<p>I got into MITES!!!</p>
<p>I'm so happy and excited! My dream is to go to Harvard University. Does going to MITES mean I have a very high chance of going to Harvard?</p>
<p>Some stats:
I'm 1st in my class
30 ACT (probs go up to 33/34)
I'm super involved in my school (president of at least 3 clubs, founded a club, won lots of awards/ first in my state for writing contests)
I have only ever gotten one B (B+) What scares me is I might get another B, but besides that I have all As</p>
<p>If anyone knows what MITES is like, please tell me about it! I'm really excited and would like to know what my summer will be like. I know its a lot of work, but I'm prepared to work and be challenged :)</p>
<p>So, does going to MITES increase my chances of getting into Harvard? I know MITES is even more selective than the actual harder university (7% to 4%)</p>
<p>Also, does going to MITES mean you are one of the smartest kids in the nation? Is MITES the most prestigious summer program in the nation (next to RSI)?</p>
<p>Any and all advice is appreciated</p>
<p>No. Getting into MITES only says what your chances are of…getting into MITES. (I feel like someone asked this exact same question about 2 weeks ago, but not sure if it was you). I would say that TASP is more prestigious than MITES (and maybe more then RSI even, but I am sure there are those who would debate this). Plus, the pool of applicants to Harvard is going to be stiffer than the MITES pool, which is limited to only a certain subset of students.</p>
<p>But IT DOES NOT MATTER if you get into a prestigious summer program – what matters is what you get out of it. If you build skills or gain significant insight into your own areas of interest, that is what makes any summer program valuable. So don’t let it go to your head… be happy you got into MITES, go and get the most out of it that you can, and put together a list of college applications that make sense for you (which may or may not include top ranked schools, but definitely includes some matches and safeties that you like and can afford). </p>
<p>I remember that thread too @intparent, I commented as well…</p>
<p>DD was rejected by the MITES program last spring, I honestly think her math teachers LOR was crappy & she had other summer experiences under her belt, otherwise, her app was stellar(when she is faced with a rejection, we always try to figure out what went wrong).</p>
<p>Let’s fast forward to this spring…she was accepted to 3 Ivies, Williams, Amherst, UNC-CH and some other great schools. I say all this to say, being rejected by MITES had no bearing on her admissions outcome.</p>
<p>Well, MITES counts as an extracurricular activity so it increases your chances in that sense, but not very significantly. </p>
<p>By the way, this is your third (or second) thread with the exact same thing in the post except one minor chance in the title. Many people told you in the other thread that it increases your chances, but not significantly, so there is no point in reposting it. </p>
<p>@imsocool22 Don’t play it up too much. Getting into MITES is only 1 thing that boosts you up slightly.
- It’s an EC, so it would “boost” your attractiveness to colleges.
- That’s subjective, Like @intparent said there are programs like TASP that are also prestigious.
MITES is just a summer program, and it does indicate that you are in the top echelon of students. “Smartest kids” is a label you shouldn’t wear because there are thousands of kids who just as competitive in their respective fields.</p>
<p>@intparent You seem really bitter about a lot of programs xD.</p>
<p>Oh, I am not bitter toward most of them. But I think they aren’t going to change a kid who wasn’t Harvard material before the program into Harvard material, nor will it derail the kid on a top college track. A lot of people put them on pedestals, but the benefit derived from them has much more to do with what the student puts into it themselves, and learns about themselves from the experience. And there are a lot of good programs out there, and many more ways students can spend their summers that are worthwhile besides going to summer programs. People just get so fixated on “if I only get into this program, I have it made.” When that is far from true. If there are any programs I am not fond of, it is the programs run on the campuses of the top colleges themselves that are very expensive. Money makers for the college, and all it requires to attend it to be rich… </p>
<p>I see haha. Many of the paid programs at colleges don’t carry much weight anyway because colleges know that money is the only thing that matters. Free camps like RSI and TASP that are selective do help significantly, but again, like you said, they are not automatic entries into colleges. That misconception indeed must be fixed…</p>