<p>I don’t mean to out-cynic the cynics, but seriously, how many parents with that kind of money lying around want their children to go into science or engineering? We’re not talking about a school with a heavy complement of the privileged upper crust here.</p>
<p>^Yeah, not only that, they wouldn’t send their kid to a place that is actually difficult.</p>
<p>Maybe if that was what the kid wanted to do and the parents wanted to make the kid happy. I think that would be the most likely scenario. Not that it would actually happen.</p>
<p>Lol. Anyone know someone willing to donate 10 million to MIT to get get me in. :D. Jk. I’d much rather get in purely on my own merits instead</p>
<p>There are not many hide-out soft classes in MIT. MIT also has the highest suicide rate among US universities in the last 10 years. I doubt that rich kids would want to buy that suffering.</p>
<p>hahaha I’m black so I could easily get in… jk :)</p>
<p>But seriously, I know this one Nigerian girl that graduated last year that had a high gpa, and a tough courseload w/ good grades…and was really good at math…taking like multi variable calc… but she had like 0 ECs & no Community Service…basically everything else on her app sucked (except for teacher recs i’m assuming)…and i think she also got a full ride to MIT.</p>
<p>But I suppose it makes sense since she had many hooks-- URM+ Female+ Engineering…</p>
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<p>Not statistically true.</p>
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<p>Note that getting a full ride is indicative of your financial need, not how much you impressed admissions. (And being an URM/female is not going to bypass the academic requirements admission sets for students. I doubt you were privy to her entire situation :P)</p>
<p>You might win the Nobel prize in Physics…</p>
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<p>I was thinking this too! Actually to be very, very honest, I’ve found it a small trend among the reasonably intellectual parents who are in some “insanely wealthy” category to have sons/daughters pursuing medicine. I can’t help but feel that in many cases, the attitude is <em>you’re my son/daughter, you should focus on studying some and learning a respectable skill which will hopefully get you a job with fairly good certainty; oh and about career advancement and making the big bucks … well, don’t worry about that, you don’t need to</em>.</p>
<p>@MStocksl - </p>
<p>I made billions trading walrus pelts on the Siberian black market and am independently wealthy. </p>
<p>YOU CAST - $10 million bribe!
IT HAS - no effect!! </p>
<p>@straighttalk - </p>
<p>MIT does not have the highest suicide rate. Every suicide is a tragedy, and some MIT students do end their lives. However, the rate is no different than for 18-24 year olds as a whole.</p>
<p>@ MITChris post #4
That is the most accurate depiction of the best attitude one can have for college applications in general</p>
<p>If there is one thing I know, it’s that admission is NEVER a slam dunk for ANY school, least of all MIT</p>
<p>all of the usabo finalists from last year who applied to MIT this year got in. Of course, they were all pretty pro in other areas as well.</p>