How I got into MIT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s more than one of us who found her off-putting, plus found the whole idea of this narcissistic video off-putting.

Meh. She's clearly an incredibly successful, driven young lady who looks like she has a good group of friends and a loving family. I don't really think she cares if some random suburban moms find her "off-putting."

I kind of enjoyed watching the video and thought she was funny at times but at the same time thinks it's sad that smart kids act dumb and jaded. I've seen other kids do this. She did not come across in the least bit intelligent or interested in anything. Just self-important and jaded. Obviously she's done impressive things but she didn't express anything that shows she can think independently or has goals beyond getting good grades and getting into top colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s more than one of us who found her off-putting, plus found the whole idea of this narcissistic video off-putting.

Meh. She's clearly an incredibly successful, driven young lady who looks like she has a good group of friends and a loving family. I don't really think she cares if some random suburban moms find her "off-putting."

I kind of enjoyed watching the video and thought she was funny at times but at the same time thinks it's sad that smart kids act dumb and jaded. I've seen other kids do this. She did not come across in the least bit intelligent or interested in anything. Just self-important and jaded. Obviously she's done impressive things but she didn't express anything that shows she can think independently or has goals beyond getting good grades and getting into top colleges.

Um, yeah. DUH! It was a 13 minute video ABOUT GETTING INTO COLLEGE...of course she's going to talk about her grades and her extracurriculars and the things she did to gasp! get into a top college. If you expect or feel entitled to see the depth of a person in a 13 minute video, I think it is you who does not come across in the least bit intelligent...just self-important and jaded.

[Anonymous]

No PP. It's not what she said, it's how she said it. Are you upset because your kid talks this way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No PP. It's not what she said, it's how she said it. Are you upset because your kid talks this way?

Talks what way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No PP. It's not what she said, it's how she said it. Are you upset because your kid talks this way?

So...the specific way that an 18 year old talks in a 13 minute video is enough for you to ascertain that she's not the least bit intelligent or interested in anything, that she's dumb and jaded, has no goals beyond getting good grades and into a top college, and cannot think independently? Uh, ok. I'd say that's evidence that *you're* the crazy one. And I'd bet you're suuuuper fun at parties.

[Anonymous]

She’s going to be one of her prettiest girls at MIT that’s for sure

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:show me the video of "how i graduated with a high GPA from MIT" then i will watch.

+100 plus a good job and mAjor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No PP. It's not what she said, it's how she said it. Are you upset because your kid talks this way?

So...the specific way that an 18 year old talks in a 13 minute video is enough for you to ascertain that she's not the least bit intelligent or interested in anything, that she's dumb and jaded, has no goals beyond getting good grades and into a top college, and cannot think independently? Uh, ok. I'd say that's evidence that *you're* the crazy one. And I'd bet you're suuuuper fun at parties.

mmmkay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No PP. It's not what she said, it's how she said it. Are you upset because your kid talks this way?

So...the specific way that an 18 year old talks in a 13 minute video is enough for you to ascertain that she's not the least bit intelligent or interested in anything, that she's dumb and jaded, has no goals beyond getting good grades and into a top college, and cannot think independently? Uh, ok. I'd say that's evidence that *you're* the crazy one. And I'd bet you're suuuuper fun at parties.

It's jealousy.

[Anonymous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUfBTUEi8ck
Harvard one is interesting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUfBTUEi8ck
Harvard one is interesting

Harvard is more political. Any decent student can succeed at Harvard or Yale. Not true at schools like CalTech or MIT.

[Anonymous]

I also watched this girl's college acceptance video. Notably, she was rejected from every Ivy she applied to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KdkCYto-c

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also watched this girl's college acceptance video. Notably, she was rejected from every Ivy she applied to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KdkCYto-c

She would have done fine at any of the Ivies. Hard to imagine many MIT students who wouldn’t survive any of the ivies. Some Ivy students - but not all - can survive the rigor of MIT.

All ivies, Stanford - are all largely a luck of the draw, just less so at MIT and CalTech. Grandparents’ legacy can get students to Harvard - but won’t help solve engineering problems at MIT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUfBTUEi8ck
Harvard one is interesting

Harvard is more political. Any decent student can succeed at Harvard or Yale. Not true at schools like CalTech or MIT.

yes. she said in a different video she wants to be a women and gender studies major at H. so there's that.

[Anonymous]

Fine but how aesthetically appealing is its campus?