Chances Chances :P

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>^Absolutely true. And I’m certain you’re aware of that. </p>

<p>All the top schools are crapshoots. For instance- last year, a kid from my school with 2120, class rank top 10% and average EC’s made it to Brown while another with 2260, class rank 3, SAT 2’s 1590/1600 and great EC’s got rejected. </p>

<p>I would say there’s a basic achievement requirement, and beyond that point no one knows who might get in or not. Better scores and EC’s might make you more competitive, but there are 10000 other kids who are as good. So no one can say for certain. Besides, you might get all the reassurance possible here, but then still end up with a rejection.</p>

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<p>In response to post #3 by the Monkayy:</p>

<p>Not necessarily all of them. The way I see it, insanely talented people do have a considerable edge in the process for MIT. But it’s not like if you don’t have an International Olympiad Medal (and a couple of Nobel Prizes) then you’ll get rejected without consideration. It’s always worth applying. Plus, as someone pointed out, you have the scores to make you a competitive applicant.</p>

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<p>I see what all of you are saying. So the verdict is ‘competitive, and we cant say anything else’. I guess the rest is up to my essays.</p>