Low GPA for MIT

luisarose
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:20 +0000

I would have to primarily agree with Sikorsky. Most MIT applicants have taken 5-10+ APs and still have unweighted GPAs of 3.8+ (personally, I have a 3.8-ish uw GPA and I’ve been accused of being a gender-AA admit because that’s so low). MIT students generally took the hardest courseload possible and excelled in it.

It also depends on how your school calculates it. I have a 3.8 by my school’s calculation, but I’ve only gotten 1 B+ in my high school career (the rest were A-s to A+s, mostly As), so I’m more like a 3.9 by most schools’ systems, probably.

I wouldn’t say you’re wasting your time, but I would say your chances are very low.