@VenomBuds woops, my bad! Yup, 2 weeks & a day
So…decisions are in 2 weeks…and I’m pretty nervous like the rest of you. I’m sure that we’re all thinking about our chances of getting in. I just want to say no matter how low our chances are it’s never 0. The only way of having a 0% chance is if we didn’t apply at all. The fact that we applied and had our application reviewed means that we had at least some chance. I feel stupid for being corny saying this and I’ll probably get flamed for it…but none of us is worthless. No matter our background or hs career, we all applied and therefore we all had a chance for one of the world’s top university. We’re all worth something. Good luck guys!
@anonymous261 and with luck we’ll see each other at CPW
Are results definitely on TAU time (pm)?
I haven’t seen any new (2017) official statement …
Not that it matters 
@QueenZi Almost certainly. MIT won’t compromise its nerdiness for anything.
What shall be the latest date by which I could send an important update. I know, that by now most of the decisions have been finalised, but it is something that will greatly help my application and may compel them to re review my application. Please help!!!
@intellectboy Probably tomorrow.
I’m assuming that by Feb 15 half of the decisions were finalized and the FUN form was just used to help decide the remaining half? Oh well, I’m expecting that rejection letter because my ECs weren’t that impressive and my interviewer seemed disappointed in me. The ec I was most dedicated and passionate about didn’t last long because we won and the next one won’t start until 4 years later. :’)
@Anonymous261 why do you say that? Some people have natural body language that conveys a negative emotion. Some people always seem pissed, maybe your EC just comes off like that. Did you have an interesting conversation? Try to focus on the good: in my interview I had trouble explaining one of my extra curriculars, my ec didn’t know what a youth board was, so I stumbled a lot. But, we had a great discussion about educational philosophy, deriving formulate, and as we walked out, his career (im interested in the field he studied): because there were good parts, I have a generally positive impression of the interview.
I’ve interviewed people, and at the end, I’ve never focused on the bad things.
Also, ECs don’t get to comment on your school stuff, they comment on you as a person.
Are you the one who had some sort of family issue? I can’t remember, but if you are, keep in mind that MIT takes a few kids who have sub-par stats in some areas, or weaker ECs, if they finished very strong and had something to overcome. They have enough perfect stats kids to fill the class, having worked through something can help you stand out and show perseverance.
You may have a higher chance than you think.
Have hope, but don’t expect anything: hope is worth the time for everyone, expecting to be admitted is worth the time for no one.
@TreeLights Oh no, I wasn’t the one with a sort of family issue. But props to that person for dealing with it and overcoming it! My interview was pretty good and we talked about a variety of topic such as Harry Potter and his experience. But, I think I seem to disappoint my interviewer a bit because he was the interviewer for my school (I come from a very competitive high school in NYC) and honestly most of the other kids’ stats are pretty impressive such as being in research and taking multivariable calculus whereas I take Linear Algebra and Differential Equations haha. Also, I didn’t have much of an extra curricular during my early years because my parents work late so I came home to take care of my siblings since my commute is 2 hrs. The main extra curriculars I did were programming, quizbowl, RAK, and this local political thing. I was most passionate about the political thing, because it I got to talk to the people in the community and attend union rallies and learn about their problems. At meetings, I would bring it up and with our manager, supervisor, and group we would come up with ways to solve the problem and get more people involved in the community. Also, Sadly, those things don’t last long because it was until the local political elections, so it’s not exactly long term according to MIT standards. My interviewer wasn’t too interested in that lol. So in summary, I don’t have much of a stem background besides my academic stats, not exactly MIT extra curriculars and not long enough for their standards, and didn’t really leave a good impression on interviewer. But oh well, I tried. :’) Though thanks for the support!! I’m sure you and everyone will end up successful in the future too!
Best of luck everyone! No matter what happens, you all will go on to great things!
@Anonymous261 no, you are who I was thinking. I couldn’t remember exactly what had been affected, but caring for your siblings will be taken into consideration. It’s about you doing the most possible in your situation. Like, I have 3 or four really amazing activities with leadership and national recognition, but they required massive time commitment throughout high school. I did not ever have to care for my siblings, and in the context of that situation my extra curricular s a great. In the context of yours, they may have been impossible, I may have only had one or two. Yours sound great, and I can promise you that they won’t ding you for having less involvement when you had to care for siblings; the fact that you did that, and still found things to be passionate about and commit to, will be a positive.
I’m the weakest academic applicant from my school (in terms of GPA, and academic activities), but i had one of the best interviews (or I’m just blindly confident). MIT doesn’t like to compare students to each other based on location, so if it seems like your interviewer was biased by that, they will weight it less.
That said, I know that I’m almost certainly not getting in either, so I guess we’ll each be pleasantly surprised if we do. 
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone has insight as to how much MIT values the interview compared to other schools. Of the several interviews I had, MIT’s was definitely the longest and most intensive one. I would imagine that a school with so many qualified applicants would place importance on the interview.
@weout21 I think the interview is suppsosed to be one of the most important parts of the subjective review. It’s how they get a glimpse of your personality. One a question answer forum website, one EC said he’d called a few times to personally commend and applicant, and all of them had gotten in. Don’t know if he was exaggerating or not, but it does seem to be very highly valued.
I have heard that 10% of the class is international students in MIT…which would drop the acceptance rate of the 9% to about 2.7-3% for internationals. So it is safe to consider that the competition is only between international students when trying to get in?
Cuz they have a fixed no. of internationals they can take…
4500 apply (internationals)-------160 get accepted
So, for these 160 seats, only these 4500 are competing…?
Just wanna confirm whether all this is true.
thanks…and 10 days to go peeeeeeeeepals
You’re correct when you say that it’s harder for international students to get in; they face the brunt of the competition. However, it’s still difficult for Americans to get in. MIT is, unfortunately, a crap shoot like all of the rest.
@ByteZz Thanks
U an international or a citizen?
@piORpie It says right on the website that for the entering class this year, 132 international students were accepted and 4299 applied. That is a 3.1 % acceptance rate, and yes, only the 4299 are competing for the 132 spots. Best of luck to you!
I’m American
Hey guys ! So I got deferred from early action, so I wanna know how my scores stack up against other students here
ACT Composite - 33
New SAT: Math-770, English -730
SAT Math Level 2 Subject Test -800
SAT Physics Subject Test - 800
High School Average Percentage- 94% (I study in an international system and we use percentages)
So do you guys think I have a chance of getting in with these grades ?
I know co-curriculars are important too, and I’ve got those handled so no problem on that front.