<p>Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2370 (M - 800, CR - 800, WR - 770)
[</em>]SAT II: Math II - 800, Physics - 800, Chemistry - 800
[<em>]GPA: Probably around 4.6ish
[</em>]Rank: Top 5%
[li]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 7 5’s on AP’s (counting the two physics C’s separately) [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Probably the worst of all my applications… the short essay format didn’t really work for me. I did like the poem I wrote for the “Describe the world you come from” question though =)
[</em>]Recs: One good (from physics teacher who had me for 2 years and liked me), one not-so-great (senior year history teacher since of my two humanities courses last year, one teacher retired and one course was online =/)
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Viola and piano music supplements (with a really nice rec from my piano teacher)
[</em>]Summer Activities: Governor’s School, online courses for credit, travel
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Math and physics courses at prestigious university with decent grades?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]High School Type: Competitive public… MIT doesn’t like us much, but a few people are accepted every year.
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[li]Gender: F[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad, chamber music, orchestra (as principal violist), musical and other community service, others that I’m too lazy to list
[</em>]Awards: Lots of state and national Science Olympiad awards, ABRSM Grade 8 Piano with Distinction, National Merit Finalist… I guess acceptance into Governor’s School counts?
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I just wasn’t too special… also, weak essays and rec.
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] <em>sigh</em> I guess I’m over being waitlisted… I was fairly upset at first, mostly because it was the first decision and many people I know (including one URM who UNEQUIVOCALLY was not deserving) were accepted, but whatever… It really is random. I know many people more qualified than I am who were outright rejected, and people less qualified who were accepted. I guess I’m glad I wasn’t rejected, since the subjective aspect of my MIT application was worse than most of my other schools, so I still have some hope… Anyway, congratulations acceptees! And to those (like me) who weren’t accepted, best of luck for April 1st! =)</p>