<p>As I’ve said in other posts, my SAT math scores are not really shiny-fantastic either. But I dared to apply simply because of MIT’s holistic, consider-the-person approach. Hey, not everyone who would be a good candidate for MIT or a similar school has perfect SAT/AP scores and a 4.0 GPA. There are plenty of kids who get excellent marks in class but don’t like learning, and on the flipside there are many (I know a lot of these) who are brilliant and lifelong learners but either dislike formal schooling or are really lazy in a typical class setting. There are many people (like me, and perhaps Inconclusive) who have issues with timed math tests. I like to take my math problems out for dinner and a movie, if you know what I mean…when I hear the proctor start the timer I panic and blank out on logic. The big thing is, you are not just a test score. Far from it–I think what I’ve seen and heard about MIT which really stands out is how much attention they pay to that idea alone.</p>