For a student who has difficulty writing...

_theorymom
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:54:42 +0000

“And Stanford’s and MIT’s acceptance rates are similarly low. They are both reaches for any applicant, and any applicant who thinks otherwise needs to re-evaluate their understanding of college admissions.”

Hi Skysk
I am referring to the fact that MIT does not (yet) use the writing portion of the SAT for admittance purposes, while, to my understanding, Stanford does. (I would love to know if I am wrong on this) Both are fabulous schools containing very bright people and both are equally discrimminating, but my son’s writing score would not probably even get past the initial look at his app at Stanford. He actually has a chance at MIT given his other stats.

Mollie says - “My writing skills improved greatly as a result of my MIT education, and I think this is also true of my fellow alums.”

That is my hope for him, wherever he ends up. I am sure he will improve significantly, and it is good to know that most schools are set up to make sure they CAN.

You guys are right, I am probably tilting at windmills