I want to know If I can get into an Ivy or equivalent school (MIT, Caltech, Stanford.) I was born and raised in Puerto Rico so I get a big break from that. My GPA is 3.96 of 4.0 (school has no honors). My max scores on the SAT were M-700 CR-680 W-580 but I want to study Engineering so the writing shouldn't matter too much. I'm in my school's math and science teams, belong to the NHS, and took the most advanced courses my school offers, some of which were made for me exclusively. Even with that though, I know it's still pretty hard to get into schools like Harvard and MIT. Do you think I can make it? If not, what can I do to help my chances?
2007-12-26 11:43:56 · 4 answers · asked by McLovin315 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Oh sorry didn't mention non-academics (thx neniaf). Well I practice fencing and play French Horn. I also do a bit of charity work around Christmas and helped organize a few charity drives.
2007-12-26 11:58:02 · update #1
The competition at these schools is fierce, so everything counts. Don't assume that writing shouldn't matter because you are going into engineering. As some people on this site have pointed out, Harvard rejected 1200 students with perfect (2400) SAT scores this past year, so while your scores are good, they aren't currently high enough for the more competitive Ivies or the other schools you mention, I'm afraid. You also don't mention what you might have done non-academically. Again, you need the really strong academics, but a lot of people have those, so they then tend to look at people who did something interesting, whether it was nationally-competitive sports, starting a humanitarian organization, etc.
2007-12-26 11:50:56 · answer #1 · answered by neniaf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't make it cause' you're a lazy bum/liar! :P You don't do anything except lie on your couch and play Super Smash all day and those classes weren't made for you only either! Uuuuu ur such a liarrrr! Lol but u only get away with it cause ur McLovin ;) stop lying or ill beat u up (i know where you live 00) haha jk take care
2007-12-29 11:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Ash 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-12-26 11:49:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a good chance but the only way you will know for sure is to apply.
2007-12-26 11:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋