Rising Jr. needs Admissions Advice

TIP800
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:50:42 +0000

Thx for the feedback. Everyone was congratulating me for getting AP Scholar with Distinction as a sophomore (which I was told was very rare, only 420 in the US), but the perceptions of both of you are that my 4/8 AP scores of 3s are poor performance no matter what age you got them (in my case 8th grade and 10th grade) and no matter how many classes I had on my plate at the same time (7). Other HS sophomores ususally take only 4-5 academic classes of which maybe 1-2 are AP, and maybe if I had, I would be showing you UW GPA of 3.95 and 5s on both my APs, but I have to deal. I am concerned that my school requiring all of us to take 6 AP exams, plus Honors Chem and foreign language in sophomore year, will actually hurt my prospects for MIT and other top schools. The incongruency that you point out results from being overloaded with too many classes coupled with some rookie teachers (but I also take responsibility for underestimating the effort). I know that in order to have a chance at MIT, I have to get straight As in my 7 courses this year, and all 5s on my five AP exams. If you have any suggestion on pursuing my passions, which are Comp. Sci, community service and writing, let me know.