Official MIT Class of 2015 EA Discussion Thread

cammac
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:55:25 +0000

just wondering who the hell does get into mit…i have 2 friends who applied to mit, who are 1 and 2 in my class
student #1 (valedictorian or whatever…)
4.6ish w
4.0 uw
something like a 2320 sat
callback for teen jeopardy
academic team
lead roles in several school plays

student #2 (saludictorian or whatever…)
4.6ish w
4.0 uw
2 varsity sports all 4 years
academic team
internship at military base near us working in a lab for past 2 summers
2300 sat
class president
student page at state senate in annapolis

the 2nd one i was REALLY surprised didnt get in

edit-both were deferred btw…2nd kid’s bro graduated last year and was flat out rejected from mit with a 2390 sat score