Help With MIT Application (in general)- What to do?

k4r3n2
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:38:06 +0000

Don’t worry if you don’t fit into a category, or that your interests are ‘too broad’. Stop it. Now!

But seriously, you sound like an interesting kid with a lot of passions, and that’s totally fine. You might want to read [MIT Admissions: The Match Between You And MIT](http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/the_match_between_you_and_mit/index.shtml) for some more information, but you definitely have the scores that show that you can handle the work, and above that, all you really need to do is show the adcom that you belong at MIT. And the way to do that is by being honest and talking about your passions, because that’s what they’re looking for - not necessarily a kid that fits into any of the molds that you’ve stated.

If you’re looking for an awesome activity, you might try to join a FIRST robotics team - it starts in January so it’s too late to put on your application if you’re applying early but it is way fun and totally worth it Good luck! I’m sure that if you write honestly about yourself, your passion will more than come through in your essays and in your teacher recs.