Chance Me: Rising High School Junior

aquapt
Tue, 31 May 2022 01:45:53 +0000

There’s just no telling with MIT. I’ve seen so many incredibly impressive applicants get denied. But your chances certainly aren’t zero.

I don’t think wasting 80 bucks is the concern, at all. Even if it’s a lottery ticket, you can afford to take your shot so why not? What’s more of a concern is that holding out hope for MIT could tempt you away from another otherwise-perfect ED school, where playing the ED card could meaningfully improve your chances.

FWIW, MIT doesn’t have undergrad soci or public policy majors, although they do have anthro, poli sci, and urban planning.

Have you looked at Emory at all? Their QSS program seems like a great fit for your interests. Quantitative Sciences Major Students in the northeast often rule out schools in the south out of hand, but Atlanta is a great, diverse city with so much happening culturally and politically.