Rural Avg girl CLUTCHES MIT (somehow???)
Demographics:
Asian Girl, rural Georgia. Public school with a bunch of hillbillies. Usually a few people go to Georgia Tech but that's about as prestigious as it gets.
Intended Major(s): Course 1 Civil Engineering
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1510- 750M 760R
UW/W GPA and Rank:
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103% Valedictorian out of ~250
Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc
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11 AP (self studying Physics C Mech, E&M, Chemistry, and Biology. Also taking Calculus BC this semester)
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6 DEs
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5s on Calc AB, Government, APUSH, Psychology, Human Geography, and Seminar.
Awards: Nothing crazy considering MIT. VEX State Judge's award, VEX regional Excellence award, AP Scholar with Distinction, and a couple other local awards. Didn't win any international science olympiad or anything like that
Extracurriculars: (only putting the four I put for MIT)
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VEX Robotics lead builder
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ACE Mentor Program lead designer
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Student Government President
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organized events for the city that drew a couple hundred people
Essays/LORs/Other: Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.
Essays: Something unexpected in educational career: 6/10 I talked about self studying my AP's and how that taught me to take advantage of every opportunity
Diverse Background and collaborations: 9/10 I connected my experience with orchestra friends and how they helped me become more comfortable and explorative about my ethnic background (I'm adopted)
Unexpected situation- 8/10 talked about robotics and importance of teamwork
Why MIT/why field of study: 8/10 stressed living in rural community and wanting to better communities like mine thru civil engineering
Just for the pleasure of it: 10/10 talked about cosplay and being all nerdy about dressing up like fun anime characters
LORS (no rankings) My counselor likes me and he knows me through other ec's so probably decent Humanities- I've known him for a few years and so he probably stressed how I use my opportunities and that I come from a single mother household STEM- I've known him for 3 years and we've connected over our love of physics and science. He's really pushed me and so I think he did a pretty good job showing the real me
Interview: Loved loved LOVED my interviewer!! It was super laid back and we yapped about our cats and crocheting for 1/2 hr before we actually started talking about actual MIT stuff. This is the only college interview I've had so it's hard to judge it against others but I felt like I conveyed the real me very well and showed what I was passionate about from the start.
Schools:
EA: Georgia Tech (accepted)
RD: MIT (accepted)
Really I don't know how I got this so I'm just posting this to provide some hope for some applicants that may think they have no chance at all. Sure maybe it's the fact that I come from a rural area but my stats r pretty below what u usually see from an MIT accepted person. I've never done any international competition or won big tech stuff lol. College admission process is definitely something so keep at it!! Just do what you love regardless of where you end up. Personally I'm still deciding between GT and MIT precisely because there are a lot more factors than rank or prestige. I wish everyone luck and thank you!!
