Math Contradictions

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>So I am a year ahead in math (from the rest of my grade). I got A+s and As respectively in Geometry and Algebra 2 H, and then I landed in Trig Honors, and got a B/C+. </p>

<p>Right now in CalcAP I have an easy A. On the math SATI I recently got an 800, and then a 800 on the math SAT2 as well.</p>

<p>Will that one C+ my sophomore year completely skewer any chances I had for MIT? Since I am strong at math, it’s just that one semester that was a complete outlier for me since I was really stressed out at the time.</p>

<p>Is there any way I could make up for this?</p>

<p>I will probably be recruited in my sport, I do research, robotics, science olympiad, piano, and debate. I would consider all my ECs to be really strong (awards, etc) and I am also an extremely creative/strong writer, even though I’m not that into writing=BOSS essays
I will be applying EA next year, and my interview should be awesome since I’m a really confident speaker.</p>

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<p>oh and besides that I have 720W, 730CR, and a 4.7 W GPA</p>

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<p>One bad grade won’t sink you, especially if it is an earlier class.</p>

<p>However, using words like “boss” in your interview may disqualify you.</p>

<p>On a more serious note, if there was a traumatic event in your life (divorce, death in the family) that messed up that semester, you should mention that somewhere.</p>

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<p>Explain it to them in the challenge essay maybe?</p>

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<p>Haha of course I would never use “Boss” in an interview!</p>

<p>There weren’t really any traumatic events involved…I was just stressed, and the class was a 7:10am class. I knew the material, just messed up on the final :P</p>

<p>The thing is, I’d like to preserve my challenge essay for something a little more interesting rather than using it as an excuse for one grade…</p>

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<p>If the hardest challenge you’ve faced is getting a C+ in a class, then you must have a pretty easy life.</p>

<p>No, it won’t disqualify you, especially since it was in your sophomore year. You’ll be fine. :)</p>

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<p>I am constantly amazed and confused by this website.</p>

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<p>Oh, I was thinking there might have been some cause for the stress.</p>

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<p>I never said that the grade was the hardest challenge in my life; I actually stated that I wasn’t writing about that for that prompt.</p>

<p>@Renais: Stress doesn’t necessarily spring from death, disease, or other tragedy, right? Staying up until 3am everyday causes stress…especially when you are in 5APs and spend lots of time in ECs.</p>

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<p>Don’t use it for your challenge essay, and don’t feel you have to explain it. You’re better off not mentioning it except for the specific cases I mentioned.</p>

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<p>Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
— Ayn Rand</p>

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<p>See what I mean? It keeps amazing me. Every day. In new ways.</p>

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<p>^ I know right? I remember this one thread about social life at Caltech…I was quite amazed.</p>

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<p>The Ayn Rand quote is really, really amusing as an addition.</p>

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<p>They are always either amusing or disturbing.</p>

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<p>or enlightening</p>

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<p>ummm I do not know what you guys are talking about as amusing/enlightening. </p>

<p>Care to explain? If it’s super funny I would just love to hear the joke.</p>

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<p>Ayn Rand.</p>

<p>.</p>

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<p>Ah, cgarcia, they’re at times amusing partially because they’re disturbing. That one was so characteristic of the sort of line one might mock.</p>

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<p>Anyone care to explain? I am not getting the joke. :)</p>