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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, so here’s the question. My kid is at private. Could have easily taken calc as freshman or sophomore but school would not permit it. Self studied for fun anyway. But is there any kid who gets into MIT who is NOT a recruited athlete or is NOT on IMO or such team? [/quote]
Yes, I know such a kid. But he was from a Title I high school. I kind of get the impression that nearly everyone at MIT checks some kind of box—athlete is probably the biggest one, but also geographic/economic diversity, first gen, etc.

To me the big takeaway is that there’s a lot of MIT-caliber students doing undergrad elsewhere (and in fact I believe MIT takes almost all its grad students from other schools, they don’t want students to do undergrad and grad at MIT). [/quote]

Yes, PP here with a current freshman at MIT.  I agree with this.  MIT does not have the monopoly on "MIT-caliber" students.

My kid did self study, but no competitions (we parents aren't math people and didn't even know competitive math was a thing until senior year).  I have no idea if the self study made a difference in getting the acceptance, but my kid enjoyed it (MIT online courses).  The MIT online courses are very inexpensive so if your kid is interested, I recommend supporting them.  [/quote]

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