<p>We were all equally insufferable at times when we were that age, and a lot of us still are.</p>
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<p>Pretty much my thoughts…some of us just learned diplomatic lingo along the way.</p>
<p>Why fixate on a school? Because when a 14-year-old thinks “MIT”, it really just is “achievement,” and a lot of the things one may try in the process can lead to a better idea as to what the goals should be, and where one wants to go.</p>
<p>@kenhungkk: That it’s difficult doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
@cgarcia: So some of us changed 
@mathboy98: I have the same thought. Sometimes the path is much more valuable than its end.
Come on, guys. He/she needs advice 
(hey, come to think of it, if he/she changes him/herself in a couple of years, he/she may have something great to tell the adcom in the essay :D)</p>
<p>@12npm12: Then perhaps I should give my own advice to him/her.
@ SheenR: This way to get into MIT is complicated, I know, but it is already the easiest way:
1 - Close your browser.
2 - Block the website <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com%5B/url%5D”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com</a>
3 - Choose something you like to do.
4 - Achieve as much as possible in the fields you like.
5 - Come back when you’re in Grade 12.
6 - Or better, don’t even remember to come back to CC XD.
I shall be able to tell you if this is effective by Pi day.</p>
<p>collegealum, anuddahmom, and coloradomom gave you really good advice.</p>
<p>The best advice maybe is to get off collegeconfidential. Why?</p>
<p>I remember a few cycles back following the RSI thread. Once the
results came in, someone posted: “Hey! Has anyone noticed that the
people who got accepted have really low post-counts?” With few
exceptions, people really can’t afford to waste time on posting and fretting.</p>
<p>Secondly, even with a screen-name you are not terribly anonymous.
You will regret things you said publicly as a high school freshman.
Even though the moms on here read your posts and think, “What a cute
14 year-old!” your 18 year-old self, looking back, will not be so generous.</p>
<p>Stop worrying about MIT and do what you like. If that happens to be studying geometry until it is mastered, then so be it, but DO NOT do things because of MIT. At the end of your 4 years of high school you will be paired with the college which fits you, your ambitions, and your passions. If that happens to be MIT, cool. If it isn’t, be glad you aren’t going to MIT because its not for you.</p>
<p>I have to agree with many of the advices. You can try to win a Nobel prize or find a cure against aids. I said this because you should not focus doing something to get in or it has to be very big, though a person who can do that before attending a university does not need to attend a university. </p>
<p>Do what you love. By instance: I always wanted to become a doctor, then I didn’t want to become a doctor anymore, I wanted to study economics and then I wanted to study maths, then I wanted to study economics again (my love went to Cambridge University UK at that moment) and now I want to study maths or at least study something with maths. These thoughts were through the last three years of high school. </p>
<p>In addition: At the elementary school I wanted to become a writer, and study a language. My last teacher at the elementary school loved my writing and said It would be great if I become a writer. That is a huge difference from applying to MIT.</p>
<p>Dude, you can’t blame your poor performance in mathematics due to “little asian kids” ruining the curve. That implies that the only way for you to do well in math is with a curve, which is stupid. You should be beating them at math instead of complaining about them.</p>
<p>On another note, I would hazard a guess that more than 1/2 of the kids who apply to MIT (most of them do not get in i suppose) can build a computer. It is not a large feat in itself. For example, I started programming when I was 8, built a computer at 11, and work at a local company troubleshooting computer issues. It is not enough to impress MIT. You have to create or do something with your knowledge.</p>
<p>I agree with many of the previous comments, you should do what you enjoy! I imagine that MIT accept students who have done things in h.s. that line up with what you would do at MIT. The result of this would be that if you get accepted at MIT and have done things you enjoy previously, you will love what you are to do there.</p>