<p>MIT class 2014</p>
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<li><p>25% of our applicants were valedictorians of their class. 51% of the class of 2014 are valedictorians. HOWEVER, of the 2196 valedictorians who applied, only 427 were admitted. So being a valedictorian was not your ticket, though it is a good thing! In any case, 94% of our admits were in the top 5% of their class. Our median SATs were in the mid 700s for all applicants. </p></li>
<li><p>31% of the class were identified as being “academic stars”. Examples of academic stars include being a Siemens Finalist, qualifying for the USAMO, and so forth. Like with everything else, being “starry” in this way is a good thing, but it doesn’t secure you a spot in the class. Of the nearly 900 academic stars who applied, less than 500 got in. </p></li>
<li><p>19% of the class were identified as being art, music, or athletic stars. These are people who may have played major concerts as soloists, or who have been recruited to be varsity athletes. One of our art stars has designed several US stamps and a major art installation at the UN, and has been supporting his family since the age of 8. Same as with the academic stars, this helps, but isn’t a meal ticket: of the 900+ AMA stars who applied, around 300 got in. </p></li>
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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/882019-statistics-mit-2014-admissions-cycle.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/882019-statistics-mit-2014-admissions-cycle.html</a></p>
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<p>Comment:</p>
<p>1) GPA is very important.</p>
<p>2) I bet these 900 “academic stars” were in math and sciences. Intel STS and Siemens semifinalists had to be included to account for as many as 900 academic stars. Intel STS had about 350 semifinalist and so did Siemens, even though there were many overlapps.</p>