I am Iron Man!!!

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello</p>

<p>This is a long story so please cut through the individually perceived “BS”.</p>

<h2>First off Ill give you my stats then my questions. </h2>

<p>17 y/o Male single child
First Generation Eastern European
Low income family/live in 1 bedroom apt.
Hypothyroidism (increased weight, decreased circulation, memory loss, husky voice, sluggishness, weakness, ringing in ears etc.)</p>

<p>High School Junior currently
3.2 GPA
22 ACT ( i know.)
2 years of varsity swimming, Most Improved 2008 medal + 3 relay medals
Geomtry and Bio award
City library volunteering circa 1 month (lol)</p>

<p>started going to Oakland Community College in Michigan @ 16, between soph-junior summer
Classes taken:
Composition,Psych,American govt,Intermd. Algebra (long story), World Civ to Beg of Modern Era (history), Gen Chem I, II, Molecular/Cell Bio,Economics I
GPA: 3.92 (Im re-taking Composition, so assume its a 4.0)
Phi Theta Kappa honor society</p>

<p>Hobbies:
Computers, Tech, Robotics etc.
Gaming
Driving my 97’ Chevy Lumina really fast… (ironically it means light in my language =) )</p>

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<p>The plan is to apply at the top 8 electrical engineering schools (US rankings). By the time I finish high school I calculated that i’ll have more then 60 credits. Ill surely be done with calc physics and up to calc 3. Assume i’ll maintain my 4.0. The reasoning behind my high school GPA is that I have a gut feeling of deep hate for high school, which obviously worked against me, since I wouldn’t be here if I had perfect stats. Stupid, but i should have known better. My HS curriculum is completed, so I’m not taking anything senior year.</p>

<p>I’ve really gotten into robotics, so i’m looking for ECs that are related. Im planning to contact some local robotics companies for volunteering. Should I rather ask for a unpaid internship rather than free volunteering?</p>

<p>Currently reading David Cook’s series of robotics books. After I gain some insight in robotics and do several projects of my own, i’m planning to start a robotics/tehcnology club at OCC. I’ve been desperate to find a robotics club around here, but i just cant. Is it a good idea to start my own with the limited experience I will have?</p>

<p>I’m interested in learning more about mechanical machinery, such as car motors, jet engines. Any suggestions? (maybe learning how to repair a car, dissemble/assemble motors)</p>

<p>I was thinking of transferring to Michigan state or some other local university, just to take some more rigorous courses and to take some actual damn engineering classes. OCC has NO engineering classes. Is this a good idea?</p>

<p>OCC does have wielding and robotics classes. Should I take these instead of staying on route to completing all of my general education requirements? I would love to take them.</p>

<p>I’ve been pondering on the idea of doing some self teaching this summer. I have a boatload of torrent e-books relating to science and engineering. Is it a good idea to get a head start per se, and study books such as thermodynamics and circuits all summer?</p>

<p>Please recommend some related and meaningful ECs I can do that are worthy and impressive.</p>

<p>I feel like I am doing too many academical things. Some people told me to cut down on my college course load and have fun/do more ECs. I always say I can have fun later, hehe. But I need to start doing some interesting ECs.</p>

<p>As of my biased naive judging, I’m taking U of M as safe. If I retake ACT and get a high score, I’m taking MIT as a fairly good chance (assuming I do some awesome ECs). Let the bashing begin. (?)</p>

<p>In all seriousness, input is appreciated, ideally long and thorough/descriptive.</p>

<p>Thanks for your time in advance.</p>

<p>PS. Sorry if I sound like a ■■■■■, I guess im young and dumb.</p>

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<p>If it helps with quirky-ness, I have a lazy eye that is slightly noticeable, so no 3D vision for me.</p>

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<p>bump help please?</p>

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<p>lol your hilarious. </p>

<p>sorry about the lazy eye :(</p>

<p>just get a good college gpa and you will be fine. some schools wants high sats too</p>

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<p>TBH even with amazing extracurriculars I don’t know if you will get into MIT. The school is very very quantitatively based and pay very close attention to grades, standardized testing scores, and even thats not enough - researched based activities are good examples of what MIT is looking at.</p>

<p>U of M is probably a good bet of a great education at a good price and I think it wouldn’t be unreasonable for you to get in. I assume will apply to other great engineering schools like Georgia Tech and UIUC which are all feasible for you to get in to.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input so far… If someone could answer my other questions it would be great.</p>

<p>I guess the issue is that i’m really hooked on the Iron Man movie, and i’m going crazy quite frankly. I’ve been messing with the idea of creating something close to Iron Man, but this is not the place to discuss.</p>

<p>I’m willing to do just about anything right now to get admission to MIT, just like many others. I would love to hear more about what they are looking for.</p>

<p>So If they are very quantitative, im assuming I should join a lot of clubs, volunteer (intern?) a lot of hours at local tech companies? </p>

<p>Can patents be deal breakers?</p>

<p>How about starting a tech company?</p>

<p>Writting a book?</p>

<p>Being featured in Tech Blogs like engadget, techcrunch, lifehacker etc. ?</p>

<p>You Tube?</p>

<p>Maybe people that have already been admited know better. </p>

<p>I really regret being a dumba$$ and not growing up sooner. I came here in 8th grade, and I had no idea what opportunities potentially awaited. Gosh darnit I know I couldhave aced high school, I wanna punch myself in the face now. If I only I could build a time machine…</p>

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<p>Of interest: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/928805-my-how-did-i-transfer-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/928805-my-how-did-i-transfer-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>WOW! Very inspiring, I think just what I needed. Thanks a bunch fmhcbc!</p>

<p>Now If some people could address my other Qs?</p>

<p>thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>like i said focus on getting a high gpa in college. that matters most. write passionate essays that display what and why you wanted to go there. Get ec’s that match what your major is. Use your ec’s in your essays to prove you not only say but do as well. </p>

<p>You should be set.</p>

<p>Sorry to be a downer, but MIT is really hard to get into. if you can pull of like a 2350+ sat then go for it.</p>

<p>Otherwise i say aim for another college. Dont go crazy with ec’s since they aren’t that important from what i noticed. Just get ec’s that MATCH your major. i was a biology major and i joined the biological science club and did research at my college. </p>

<p>Then you will be a well rounded, interested and smart student. Good luck.</p>