***Official MIT RD Results/Discussion Class of 2021***

potterfan
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:04:40 +0000

I should be studying for finals, but I’m bored af. Filling this for my brother who got in last week!!! Lol, I was gonna post this sooner.

**Decision: Accepted!!! **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): Didn’t take

SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):

ACT (breakdown): 36 composite, one sitting. (35 W, 36 everything else) I think he got 11 on the essay, i’m not sure though.

ACT superscore (breakdown): Check above

SAT II (subject, score): 800 math 2, 800 physics, 800 biology E, 800 chemistry

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

Weighted GPA: 5.0 I’m not sure, I think it was the same as mine

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/127

AP (place score in parentheses): NA

IB (place score in parentheses): HL math, physics, biology, english. SL spanish and chemistry. School only allows a max of 4 high level classes. It’d be suicidal to take more anyway!!!

Senior Year Course Load: All the IB classes above, plus psychology and 20th century history.

Number of other EA applicants in your school: No clue

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): None

Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): All the awards offered by the school (honor roll, science and math awards, best athlete, best overall student)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars
Varsity Soccer Captain (9-12th grade): State and national champions junior and senior year
Varsity Tennis Captain (9-12th grade) National champions junior year
Varsity Volleyball (9-12th grade) Never won states nor nationals
Student Council President (previously class president 9-11th grade)
NHS president
Hispanic Honor Society
Mathletes captain (National champions 3/4 years of high school)

Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: ACT tutoring, not much really.
Summer Experience: Freshmen and sophomore summers he went to a soccer camp in Europe. This past summer, we did a little bit of traveling before I left for school, nothing college worthy tbh.

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Essays:
He wrote about sports and performing under pressure so many times and how that’s made him the person he is today. It sounds really boring, but it was an extended metaphor that worked.
Teacher Recommendation #1: IB math teacher (9/10). She knows my brother really well and he’s her best student. He said it was good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: IB spanish teacher (8/10). He said it was good, but boarding generic.
Counselor Rec: (10/10). It provided a lot of insight on who he is as a student and a person.
Additional Info/Rec: Soccer coach. Glowing rec.
Interview: NA
Art Supplement: I think my brother can’t even hold a brush.

Other

Date Submitted App: 31/12/16
U.S. State/Territory or Country: International
School Type: International
Ethnicity: White-hispanic
Gender: XY
Income Bracket Range: Doesn’t qualify for aid
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, GPA, SATs2, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Barely any volunteer work, no research, no major awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because my brother is awesome, a smart athlete and a literal genius. I guess he had a good balance between sports and science.
What would you have done differently?: lol, he got in, so I guess nothing.
Where else did you apply?Accepted early at Harvard, still waiting on Stanford, Princeton and Yale

**Other Factors: **

General Comments & Advice:
Just find what you love and do it!
Still, I hope he gets into heaven on Earth (Stanford)