Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson

The story is so far very interesting, which is good because I hate it when books only get interesting in the last thirty pages. It's about Kate Malone, a senior in high school whose dream is to be accepted into MIT. She's an over achiever; she took AP courses in science and math, scored well on the math SAT, and is on the track team. Kate has two family members. Her dad is a pastor and her younger brother is a perverted fourteen year old. Her mother died when she was in fourth grade, and according to Kate, she isn't really saddened by her mother's death because she died when she was little. Her mother graduated from MIT. Although it doesn't say much so far, I think that Kate does miss her mother and wants to follow in her footsteps. She has a boyfriend named Mitch, a best friend named Sarah (who also has a boyfriend). Her life suddenly takes a quick turn with the occurring of several events, one of the first being the rejection from MIT.
I think this book can be a good way to see how human psychology works. Kate is so obssessed with MIT and confident about being admitted that she reacts unrealistically to the results. A normal student would be sad, but admit the reality of the situation and try to move on. Kate thinks they've made a mistake and comes up with a plan to plead her way into MIT if they haven't made a mistake.
The story is interesting so far, but I think it's kind of obvious. Kate was obviously going to be rejected (to create a story) and I think in the end she's going to learn to move on.