<p>CountingDown: Your input is very helpful to me. I enjoy hearing other people’s experiences with MIT and their perspectives. I know it’s not necessary, but it helps me out. I think I have learned enough information to be satisfied with my application and accomplishments. I didn’t even think I would be able to even apply at an out-of-state college until this year because of money. So when I first looked into the application requirements for MIT, I had never heard of the SAT Subject Tests or any of these competitions, such as Intel and Siemens. I still don’t know much about them. People at my school have no idea about all of this stuff, so it was all very new to me. Knowing MIT should take all of this into consideration, I feel good about my chances, and if I don’t get into MIT, there are plenty of other schools out there for me to go to.</p>