Anonymous
06/21/2024 08:24
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Anonymous wrote:vs. 4 years of history, vs. 4 years of a foreign language? What is this fascination with science? Add another history or foreign language course instead.
This won’t be why there’s an HYPSM rejection: “darn it, a humanities kid, and we need way more, but no 4 years of science. Into the circular file!” There will be 100 other reasons kid is rejected; not that.
The flip side is also true: “5 years of science. Fantastic candidate. We need more STEM majors. Admit!”
you should be able to do 4 years of science, english, history, math, and language.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 07:56
Subject: For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
our HS science tops out at physics.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 07:51
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
vs. 4 years of history, vs. 4 years of a foreign language? What is this fascination with science? Add another history or foreign language course instead.
This won’t be why there’s an HYPSM rejection: “darn it, a humanities kid, and we need way more, but no 4 years of science. Into the circular file!” There will be 100 other reasons kid is rejected; not that.
The flip side is also true: “5 years of science. Fantastic candidate. We need more STEM majors. Admit!”
This won’t be why there’s an HYPSM rejection: “darn it, a humanities kid, and we need way more, but no 4 years of science. Into the circular file!” There will be 100 other reasons kid is rejected; not that.
The flip side is also true: “5 years of science. Fantastic candidate. We need more STEM majors. Admit!”
Anonymous
06/21/2024 06:43
Subject: For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Anonymous wrote:Mine was rejected at Harvard, accepted to Princeton and Yale (didn't apply to Stanford or MIT).
Like another poster, did the IB programme and science was one of her SL subjects. So she had honors bio 9th, honors chem 10th, IB Envrio SL 11th (and she also took the AP Enviro exam).
For IB, her SLs were Enviro/Maths/Philosophy and her HLs were English/History/French. She sat for the AP exams for almost every IB class she took, and then also took some actual AP classes as a freshman and sophomore. 4.0 UW, 1540 SAT, URM, classical musician, otherwise unhooked.
URM with a 4.0 and 1540 is hooked. Surely you know this.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 05:46
Subject: For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Anonymous wrote:Mine was rejected at Harvard, accepted to Princeton and Yale (didn't apply to Stanford or MIT).
Like another poster, did the IB programme and science was one of her SL subjects. So she had honors bio 9th, honors chem 10th, IB Envrio SL 11th (and she also took the AP Enviro exam).
For IB, her SLs were Enviro/Maths/Philosophy and her HLs were English/History/French. She sat for the AP exams for almost every IB class she took, and then also took some actual AP classes as a freshman and sophomore. 4.0 UW, 1540 SAT, URM, classical musician, otherwise unhooked.
Otherwise unhooked lol
Anonymous
06/21/2024 05:44
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Absolutely yes you do.
I got into MIT with 3 years and no physics
Pre- or post-WWII?
😂
Anonymous
06/21/2024 05:13
Subject: For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Mine was rejected at Harvard, accepted to Princeton and Yale (didn't apply to Stanford or MIT).
Like another poster, did the IB programme and science was one of her SL subjects. So she had honors bio 9th, honors chem 10th, IB Envrio SL 11th (and she also took the AP Enviro exam).
For IB, her SLs were Enviro/Maths/Philosophy and her HLs were English/History/French. She sat for the AP exams for almost every IB class she took, and then also took some actual AP classes as a freshman and sophomore. 4.0 UW, 1540 SAT, URM, classical musician, otherwise unhooked.
Like another poster, did the IB programme and science was one of her SL subjects. So she had honors bio 9th, honors chem 10th, IB Envrio SL 11th (and she also took the AP Enviro exam).
For IB, her SLs were Enviro/Maths/Philosophy and her HLs were English/History/French. She sat for the AP exams for almost every IB class she took, and then also took some actual AP classes as a freshman and sophomore. 4.0 UW, 1540 SAT, URM, classical musician, otherwise unhooked.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 04:08
Subject: For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
If you didn't, would the extra course be an AP-level course in a subject of interest, or would it be a free period? Former is fine, latter is not.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 01:46
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Generally, yes. For unhooked applicants, highest rigor will be expected - even for the humanities kids. So do the basics - 4 years science, English, math, foreign language. And take them at the highest levels that are reasonable.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 01:11
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Absolutely yes you do.
I got into MIT with 3 years and no physics
Pre- or post-WWII?
Anonymous
06/21/2024 00:10
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Absolutely yes you do.
I got into MIT with 3 years and no physics
But I did the IB program which leans heavily in humanities and less so in science. I did become a scientist so it's not like I didn't excel in science.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 00:09
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Anonymous wrote:Absolutely yes you do.
I got into MIT with 3 years and no physics
Anonymous
06/21/2024 00:04
Subject: Re:For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Absolutely yes you do.
Anonymous
06/21/2024 00:00
Subject: For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
No
Anonymous
06/20/2024 23:56
Subject: For HYPSM, do humanities kids need 4 years of science?
Has chem, bio, physics.