@scarletwitchx You should apply EA (or any other form of Early thingy mabobs) to the place you feel most fit and would be willing to attend (considering financial aid, among other things). Try not to over-analyze and “maximize” your chances at getting in “somewhere.” From what I’ve seen and experienced personally, acceptance rates reflect on the strength of the applicant pool and much less so on the interests of the applicants. Well, discounting Early Decision perhaps.
Does anyone know when the application will go live? jw
Last year it went live in September, according to the blogs.
oh longer than I thought then
JK last year was August 18, I just checked again. So I guess around then?
Is there any Latin-American there? 
Seeing the nearly ridiculous amounts of ECs on accepted students, one has to wonder how much is enough…MIT say quality matters more than quantity. MIT doth protest too much, methinks =]]
@SerenePotato I think MIT only allows you to list five extracurriculars (other than work) on your application, so it should be fine?
Part of me wonders why I’m applying to MIT at all when I realize I’ll be up against people who’ve been to Intl. Science Fairs or have a developed MAKER portfolio or whatnot when I’m an absolute sack of depressed potatoes. Any tales of admits with great ECs with passion for science that barely dabbles in STEM stuff during high school? Nah?
I wrote about gainz–literally. Yeah, I loved doing “STEM stuff” in high school, but I was most definitely not some hotshot researcher. From my understanding of admissions, they’d rather not build a class made up of just Intel Finalists and International Olympiad competitors. Many people are admitted with those experiences in their back pockets, but many also do not.
Apply, and hope for the best. Best of luck.
MIT Application is up! Your interview information (including their name, phone numbers, and email) are on your myMIT account! Good luck everyone, we can do it!! 
Asdf I’ve already got four out of five of my essays written. Time to figure out what the character limit is and cut down on them xD
Do the ECs already know the students they’re supposed to be interviewing? I have no idea how to draft my email… (Also, are you guys going to put courses like Health into the coursework section of your application?)
@scarletwitchx I wouldn’t contact my Interviewer until I speak to my BRACE advisor first. (not to sure what they call it in your district, but in Broward County, a BRACE advisor is basically a guidance counselor who specializes in financial aid, scholarships, and college application; they are the ones who give out SAT and ACT waivers) I want to know how many students each interviewer has to interview. It makes a huge difference whether someone is interviewing 100 students versus just 5.
For the coursework section, I am putting whatever I felt was worth mentioning or could peak interest. I’m not going to put classes like Psychology, Sociology, Law Studies, or HOPE, but rather I would put classes that were especially challenging or allowed me to grow as an individual. For example, I took a Digital Design course Sophomore year that allowed me to take the Photoshop Certification Exam and become certified. I took a DE class at my local community college called Intro to Philosophy because philosophy is a great interest to me and my High School didn’t offer a Philosophy course.
The problem I’m having is that I don’t know how to put in Middle School Information. In High School, I only took one foreign language class (i.e. Spanish 3 Honors) in 9th grade. However, I took Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and French 1 all in 8th grade (although French 1 was taken online). The same problem arises with Algebra 1 Hon, Geometry Hon, a few other classes, and another noteworthy course called Computers for College and Careers that allowed me to become certified in Microsoft Office 2010 (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access) which granted me the ability to design brochures, fliers, data sheets, and, of course, amazing PowerPoints! What should I do regarding these classes?
@ObitoSigma I think that it’s implied that you took the preceding classes in middle school if you start with a certain level in ninth grade; that’s what I’m doing, since I took up to Geometry in middle school and Spanish 1 in middle school. The guidance counselors at my high school are pretty busy so I’m probably not going to contact mine about an interview, though.
@scarletwitchx You should get in touch with at least one of your guidance counselors. You need someone to help you in the application process. Also, you need to get an Evaluation from them, so it would be a good idea for them to know you well! At my school, no one ever goes to a top university or Ivy, so my guidance counselors are probably ecstatic when me (and someone else) have motives to get accepted at schools such as MIT (me) and Brown (my friend’s dream school). Even if you come from a school where 20 people get accepted at Ivies and top universities per year, don’t be shy! Tell them that you need their help; I’m sure they’ll do whatever they can for you! 
@scarletwitchx Talk to your guidance counselor; you’d be surprised how “busy” they actually are and how much they love it when students simply want to have a sincere, thoughtful conversation with them.
Regarding contacting your EC, remember that they are people–people with a life, a job, a family, or whatever else that’s sucking up a lot of their free time. Give them some time before “interview season” starts; they’re expecting to talk with students later in the year (most likely).
@basquiat
One that comes to mind is @ramenflavors from last year. If I recall, their biggest passion was writing.
I too am a potato.