OK MIT, Princeton, Harvey Mudd, Cornell, Franklin Olin

molliebatmit
Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:45:18 +0000

There seems to be some confusion about numbers here – having statistics in the 75th percentile of admitted applicants is not the same as having a 75% chance of being admitted.

The majority of the applicant pool (the admissions officers have said around 70%) have approximately statistically equivalent scores, and looking at the admitted student statistics is misleading, because you’re not looking at the strength of the applicant pool as a whole. The OP’s stats put him in the ballpark, but once you’re in the ballpark, it’s not about scores anymore.