How important are the MIT essays?

CA94309
Sun, 08 Jan 2017 16:38:15 +0000

Strange, according to common data set character/personal quality is the only “very important” factor. I assume the only way to get to know an applicant’s character is from the essay,recommendations and possibly the interview, all of which are only “important”

This video has an interesting opinion on what’s the most important factor in admissions to highly selective universities ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t16IK0T75nU the speaker even has his own theories on @superbowser12 question regarding the cost of reading essays !