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Post by vspindler on Jan 16, 2024 20:49:49 GMT
My dd is a high school senior. She has a lot going for her - she is tall, beautiful (not just mom bias), social, and very smart. Smart is the important part! She had a 32 on her ACT with a 36 on the math and her last choice college offered her almost $30k in scholarships. She wants to go into to robotics and has been taking a lot of AP and dual enrollment classes (could easily end up with more than a semester’s worth of credits by the time she graduates.) She really didn’t need that backup school since she had a good chance at getting in most places she would apply. However, she had applied to one particular school knowing it might be a long shot to get in. Well, this week she heard from that school and in a week and a half she will be meeting for an admissions interview with someone from MIT!!! Even though we know it is still nowhere near certain she’ll be accepted, just the fact that her academic resume didn’t immediately end up in the round file has us very excited for her!
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Post by Basket1lady on Jan 16, 2024 20:54:52 GMT
That's great news! It's a real testament to her hard work. We lived just down the road from MIT and loved the area.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jan 16, 2024 20:55:33 GMT
Isn't it awesome to see them get rewarded for all thier hard work in HS?  My son has a 31 ACT, and is taking a really aggressive schedule for a senior, he's heard from all but one of his schools... just waiting for one more and then decision time! |
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Post by monklady123 on Jan 16, 2024 21:09:10 GMT
Very nice! The fact that she got called for a face-to-face interview means she's on a shorter list. Maybe not THE short list yet, but definitely shorter since her application wasn't rejected outright. It was flagged for someone to read through, then it was not rejected at that point. Instead it was moved to the "in-person interview" pile. That's a big deal!
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Post by mom on Jan 16, 2024 21:09:28 GMT
How exciting! Thats awesome for her!
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Post by cakediva on Jan 16, 2024 21:50:12 GMT
Woo hoo thats fantastic!
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Post by Texas Scrap on Jan 16, 2024 22:06:01 GMT
That is incredible and its own accomplishment! Big congrats and best of luck to her.
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Post by librarylady on Jan 16, 2024 22:17:35 GMT
That IS exciting. Hope she gets in and gets a scholarship to help with expenses.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 16, 2024 22:45:36 GMT
That is outstanding!!! Good luck to her!!
That reminds me of a story going around right now... Miss America (I think that is the one).. a woman from Colorado won and also other than obviously beautiful, she is in the Air Force and flies jets!. Pretty dang cool.
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Jan 16, 2024 22:50:14 GMT
That is definitely excitement and being proud worthy!!
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Post by Merge on Jan 16, 2024 23:40:11 GMT
Excellent! It's such a great feeling to see our kids doing well. I'm thrilled for both of you.
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Post by stampnscrap1128 on Jan 16, 2024 23:45:43 GMT
Best of luck to her! Please keep us posted.
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Post by Zee on Jan 17, 2024 0:20:04 GMT
MIT, how wonderful! I used to wish my son would settle on something like this. Unfortunately he was never a fan of doing any type of school work...if test scores alone were enough, he might have done well.
Sounds like a great kid! Congrats to her!
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Post by ellen on Jan 17, 2024 0:29:14 GMT
Congrats to her. Those high ACT scores can be game changers for young people.
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Post by quietgirl on Jan 17, 2024 0:37:10 GMT
Awesome! Congratulations
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Post by malibou on Jan 17, 2024 2:02:40 GMT
Congratulations! Way to be rewarded for all of her hard work.
If they've asked her to come in for an interview, so many eyes have already been on her application. They likely already made their decision. Can't wait to hear her good news.
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Post by dewryce on Jan 17, 2024 3:35:46 GMT
That’s amazing, congratulations to your daughter, you must be bursting with pride! More women in STEM careers  that’s a win for all of us! |
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Post by snugglebutter on Jan 17, 2024 3:40:58 GMT
Congrats!
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jan 17, 2024 13:45:11 GMT
What wonderful news! Fingers crossed for her that the interview goes well, and she gets the invitation.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 17, 2024 14:23:48 GMT
How cool! Congrats to her on a job well done!  |
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Post by christinec68 on Jan 17, 2024 15:25:08 GMT
That is so exciting!! Good luck to your daughter with the interview!
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Post by kitkath on Jan 17, 2024 15:39:09 GMT
Congratulations and good luck! That is really exciting!
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Jan 17, 2024 16:01:19 GMT
That is exciting! Congratulations to you DD for making it this far!
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Post by SnoopyFan on Jan 17, 2024 18:25:29 GMT
Very exciting!!! Keep us posted!
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Post by jayfab on Jan 17, 2024 20:10:35 GMT
Yay, congrats to your dd.
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Post by ellen on Jan 17, 2024 21:49:40 GMT
Congratulations! Way to be rewarded for all of her hard work. If they've asked her to come in for an interview, so many eyes have already been on her application. They likely already made their decision. Can't wait to hear her good news. My daughter attended a scholarship interview event and it was totally a recruiting event. My husband went with her and his perception was that the people running the event were recruiting top students and that all of them were likely to get great scholarships. |
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Post by scrappert on Jan 17, 2024 22:07:52 GMT
That is awesome!
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 17, 2024 23:05:54 GMT
That is so awesome! Congrats to your daughter!! 30K in scholarships is amazing as well as possible MIT entrance. My son had his freshman year of credit done before he stepped on campus after graduation. I think it just put his whole four years at a much better pace. He couldn't graduate early due to engineering classes only offered certain semesters, but all four semesters were easier since he didn't have to take so many credits. His senior year he was working as an engineer and taking very few credits. Got him ahead of his peers.
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Post by Kerri W on Jan 17, 2024 23:07:27 GMT
Congratulations to your DD and you! What an exciting time!
My DS went through the interview process for MIT recently. His interviewer explained they ask alumni to interview as many applicants as possible who are local to them. I’m not sure how accurate that is. DS came away with a different perspective of MIT and it’s much further up his list now. Best of luck to your DD!
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Post by kmsintexad on Jan 17, 2024 23:10:56 GMT
My son just finished a masters degree in engineering from MIT. He was able to attend classes at both MIT and Harvard. He had an amazing experience and met some lifelong friends there. Good luck to your daughter!
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My son has a 31 ACT, and is taking a really aggressive schedule for a senior, he's heard from all but one of his schools... just waiting for one more and then decision time! 
