<p>If a person already has very good SAT scores and GPA scores, and wrote a very impressive application essay, is that enough for MIT to admit him?</p>
<p>Nope. Unfortunately, almost everyone has those things. :/</p>
<p>I just came up with a “■■■■■” thought after reading some news, how about if that guy’s only 16, is that strong enough for MIT?</p>
<p>still no.<br>
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<p>May I ask what is MIT looking for?</p>
<p>[The</a> Match Between You And MIT | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/match]The”>What we look for | MIT Admissions)</p>
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<p>Actually, that usually makes it harder. Admissions anywhere is about risk management, trying to find the students most likely to excel. With very young students, there is a higher risk that they will lack the social maturity to thrive at a school like MIT which broadly treats its undergraduates as young adults, and does not really try to act in loco parentis. MIT, to its credit, will consider anyone when they have exhausted what their secondary schooling has to offer, and does have a track record of admitting the occasional Dougie Howser pick (I got a request the year before last to interview a 13-year old), however, these students do start from a position of being a riskier pick. Being sixteen won’t necessarily preclude you from MIT admission, but don’t think of it as a badge of honour. It just doesn’t help you any.</p>
<p>‘Like’ to the above post. all this time I thought myself to be at a disadvantage for being 19 and not being any younger!!! :)</p>