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well...ok, could anyone please rate my chances?

puleeeeeeeeeeeeeeez?

sat score 1460 (780m,680v)
sat ii score (690 iic,690 writing,720 physics)
-->i retook the sat ii's and got a 750 in math iic and a 630 in writing-- i'm kind of hesitent to send it out because of the writing score (any opinions on that?)

gpa- 4.84 (class rank 4/800)

ehtnicity- born in florida, from india

In the IB program (basically taking all ap's with no free classes)

Senior courseload: IB Calc 2, IB English 4, IB Contemporary History, IB Information technology in Global Society, IB Theory of Knowledge, AP German (which is like german 6 for me), AP research (weighted study hall)


ec's-
founder of chess club (2 year involvment)

Florida Association of students of German
(state parliamentarian/state webmaster for 2 years, 4 year total involvment)

Math Club (vice president 2 years)

Future business leaders of America (District 15 state president, chapter offices, 5 year involvement)

German club (4 years involvement, multiple offices)

Varsity Tennis (tried out sophopmore year, on team 11th grade year, hopefully a returner after season begins senior year)

volunteered at give kids the world, Indian Youth committee of orlando, Hindu University, etc

Orange Tree Basketball (4 years, community team, mvp 3 years)

spent summers:
attended columbia university summer program (11th), worked at Universal (10th/11th), worked at publix (9-10th), mountain climbing/whitewater rafting (which was relevant to some of my applications)

awards:
about 5 awards in german at the state level ranging from level 2 competition to level 4 competition, FBLA district awards (in accounting and computer applications), florida science olympiad award (3rd statewide), um....ap scholar, etc

schools applied to (in ascending order of desire): University of Central Florida, Georgia Tech, University of Michigan Ann Harbor, Carnegie Mellon U, Stanford, MIT

I had already applied MIT early action, got defferred...I eventually called to talk to one of the admissions counselors about how to improve my app...she said that there was nothing specific they wanted to extra to see and that some people don't need to send in extra stuff--> i'm not sure if thats a good or bad thing...

recs have been good overall, my one interview went well with my MIT guy (well, at least i thought it did when he said i was a really strong candidate)....my essays though (at least I think) have been mediocre to good(although different)...

any ideas on where I'll get into?

sorry to make you read for so long..i'm just so anxious ..........

By bump on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 12:41 am: Edit

bump

By Tim (Tim) on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 12:52 am: Edit

Hey, what do you do for the whole calling MIT?

Just say, "I'm wondering how to improve the app?"

Tim

By ns on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 01:07 am: Edit

thats pretty much what i did...

i was like..i just got deffered a few days ago and i was trying to find out how to improve my application so it might fare better in the january decisions...

By ns on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 01:07 am: Edit

but, any ideas on my chances?

By ns on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 01:49 am: Edit

bump

By Pat57575 (Pat57575) on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 02:08 am: Edit

send in the new score report! 750 on m2c will look soooooooo much better than a 690! Forget the writing score... you've already proven you have what it takes to get a 690 on writing... but the 750 m2c is essential! (it will put you in the typical score range at MIT)

By concurrently on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 02:31 am: Edit

I concur.

By ns on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 03:29 am: Edit

....but chances at the schools i'm applying to are?

By WHAT? on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 04:02 am: Edit

What the hell are "IB Information technology in
Global Society, IB Theory of Knowledge" ?!!! What the hell kind of high school classes are those? I don't even know what "Theory of Knowledge" means! Is that like philosophy?

By ns on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 08:27 am: Edit

lol....yea IB theory of knowledge is a philosophy class (although its more of an application of philosophical theory more than a history) and IB Information Technology in Global Society is a class devoted to computers and their sociological implications in the world...eh, yes, it is quite an easy class because we basically just talk about the ethics behind doing things on the computer and learn a few basic things about the computer

By dumbass on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 09:02 am: Edit

WHAT? : Ever heard of epistemology? Go read up.

By Imabovegod (Imabovegod) on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 12:22 pm: Edit

ap research? WEIGHTED study hall? pretty sweet if ya ask me...

By AFDS on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 03:58 pm: Edit

Uh, is the AP research thing a lie? Sounds like one...! Please elaborate

By ns on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 06:41 pm: Edit

ap research isn't a lie...a weighted study hall it is....

but, does ANYONE have an opinion on my actual chances of getting in anywhere?

By indiachik on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 06:52 pm: Edit

I think you have a chance at Michigan... I am not sure though because they are a lot harder on their out of state then instate

By Pam on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 10:28 pm: Edit

My study halls are basically sitting quietly and doing my homework or any other work I have to do. So is AP research a weighted version of this?

My study hall doesn't get GRADED more or less weighted! :p