MIT RD 2024 Results

kabirmohan
Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:16:04 +0000

Decision: Deferred then Accepted

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36M/ 36S/ 35E/ 34R)
SAT II: 780 Math II, 750 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank, roughly top 10% of class
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics C: Mechanics (5) ,Physics C: E&M (5) ,Calc BC (5), Calc AB (5) ,AP English (n/a), AP Chinese (n/a), AP Enviro (n/a), AP Stats (n/a)

Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, AP Chinese, Senior English, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Rower,School Environment and Sustainability Team (leader), Triathlon Club (Founder), comedian
Volunteer/Community service: Freshmen dorm prefect/RA
Summer Activities: Triathlete, rowing
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-attending Grandma’s traditional Indian funeral, and how it affected my spirituality
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Chinese teacher: 10/10
Physics teacher: 9/10

Interview: 9/10

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Boarding
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): coach’s support for rowing

Reflections:
Strengths: recruitable athlete, diverse and unorthodox interests, GPA steadily improved over 4 years
Weaknesses: lack of awards and STEM extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly no clue.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
JHU- rejected
Georgia Tech- Waitlisted
Rutgers- Accepted
Tufts- Accepted
Purdue- Accepted