Anonymous wrote:My Blair magnet kid blows her out of the water (her math background isn't anything to write home about). We can't afford MIT, though, so didn't apply.

My impression is that they give a lot of aid to people they want.

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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.

By hooked, if you mean "LEGACY", you are correct.

And sports. A colleague's son was Crew recruited. A good student but the colleague very clearly knows it was the crew and not the kid's scores/grades, that put him over the edge to acceptance.

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?

Show dedication and hard work in something. Competing at s national level at anything shows ability to overcome stress, play hurt, etc.

Ew. Did she need to chew, slurp loudly, and smack her lips to start the video? And "how do you start a video again?" Playing dumb is NOT something I equivocate with MIT.

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

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

Anonymous wrote:I know one, white as lily, who got in after marking American Indian.

No you don't, liar.

Native American admissions preference requires a tribal code. So if that student got one, they are native american, despite your pantone chart bullshit.

She is unwatchable. If that is what kids are like at MIT, I can't imagine sending a kid there.

I know one, white as lily, who got in after marking American Indian.

Anonymous wrote:My Blair magnet kid blows her out of the water (her math background isn't anything to write home about). We can't afford MIT, though, so didn't apply.

A tale as old as time....

My Blair magnet kid blows her out of the water (her math background isn't anything to write home about). We can't afford MIT, though, so didn't apply.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is interesting that she got deferred on the 1st round.

most kids get deferred

So what is considered exceptional to get in the first round?

No doubt about it, that it has the most valuable education in our region, but when we talk about process of examination it's always comes out the reasonable questions, who exactly will help me with writing paperwork, or maybe not just help but who will write for me some kind of an essay (a total new genuine paper), that I can give to examination committee to pass it.

Anonymous wrote:I think it is interesting that she got deferred on the 1st round.

most kids get deferred

I think it is interesting that she got deferred on the 1st round.