<p>Currently a Senior, Ethnicity African/Asian American, Male</p>
<p>GPA UW 3.96, 2/450~, 15 APs By Graduation, 9 Currently (6 5’s, 1 4, and 2 3’s)
SAT:800M 770V 690W(760MC, 6/12 Essay, My App. Essay Won’t Suck That Bad lol)
SAT2s:M2C-800 USH/BioE:790</p>
<p>EC’s In Order of Importance
1st-Philosophical/Neuroscience/Psychology Discussions and Reading (Main Essay)
2nd-Web Design Business (10+ Hours a Week) [One of my old business endeavors failed with a partner after like 2 years of work, and this will be my MIT essay, the failure one]
3rd- First Robotics- 7th(04) & 5th(05) In The World (iirc)
4th RedCross Volunteering- Counselor, Random Positions, 300-400 Hours
5th JV Tennis for 2 Years, and Airsoft (Pretty involved)</p>
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<p>Dual Enrollment Classes: Philosophy (Now), Critical and Creative Thinking (Logic Class this fall), and Intro to Webdesign (9th Grade-A)
Ethnicity: African/Asian American [URM]</p>
<p>Awards: Some Okay Awards</p>
<p>Schools:
MIT EA/Caltech EA (Top 2)
Brown, Princeton, JHU, Georgia Tech (My Alleged Safety), WUSTL (Free Disovery Weekend=Kudos?)</p>
<p>Chances please? I’m hoping my URM status will be a tip factor.</p>
<p>Are you kidding? URM with those stats–you can go anywhere you want.</p>
<p>That’s pretty reassuring MorsVenit, but another complication is that my last name is essentially the Smith of Indian Last Names; so I’m not sure If I’ll even get AA (As I’m Asian/African American, althought WUSTL has invited me to Discovery Weekend for Free as an African American). But keep the responses coming, thanks guys!</p>
<p>Could anyone do a % or R/M/S, for whatever it’s worth?
Also I’m debating Princeton ED and caltech/mit ea; I’m kicking myself for not visiting the schools : /</p>
<p>This is one of those times when you ask why they even post a message on these boards. Even if you were not part of the unrepresented minority, you would have a great shot at most of those schools. I’d say your a shoe-in considering you are URM. Good luck…</p>
<p>i think u should ed princeton instead of ea to caltech or mit. princeton has a lot of emphasis on URM status, more than MIT. good luck.</p>
<p>Why do you say that Cooldude?
Also I’ve arranged to visit MIT and Princeton sometime before ED/EA, so that should help me decide. I honestly don’t think I’m a fit for Caltech, it’s just nice to apply to MIT EA and Caltech EA; but I don’t think I could handle the pressure/workload without going crazy. Heck I’ve pulled allnighters, but Caltech… scares me, kudos to anyone going there. I’m slightly worried because I’ve gotten 2 Semester B’s in my Junior year, and since Princeton doesn’t count my freshman year. My GPA would be like 3.94 UW instead of 3.96 UW OH NOEZ!!! (hah).</p>
<p>Oh and how much does ED help in terms of % of acceptance during ED vs % " " during RD? Thanks guys!</p>
<p>The Ivies, esp Harvard and Princeton, place a lot of emphasis on URM status. I don’t know why. MIT does consider URM status, but they also need to be reassured that the student will be a perfect fit. 2 B’s…that won’t matter too much. Cornell has the most significant difference in terms of ED and RD acceptance rates (46 % ED to 19% RD). Normally, the people that are more qualified or people that have no shot apply for ED to top schools, that’s why the acceptances are higher. At other top schools though, ED might only have a difference of 5-10% points.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Cooldude! More comments are welcome.</p>