What kind of kid gets into MIT?

[Anonymous]

Specifically MIT. I’ve heard all the stuff that is generally said about top schools- be genuine, be interesting, be unique, have a spike, etc. But are there qualities or aspects to an application that MIT looks for specifically?

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, but there are pages and pages if you Google. YouTube has multiple videos, etc.

[Anonymous]

Was born South Asian...

[Anonymous]

Accomplished in STEM. It’s that simple- IMO, National robotics winners, etc. Sure people will respond with their 5 DCs who all got in without them, but for the most part, MIT likes shiny awards

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Accomplished in STEM. It’s that simple- IMO, National robotics winners, etc. Sure people will respond with their 5 DCs who all got in without them, but for the most part, MIT likes shiny awards

i know 3 humanities kids. strong math skills, but not STEM at all.

[Anonymous]

National competitions, Olympiad, Magnet school. They like public kids.

[Anonymous]

My son got in. He was ranked #2 in his public HS in OH. He ran cross country varsity all 4 years and did another sport for fewer years. No other notable ECs, he did have summer jobs that were not related to his field. He had near flawless SATs, and was a straight A student in his junior and senior years. His math/science scores were particularly high even in most rigorous APs. His essay was pretty standard. He is an Asian male.

His HS was not particularly competitive and MIT has been a hard adjustment for him. He shared a bit of imposter syndrome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son got in. He was ranked #2 in his public HS in OH. He ran cross country varsity all 4 years and did another sport for fewer years. No other notable ECs, he did have summer jobs that were not related to his field. He had near flawless SATs, and was a straight A student in his junior and senior years. His math/science scores were particularly high even in most rigorous APs. His essay was pretty standard. He is an Asian male.

His HS was not particularly competitive and MIT has been a hard adjustment for him. He shared a bit of imposter syndrome.

This is BS especially when you mentioned he is an Asian male. Zero chance.

[Anonymous]

Smart. Very very smart. Good grades and test scores to indicate they will do schoolwork.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son got in. He was ranked #2 in his public HS in OH. He ran cross country varsity all 4 years and did another sport for fewer years. No other notable ECs, he did have summer jobs that were not related to his field. He had near flawless SATs, and was a straight A student in his junior and senior years. His math/science scores were particularly high even in most rigorous APs. His essay was pretty standard. He is an Asian male.

His HS was not particularly competitive and MIT has been a hard adjustment for him. He shared a bit of imposter syndrome.

This is BS especially when you mentioned he is an Asian male. Zero chance.

np.. why? I believe it. They are from OH. Now, if they said they were from DC area, then it would be way more difficult to get in.

https://registrar.mit.edu/statistics-reports/geographic-distribution

[Anonymous]

My son's friend got in.

He wrote a program or maybe it was an app, i'm not exactly sure. He's been offered $M's for it, he hasn't sold it yet.

I think he's a junior or maybe a senior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son got in. He was ranked #2 in his public HS in OH. He ran cross country varsity all 4 years and did another sport for fewer years. No other notable ECs, he did have summer jobs that were not related to his field. He had near flawless SATs, and was a straight A student in his junior and senior years. His math/science scores were particularly high even in most rigorous APs. His essay was pretty standard. He is an Asian male.

His HS was not particularly competitive and MIT has been a hard adjustment for him. He shared a bit of imposter syndrome.

This is BS especially when you mentioned he is an Asian male. Zero chance.

np.. why? I believe it. They are from OH. Now, if they said they were from DC area, then it would be way more difficult to get in.

https://registrar.mit.edu/statistics-reports/geographic-distribution

Not for Asian males.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son got in. He was ranked #2 in his public HS in OH. He ran cross country varsity all 4 years and did another sport for fewer years. No other notable ECs, he did have summer jobs that were not related to his field. He had near flawless SATs, and was a straight A student in his junior and senior years. His math/science scores were particularly high even in most rigorous APs. His essay was pretty standard. He is an Asian male.

His HS was not particularly competitive and MIT has been a hard adjustment for him. He shared a bit of imposter syndrome.

This is BS especially when you mentioned he is an Asian male. Zero chance.

np.. why? I believe it. They are from OH. Now, if they said they were from DC area, then it would be way more difficult to get in.

https://registrar.mit.edu/statistics-reports/geographic-distribution

Not for Asian males.

https://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/profile/

If you extrapolate women/men %, and assume half of the Asian 47% are men and half women, that would make it 23.5% Asian male.

White male would be 18.5%.
Hispanic male 5.5%
Black male 2.5%.

So, Asian males is the largest male group.

However, there are probably more Asian males applying to MIT than any other group. In that way, it is harder for Asian males to be accepted to MIT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son got in. He was ranked #2 in his public HS in OH. He ran cross country varsity all 4 years and did another sport for fewer years. No other notable ECs, he did have summer jobs that were not related to his field. He had near flawless SATs, and was a straight A student in his junior and senior years. His math/science scores were particularly high even in most rigorous APs. His essay was pretty standard. He is an Asian male.

His HS was not particularly competitive and MIT has been a hard adjustment for him. He shared a bit of imposter syndrome.

This is BS especially when you mentioned he is an Asian male. Zero chance.

np.. why? I believe it. They are from OH. Now, if they said they were from DC area, then it would be way more difficult to get in.

https://registrar.mit.edu/statistics-reports/geographic-distribution

Not for Asian males.

https://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/profile/

If you extrapolate women/men %, and assume half of the Asian 47% are men and half women, that would make it 23.5% Asian male.

White male would be 18.5%.
Hispanic male 5.5%
Black male 2.5%.

So, Asian males is the largest male group.

However, there are probably more Asian males applying to MIT than any other group. In that way, it is harder for Asian males to be accepted to MIT.

This assumption cannot be more wrong. Asian female acceptance numbers at least double those of the Asian male because they meet both the female and Asian quotas. Similar practice is observed across all other US elite colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son got in. He was ranked #2 in his public HS in OH. He ran cross country varsity all 4 years and did another sport for fewer years. No other notable ECs, he did have summer jobs that were not related to his field. He had near flawless SATs, and was a straight A student in his junior and senior years. His math/science scores were particularly high even in most rigorous APs. His essay was pretty standard. He is an Asian male.

His HS was not particularly competitive and MIT has been a hard adjustment for him. He shared a bit of imposter syndrome.

This is BS especially when you mentioned he is an Asian male. Zero chance.

np.. why? I believe it. They are from OH. Now, if they said they were from DC area, then it would be way more difficult to get in.

https://registrar.mit.edu/statistics-reports/geographic-distribution

Not for Asian males.

-1. This is true for all kids who aren't from competitive areas. MIT is also actively looking for rural kids without the resources of prep school who maximized the offerings available to them.