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Well wow I think its a bit harsh to say that anybody who qualified for USAMO but didn't get into MIT must have had a severe flaw in their application such as low grades/test scores or getting arrested for underage drinking. I'm a 2-time USAMO qualifier (at the time my app was submitted) without any major flaws in my application (2290 SAT, top 2%, good EC's and leadership etc) that was waitlisted at MIT. Was I dissapointed? Sure. Was I surprised? I don't know...not really. I wouldn't have been very surprised if I had gotten in either because I knew I had a passion for mathematics that was displayed in my application. I probably would not have been surprised if I had gotten rejected. I think what one person said earlier pretty much sums it up. MIT doesn't want a class full of USAMO qualifiers. They want a well-rounded student body and admitted students on that basis.
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