I just do?” question in my eyes :slight_smile: I actually came to CC to find out importance of GPA and found out next…
There’s no way to follow some specific path for MIT, for goodness’ sake, those guys accept one person out of eleven and that individual is URM or female :open_mouth: However, don’t be afraid to touch ceilings – you might be able to find cure for cancer (someone on this forum actually did found cure for specific form of cancer) or prove String theory and that will bump your chances for MIT.</p>

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<p>yea i have been looking more into it and found a lot of stuff that gives me hope in that if i can just bring my grades up this year and coming years that i will be well off. i am currently into web development and trying to get some projects of mine off the ground which if all goes as planned (what are the chances of that :slight_smile: should definately help with college apps. do you know if MIT places equal value on your freshman year? if it looks at it but doesnt place an equal value on it then it could help in showing a positive trend correct?</p>

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<p>I don’t think any college places much of a value on freshman year. However, there will be 9 more candidates who will have strong freshman year to compete with you.</p>

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<p>yea good point :-&lt;/p>

<p>freshman year is also factored into my class rank correct?</p>