<p>But again, including that in ‘general advice’ is a bit extreme. Sure, in an ideal world, everybody would be able to visit the colleges they loved, but that just isn’t practical, or indeed widespread.</p>
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<p>Absolutely.</p>
<p>(Unless the administrators of College Confidential have something against putting a piece of our community offsite, in which case the wiki should probably cease and desist and all contributions should be made on this thread.)</p>
<p>i love looking for colleges…OMG Stanford here i come!!!</p>
<p>My main advice I guess is that applying to Caltech/MIT is different from applying to the ivies. Make sure youve got strong science/math ECs and scores before you apply to these schools, and really try to get research experience. I got waitlisted from MIT but im in at Caltech so im happy, but if I hadnt discovered CC my sophomore year, I would have had no chance at either school.</p>
<p>Do you HAVE to have a strong science background for MIT ? Like lets say you like politics but want to pursue a career in science, can MIT see the logic behind it ?</p>
<p>Politics = Helping people
Science = Also helping people</p>
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<p>For MIT, not necessarily. MIT tries to “diversify” its undergraduate body. So if you are an athelete, minority, or are really good at something outside of science/math/engineering, you might still have a shot at MIT. This guy from my school was accepted to MIT a couple of years ago. His SATs were in the 1300s I believe, his academics and ECs were not really anything impressive, but he was good at football so im <em>guessing</em> thats how he got in. Still though, I think youll increase your chances best by doing as much in math/science as possible.</p>
<p>Now that APs are over, maybe we can bring this back to life?</p>
<p>Great post! Thoughtful and informative. Thank you.</p>
<p>if only i read this 6 months back…</p>
<p>This is great.</p>
<p>resurrecting this and asking you all to add specifics on interview attire and questions.</p>