<p>Sweetheart, not to be condescending, but I would really like to know who is giving you false information.</p>
<p>First of all… you mention that you are determined to prove that you knew people who got rejected with better scores AND stats, and then you go on to mention that you want to show that you were not strictly thinking about scores. Well then, what do you mean by stats? In MIT admissions (along with every other school in the country) stats refer to numbers - number of APs, scores on AP tests, AMC scores, etc… the girls on here who are arguing you are also not merely referring to the SAT. MIT simply looks at the scores/stats to see if you got a decently high score to handle the school work. They give them no more consideration than that. The bulk of admissions is on intangible factors, and every single admissions officer there, including Marilee, will agree to that. Maybe you didn’t show the passion. MIT is all about passion, intensity, and <em>cough</em> a good attitude. </p>
<p>You have usually found SAT scores to mean higher intelligence? And you are qualified to say this how? Yeah, Einstein was LD in grade school, and averaged Cs in some of his physics courses in undergrad university. It’s a bit of a cliche thing to remind you of, but um MIT remembers things like this and looks for future promise in their applicants instead of merely current conformity to collegeconfidential standards. </p>
<p>to quote you: “you’re rapier thrusts” Grammer are you’re friend. </p>
<p>MIT would not think that a 1590 guy was not smart enough to attend class with 1480s. The admissions office constantly reminds applicants that about 80% or around there of applicants can do the coursework at MIT. That’s why it’s so difficult to get in. What else would the 1590 have added to campus other than good grades? </p>
<p>Um, you have the MIT admissions process backwards. It’s most other schools that admit on scores and stats. MIT is a school that will honestly look at overall context. No, one great essay will not get you in. A bunch of good test scores will also not get you in. A bunch of decently good test scores, an honest essay that lets them know how well you would fit in at MIT, passionate extracurriculars that are backed up by recommendations, a true love for learning and an understanding of the world around you will get you in. </p>
<p>MIT has a 98% freshman retention rate. A bunch of the idiots do not get out after the first year. We seem to be stuck with those idiots. <em>sigh</em> :)</p>
<p>You mention MIT being an all boys school in the '70s. I hope you mean 1870s. Um, that’s all I’m going to say on that one. </p>
<p>Even if you could get to the two guys’ stats, which I’m sure are spectacular, we would still retort with the things we’re saying now. It’s not about stats. It’s as simple as that. </p>
<p>One more thing… did you give a good answer for the question that asks what you like to do simply for yourself and your own personal enjoyment? They like that one, and I have a feeling they don’t look for suck-uppy answers like “I do advanced math.” Anyway, the answers to those types of questions, along with everything else in your application, are what tells them a lot about you. To anyone reading this who would like to apply to MIT in the future, the trick is to make yourself stand out. Test scores will not do this. If you fit in with MIT, you’ll understand why without even any of us explaining :)</p>