<p>Hi everyone, I have something to ask you guys,
1)About admission, generally speaking, what do MIT consider important factors in admission process? Remember "Generally speaking". Any information from you guys would be appreciated. I heard that students with tons of academic awards should apply MIT, is that right?
2)About college life in MIT: I heard one of my friend said that, students from other Ivies, they thought that "We are in Ivies, so we must be something, we must be another thing ..." so they try very hard, so the pressure is very big. MIT is not Ivy, so MIT-er is not suffering from great pressure, yet still brilliant and hard-working .... etc .... So after all, is that right? (Generally speaking)
thanks a lot</p>
<p>and ...
3)How about MIT's campus? I heard that MIT's is very modern with colourful building, not like its neighbour Harvard with too many red buildings :D :D
Is that right? What about Stanford's campus?</p>
<p>In the Common</a> Data Set, MIT says it is looking at the following factors:
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Rigor of secondary school record (important)
Class rank (important)
Academic GPA (important)
Standardized test scores (important)
Application essay (considered)
Recommendation (important)
Interview (important)
Extracurricular activities (important)
Talent/ability (important)
Character/personal qualities (very important)
First generation (considered)
Alumni/ae relation (considered)
Geographical residence (considered)
Racial/ethnic status (considered)
Volunteer work (considered)
Work experience (considered)
Level of applicant's interest (considered)
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<p>I would not really characterize MIT students as being free of pressure. The pressure is generally self-imposed -- MIT students are bright and ambitious and want to do ten awesome things at once -- but it's pretty tremendous nonetheless. It's not cutthroat or competitive between students, but students still feel a very strong drive to do and perform and create. If you're not the kind of person who thrives under pressure, MIT is probably not the place for you.</p>