A few days ago
HELP with HYPS and MIT admissions! Which class should i take? Do i have a chance?
So this is going to be my junior year in 48 hours and I’m taking classes that should give me a 4.3 GPA (with honors chemistry and AP environmental science) and a free period since I swim (though not well enough). Would it be better if I dropped my free period for Honors Physics to get me a 4.4 gpa? Do free periods look bad on your college admissions? Let’s just say I get a good score on my SAT. Would it give me a better chance in getting into harvard, stanford, princeton, yale, or MIT? My freshman GPA was 3.9 and 4.0, and sophomore GPA was 3.9 and 4.1. Oh and by the way, I go to a high school where about 20 students from each graduating class get accepted into UC berkeley/cal, so that should be better right? It would help if you’ve been to any of these schools, but nonetheless, thanks!
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You don’t say what other classes you’re taking, but it looks like you’re going to have a full schedule of classes even with the free period. You can always take H. Physics senior year. Schools want to see that you’ve pushed yourself–not overwhelmed yourself. Just use the free period to your advantage–you seem to imply it’s for swimming? If so, that’s not a waste of time. Even if you’re not very good, schools–even the elite schools–like to see athletic participation, as well as participation in extra-curricular activities overall. (And at a school like MIT, you can probably be on the swim team no matter how bad you are. It won’t get you in, but it can give you a bit of a leg up) It shows a sense of committment and makes you look more well-rounded.
And yes, you have to pass a swim test at MIT, but you can put it off till Senior year. Assuming you’re on the swim team, it’s not going to be a big deal for you. This shouldn’t be a dealbreaker for getting in one way or another.
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How would a college find out about your free period – it isn’t on your transcript. More to the point, you seem to have overwhelmed the academics – what have you done to show that you have a life outside of school? Any extracurricular, church, volunteer or social activities? And by the way, MIT used to require passing a swimming test before graduation and no taking other PE until you passed.
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