<p>“9.7%…900 academic stars who applied, less than 500 got in…[etc.]”</p>
<p>I’m only a junior now, but what will it be next year, <5%? I feel like quitting life, someone give me a reason to live. Or at least a reason to do well in school. Or something positive.</p>
<p>If MIT is your reason to live, I strongly encourage you to reexamine your priorities.</p>
<p>If you really don’t want to live, I recommend you join the military. There are plenty of people who fight for America because they’re good people, even though they have tons of great things to live for. If you feel like you have nothing, maybe give them a hand.</p>
<p>Don’t give up on yourself before you’ve given it a shot. If you don’t believe in yourself… who else will? And know this - MIT acceptance is NOT a reason to “quit life” or “do well in school”. I’m sorry you think this way - you are a unique and amazing individual who will succeed regardless of whichever stupid school you get into. Don’t let college get you down.</p>
<p>THIS IS THE DAY ThaT MIT HAS CAUSED THE LIVES OF MILLIONS. EVEN IF OUR BODY IS ALIVE, OUR HEARTS HAVE CEASED TO BEAT AS IT HAD IN THE GLORIOUS DAYS, OUR FAITH IS LOST. TOGETHER WE STAND AS ONE, UNITED. MIT WILL SLEEP NO MORE. MACBETH WILL SLEEP NO MORE. MCDONALD’S WILL SLEEP NO MORE.</p>
<p>Dude, what are you talking about?</p>
<p>Seriously, take a deep breath, step back, and look at the big picture.</p>
<p>There are hundreds of excellent schools. College is only a few years of your life. Very few people fix their future accomplishments in their college years.</p>
<p>College develops you, it does NOT make or break you.</p>
<p>Think about all those people who did great things without going to School X, Y, or Z. (Presidents, billionaires, heroes, CEOs, etc, etc, etc…)</p>
<p>Out out brief candle. Life’s a walking shadow. A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon MIT, and then is heard no more.</p>
<p>Ok, Hamlet.</p>
<p>Yeah yeah, but it’s not just about becoming successful. I do believe that “presidents, billionaires, …” would have probably accomplished roughly the same no matter what school they attended. It’s just the experience, the atmosphere, the everything is so great at MIT. And I know I’ll probably be just fine at another school, but I can’t help it at the moment, I just love MIT.</p>
<p>You fail… It’s not Hamlet. It’s Macbeth.</p>
<p>The quality of MIT is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed. It blesseth him that is admitted and him that is rejected.</p>
<p>Haha Jobbin, isn’t that the nickname of that guy in “I Love You Man”.</p>
<p>“Haha Jobbin, isn’t that the nickname of that guy in “I Love You Man”.”</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>And so you see, Mr. Propapanda, there is a reason I applied to MIT and not any LACs.</p>
<p>Iirc, Obama didn’t get into MIT. He’s doing rather well (as a person. I’m not here to discuss politics). </p>
<p>If you don’t get accepted by MIT, there are plenty of other colleges out there that are just superb. Also, there’s always graduate school.</p>
<p>Getting rejected this year was the most disappointing thing for me this year, but it’s not like it’s the end of the world. Heck, I can still apply next year (I’m a junior too <em>highfive</em> o/).</p>
<p>On the other hand, Tony Stark went to MIT, and he basically is the coolest person in the fictional universe.</p>
<p>Point is: you don’t know where you belong until you’re there. Banking solely on MIT is a fool’s bet.</p>
<p>Sorry, noob here, is graduate admissions like the same thing as undergrad admissions? Should I like actually do stuff when I’m freshman n stuff so I don’t only find out about stuff at the end of junior year when it’s too late (like now)?</p>
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<p>The extent of his coolness is exactly why he remains a fictional character.</p>
<p>Also, Gordon Freedman went there which is good enough for me!</p>