l0stboy Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Background:HispanicBorn in South AmericaVery low income family : about $23,000 a yearCurrent IB JuniorGrades:Straight As in high school, but a 4.86 unweighted because of laziness in middle school. It should go up each semester.Rank 19/467SAT: 1830 total. 600 reading, 610 math, 620 writtingMy current practice test scores lean towards the 2100 range thoughPast/ Current / projected/classes that count towards college credit:SL ChemistryHL EnglishHL History of the AmericasHL BioSL FrenchSL Math(Calc)AP EuroAP U.S HistoryAP Computer ScienceAP Calc ABAP BioProjected scores-6 maybe 7 in sl chem5 in english6 in history of americas7 in bio7 in french7 in ib calc4 in ap euro4 in ap us5 in ap computer science4 in ap calc5 in ap bioExtraciriculars:Debate TeamAcademic TeamTrackFIRST robotics competitionchemistry clubchemistry olympiadecology clubPlan:I hope to apply to Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech as my main choices. I'm very much interested in computer engineering. I know my fall back is the University of Florida since nearly every IB kid in my school gets in there, and it's not a bad choice. Edited March 16, 2012 by l0stboy Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CkyBlue Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 MIT is definitely one of those "up there" post-secondary institutions, and personally I don't know anything about US universities or Ivy League stuff, I consulted a friend of mine who did apply US universities. He said that everything you do, SAT, IB- those scores all have to be really high; if you have an 80 average but a perfect SAT, it won't work. vice versa. Also you should aim for 700+ in each section on the SATs. On top of that you're extracurriculars should be rich and full of great activities... I've also heard from my peers that MIT needs a 42 IB score, but don't quote me on that. You haven't done the second SAT yet have you? Work your ass off for that one Seems to me you're in a pretty tight spot, but good luck nonetheless. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassroot Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 ur SAT score is just too low for MIT... other than that your BG looks fine...please note that there is no guarantee to be admitted even with high scores and fabulous EC's 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wide Eyed Wanderer Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 SL ChemistryHL EnglishHL History of the AmericasHL BioSL FrenchSL Math(Calc)AP EuroAP U.S HistoryAP Computer ScienceAP Calc ABAP BioI don't think you can get credit for doing SL courses, even if they are in the sciences. Plus, doing AP Bio and HL Bio and US History and HOTA will NOT get you credit twice. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0stboy Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I do plan on working extremely hard to raise my SAT scores. All the ones I get wrong are because I didn't read read the question right or second guessed myself, so I know I have the capability to do well. The reason my classes are like that is because the IB program at my school is fairly small. I actually have to take AP comp. sci and AP calc online. I was just wondering since some of the current seniors at my school have done pretty much the same courses I've taken (some with near perfect SAT score), but they still get deferred or declined. On a second thought, even if I were to get admitted, how much financial aid would they be willing to give? I don't want to work myself too hard in college to be in cycling debt later. Edited March 16, 2012 by l0stboy Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtamboy63 Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 You need a 2200+ SAT, and super high SAT II's. I got rejected with 2 800 SAT II's. You need excellent EC's, and then it's all about showing them your personality through essays/interviews. Good luck! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0stboy Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 I remembered I posted this, and I'm proud to say that I'll be attending the MITES program this summer at MIT! I guess I wasn't too far off from what they wanted. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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