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

flyingllama
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:13:22 +0000

you definitely shouldnt say 12th grade i WILL get an A both semester, i WILL get an 800 on Math II, and don’t expect everything to happen (740-770 on Math in SAT I). thats just the wrong attitude





don’t assume you’ll get an 800 and As. It probably won’t happen



Well someone has to get an A in Calculus, why would you say “it probably won’t happen”? I had the highest A in my Pre-Calc class… mostly against the same people who will be in my BC Calculus class. My high school also has one of the highest BC pass rates in the U.S

And based on collegeboard practice tests, i’m confidently expecting a 750 on SAT Math, which i took today, and a 770 on SAT Math II Subject test, which i will take in the fall. I still have all summer to bring that 770 Math II to an 800, which is a relatively a common score on that subject test.

I am not saying these things out of blind arrogance. Most of these “predictions” are pretty much current realities, not ignorant dreams… :o Sorry if I came across as pretentious, but I’m not going to start doubting myself for no reason