<p>Anybody else? and let’s avoid listing stats and awards b/c listing favorites would be much cooler as well as “why MIT”. Furthermore, promoting academic discussion of interests seems much more MIT-like.</p>
<p>My Interests:
**Music: **Classic Rock (Pink Floyd, Beatles, Eagles, etc.), Jason Mraz, Tupac, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Chili Peppers, Oasis, Coldplay, Phish, Dave Matthews Band
**Books: **A Farewell to Arms, Jane Eyre, To Kill a Mockingbird, Catch-22, Great Gatsby
**Why MIT?: **Easily the atmosphere there as well as the opportunities and professors. Plus, one cannot insult Cambridge.</p>
<p>Finally, it’s an EA roster for MIT. Yet I feel ambivalent joining. I wanted to be the a) anonymous reject or b) the sleeper admit. Preferably b, but it’s also good the eliminate the possibly of the first option. I am no longer anonymous. </p>
<p>Por que MIT? Definitely the atmosphere. Nerdy but want to get my pencil into that first pset. Of course, won’t be quite as enthused for the second, third, etc. ones. Big math/science person with a weak spot for humanities, social sciences and even a bit of fine arts. Want to major in Math Theory, but we’ll see if a future exists for that. Books: Screenname says it pretty well: Who is John Galt? If I didn’t get JohnGalt, I probably sign in as Nagasawa. Who am I?: 24601</p>
<p>Is it just me or is the mit admission not unlike Charlie’s Chocolate Factory (I can’t believe I spent money to watch that movie if I fell asleep halfway). We know what goes in and what comes out. But who knows what happens inside?</p>
<p>And indeed, although I seem to be the only person that’s discovered Tim’s blog so far. :P. Is it primarily just for the members of the adcom who don’t have the time to do their own blogs?</p>
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<p>EDIT: I stand corrected, as of a few days ago, I was the only commenter. I see more people have found their way through. That’s great. :D</p>
<p>hey daniel…lol I’ve seen those blogs before. Well maybe not tim’s but the other ones…definately haha. Anyway, just saying hi…post your AIM sns EA people.</p>
<p>Interesting. I had no way of knowing that an actual admission officers would take notice to my post. Not that that would have changed anything, of course.</p>
<p>Daniel, thanks for the links. But our applications do somehow have to find its way from the mailroom/harddrive to the conference table and then to one of three piles. That’s the process that is so enigmatic (I mean which MIT gofer gets to carry the applications to the table?). Can you imagine being at school stressing about a test, when at the very instant, your application is being summarized/discussed by a panel of officers who hopefully via some enlightened absolutism opt to put your application into the “accept” selection? I wish there was a system where a beeper would vibrate and you’d know it’s your turn to hit. But I suppose if you are confident of an accurate and persuasive application, you really wouldn’t, shouldn’t anyway, concern yourself with that. Nevermind, I recant that rant (but thanks for the links: I have seen the blogs before, but this time, I realized there are archives! Those made interesting reads). </p>
<p>I feel like I must say something about the actual thread just to make my post credible. Ahh… MIT does not evaluate interest, and its early action is neither single nor binding. I think myMIT portal mentioned something about not taking more than 30% (last year <400?) of its total admits during early action. So is the perk to doing EA potentially knowing the outcome earlier and being able to adjust if necessary?</p>
<p>To clarify: MIT is committed to not accepting more than 30% of the incoming class through early action.</p>
<p>The number of EA applications is sufficiently large that only ~14% of applicants were accepted EA, basically equal to the overall admit rate. The 14% of people accepted EA made up about 30% of the accepted class of 2009.</p>
<p>Yes, I mis-spoke, mistyped, whatever. Thank you for clarifying, molliebatmit. What I meant was if MIT were to accept 100 people total (number just for percentage sake), at most 30 people would get in early action. That is not to say the admit rate for Early Action is 30%. </p>
<p>Mootmom, could you clarify your answer?
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<p>Do you mean if you know you accepted EA, you will be less worried/stressed afterwards? But that applies across the board at every university. Of course, MIT is definitely my first choice; that’s why I’m applying EA there. But as far as benefits in applying EA toward admission, there are none, correct? Thanks</p>
<p>well the benefit for EA is that it shows that MIT is your first choice college and you applied there (taking time to finish your essays, recs, sat IIs, etc) in time for the early deadline. In a way, it shows a dedication on your part for the institution. </p>
<p>…but then again I could be wrong, because I’m in the same position as you are. A wannabe admit to MIT. lol</p>
<p>JohnGalt, I meant to imply no particular “special benefits” after EA admission at MIT when compared with other universities. I did notice, however, that the “we would love you to come here” campaign that began right after the EA acceptance in Dec. was quite impressive. I honestly don’t know whether other EA schools do the same, but the mail, cards, and materials that appeared from MIT after EA admission, and the MIT09 chatroom that began almost immediately, absolutely made a difference in our impressions of MIT. We couldn’t help but compare every other school’s response to the MIT excellent response as RD acceptances came in. There was seldom any comparison, in my mind.</p>
<p>And I gotta tell you, that made me feel a very special warmth towards MIT: not only did they accept my kid early, but they <em>actually wanted him</em>. (Um… duh.)</p>
<p>Oh, no, JohnGalt, you said it right, you were just misinterpreted. </p>
<p>As far as EA benefits… keep in mind that overall, a greater percentage of EA applicants are accepted (when you include those who are deferred EA but are later admitted in the RD pool) – although I think that says more about the quality of the EA pool than anything else.</p>
<p>My personal feeling is that it’s good to apply early – although a few extra months of consideration time might not seem like much, it can make a difference. (I was admitted to MIT RD after applying on a lark. I, therefore, had a month and a half to visit the campus – which was NOT easy on my EC-heavy senior schedule – figure out if my fam could afford MIT, and see what I really thought about the whole deal. Looking back, I really wish I had applied EA and had those extra months to do all that thinking.)</p>
<p>And MM, it’s ok, we all know that moms are like that… irrational, you know. ;)</p>
<p>mootmom and molliebatmit, many thanks for continuing to frequent these forums to give perspective even though you’ve already done your time (especially in the case of mootmom).</p>
<p>Yep, I’m definitely applying EA. Name is already on the roster; what else can I do? I really appreciate how MIT does not consider things such as legacy. It just means if I get passed over for a spot, I know I was rejected, because there were candidate(s) more deserving than I, not because of factors I have no way of manipulating. Mootmom, the recruitment afterwards sounds amazing. I suppose I’m putting MIT on a pedestal, but if you are going to brownnose one time in your life, might as well be now. Of course, moderation is key.</p>
<p>Anyway, got to see the Dalai Lama yesterday afternoon (smiley goes here, but no clue what the code is), but now it’s high time to be starting that history research paper!</p>
(Um… duh.)</p>