<p>But again, including that in 'general advice' is a bit extreme. Sure, in an ideal world, everybody would be able to visit the colleges they loved, but that just isn't practical, or indeed widespread.</p>
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fizix, do you give permission for this to be posted on other sites besides CC sites? After all, technically you own the copyright, but you can state that the information is available for all to use with certain clauses, so people can feel free to post this around for other people who don't go on CC.
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<p>Absolutely.</p>
<p>(Unless the administrators of College Confidential have something against putting a piece of our community offsite, in which case the wiki should probably cease and desist and all contributions should be made on this thread.)</p>
<p>i love looking for colleges..OMG Stanford here i come!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>My main advice I guess is that applying to Caltech/MIT is different from applying to the ivies. Make sure youve got strong science/math ECs and scores before you apply to these schools, and really try to get research experience. I got waitlisted from MIT but im in at Caltech so im happy, but if I hadnt discovered CC my sophomore year, I would have had no chance at either school.</p>
<p>Do you HAVE to have a strong science background for MIT ? Like lets say you like politics but want to pursue a career in science, can MIT see the logic behind it ?</p>
<p>Politics = Helping people
Science = Also helping people</p>
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<p>For MIT, not necessarily. MIT tries to "diversify" its undergraduate body. So if you are an athelete, minority, or are really good at something outside of science/math/engineering, you might still have a shot at MIT. This guy from my school was accepted to MIT a couple of years ago. His SATs were in the 1300s I believe, his academics and ECs were not really anything impressive, but he was good at football so im <em>guessing</em> thats how he got in. Still though, I think youll increase your chances best by doing as much in math/science as possible.</p>
<p>Now that APs are over, maybe we can bring this back to life?</p>
<p>Great post! Thoughtful and informative. Thank you.</p>
<p>if only i read this 6 months back..</p>
<p>This is great.</p>
<p>resurrecting this and asking you all to add specifics on interview attire and questions.</p>