<p>That’s a good idea, show MIT your creative side, and it does seem you have the right attitude. Just be sure you have enough math and science coursework and/or test scores to convince MIT you can pass their general requirements, and overall succeed at courses there. Once you convince them of that, I think you’d actually be a special applicant in terms of your life experiences + goals for the school, and there’s definitely a chance they’ll have a place for you.</p>
<p>One advice – while your philosophy may be in line with MIT’s overall, with the whole “creatively help the world” thing, you also must consider: what can you do as an undergraduate at MIT specifically that makes you really want to go there? This may or may not be something you convey in your application, but I think it’s an important question. Try to narrow down what you love about schools. One of the things you mention is the student body and its goals – well, try to get specific. What specific knowledge do you have of the student body accomplishments, this and that? Visit the school, and see what the students there are up to.</p>
<p>Good luck to you – MIT is one of the coolest places to be.</p>