<p>Please give me a frank reply as to whether I can enter the following list of universities (Studying Electrical Engineering) with the following accolades:</p>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</li>
<li>California Institute of Technology (Caltech)</li>
<li>Georgia Institute of Technology </li>
<li>Stanford University</li>
<li>University of California, Berkely</li>
<li>Purdue University - West Lafayette</li>
<li>University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign</li>
</ol>
<p>Accolades + Academics:</p>
<p>GCE A levels (Studied under the British education system):</p>
<p>H1 General Paper - B
H1 Project Work - A
AO Chinese B - Pass
H2 Physics - A
H2 Chemistry - A
H2 Mathematics - A
H2 Economics - A
H3 NJC-NUS-A*STaR Science Research @ Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (IMRE) - DIST
GPA: ~4.0/4.0
Note: H1 equivalent to normal US high school courses, H2 equivalent to AP courses, H3 equivalent to basic university courses</p>
<p>SAT 1 - 1890 (I know its very pathetic but do I stand a chance?)
SAT 2 - 2400 (Chem + Phy + Math lvl 2)
ACT - 32 (Predicted)</p>
<p>Accolades:
Community Involvement hrs (Grades 11-12): 360 hr (Start up business initiatives to raise funds for children suffering from cancer, home tutoring programme for underprivileged kids, Mentoring programme for kids etc.)
2007,2008 Interschool video competition merit winner
Certificate of Distinction for Outstanding performance in STaR science research programme
Exco position at school’s video club
Defence Science Technology Agency (DSTA) 2007-2008 Junior College Scholarship
National University of Singapore (NUS) faculty award</p>
<p>The online forums in my country say that I will most likely be rejected for most of the colleges I listed Just want to hear a different opinion from you guys. Hope you can help!
Thanks!</p>
<p>i think except for Caltech, MIT and Stanford, which are a bit high (doesn’t mean you don’t have any chance), the rest should be quite ok for you :)</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning scores a bit too low for the top schools.</p>
<ol>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Reject. </li>
<li>California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Reject.</li>
<li>Georgia Institute of Technology - Match</li>
<li>Stanford University - Most likely reject.</li>
<li>University of California, Berkeley - Reach</li>
<li>Purdue University - West Lafayette - Safety/Match</li>
<li>University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Match</li>
</ol>
<p>Yeah, you’re SAT 1 scores are low.
I also think you could take some AP exams to show that you have a deeper understanding on the subjects of science.</p>
<ol>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Reach</li>
<li>California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Reach</li>
<li>Georgia Institute of Technology - Slighty Reach, Match</li>
<li>Stanford University - Reach</li>
<li>University of California, Berkeley - Reach</li>
<li>Purdue University - West Lafayette - Match</li>
<li>University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Match</li>
</ol>
<p>this is my opinion. anyone is welcomed to differ.</p>
<p>your ECs are strong but for your scores it will be impossible for you to get access to either caltech or MIT. at least 2200 for MIT and 2300 for Caltech. you may know that many mainland China students are aimed at caltech and MIT and they get terribly high scores.(but most of them have no very strong ECs)</p>
<p>MIT doesn’t require SAT 1 from internationals; you can apply with a TOEFL score and 2 subject tests (math and science) The entrance is still very competitive though, as they have a quota of ~100 international students per incoming class.</p>
<p>You most definitely have to bring you’re SAT 1 score up if you’re thinking of MIT, Caltech or Stanford and even with a good SAT score, its still a crap shot. On the other hand you gonna be accepted the other schools mentioned (for sure).</p>
Just want to hear a different opinion from you guys. Hope you can help!