How I got into MIT

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is rhythmic gymnastics something they have at MIT? If not, why would they care that much if she was a national champion in it?

For the same reasons Stanford loves Olympians in sports they don't compete in:

- Prestige of student body
- Publicity factor
- Extraordinary achievement in one discipline often leads to similar success in another

But for MIT, it’s mostly just the last one. It shows an incredible amount of Grit and an amazing work ethic to be the best in the nation at something.

Grit plus work ethic plus brains is the secret sauce.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is rhythmic gymnastics something they have at MIT? If not, why would they care that much if she was a national champion in it?

For the same reasons Stanford loves Olympians in sports they don't compete in:

- Prestige of student body
- Publicity factor
- Extraordinary achievement in one discipline often leads to similar success in another

But for MIT, it’s mostly just the last one. It shows an incredible amount of Grit and an amazing work ethic to be the best in the nation at something.

Grit plus work ethic plus brains is the secret sauce.

Other PP are who knows about the school first (!!!) hand. There is not rhythmic gymnastics at MIT. *IF* MIT keeps the gymnastics program (which they probably will not, but this is not publicly known), rhythmic gymnastics would be part of a floor routine. When gymnastics there was Varsity (no scholarships), rhythmic gymnastics might matter, but that is no longer the case. What is the date of this rhythmic gymnastics student's attendance?

[Anonymous]

She wasn't a recruited athlete either way so does it really matter?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Long story short 4.8, 1580

AP: 2 soph, 2 jr, 4 or 5 senior year

Nothing otherwise remarkable.

Rythmic Gymnastics but not anything remarkable there either.

National champion in rhythmic gymnastics. National merit finalist. I’d say she was remarkable.

I meant to type nothing else remarkable.

It was actually a compliment.

You don't have to have your mom create a foundation and pretend you did it.

They (MIT) just want smart kids. Some schools are like that. MIT is known for not taking hooked kids.

WRONG there. Also, MIT is currently enmeshed in doing away with their gymnastics program altogether. NP here. Most of these posters won't know WTF they are talking about, as usual.

Coaches at MIT don’t help with admission... so it doesn’t matter what they are doing with the gymnastics program.

My DC was being recruited but chose another school instead. MIT is miserable for the kids.

[Anonymous]

She got rejected from sooo many schools- u Michigan, tufts, Dartmouth, Columbia, nyu

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She got rejected from sooo many schools- u Michigan, tufts, Dartmouth, Columbia, nyu

but then accepted at Vandy and UCLA and UC-Berkeley. Schools all have their criteria...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty much what I expected. Your awards need the word ‘national’ in them. Your academics need to be accelerated. Your grades and test scores need to reflect near perfection. And your background needs to reflect diverse interests.

Nothing shocking.

and not typical

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The girl is so irritating. I watched for a mn and couldn’t bear her.

I bet if you posted a video of yourself...

I wouldn't be half near as annoying.

You sound super cool, picking on an 18 year old!

She's an adult and she posted her video on a public site. Plus she is genuinely - rolling eyes here - annoying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The girl is so irritating. I watched for a mn and couldn’t bear her.

I bet if you posted a video of yourself...

I wouldn't be half near as annoying.

You sound super cool, picking on an 18 year old!

She's an adult and she posted her video on a public site. Plus she is genuinely - rolling eyes here - annoying.

...how so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Long story short 4.8, 1580

AP: 2 soph, 2 jr, 4 or 5 senior year

Nothing otherwise remarkable.

Rythmic Gymnastics but not anything remarkable there either.

National champion in rhythmic gymnastics. National merit finalist. I’d say she was remarkable.

I meant to type nothing else remarkable.

It was actually a compliment.

You don't have to have your mom create a foundation and pretend you did it.

They (MIT) just want smart kids. Some schools are like that. MIT is known for not taking hooked kids.

WRONG there. Also, MIT is currently enmeshed in doing away with their gymnastics program altogether. NP here. Most of these posters won't know WTF they are talking about, as usual.

Coaches at MIT don’t help with admission... so it doesn’t matter what they are doing with the gymnastics program.

My DC was being recruited but chose another school instead. MIT is miserable for the kids.

Talking to a coach is not being recruited.

Having the admissions office pre-read you application and ensure acceptance is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The girl is so irritating. I watched for a mn and couldn’t bear her.

I bet if you posted a video of yourself...

I wouldn't be half near as annoying.

You sound super cool, picking on an 18 year old!

She's an adult and she posted her video on a public site. Plus she is genuinely - rolling eyes here - annoying.

How, exactly? She seems like any other 18 year old I know. (Just really smart and accomplished.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The girl is so irritating. I watched for a mn and couldn’t bear her.

I bet if you posted a video of yourself...

I wouldn't be half near as annoying.

You sound super cool, picking on an 18 year old!

She's an adult and she posted her video on a public site. Plus she is genuinely - rolling eyes here - annoying.

She’ll be truly annoying when your career high-3 income is way below her right-out-of college salary at Google, Apple, or Facebook.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Other than being a NATIONAL champion, your kid is similar...

Sounds smart though

so that was her hook then.

Female. It's easier for girls to get into MIT than boys

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Long story short 4.8, 1580

AP: 2 soph, 2 jr, 4 or 5 senior year

Nothing otherwise remarkable.

Rythmic Gymnastics but not anything remarkable there either.

National champion in rhythmic gymnastics. National merit finalist. I’d say she was remarkable.

I meant to type nothing else remarkable.

It was actually a compliment.

You don't have to have your mom create a foundation and pretend you did it.

They (MIT) just want smart kids. Some schools are like that. MIT is known for not taking hooked kids.

WRONG there. Also, MIT is currently enmeshed in doing away with their gymnastics program altogether. NP here. Most of these posters won't know WTF they are talking about, as usual.

Coaches at MIT don’t help with admission... so it doesn’t matter what they are doing with the gymnastics program.

My DC was being recruited but chose another school instead. MIT is miserable for the kids.

Other PP here. It most certainly can be miserable. You have to be the right fit (the student, not the parent!) - Also, you are misunderstanding the process at MIT when you are stating that you are very obviously unfamiliar. I am not going to spell it out for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than being a NATIONAL champion, your kid is similar...

Sounds smart though

so that was her hook then.

Female. It's easier for girls to get into MIT than boys

PP here. Yes, that is ONE consideration.