What are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>In 2003, my older sister got accepted to MIT and is now an attending senior. I’ve been there a few times and it is great, but my parents let me visit her by myself once. I flew there and explored the campus and it is pretty much the greatest place on earth. It would be my dream to get into MIT.</p>

<p>Basic info:
*junior in highschool (16 years old, white male)
*about a 92 average
-high 90’s in math and science
*heavy workload (all of my classes except electives are advanced and ap).
*PSAT=1940 (730 math, 610 cr, 600 writing)
-taking a new class in march to prepare for may exam
*registered for subject tests (SAT II’s in math and possibly science)
*orchestra throughout elementary, middle, and highschool
*participation in NYSSMA music festival
*participation in AMC
*alter server at my church for 7 years
*participation in SADD, Math club (math olympiad team), Stagecrew (I will be the head of it next year).
*pre-college photography at SVA in manhattan.</p>

<p>basically, I am trying to lower my expectations but i am soo intrigued by the school. Is it at all possible that I may get in? I also want to know if the fact that my sister goes there with a 5.0 GPA can help my chances?</p>

<p>If not, what about RPI (Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute) in Troy, NY?</p>

<p>Please someone help me so i know what questions to ask at my meeting with my parents and guidance councelor this month.</p>

<p>P.S. I know that much of this information can be found online and in my college books, however the main thing that i want to know is if my sister goes there if it improves my chances</p>

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<p>lol to go to MIT, its like RESERVED for SPECIAL PEOPLE literally.</p>

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<p>MIT is a rather large reach unless you can pull your SAT’s to the 2200 range.</p>

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<p>Yeah ull need to pull ur sats in the 2200-2250 range. I dunno MIT is an anomaly to me…my frieind has a 4.0 uw, 4.5 w, Interned at UCLA as a researcher, 2370 SAT, 800 on all 3 of his sat 2’s, recs were good (his math teacher writes the AP CAL AB prep book and gets royalty every year) and he gets deferred…Outside his essays which i dont know how good they were, I dunno what else he could have done. I felt liike his app is impeccable</p>

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<p>as you see from flong’s friends result. to go to MIT you have to have a RESERVED SEAT basically lol.</p>

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<p>basically, study really hard over the summer for the SAT and get some leadership positions. Also work on perfecting the SAT II’s</p>