MIT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So let’s tee this up: how does a white boy from NW DC at Jackson-Reed, MacArthur-Thompson, SWW, or Banneker with a 1520 SAT and varsity sports experience (not good enough for DI), some volunteering experience and STEM-centric club membership (not leadership) at school and a 3.9 unweighted get into MIT?

(I ask like this because I don’t think it’s possible.)

They don't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone get in that isn’t FGLI with just high stats some research, leadership but no awards or Olympiad?

OP here , to clarify not athlete. 1550plus sat. All 5s 4.0 UW, public, major leaderships in basically all stem in school, hardest classes and an extra one as per counselor, published research but no awards nor Olympiad, because I know you will ask WF

confused bc this isn't what was stated earlier

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone get in that isn’t FGLI with just high stats some research, leadership but no awards or Olympiad?

OP here , to clarify not athlete. 1550plus sat. All 5s 4.0 UW, public, major leaderships in basically all stem in school, hardest classes and an extra one as per counselor, published research but no awards nor Olympiad, because I know you will ask WF

confused bc this isn't what was stated earlier

The other stats poster with the white kid in NW was not the OP.

[Anonymous]

Apparently not all who applied to mit this year got interviews

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. But chose to attend the school across town instead

Harvard actually recruits athletes (unlike MIT). Their entire team was mostly international recruits (unlike our team which was mostly Americans). I heard rumors of low performing academic stats, but outstanding athletes there.

what are you talking about. of course they recruit. 20% of MIT students play a varsity sport. they dont offer athletic scholarships, but that's not unusual for top schools that fully meet need.

If you look at MIT's generally not winning record in D3 you'll understand these are not recruited teams of athletes. There are lots of athletes at MIT but most are not high caliber.

you are making things up. just in last couple of years:

- Women's "Triple Crown" in Track & Field and Cross Country

MIT became the first women's program in history to win all three NCAA Division III national championships in the same year: cross country (fall 2024), indoor track and field (March 2025), and outdoor track and field (May 2025)

- Women's Cross Country team won NCAA Division III National Championship in 2024

- Women's Indoor Track & Field NCAA Div III National Championship in 2025

- Women's Outdoor Track & Field won Div III National Championship in 2025

- Women's Swimming & Diving won Div III National Championship in 2025
The women's swimming and diving team won the program's first NCAA Division III

- Kate Augustyn is one of the best Div swimmers in memory. She won 4 national championships in and the MIT team won four relay national championships. Swimming Career

this is just the women.

the men's program does well too.

I'm really not making things up - understand this is D3, not D1. Winning against colleges such as Salve Regina University.

Again, I'm not saying this to be mean to MIT, but considering the prestige of the college the athletics do not match at all. In other words, there is little to no preference given to athletes in the admissions process. This information is directly from the coaches there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sure, tons of recruited athletes with that profile at MIT.

DD"s friend got in for rowing. Basic high stats. Nothing else really.

2 years ago, DS did not get in nor get rowing coach support- 1580 SAT, 4.0 mcps, all 5s on APs, highest course rigor, 4 years rowing and various other extracurriculars.

[Anonymous]

they're not just winning their conference, they're winning the entire D3 championship. Sure, Salve Regina, I guess, but also NYU, Tufts, U Chicago, JHU, Wash U, CMU, CWRU, Emory, Washington & Lee, CalTech, all the WASP schools, etc.

they are WINNING those championships.

MIT won't offer a likely letter like some D3 schools, but they'll do an academic pre-read.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sure, tons of recruited athletes with that profile at MIT.

DD"s friend got in for rowing. Basic high stats. Nothing else really.

2 years ago, DS did not get in nor get rowing coach support- 1580 SAT, 4.0 mcps, all 5s on APs, highest course rigor, 4 years rowing and various other extracurriculars.

men's rowing is especially competitive at MIT. if you want to get in via athletics, men's crew is the toughest path. as someone else pointed out, it's Division 1.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sure, tons of recruited athletes with that profile at MIT.

DD"s friend got in for rowing. Basic high stats. Nothing else really.

2 years ago, DS did not get in nor get rowing coach support- 1580 SAT, 4.0 mcps, all 5s on APs, highest course rigor, 4 years rowing and various other extracurriculars.

Did they say that the reason he didn't get coach support was academic, or athletic?

I would expect a kid with that profile to have enough academically for a coach to take a risk on them. I think whether they'd actually get in would be a toss up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:they're not just winning their conference, they're winning the entire D3 championship. Sure, Salve Regina, I guess, but also NYU, Tufts, U Chicago, JHU, Wash U, CMU, CWRU, Emory, Washington & Lee, CalTech, all the WASP schools, etc.

they are WINNING those championships.

MIT won't offer a likely letter like some D3 schools, but they'll do an academic pre-read.

A pre-read is when admissions looks at a file and tells a coach whether the student will get in with their support. MIT does not do that. Students apply knowing that it's a 50/50 shot. They do not know at the time of application if they will get in.

On the other hand, many other high academic schools that don't offer scholarship, like DIII's or Ivies, require students to commit 100% by applying ED. So there are pros and cons, from the perspective of the student athlete, to both models.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:they're not just winning their conference, they're winning the entire D3 championship. Sure, Salve Regina, I guess, but also NYU, Tufts, U Chicago, JHU, Wash U, CMU, CWRU, Emory, Washington & Lee, CalTech, all the WASP schools, etc.

they are WINNING those championships.

MIT won't offer a likely letter like some D3 schools, but they'll do an academic pre-read.

I don't understand why you are still arguing with me. I have actual, deep knowledge of the MIT athletic department, lack of recruiting process and admissions process.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:they're not just winning their conference, they're winning the entire D3 championship. Sure, Salve Regina, I guess, but also NYU, Tufts, U Chicago, JHU, Wash U, CMU, CWRU, Emory, Washington & Lee, CalTech, all the WASP schools, etc.

they are WINNING those championships.

MIT won't offer a likely letter like some D3 schools, but they'll do an academic pre-read.

I don't understand why you are still arguing with me. I have actual, deep knowledge of the MIT athletic department, lack of recruiting process and admissions process.

You’re telling us that MIT admissions is 100% blind to athletic skill, the coaches do zero scouting and never talk to a high school student-athlete, and yet each team is filled by competent athletes, year after year, by complete and total coincidence.

Can you figure out why no one believes you?

[Anonymous]

Women’s soccer is also very strong at MIT I think.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:they're not just winning their conference, they're winning the entire D3 championship. Sure, Salve Regina, I guess, but also NYU, Tufts, U Chicago, JHU, Wash U, CMU, CWRU, Emory, Washington & Lee, CalTech, all the WASP schools, etc.

they are WINNING those championships.

MIT won't offer a likely letter like some D3 schools, but they'll do an academic pre-read.

I don't understand why you are still arguing with me. I have actual, deep knowledge of the MIT athletic department, lack of recruiting process and admissions process.

You’re telling us that MIT admissions is 100% blind to athletic skill, the coaches do zero scouting and never talk to a high school student-athlete, and yet each team is filled by competent athletes, year after year, by complete and total coincidence.

Can you figure out why no one believes you?

Did I say any of that? No.

To answer your questions (that you never asked): Coaches don't do scouting, no. That's pointless at a school like MIT.

They do talk to athletes and they do put in their support for athletes depending on their skill. However, my coach that is a professor of 30+ years finds it super frustrating because very rarely does his support matter. By his own words, their academic profile matters way, way more than the athlete profile / support.

Any other questions that you didn't ask?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:they're not just winning their conference, they're winning the entire D3 championship. Sure, Salve Regina, I guess, but also NYU, Tufts, U Chicago, JHU, Wash U, CMU, CWRU, Emory, Washington & Lee, CalTech, all the WASP schools, etc.

they are WINNING those championships.

MIT won't offer a likely letter like some D3 schools, but they'll do an academic pre-read.

A pre-read is when admissions looks at a file and tells a coach whether the student will get in with their support. MIT does not do that. Students apply knowing that it's a 50/50 shot. They do not know at the time of application if they will get in.

On the other hand, many other high academic schools that don't offer scholarship, like DIII's or Ivies, require students to commit 100% by applying ED. So there are pros and cons, from the perspective of the student athlete, to both models.

yeah, that's a pre-read. same as many other schools. is it a guarantee, no. but 50/50 is a huge hook, you have to admit. FWIW, we've had 5 kids from our HS go to MIT in the last 3 years. 4 were athletes.