Letter from parent(s) supporting applying early

mootmom
Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:44:04 +0000

Please don’t take this the wrong way, but… pretty much everyone who applies is desperate to tell them, “I WANT TO GO TO MIT NOW!” so there’s really no point in trying to craft your application to say that. It won’t exactly be a new sentiment for the Admissions folks to figure out. Your application will be considered in the light of the opportunities you have available to you and what you’ve done with them (and in many cases, in spite of them!). Matriculants often exhaust their local HS courses and opportunities and find less challenge in their HS curriculum than they’d like, so they go on to create their own opportunities and challenges, which are clear in their application without them having to be too explicit about it.

Think about how you might create opportunities and challenges for yourself in the intervening year, which can only strengthen your application for next year.