admissions stuff

[SA-07]

<p>hi, do you really have to do math summer camps? does MIT look for that? I understand you do what you love, but that isnt enough though. You do what you love, then win a national competition. That is better, right? What are somer tips you have for admission? I mean, what more can they ask from you? I love math and comp sci, but i cant win a national comp. Is that bad?</p>

[eunjilee90]

<p>you are all over the place SA-07…
so did you win a national competition? because at first you said yes but then you said that you cannot. I don’t fully understand what you are saying.</p>

[Inconclusive]

<p>Have you read the " The match between you and MIT"
One of my favorate is

Remember that no one profile - no matter how impressive - represents “the perfect match.” When we admit a class of students to MIT, it’s as if we’re choosing a 1,000-person team to climb a very interesting, fairly rugged mountain - together. We obviously want people who have the training, stamina and passion for the climb. At the same time, we want each to add something useful or intriguing to the team, from a wonderful temperament or sense of humor, to compelling personal experiences, to a wide range of individual gifts, talents, interests and achievements. We are emphatically not looking for a batch of identical perfect climbers; we are looking for a richly varied team of capable people who will support, surprise and inspire each other.

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<p>Therefore, the enite 1,000-person team don’t have to do math summer camps.
As long as you think you can add something useful to help the team climb the mountain, then you are all set.</p>

<p>I hope that helps</p>

[noimagination]

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<p>As long as they think you can add something useful to help the team climb the mountain, then you are all set.</p>

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<p>Fixed that for you</p>

[molliebatmit]

<p>Most MIT admits have not won a national competition, and have not participated in a math summer camp.</p>