<p>I am a very accomplished musician/composer/actor with the awards to prove it - also, MIT has two really great composition teachers. </p>
<p>Will I and kids like me get a break from admissions because of our diversified interests/talents compared to the usual (at least stereotypical) science/math nerd applicant (nerd is not meant as a derogatory term)?</p>
<p>yeah that's what I was told when I visited MIT</p>
<p>dunno about music tho, i know the humanities are a good field tho. music is a passion for a lot of math/science people.</p>
<p>Passion in music is really not all that unusual for MIT applicants. All stereotypes you may have heard aside, MIT students are often quite involved in activities which are not math or science related. Extracurriculars in music are not any "better" or any "worse" than extracurriculars in science or math.</p>
<p>The more relevant point is that MIT admissions is not done by major or school (and even students who major in humanities or arts fields have to take the science intensive general</a> requirements), so you'll have to demonstrate a passion for and talent in science, even if you plan to major in music.</p>
<p>There are many studies that explain how music and math/science have a mutual relationship with each other, and how being good in one area will most likely help you with the other. Having said that, music is not only just a passion for many MIT students; many come in with accomplished musical talents, meaning they've won x,y, and z competitions. Music is a great passion to have, but you still have to show that you'll be able to handle the core math/science curriculum (pretty tough stuff...).</p>
<p>Molliebatmit- I really am not a big fan of science, but I realy like math (imagine that: music and math) but I'm assuming when you say science, you also mean math.</p>
<p>fhimas, every MIT undergrad, regardless of the major they will eventually choose, has to take the GIRs (General Institute Requirements), which include two semesters of calculus-based physics, and a semester each of biology and chemistry (in addition to two semesters of calculus), and include a requirement for a lab course. (Mollie is very good at explaining the GIRs, as is probably every current student.) If you're "not a big fan of science", MIT might not be the right school for you. It's worth thinking carefully about, anyway.</p>