My Math story... will a D ruin my chances for MIT?

dreamsofivy
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:39:03 +0000

When I said you should not expect As and an 800, I was not saying you are not capable of that, because I believe you MOST DEFINITELY show the capability. I’m just saying when you ask to be chanced, it sounds kind of arrogant if you say that you will get a perfect score along with two near-perfect grades. Also, pre-calc is very different from calc, so you could just not understand calc. There are a lot of intangibles, and I think we all know what happens when you “assume” lol . But really, I am not trying to be offensive, I am simply trying to say that you cannot assume that you will do exceptionally well on your SAT II and BC Calc class. A more appropriate response would have been:

Math II: 750+ (based on practice test results)
Grades in BC Calc next year: Most likely As or A-s