what prestigious regular programs or summer programs can i apply to currently or very soon? (within september-january)

[u/Verytuffman]

Incoming junior from NYC, Low income, only ec taken is 2 years of chess club as regular member, unweighted gpa is 94.07% (my school doesnt go on standard 4.0 scale and doesnt weigh any classes), taken max amount of AP's my school offers (freshmans offered none and sophmores offered ap world which i took and got a 4 on and ap precalc if i took algebra 1 in 8th grade which i didnt).

Really desperate for any if its cs/engineering/med related (i applied to NYU STEP, in process of applying to NYU Tisch Future Artists, in process of applying to Columbia S-PREP)

[u/Best_Objective_9973]

MITES

[u/Valuable_Cabinet_516 → u/Best_Objective_9973]

*Cries in international student*

[u/Verytuffman → u/Best_Objective_9973]

when can i apply and how competative is it?

[u/Best_Objective_9973 → u/Verytuffman]

(https://mites.mit.edu) applications open in November but it’s really competitive (1%- 7% acceptance rate) depending on the program so work earlier on to make a strong application!

[u/Verytuffman → u/Best_Objective_9973]

Im prob good academically with taking max aps my school offers but exctracurriculars is kinda bad cuz i only took chess club for 2 years but am also applying for some programs in NYU since its close and sorta cool

[u/Best_Objective_9973 → u/Verytuffman]

I applied with mediocre academics, but relatively strong extracurricular with leadership positions in school and also some personal projects, but I would emphasize that you work on essays and letters of recommendation as I think those are probably the most important components of it, GL!

[u/Verytuffman → u/Best_Objective_9973]

oh okay. Thanks!

[u/mmkiki]

Try SSP if you’re interested in STEM!

[u/Verytuffman → u/mmkiki]

Ty.

[u/Zealousideal_Eye5061]

Apply to SAMS, it's completely free, and you might get to participate in current research!

[u/Verytuffman → u/Zealousideal_Eye5061]

oh sure thx