<p>I'm am very interested in MIT and I will apply EA. I'm wondering: what type of applicant do you have to be to get in EA?</p>
<p>a qualified, lucky applicant.</p>
<p>The answer to any question about MIT admissions:</p>
<p>a) Very good stats (you know the drill...high gpa, good sats, etc)
b) took advantage of what your high school had to offer (in terms of classes)
and c - the most important thing of all...show passion and dedication to something (anything) and possibly more than one thing</p>
<p>MIT only offers 5 slots for ECs on purpose - they want a passion and commitment, not a bunch of padder ecs.</p>
<p>You have to be the same type of applicant to get in EA as to get in RD -- there's really not much of a statistical advantage to applying EA, as EA admits are capped at 30% of the class.</p>
<p>What's the difference between those who are accepted EA dn those who are deferred and then accepted RD?</p>
<p>Pretty much nothing.</p>