Why did I get rejected? Are there anyone like me?

UMTYMP_student
Sun, 13 May 2012 21:11:25 +0000

International admissions are extremely competitive at MIT. Considerably more competitive than domestic admissions which are already very competitive. The acceptance rate for internationals is under 4%. MIT only admits a certain number of international students which is something like 10% of the class. However, I don’t think that is because of any federal quota but instead because of policies chosen by the MIT administration [people higher up than the admissions office]. I don’t think MIT considers financial aid for international applicants although many colleges do. Whether or not Asian-American applicants face higher standards is irrelevant to this as well. It is a known fact that international students at MIT face higher standards and that has nothing to do with race.