MIT RD 2024 Results

penguin2
Sun, 15 Mar 2020 20:57:11 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT: 1550 (800M, 750E)
SAT II: 800 Math, 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.7
Rank: School doesn’t rank, but I’m at least top 2%.
AP: 15 APs including senior year, 10 5s
Major Awards: Science Fair regional winner, Presidential Gold Award for Service, National AP Scholar, Rensselaer Medal, National Merit Semifinalist, handful of debate and robotics awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:

VEX Robotics (President)

FRC Robotics (Programming Director)

Math Team (President)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Chair)

Independent Science Research

Dead Poets Society (Founder)

ASB (Homeroom Rep)

Choir

NHS

Job/Work Experience:

Math and reading teacher for elementary schoolers
Volunteer/Community service:

250+ hours tutoring and counseling kids
Summer Activities:

UC Cosmos

Took AP Stats and AP PhysC’s at a community college

Essays:

Steps of CAD (robotics) and how they correlate to steps in my life

Speaking out and advocacy
Recommendations:

Calc AB/BC teacher (8/10)

English teacher (9/10)

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid? No
Intended Major: CS
State: CA
School Type: Catholic, all-girls
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks: n/a

Reflection:
Strengths: Leadership in extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Overall blandness, no major awards
Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea. Maybe my personality really shined in my essays, because I thought I seemed like the typical Asian CS nerd.
Where else were you accepted: UCB EECS, UIUC, Purdue