<p>I couldn’t wait for the post, so I checked online …</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 780 M / 730 V / 780 W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II / 780 Chem / 780 USH
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] APs: 5-Calc BC+AB subscore, Chem, US History; 4-Physics B
[</em>] IBs: None
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.2 / 3.96
[</em>] Rank: 1 / 241
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Pretty average (exhausted course offerings last year), except a math class at UMich
[</em>] Number of Apps from our School: 1
[<em>] Other stats: 123 AMC, USAMTS Silver Level, Hampshire College Summer Studies alumnus
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Student Body President and Chairs of various things, Varsity Cross Country (1,2), started a running club at school
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Experience; my English teacher used it as an example for class, so I guess it was decent.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One of them was too laudatory, I thought; I didn’t ask him to write recs for any other university. The other rec was all right. Supplementary recommender said that if it weren’t for me, he would have quit his position. The other supplementary rec implied I was lazy (I read it after he sent it)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good?
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): Lovely; the interviewer loves me.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Asian with a lot of “leadership”?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MI
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (E. Indian)
[</em>] Income Bracket: No financial aid, guaranteed
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks: None
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: One of the recommendations
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not enough passion in the app? Also, in retrospect, I realize the app wasn’t “packaged” as well as my later apps were. Perhaps I should have filed RD and not EA with MIT.
[/ul] Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to admits!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800m, 740v, 760w (2300)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 770 2c, 740 bio and 730 US
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs: 5 on US, 4 on Bio and French and a 3 on MEH
[</em>] IBs: n/a
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.1w
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics C, AP BC Calc, AP Econ (macro and micro) and Honors History and English. and Chorus!
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: dunno
[<em>] Other stats: cant think of any!
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity BBall for 4 years, some XC and plays… umm Book Club and Ecology Club. not a lot lol
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: worked at our school’s gym for a year and interned at a research institute last summer
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): umm i did the world one it was pretty bad. probably why i didnt get in…
[<em>] Teacher Recs: amazing from my math teacher (one of the best in career types) and i think really good from my english one too
[</em>] Counselor Rec: eh she doesnt know us at all but it was probably fine
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): it was at his house, he was really personable and nice, we had a lotin common
[</em>] Hook (if any): i guess the internship but none really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private, small… its pretty selective but also hasnt been around very long
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Income Bracket: uhh pretty high i think
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks: see above, none really
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: good letters/bad essay
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i really think it was the essay! it was by far the worst one i wrote.
[/ul] Other Factors: cant think of any!! General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to everyone who got in!!! I guess its good I didnt cause I didnt really want to actually go…</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): 600v, 800m, 670w
SAT IIs: 720 Math IIc, 690 Spanish, 670 Chem
ACT:
APs: 5 on psych
IBs: 4 on psych, 6 on spanish
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.71 weighted, 3.85 unweighted
Rank: not ranked
Senior Yr Courseload: 4 ibs, 2 aps, 1 honors
Number of Apps from Your School: probably just me
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Interview (feel and general location): didnt do one
Location/Person: midlo
State or Country: va
Ethnicity: asian
Income Bracket:
Gender: male
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math IIC, 800 chem, 760 us hist
[<em>] GPA: 4 uw
[</em>] Rank: 3/450
[<em>] Other stats: 5s on all five APs taken
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: i think they were very good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: probably one extremely good and one ‘insert name here’ kind of rec
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably good
[<em>] Hook (if any): no idea
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NC
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: very well-rounded
[li] Why you think you were accepted: essays[/li][/ul]**Other Factors: ** summer math program (SUMaC) and ECs (cheerleading, math team, symphony, chorus)</p>
<p>gosh, i am so excited! congratulations and good luck to all!</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?:
SAT I (by section): 800/800/710
SAT IIs: 800 800 800 790
ACT:
APs: four AP tests with 5 5 5 4 and nine to be taken this year
IBs: none offered
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.7/4.0
Rank:7/714
Senior Yr Courseload: 1 college course, 5 AP
Number of Apps from Your School: 7
Other stats:Math competitions</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: math compeitions, robotics, etc
Job/Work Experience:none
Essays (subject and responses): decent
Teacher Recs: good, great, great
Counselor Rec: couldn’t be better
Interview (feel and general location): Good, if not best
Hook (if any):
Location/Person: S. Cal
State or Country: United States, applying as Korean citizen
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):one of the best in southern california
Ethnicity: Korean/Asian American
Income Bracket: upper middle
Gender:male
Hooks:
Strengths/Weaknesses: I am an international
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I am an international student without some sort of international recognition.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to you all. finally the words came, and I got rejected as expected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 760M, 740R, 780W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800IIc, 680USHist, 620 Chem
[</em>] ACT: 36M, 35Sci, 34composite
[<em>] APs: 5 on Calc AB
[</em>] IBs: N/A
[<em>] GPA: 4.57 W, 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 4/525
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs, a power technology class, orchestra and Cooking (yay)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Just me
[li] Other stats: Natl Merit commended scholar, did reasonably well on National French exam</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Football, Orchestra (section leader 2 years on String bass), Mens Chorus, HUDDLE (a peer leadership and anti-substance group teaching 4th graders), National Honor Society (2 committee chairs), Jazz Band
[</em>] Work Experience: Umpire, Office Aide at a physician’s office
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good; I really wrote well about my passion for football, and the perseverance it took for me to get a starting spot.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My humanities recc was amazing, my math was good but a little plain.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: AWESOME–she likend me to a Ironman Triathlete due to my three big interests-Academics, Athletics and Music. It was really cool.
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): At a Starbucks. Over an hour long, and I thought it went pretty well, but Im not a good judge of those things.
[li] Hook (if any): Football, i expressed interest in playing intercollegiately</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Ohio, south of Cleveland
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, no MIT admits since 1995
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses:
–Strengths: Im really diverse, and I work hard to do well in everything that I do.
–Weaknesses: Interview probably was not the best, nervousness gets to me.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: being well-rounded, maybe the sports (i filled out a recruit form, sent a tape and communicated with the coach)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ul]
[<em>]For those who got in: CONGRATS!!! Cant wait to meet you all!
[</em>]For those who didn’t: Im sure you all have great other schools, and will succeed in life no matter what, but i know you must be upset, I would have been too.[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2280
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 740, 690
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 4
[<em>] Other stats: mathhhh (and writing) stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: couldve been better i suppose
[<em>] Teacher Recs: great?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[<em>] Hook (if any): well-rotundity
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Florida
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: chinese/cuban
[<em>] Gender: sex
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: band, math (MAO), band, writing, NHS (pshh), volunteer stuff, math camp
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: haha i think some essays mentioned stanford, i had a rec from a stanford professor, yeaaaa, some things could have been better
[</em>] Other thoughts: poop. im not going to accept the place on the waitlist.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800 800 760
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 780 Math IIc, 770 Chem
[</em>] ACT: nope
[<em>] APs: 5 in AP Chem and AP US History
[</em>] IBs: nope
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 uw
[</em>] Rank: don’t know
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: six ap classes
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: two
[<em>] Other stats: 113.5 on AMC 12
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Model UN, quiz bowl (officer in both) technology related stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: work for advanced digital solutions
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): great I think
[<em>] Teacher Recs: “best kid in career” type
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): OK
[</em>] Hook (if any): crippled, spent most of HS in wheelchair
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Not sure
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because MIT is very hard to get into? Who knows[/li][/ul] Other Factors: I like cheese! General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: IT sucks that you can work so hard for something and still not get it, although I understand why.</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?:No
SAT I (by section):760 M, 640 CR, 640 W
SAT IIs: 690 Biology, 730 Chemistry, 740 US History
ACT:
APs: 5 in Bio, Chem, US History
IBs:
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:4.1
Rank:4/125
Senior Yr Courseload: 4 APs
Number of Apps from Your School:1
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Student Council, Operation Smile, United Hands, Piano, Tennis, Knowledge Bowl, NHS.
Job/Work Experience:–
Essays (subject and responses): About conquering my fear of public speaking.
Teacher Recs:One was amazing, the other I did not read.
Counselor Rec: Did not read.
Interview (feel and general location):Didn’t have one.
Hook (if any): My passion for science and helping out.
Location/Person: Hispanic. Managua, Nicaragua.
State or Country: Nicaragua
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private
Ethnicity: Nicaraguan
Income Bracket: High
Gender:Male
Hooks:
Strengths/Weaknesses: Science/Math, Extra curriculars.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SAT’s, no spark.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was sort of expecting the rejection.</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
SAT I (by section):2070
SAT IIs:720*5
IBs:HL- Maths, chem, physics, SL-Business, Eng A1, French (predicted 43)
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:
Rank: N/A
Senior Yr Courseload:
Number of Apps from Your School: 1
Essays (subject and responses):
Teacher Recs: Informative
Counselor Rec: Glowing with
Interview (feel and general location): Very good
Hook (if any): The story of my life
Location/Person: Hastings UK
State or Country:Nigeria
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): All students at my school are highly intelligent.
Ethnicity:Black-African</p>
<p>Gender:Male
Hooks:Recruited Athlete, revealing essays
Strengths/Weaknesses: SAT scores=weaknesses
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Cos of my essays and because I showed a genuine interest on paper
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Cant wait to meet all the geniuses I’ll be schooling with this fall.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800/800/760
[<em>] GPA: 4.0/4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1/~20
[<em>] Other stats: Take nearly all courses at local state U and through EPGY, lots of math and physics past calc BC and physics C, a lot of AP level courses too, >80 hours worth
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Decent. I didn’t want them proofread by anyone but myself, so I’m not sure how good they were.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Superb, personal since he knows me well
[<em>] Hook (if any): ?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: TN, USA
[<em>] School Type: Tiny, uncompetitive, parochial
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: The garden-variety: LOTS of volunteer tutoring, varsity soccer, classical piano, etc.
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/deferred: I was DARN lucky. There’s really nothing exceptional for MIT in my application.
[</em>] Other thoughts: HURRAY!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 Math, 800 Verbal, 800 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 MathIIC, 800 Literature, 800 French
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.66 W
[</em>] Rank: 2/200
[<em>] Other stats: National AP Scholar, National Merit Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[<em>] Hook (if any): Published math papers in a few math journals
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[<em>] School Type: Boarding School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I’m not sure
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No clue[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Accepted to Harvard SCEA. It’s going to be hard deciding now!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2200; 770 Math, 710 Reading, 720 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Math 2, 750 US History, 730 Physics
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.21 W
[</em>] Rank: 3/87
[li] Other stats: 4’s on USH, Euro History, Art History. 3 on English Language </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Poured my heart and soul into it
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I sent 4 in, 3 really good, 1 so-so
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any): MITES Summer Program</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: Charter (competitive and well-recognized); School to support first generation, low-income students
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Robotics(HEAVILY involved), trumpet, piano, a lot of other things
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted: MITES evaluations were good, Strong commitment to 2-3 EC’s
[li] Other thoughts: I just barely came back to life, I was just so shocked.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 690M/690V/700W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Physics, 740 Chem, 680 US History, 710 Math I, 690 Math 2
[<em>] GPA: 3.4 Unweighted
[</em>] Rank: school does not rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): Homemade nuclear fusion reactor (see my website: <a href=“http://www.brian-mcdermott.com%5B/url%5D”>http://www.brian-mcdermott.com</a>), I was featured in a feature-length documentary movie about the “end of oil” and “energy of the future” which will air on TV or in theaters in the spring, had data subtantiated by MIT professors, general long-standing relationship with the MIT community.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: MA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Fusion (see above), Dept. of Energy National Science Bowl, National Ocean Science Bowl (2nd place nationally), Science Olympiad (captain), Amateur Rocketry (computer designed and simualted fuel and engines), Hiking/Outdoors, National Student Leadership Conference</p>
<p>[*] Other thoughts: I don’t know what to say. I’m not happy, to say the least. I hope and pray that justice will one day be served.[/ul]</p>
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