Interesting Facts About
the
MIT Class of 2003 (1040 students)
Academic Distinction: |
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Type |
# enrolling |
% of class |
SAT performance: |
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at least 1 800 |
541 |
52% |
at least 2 800s |
299 |
29% |
at least 3 800s |
125 |
12% |
at least 4 800s |
44 |
4% |
all 5 800s |
16 |
2% |
800/800 |
43 |
4% |
members of US Olympiad Teams |
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(Math, Physics, Chem., Bio, Infomatics): |
7 |
1% |
Gold/Silver medals in int'l comp.: |
35 |
3% |
Intel Science Fair Winners: |
2 |
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Intel finalists: |
6 |
1% |
Research Science Institute: |
18 |
2% |
Extracurricular Distinction: |
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Arts (music, theatre, etc.): |
708 |
68% |
Athletics: |
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Varsity: |
566 |
54% |
state/nat'l: |
148 |
14% |
Student government: |
142 |
14% |
Community Service: |
446 |
43% |
Leadership (holding highest leadership positions in any activity): |
751 |
72% |
Other Interesting Facts: |
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# of states represented in the class: |
49 (no WY) |
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# of countries represented in the class: |
50 |
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# of languages spoken in homes of freshmen: |
65 |
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# of high schools represented in the class: |
815 |
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# of freshmen who did NOT do a co-curricular activity |
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(math, science, technology related activity) in their last two years of high school: |
30 |
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# of enrolling students who own their own business: |
18 |
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# of students who were employed during their last two |
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years of school: |
323 |
Source: MIT Admissions Office