I don’t feel as if saying CS explains well enough what I want to study. It’s a nice major to have, but what I want to study is somewhere between CS, AI, and neuroscience.
Some people hopelessly apply to MIT yet get accepted. Some people confidently apply yet get rejected. It’s tough, but maybe I should stop worrying about it until the right time comes. If I get lucky and get accepted, then great. If not, then there are a hundred more that I could go to, with about the same rigor with a little less popularity. You’re absolutely right about that.
That said, I will take your advice and just keep doing whatever it is I’m doing.