MIT: Not special for Hispanic?

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/720/780/8
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800/720/780/8 (one sitting)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36S, 36R, 34W, 33M)
ACT superscore (breakdown): 35 (one sitting)
SAT II (subject, score): 800 (Math II), 760 (Chem), 780 (BioM)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): school does not offer
IB (place score in parentheses): school does not offer
Senior Year Course Load: heaviest possible
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
National Hispanic Scholar
National Merit Commended Scholar

Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
Local Research Fair: 3rd (Computers) and 1st place (Math)
Regional Research Fair: 3rd (Computers) and 2nd place (Math)
Grade Advisor for school-wide tutoring (10, 11, 12)
High Honor Roll (9,10,11,12)
National Honor Society
Merck State Science Exam -- 1st place in county

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
High School Drama Club (lead male role, grade 11) (10, 11, 12)
New Jersey Chemistry Olympics team member (10, 11, 12)
Conducted independent research, winning awards (9, 10, 11, 12th grades)
Class Vice President (10, 11, 12)
Youth Mentor Center Volunteer (10, 11, 12)
HOBY Ambassador & Staff Member (10, 11, 12)


Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Volunteer at Police Athletic League (PAL) summer camp
Summer Experience:
conducted research, volunteered at camp 3 days a week

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Essays:
What You Do For Pleasure: 8
Department at MIT: 8
Trait Most Proud Of: 8
World You Come From: 10, spoke of spanish heritage
Significant Challenge: 10, my favorite essay
Additional Essay/QB Essays:
Other (teacher's subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Teacher Recommendation #1: 10/10 English teacher, she's very gushy but also a wonderful writer
Teacher Recommendation #2: 8/10 Math teacher, not sure if she'd write an amazing letter
Counselor Rec: 9/10 she knows how involved I am and was excited to hear about my schools
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: 10/10 had really wonderful chemistry with my interview


Other
Date Submitted App: 10/27
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NJ
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Hispanic (Cuban)
Gender:M
Income Bracket Range: 50k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): URM


Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: essays, did not submit research supplemental
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: very selective pool & school
What would you have done differently?: submitted research supplemental
Where else did you apply?
I hear about EA UChicago on Friday...I also applied to Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Yale, Rutgers, UMaryland



General Comments & Advice: At least I will get my decision on Pi Day...