Could I get into MIT? Chance me!

collegealum314
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:38:32 +0000

Not to be a psychologist or anything…but you are lying to yourself making this post…what is the point, honestly? Just to be told how perfect you expect yourself to be? MIT doesn’t need perfect. And honestly, there has never been a chances post that has shed any uniqueness on anyone…the posts are mostly just numbers and a list of ECs…



90% of his grades the first two years are A+'s. How is it “lying to himself” to predict similar success in the last two years? It’s not.



Just to be told how perfect you expect yourself to be? MIT doesn’t need perfect.

Chance posts are mostly pointless, but I’ve noticed that the people with the stronger records get the most flak. If you’re making the point that MIT doesn’t select for perfect records, then fine, I guess a person with a perfect record wouldn’t automatically get in and therefore might want to know what their chances were or how to boost the application.