<p>awesome njtitans16!!!
I was deferred too. Oh well, at least now I know.<br>
Btw, we weren’t rejected flat out…ehh? Be happy!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!!
Too excited to post!</p>
<p>accepted!
post stats later
portfolios pay off</p>
<p>Son was deferred. Asked him if he wanted to do anything else to app and he said, “If who I am isn’t good enough for them, I don’t want to go there anyway.” He was the first 36 ACT ever at his small public high school, and his friends don’t understand how anyone could reject him, but obviously MIT can.</p>
<p>Scores mean very little. I scored a 35 and certainly don’t consider myself a genius because of it. MIT is looking for interesting applicants who have exhibited useful intelligence</p>
<p>i agree with u red remote that scores mean very little. But how would u define “useful intelligence”?</p>
<p>Useful intelligence…
Intelligence that can be applied directly to the real world.</p>
<p>For example, it’s great that you know how to code extremely well, but coding an innovative and creative program is useful intelligence.</p>
<p>^^I agree with you, but it’s a little bit presumptuous to say that crazy mom’s son didn’t have “useful intelligence.” I know you didn’t say that directly, but it seemed implied.</p>
<p>I did not mean that at all; I know nothing about crazy mom’s son. He is certainly accomplished with a 36, but it is a pet peeve of mine when people feel scores are the end all and do all in college admissions. I strongly encourage him to focus on the personal aspects of his application, as he stands a great chance RD.</p>
<p>I also got deferred…
I guess we can start on all those RD apps! yippeee
…</p>
<p>@red-remote: I think sometimes people just state their stats when saying they were a strong candidate because other things such as creativity are hard to prove and easily refuted on an on-line forum.</p>