<p>Around 18-19 days left now, I think the best way is to forget about it until I have around a week left.
Just curious though, although I’m sure most of the students applying are strong in academics and probably have won various awards (exclude me from this list), is anyone else applying in contact with an MIT coach or any other EC activity you plan to pursue in college?
I’m applying primarily for the academics of course, but I have been in contact with the lacrosse coach from MIT (who by the way is very very friendly). Just wondering if anyone else has contacted a coach or a fine arts department director in relation to pursuing that activity IF you get in.</p>
<p>I was in contact with the Cross Country coach at MIT in regards to running if I am accepted. I met with him when I visited. I feel as though it will not really have any impact on whether or not I get in, but it was just one more thing to like about MIT.</p>
<p>Yeah same thing with me I have talked to the coach on occasions and he made it very clear that athletics is not part of your admissions decision at MIT, it just happened to be one more thing I would like about MIT if I get in.
I AM hoping that MIT admissions might consider the fact that I will try to bring more than one aspect of myself and contribute to the university as more than just a student, but it’s a far-fetched hope.</p>
<p>I applied a month ago, and I really, really, really, really hope I get into MIT, and, by some grace of God, by early action. Applying to other schools has not nearly been as exciting, even if they did have a lot to offer.</p>
<p>In retrospect, I feel like I could have changed a few things, but I don’t think I’d ever be completely satisfied regardless of whatever I do. I’m just keeping track of developments on the site from time to time and getting ready to send the next batch of applications.</p>
<p>Jewel63, I actually think that MIT admissions will really like that you submitted a poetry portfolio, and if anything, that would make you stand out in a uniquely positive way, in my opinion. Remember, MIT has a very strong liberal arts program. One of the things I really liked about it was the mix of science, engineering, etc. with the humanities. No school wants everyone to be just alike - and you not being the “stereotypical” MIT student is a plus, in my mind. GOOD LUCK!!!</p>
<p>I found a good, government site for statistics, and things are looking up.</p>
<p>Apparently, for girls, acceptance rate is 19% and for guys it’s 9%. Sorry guys, but I’m glad I’m of the female persuasion. They also get ~3 times more male applicants than female applicants, which makes sense with the uneven acceptance percentages. Also, the financial aid looks pretty sweet with ~59% of students receiving institutional aid.</p>
<p>I wonder what the stats are for girls that interview versus guys that interview…?</p>
<p>Anyways, I just thought I’d share this site with y’all. Enjoy. and Good Luck to all! ~17 days left!</p>
<p>…and MIT reps have said before, in a few cases on this forum, that the girls who apply tend to be more self-selected, with a narrower distribution of qualifications. There’s less of a left tail of qualifications in the female applicants who apply to MIT.</p>
<p>The fact that a larger percentage of female applicants are admitted does not automatically imply that it’s easier to get in as a female. There’s a similar disparity in male/female acceptance rates at Caltech, which doesn’t practice gender-based affirmative action – fewer unqualified women apply to tech schools, as compared to men.</p>
<p>I would also assume, although I am not sure I have seen the statistics, that a strong majority of international applicants are male. The extremely low international admit rate would therefore contribute to the overall male/female difference.</p>
<p>I’m starting to grow increasingly anxious. I really would like a definite date as to when decisions will come out…yet looking through the blog posts last year, it seems that they released that date 5 days prior.</p>
<p>In any case, I would rather attend a school with a 50-50 gender ratio and lopsided acceptance rates than a 70-30 ratio and even acceptance rates.</p>
<p>It’s crazy to think that they don’t know yet, either…</p>
<p>I’m glad I’m a girl for ten dozen reasons that have nothing to do with MIT admissions, but I almost wish I wasn’t because I know that if I get in, there’ll be people who will assume it’s because I’m a girl.</p>
<p>Secret Asian Man - true, 19% is still low, but one of my friends got in last year, and she saw a lot more of it than I think anyone really expected. And some of those people are in my grade or younger, so I feel like if any girl from my school gets in, they’ll face the same rude comments.</p>
<p>I like how MIT is my tippy top reach, and it has a higher acceptance rate than Stanford or Princeton. It’s somewhat comforting in these nerve-wracking days before decisions. You know? An it’s definitely not much easier to get in as a female, but I don’t think the gender disparity is all that terrible- 3 of the 4 people applying EA from my school are girls. I agree that international applicants could be skewing the data.</p>
<p>I have decided that if I kept researching probabilities and statistics concerning acceptance at MIT I would only discourage myself beyond any reasonable amount. It seems as though acceptance at MIT does not center around “qualified” candidates, because practically the entire pool of applicants have reached close to the maximum potential of their academic and extra-curricular activities.
Honestly speaking, if MIT picked student solely based on test scores, EC achievements, (mind you I have never won let alone participated in these national science and math competitions because our school has almost no exposure to such events), and outside research, I might as well not apply. Students from my school have gotten in, and what motivated them to apply to MIT is their intense passion for math and science, which they hoped would be explored and take bloom upon acceptance to a top institution such as MIT.
With that being said, I find comfort in the fact that the only number I force myself to pay attention to is the number of days left until the approximate (December 15th) date of EA decisions.</p>
<p>I thought that there were only 2 people (including me) applying EA to MIT…turns out there are 6 people. And I think more people might apply RD to MIT. I don’t think that MIT has seen this many applicants from my school in the past 5 years combined.</p>