EA MIT, Chance ME! I return the favor

mia305
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:09:59 +0000

Calalum:


I never said MIT recruits athletes like the ivy league. The process is different and, among other things, doesnt involve likely letters.
You’re simply wrong if you think that MIT is not conscious of the need to fill spots on athletic teams as part of its admissions process. Coaches provide admissions with requests to admit for the athletes that they want and even rank them. Admissions of course is free to reject anyone who is not qualified in their view. But then again, they do that in the Ivies too. I will agree that at MIT it is less of a factor, but it is not as you describe either.
I never said that special admits include legacies. At MIT. they do not, unless you include faculty and administrator offspring, who I believe do get special consideration/free tuition. And, dont be naive about there being NO “developmental” ($$$$$) admits.


Beware of making conclusions based on your perception of what you want the process to be, as opposed to what it is.

Why do you diminish athletes? Are their skills less important than others?