Chances of MIT Admission

hebegebe
Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:06:45 +0000

You have the goods to be considered. Accepted is a whole other category as MIT rejects very talented people on a routine basis.

To illustrate people that were on the bubble as far as MIT was concerned, here are two examples of students who were first deferred before being accepted during regular decision.

1. Top student out of a class of 500. USAJMO qualifier, then later USAMO qualifier. Founder of a successful regional activity. Performed research at a top 5 research university.

2. USAJMO qualifier. US Physics Olympiad Gold medal. Attended one of the nation's elite private schools (MIT cares far less about that than other colleges).

Now, MIT does admit kids who don’t have these levels of qualification as well. The point I am making is that top grades and scores are just a starting point. You need to then show something else they want to get admitted.