<p>I’ve been on this board for quite a while now, and through the hundreds of posts I’ve read, I know one of the most important parts about MIT is fit. Now I know that it’s up to the admissions officers and I’m not complaining because I was lucky enough to be deferred, but whenever I see one of the alums or students mention a certain thing about MIT culture, I always agree with them because I see myself doing that all the time. I was just wondering if there’s anyway/what way I can show the admissions office through the midyear update. I just really want to show how much I would fit in with the school and culture.</p>
<p>Sorry for this half-baked question/rant, I’ve just had it on my mind for a while.</p>
<p>Thanks! And again, congrats to the accepted and good luck to my fellow deferees!</p>
<p>As a fellow deferee, I can say that I have the same problem. I visited and I know that I’m a fit, but its difficult for me to show that via essays; I’m actually a pretty good writer, in my opinion, and I like to write expressive essays like those that you write for colleges, but the 200 word thing really killed me. I couldn’t get my feelings across in those few words, even though I exceeded the 200 maximum in all 3 that I wrote for MIT. I recommend you write another essay, perhaps about something that you like to do that you think MIT may also find cool. </p>
<p>Here’s an old blog entry I wrote about what I planned to submit as supplemental information to bolster my app before RD. The day after I thought of what to do I found out I had been admitted early, but I still think it would have been a pretty good idea, and well-received.</p>
<p>Summary: I was making gingerbread houses with my friends and couldn’t get my house to stand up straight- so I found some straws and used them to support the structure while having a conversation about tension and compression. Obviously that’s a very specific thing, relevant only to me, but hopefully it gives you an idea. Try to think of something original and creative that demonstrates your MIT-like spirit.</p>