MIT 2024 Discussion Forum

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@JuneSnow

Daughter admitted after being deferred from EA! Given the very low admit rate for deferred applicants, we held little hope for her to get in. When we saw the result, we were surprised, and I hugged her and cried.

Posting her information for future applicants:

Asian American from a public school
GPA: >4.7 (weighted)
Class rank: #1 out of 490
SAT: 1560 (Math - 800; Reading - 760)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II - 800, Biology (M) - 780
AP Scores: 5s on English Lang, Calc BC, Physics C, World History, US History, Macro/Micro Econ, 4 on Biology

Interested major: Business (Product development)

Major awards: national finalist of an innovation competition, National AP Scholar, State Champions in DECA and FBLA Competitions, Governor’s School, etc.

Major activities: Founder/Director of a non-profit since 8th grade (running unique STEM education programs), Founder/Lead of an innovation project, Team Lead of a local volunteer organization, officers of several school clubs.

Strong recs from AP Eng teacher and AP Calc BC teacher.

She also got accepted by Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and UVA (Echols Scholar).

Georgetown? I thought their RD is not out.