I was actually waitlisted at MIT and accepted EA at WPI which I feel does make me an MIT level applicant (if I had applied to more “top” schools or worked harder on my essays I probably would have gotten into a more high level school). I’m really glad I didn’t get into MIT because I would never had been able to afford it and I found the campus quite depressing. WPI was always my top choice. I applied for fun and because their application questions were less daunting than the common app essay.