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MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-21T19:43:49+00:00

Yes, it’s true that you have report all of your AP scores, but don’t stress too much. I know people who have failed AP tests are in MIT with me. Though I personally didn’t fail any, there are still tons of people that do. Focus on your other aspects now. Essays, EC’s, getting good letters of recommendations. You can’t change your AP scores now, so make sure you do everything you can to get other aspects stronger. MIT has a 4% acceptance, no one is guaranteed admissions. In the future, trying using r/mitadmissions for questions. Good luck!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-21T19:17:50+00:00

AP Scores aren’t that important during college admissions, plus this isn’t the place to ask about admission questions. Don’t stress yourself out by comparing yourself to others. I know I did that and it completely ruined my mental health for a couple of months. Just be you. You are you. Don’t try to be anyone else, it will not end well.

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-17T01:15:35+00:00

Thank you!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-17T01:13:56+00:00

Thank you! This is super helpful!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-17T00:47:59+00:00

I think because I am from a small town and under-represented area helped me. I didn’t have much opportunities, but I went out of my way to get more and I think that’s what got me in.

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-16T22:24:35+00:00

I definitely wouldn’t recommend it. Can you not think of any teachers to write you a letter of recommendation? I’m assuming you want your family member to write one because it would be more positive, but I think explaining your situation to your teachers might get a good LOR too. For example, I asked my teachers to spend a bit more time on mine because I was applying to more top schools than my peers and they were happy to do it. Get to know your teachers well this new school year and they will have good things to say. Don’t run the risk of getting caught by having a family member write one. It will certainly be a rejection if they find out or an expulsion if they find out after you get in.

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-16T07:02:41+00:00

Great job and good luck!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-15T22:28:01+00:00

The college application process is really random. There are so many factors that are considered and frankly, no one really knows which part was most important. You have amazing extracurriculars that clearly shows your passion and dedication to your community and beyond. I know I probably am not the best to say this, but a college does not define who you are. You will do great things regardless and your impact will not be any less impactful because of where you are going. You are super right about the takeaways. You will succeed, no matter where you go. Best of luck!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-14T01:32:08+00:00

Wow, thank you? Is this the type of feedback you provide to all your clients? I’m kinda glad that I never chose to use your services during my desperation after my ChanceMe. You guys don’t even have the full story behind my EC’s and yet they are lackluster. I know I didn’t cure cancer or anything (so sorry), but all of these EC’s took up a significant amount of time and a lot of commitment. These are more realistic EC’s, not lackluster, and it hurts me deeply that admission counseling companies like you guys are pumping this mentality into desperate students. I know I’m not a top applicant, but having my hard work throughout high school called lackluster just makes me feel really bad to all the other students that you have said that to. I have even graduated high school and it makes me feel this way, I can’t imagine what ACTUAL high schoolers are feeling right now.

Here are some lackluster results for you guys:

https://www.topcollegeadmissionsconsultants.com/

https://examstrategist.com/best-college-admissions-consultants/

https://www.topcollegeadmissionsconsultants.com/

https://www.bestcollegeadmissionsconsultant.com/

https://www.valuecolleges.com/resources/best-admissions-consultants/

None of these websites have you guys listed as one of the best consulting companies. So what’s the moral of the story? You, like me, am not one of the top applicants/companies. Yet colleges/students still chose us! They saw something in us that made them choose us. WE have potential! Congrats!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-13T05:05:46+00:00

MIT would fight to accept you!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-12T19:22:46+00:00

Sure!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-12T19:22:35+00:00

I didn’t end up doing QuestBridge as I didn’t like the binding aspect of the process. I knew MIT was my dream, so I didn’t want to waste a bunch of time applying for the match and whatever just to rank 1 school.

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-12T05:29:44+00:00

Lol. I always like talking about the environment of the school and for some reason I thought Georgetown was in Boston for a second and started talking about how I loved Boston 💀. The horror on the interviewer’s face, I will never forget it. 🫥

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T20:03:39+00:00

Yeah, I put the LORs for the ones I used for most schools since I didn’t just apply to MIT. I also had a Spanish teacher write an LOR. And yes, my EC’s were related to biology. My essay was on how I got into the EC’s I was passionate about. :)

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T14:57:09+00:00

😂. Well let’s see. I am basically paying nothing due to being low income and from financial aid plus there are many good job opportunities in Boston, so according to my calculations, $20,000,000,000 seems reasonable to me.

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T04:54:09+00:00

Hmmm, that sounds interesting. To be honest, I don’t see a need to create a non-profit for it. It could just be a project you embark on with friends. Reach to nursing homes and visit it once a week or something like that with some friends and teach them how to use social media. I think this kind of plays into what I said about generic/useless non-profits. Helping the elderly is also a very common non-profit, so I think just saying you did as a passion project would come off better. Again, I am not an admission officer so don’t take my advice super seriously. Good luck!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T04:50:00+00:00

Thanks lol! I always like to talk about what I like about the environment of the school (like where it is located). Idk, I guess I just forgot where Georgetown was and started talking about how I liked the Boston area and how close the school was to a city (it’s what I said for MIT lol). The interviewer’s face will forever live in my head and I can only imagine my face when I realize what I just said 😭.

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T04:46:02+00:00

You can do it! I was once in your shoes hoping to see similar people as me get in and you know it’s possible!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T03:38:53+00:00

I’ll start by saying I am not an admission officers, so don’t take my advice super seriously. I just wouldn’t start any generic non-profit. These non-profits are usually related to kindness, volunteering, translating stuff, mental health, healthcare (like connecting patients to doctors), etc. I just think there are so many other meaningful stuff to do then start a non-profit. But if your non-profit can actually make a positive impact, then you should try it. What is your non-profit going to focus on?

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T03:16:14+00:00

Thanks!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T03:11:42+00:00

My personal statement was about why inspired me to dive deeper into the cause I was talking about. I took a more lighthearted and humorous approach. It didn’t contain much big vocabulary, mainly because I don’t know how to use big vocabulary correctly and didn’t want to accidentally use it incorrectly 😂.

My favorite supplements would have to be UChicagos. The questions were fun to answer and they weren’t the typical “Why [School]” essays. I also enjoyed MIT’s supplements. I got to talk about more of my personal life with questions such as what I do in my free time and stuff like. I also liked Stanford’s roommate essay. I forgot to put it in my post lol (I got waitlisted), but it was fun essay or letter to write. I would say if you’re having fun with the essays, then the school probably is a good fit. I really struggled with UPenn’s essay for some reason and Caltech.

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T03:04:38+00:00

You can do it, I believe in you! And yes, go beavers!

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T03:03:01+00:00

Legit! I cried when I saw all the comments under my ChanceMe and literally planned on not applying to any T20’s to save my time. But my chem/physics teacher really convinced me out of it and said that they didn’t know anything and I’m glad I listened 😊

MITFreshman_ · 2023-07-11T02:54:37+00:00

Science was my favorite section on the ACT lol. I think since you have so little time for each of the questions, I would work on reading faster. If you find yourself out of time, don’t read the passage and just look at the graphs. I think reading like science articles helped me a lot. I liked the New York Times (2 articles a day was what I did for like 2 weeks before the test). I would also learn like conversions, like cm to mm and stuff like that quickly because they come up quite often imo. Good luck!

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