<p>Hey, same here. I spent all afternoon **** blocking a friend of mine xD I do productive work as long as I see a point to it. If I find it pointless, then I tend not to do it lol.</p>
<p>Especially during this time of year…I just want to fastforward a couple months</p>
<p>I only need to fast forward 6 days… Our destinies await…</p>
<p>I won’t be <em>too</em> depressed if I don’t get in, but I just want to know already so I can start planning my summer. Oh, most honorable MITES adcom, I beseech you, please, take mercy on our poor unworthy souls. Grace us with your sacred knowledge.</p>
<p>@Rivstein: I definitely agree with you on that. I will be able to focus much better once decisions have been made. </p>
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<p>It seriously is destiny though. Looking at the matriculation rates from hand-dandi wikipedia [MITES</a> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MITES]MITES”>MITES - Wikipedia) - getting into MITES is basically a springboard into MIT and the Ivies. So yeah, it would determine our lives…</p>
<p>Damn Texans! </p>
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<p>I have a contention with that statement - I don’t think what university you go to, especially for undergrad, necessarily determines your success in life. What you do at the university you go to is much more important I would say. Just because you go to an Ivy doesn’t mean you will be successful, and vice versa.</p>
<p>No, but it means you have a disproportional advantage when it comes to applying for jobs and making connections.</p>
<p>An MIT engineer only has to show competence during an interview because his or her ability has already been pre-approved by MIT. Whereas an engineer from State College of Nowhere has to try a little bit harder, assuming they even get called when up against HYPSMC grads.</p>
<p>that’s true that’s very true, and I’ve never really looked at it that way…
but aligning with my initial argument, going to MITES would most definitely make a big impact on our lives, regardless of whether we were successful or not</p>
<p>@MS I agree with you, but we all definitely agree that given the fact that we are all eagerly awaiting our admissions decisions for MITES, that MITES will give us the boost we need in life to be more successful than if we didn’t go. Of course, we will all be successful regardless of whether or not we go to MITES, but it will definitely help!</p>
<h1>Oooo I’m post#1650!!!</h1>
<p>People who say it doesn’t matter tend to downplay the significance of a college to make themselves feel better. I know it’s just an undergrad, but I’m sure they tell themselves the same thing if they get rejected from an elite grad school.</p>
<p>Then again, it’s easier to go from elite undergrad to elite grad than it is to go from regular undergrad to elite grad. So either way, elite undergrads provide for an undeniable advantage.</p>
<p>Hey guys new here! decsions were coming out soon so i decided to google MITES, found this form! however, im not going to attempt reading the 110 pages -__- I have a question, are any of you in the IB diploma program? and if so, what courses are you in right now? Also; AZ REPRESENT </p>
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<p>@Rivstein Hear Hear!</p>
<p>Coming across this thread and realizing how awesome the people at MITES will be is going to make it that much harder to get rejected.</p>
<p>@ Rivstein True, but I was mostly referring to undergrad. Especially in STEM majors, GPA is more important than prestige, and most state flagship universities are recognizable to some degree. Where you ultimately graduate from, which for most of the people on here will be either a master’s, PhD, or medical program, will be more important.
Which poses an interesting question. Would you rather be immensely rich or immensely intelligent (as in Tesla-level genius)?
@ Waffles Oh yeah, it’d definitely be a profound, unforgettable experience.</p>
<p>Assuming “immensely intelligent” doesn’t make me “immensely rich,” I’d rather be rich.</p>
<p>With money I can make a difference, whereas intelligence is like prayer, it’s ineffective if you don’t get paid or it.</p>
<p>@MS4211 My first reaction is to say immensely intelligent, but it would suck to always be the smartest person in the room. I don’t have much tolerance for ignorance now, and I’m nowhere near Tesla-level genius… I feel like if I was that intelligent, I’d hate everyone. Can I be immensely rich and moderately intelligent?</p>
<p>I mean, Tesla made a huuge difference but he died dirt poor. The way people that are immensely intelligent become immensely rich is they patent their work. If you discover a “cure” for AIDs, for example, would you patent it for profit or would you make it available to the public, so that more people could benefit from it? Arghh, this then ushers in the question, what exactly is intelligence?</p>
<p>My ap Lang class had the “What is intelligence?” and “What does it mean to be educated?” debates this year. The teacher actually had to make us stop both because they would go on forever.</p>
<p>@MS If I become rich, I will say it’s just a bonus because I worked my a** off. But I honestly prefer to be smart/educated, and surround myself by similar individuals, instead of having money. Plus, if I am immensely intelligent, I am sure I’ll get around just fine lol. Also, I would make it available for the public :P. Additionally, towards Rivsteins comment about making a difference, there’s plenty of people that have died dirt poor and have made a huge difference in our world today.</p>