<p>Is MIT only for genius?</p>
<p>Wikipedia defines genius as “someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight”. That definition is very subjective and as such one would probably say that yes, you need to be a “genius” to get admitted to MIT. However, being subjective, a lot of people can meet that criteria. </p>
<p>If you define genius as a specific IQ level (usually somewhere north of 140 or 180, depending on whose standards you use) then, no, you don’t have to be a genius to get in.</p>
<p>If anything sets MIT (and other “high end” schools, MIT hasn’t cornered the market on this type of students) apart is that they are willing and have demonstrated that they have taken the time to invest in themselves to the extent that they have improved themselves, their schools and their communities. In other words, you have achieved. Tests show what you are capable of. Your achievements show what you have done with you capabilities. MIT students are achievers.</p>
<p>there are a lot of sub-standard students at mit.</p>
<p>not sub-standard, actually SAT average is 500, and that’s not a person who would get into MIT</p>