I don't feel good enough to get in but I want to.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Hi,

I’m a soon to be junior and halfway through my freshmen year I decided MIT was a school I’d love to attend. Not only would I love to attend, but I crave it, and can’t find any moment in time where the place isn’t on my mind. As obsessive as this sounds, I truly feel like MIT is the only school for me, and don’t really know what to do if I don’t get in. I currently have a good GPA (4.0) and find myself engulfed in outside activities, but none of it seems good enough. I just don’t feel impressive compared to other people here on College Confidential, and worry all I have on my side is my passion I show towards MIT. All of my ECs are extremely me (I’ve either started a club or started another project for myself) just somehow it doesn’t feel good enough. I know colleges look for individualism, but I just don’t believe the individual I am is worth MIT. Sciences are the only thing I’ve ever really enjoyed and put myself into entirely.

Sorry this is a sob story, kind ofnhappened while i was writing it. If anyone even made it to this point I’ll at least ask questions to make the post worth something.

Did anyone else feel this way about themself when applying to MIT or before the process of? Any ideas on how to get over it? As an individual who got into or is attending MIT, do you feel like you should be or have been there as opposed to someone else? What does it feel like to get accepted?

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Don’t assume that CC posters here (including myself) are representative of the MIT population, because it isn’t, really. I know MIT students from all sorts of backgrounds; some never took an AP class or won a state-level award. I almost felt as if I didn’t deserve the acceptance.

Your best bet is to put these misconceptions behind you, apply, and hope for the best. If accepted, great! Otherwise, there are other great schools that’ll accept you (remember to apply to safeties). Good luck!

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Well, you had better learn to deal with the rejection as most MIT applicants have to do. Talk to your guidance counselor and/or you parents who will give you referrals to someone who can help you. You have set yourself up for a lot of problems.

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With life in general, you just have to go for it. Even if you don’t feel qualified or deserving or whatever. That doesn’t matter. Don’t listen to CC, people talk themselves up here and on other venues to. Own your strengths and don’t focus on your weaknesses and put your heart and soul into your application and that’s really all you can do. And that’s all you should expect from yourself.
I’m sure you’ll end up somewhere great!
Good luck! :slight_smile: