How much will this B+ in AP Calc AB (independent study class though) hurt me for MIT?

iborpastan
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:37:32 +0000

I don’t understand, my school is considered one of the best urban public high schools in my state, and it doesn’t offer as many AP classes as yours. so it’s crappy now? You have a research mentor at Caltech? kid, you’re fine.

With what you have, the only thing that makes any difference on your application is your essays and how you presented yourself in your interview. Your ECs look out of this world, and even if you’ve only done one or two of the things you listed and you did them well, it wouldn’t have hurt you.

Don’t worry about being deferred at Harvard. It’s Harvard. Their admissions process is such that it becomes a lottery for those that have astronomical stats and achievements and a hopeless waste of time and a $70 application fee for everyone else (unless you’re an athlete or athlete+legacy).

I find that “ugh” after your math score unreasonable and frankly somewhat distasteful. This is where the old “no one’s perfect” cliche comes in. MIT admits humans, not super computers programmed to receive perfect scores on everything math related. The first questions on their app even asks what you do for fun. They’re obviously looking to admit humans here (and the occasional fun loving alien).

“Don’t overlook me as another neurotic kid freaking out over a B+.” Really? because you sure came across as one. A B+ in AB calculus can be completely ignored with your 5 in AP calc BC and study of multivariable (my study of multivariable consists of Khan Academy lectures over the summer )

breathe, relax, I applied to MIT with significantly less of a resume and worse stats. Pi day is my birthday btw! Very unlikely I’m getting in, but oh well, I wasn’t going to apply if it wasn’t for the fact that I fell in love with it when I visited with a couple friends.

I wish you the best of luck!