Anonymous
03/18/2026 10:14
Subject: MIT Regular Decision
Anonymous wrote:Reading these posts about boys and girls performances, I am glad there was a promotion for girls in STEM. I would hope equally that our society work as hard to promote for our boys to get more involved in humanities.
I wonder if a woman who only has sons and doesn't really have their own career will still promote STEM for women?
Anonymous
03/18/2026 09:57
Subject: MIT Regular Decision
Reading these posts about boys and girls performances, I am glad there was a promotion for girls in STEM. I would hope equally that our society work as hard to promote for our boys to get more involved in humanities.
Anonymous
03/18/2026 09:54
Subject: MIT Regular Decision
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How exactly do girls have an easier time with science and math competitions, and how exactly does that advantage work?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I dont know why MIT gets a pass on "admit only on merit" when their stats clearly show a class that's as hooked as any: female, URM, athletes. I get they dont take legacy into consideration - good for them. But they have plenty of institutional priorities.
my advice: get into MITES, Women's Tech program, or any of their summer programs.
In my child's experience, the kids that make it into MIT are the very good but not necessarily brilliant girls while the non-athlete boys are waitlisted or rejected unless they have made MOP or are simply beyond brilliant. When you have taken classes with these kids, you know the difference. Of course, girls also have an easier time with science and math competitions/awards, so things get very fuzzy.
In math competitions, just as an example, girls with lower competition performance are invited for the MOP. There are also competitions like the Math Olympiad for Girls and major prizes open only to girls. In less quantitative areas, it will often be obvious that there is a preference for girls. Like a local science competition, 4 times as many girls as boys amongst the finalists, and the winners all girls. The messaging starts very early, take a look at the First Lego League website - almost all girls in the advertisements.
Do you think any boys had projects that should clearly have won?
Anonymous
03/18/2026 07:49
Subject: Re:MIT Regular Decision
Anonymous wrote:my kid is waitlisted and really upset..so close but no go!
GTech here we come
They are going to Georgia Tech. 8% OOS acceptance rate and Top 3 Engineering. Your kid will be taking the place of thousands of "really upset" and well deserving rejected or waitlisted kids that wanted to go there as well. Perspective is important in the college admission process. Congrats to your kid! Great accomplishment.
Anonymous
03/17/2026 23:13
Subject: MIT Regular Decision
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You are nuts, pp. Look at the IMO teams. Look at the collegiate competitions. There are like no girls/women.
BTW, I know two girls from Holton who went/will go to MIT. Yes both are also athletes FWIW.
NCS has 2 MITs this year. One is an athlete.
Actually both are athletes.
Recruited athlete is the best hook going. Even at MIT.
Anonymous
03/17/2026 23:02
Subject: MIT Regular Decision
Anonymous wrote:You are nuts, pp. Look at the IMO teams. Look at the collegiate competitions. There are like no girls/women.
BTW, I know two girls from Holton who went/will go to MIT. Yes both are also athletes FWIW.
MOP is not the US team for the IMO. It's the training camp for the team, so a very significant step below. Look at the description of the selection rules by the famous Evan Chen. Might want to know what you are talking about before you start calling other people nuts.
Anonymous
03/17/2026 21:36
Subject: Re:MIT Regular Decision
Blair Magnet has many kids each year that get in.
Anonymous
03/17/2026 21:33
Subject: MIT Regular Decision
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I hope everyone is keeping all hopes up. I am hoping in the lord.
Did anyone from DMV get in this year?
One kid from GDS
Only one from regular decision? Entire DMV?
This link shows the geographic distribution of MIT undergrads for 2025-2026.
https://registrar.mit.edu/statistics-reports/geographic-distribution
Only 6 undergrads from DC.
Maryland has 120!
That really is impressive! MD is appx 8 times the population of DC.
My kid is one of the few DC born and raised now at MIT undergrad. So weird that there are only 5 others there.
Anonymous
03/17/2026 21:24
Subject: MIT Regular Decision
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You are nuts, pp. Look at the IMO teams. Look at the collegiate competitions. There are like no girls/women.
BTW, I know two girls from Holton who went/will go to MIT. Yes both are also athletes FWIW.
NCS has 2 MITs this year. One is an athlete.
Actually both are athletes.