I’m not sure why I don’t see more posts about MIT that discuss fit. “Fit” is probably more important at MIT then almost any other school. If the fit isn’t good, there is more potential to be miserable then there is at most schools. It is a remarkable place but it is not a school for everyone. Students with unrealistic ideas or who have not truly committed to STEM or who are perfectionistic or who are very tightly wound or who are overly cautious, or who have straight A’s in high school because the grades were the priority are all likely to be miserable at MIT. I think there is more potential for misery if the fit is not right than there is at other schools. MIT admissions seem to do an excellent job selecting students most likely to fit. I’m sure that some that would have a good fit end up not getting offers. But, I think there has been too little discussion of this variable-perhaps because it is not very tangible-although I bet the adcons at MIT have a way of assessing students quantifiably on this dimension-because nearly everything there is done that way.