Can you share stat and hook? Congrats.
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Son was deferred. 36 ACT, 103 weighted average, extra curricular, Eagle Scout, tutoring, work experience, high school orchestra, etc.
My son was deferred, CS major. 1590 SAT, 4.0 UW, rigorous transcript, AP Scholar with Distinction, NMSF. Strong CS-focused ECs, essays, LORs.
Thereās still a chance for RD, but MITās acceptance rate is tiny, so it really is a reach for all students! No one should feel bad if they are deferred or denied. 
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see post #2.
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In addition Iād add the following. Sheās been involved in the Science Olympiad with several state medals, a prolific artist with several state awards - submitted her portfolio, participated in several summer camps - CMU AI ambassador, co-authored a couple is scientific papers available on the internet, involvement in conservation and youth empowerment amongst other things.
I think her greatest asset is her desire to want to be a STEM leader. Her essays have been focused on what she brings as a diverse student.
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KKCollege344, your son should definitely not be disappointed with those great achievements. The college application process is not an easy one. Good luck!
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Son got admittedā¦so happy for him
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ACCEPTED: congratulations! Welcome to MIT 2027!!!
DEFERRED: youāre still in the game. My DS2022 was accepted in RD after deferral.
DENIED: by striving for MIT, your application is stellar. By working so hard, DS2022 was also accepted to Northwestern, Wesleyan, Tufts, Northeastern, etc. So Iām sure youāll have a lot of great options.
Thereās always MIT MS/PhD.
ā11,924 students applied early to the MIT Class of 2027.
ā¦offered early admission to 685 (5.74%).
ā¦We deferred 7,892 applicants (66%)
(denied) 2,815 (24%).ā
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dd23 admitted!
Congratulations to all admitted and good luck to those deferred and to everyone on your other apps!
Demographics: NY (Long Island), White, Female, ordinary medium-small public high school
Intended Major: CS (+ maybe cognitive sciences)
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.52 W (estimated as school uses a 100 pt scale, not a 100), all honors or AP where possible
APs (All 5ās): CS A, Bio, WH, Calc BC, Physics 1, US, Lang and Comp; this year enrolled in Chem, Psych, Lit, Gov
Stanford ULO Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus
SAT: 1590 (800 M, 790 V, single-sitting, first high school try)
NMSF
Jobs: Local Kidsā Science Museum Docent, High School Tech Intern
ECs: Summer Research (one very well known, no science fair entries or published papers); Founded a local hackathon/workshop series for preteen girls; FIRST Robotics Programming Captain; Science Club President/SciOly Test Captain; County-wide Youth Orchestra (first chair on a popular/common instrument); lots of volunteering
Awards: NMSF, Winner (multiple people win) of a Cyber Security competition, creative writing awards, Girl Scout Gold Award, Presidential Service Gold, USACO Silver, a less well-known math competitions, some county/regional select music ensembles
Essays: Sheās a great writer IMO, and really opened up and shared her unique personality
LOR: Her teachers love her and I think they were really pulling for her; also got a rec from her research program director from last summer
Submitted portfolios: maker, music, research
Interview: Went great!
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No.
My child who has a vision disability was rejected, despite being at a top stem high school, being one of the top students in terms of GPA and extreme class rigor.
It is upsetting knowing that even some of the students at her school that are ādeferredā had relatives give them unpaid internships. Or, had āfriendsā help with USACO tests. Or parents run a charity in their name. My kid was honest. Didnāt matter.
I understand this sounds like sour grapes. But, to me it seems like MIT doesnāt care or realize that students with vision disabilities can be smart and qualified.
My kid wishes they had never admitted they had a disability to them. Or, just not bothered applying. MIT isnāt the place understanding of disabilities that they claim to be.
Iām guessing my kid needing enlarged tests and extra large screens was way too much of a hassle.
Just because people watch Stephen Hawkins videos doesnāt mean they consider students with disabilities smart ā¦ā¦ā¦unless they can produce flawless results with no accommodations needed.
I get it, if kid is in the bottom of the choice pile for ANY reason applying EA to MIT, they has no chance at any top school. Those same 10K deferred kids are applying regular admission to the many top schools all at once. Sighā¦ā¦
Could you share what additions your D do to get RD accepted after deferral? Thanks in advance.
My D deferred SAT 1600 AIME x2 art portfolio plus research, high level sports (national level) but she doesnāt want recruiting. multiple leadership positions at school, national level awards in creativity related events, small awards like NMSF and already got her IB diploma one year in advance with high score. 
Some say her ECs are less Stem related except Math.
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We did not apply EA to MIT. However 3 kids from our kids school did. I was a bit disappointed with the boy who got selected. Certainly not a A student and was suspended from school as well. So the decision process has been hit / miss in my opinion. Sad to see some of the kids here - who have done so we be deferred.
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All he did was fill out the required FUN form.
Included his A+ 1st semester grades,
and an update on his leadership as Captain on the wrestling team.
His ECs were not very STEM.
His diverse ECs show how he would fit in on campus, by joining the wrestling club and the Outing club (having hiked hundreds of miles as an Eagle Scout).
With 1.9% EA deferred acceptance rate, he totally won the lottery.
No real reason why he was chosen, vs other students.
Some have posted that itās the Hispanic card, which is not a lie that we used it.
==>==> I believe that having participated in MIT WISE helped nudged him in a bit.
Good luck.
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Do you have any idea why they would have taken this student who wasnāt an A student and had a suspension on his record? Honestly, this doesnāt make any sense.
Ask her to keep continuing with her hardwork. Mine got deferred and got in the RD cycle. She never gave up on her dream school. I feel considering your Dās profile, there may be a chance but it also depends on what kind of RD applications they get. Good luck to your D.
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Dad_D23, sometimes the process doesnāt seem fair. We know as weāve been through it with my older son. What I do know, however, is that my son will be accepted at another good school if not MIT, so his hard work will pay off and he will still receive a great education.
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100% agreed. Kids will go to where they will succeed. Sometimes, us parents, want to give our kids everything we didnt have or get at their age. As a result, sometimes we overwhelm themā¦ lol
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My kids know all the 3 kids. the 2 kids were relatively top of the class. This guy was a backbencher with about 3.5 GPA and a trouble maker. We will see what happens - I only feel sad for the two kids. Onwards and upwards.
Honestly - AOs have a tougher job than a typical hiring manager. Hiring managers spend at least 1 hour with the candidate, AO spend about 10 minutes I believeā¦
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Our school has about 1200 students for 4 grades (9th-12th), not a feeder school.
It seems that the consensus around the school when DS2022 announced that he was accepted to MIT = complete shock.
The students didnāt think he was āMIT-smartā.
He wasnāt a true ānerdā - didnāt study much (in public), didnāt do ānerdyā clubs (Robotics/coding, etc).
He was varsity athlete all 4 years. (not recruited by MIT).
He was the break-the-rules Boys Scout (almost killing himself on cliffs several times, vs the helping-old-ladies-crossing-street image).
At graduation, the Principalās speech included a snippet about sonās adventure on top of our local āfamousā water tower. Yup, he was that kid, not the kid who has articles written about his Robotics #1 place award.
His AP Calc BC teacher said he was the best mind in over a decade in her LoR (she sent him a copy). He was the kid who finished his exam in half the time (and still get 105% with the bonus) to race out to go for a walk, while the remaining kids are struggling to complete the test.
So do kids really know whatās going on, without seeing someoneās report cards?
I donāt know these 3 kids at your kidsā school,
but Iām wondering what else does this admitted kid have?
- Uncle to bank roll a new bridge across Mass Ave?
- Aunt is best friend with the new President Sally Kornbluth?
- or his essays revealed what MIT is looking for?
Itās gotta be more than just GPA.
My āwildā son is fitting into MIT very well.
The classes are challenging, but the Pass/Fail 1st semester is helpful,
as he has an A going into Differential Equations final exam (because he likes the subject), and
a B in Physics 1 (because itās all boring review and and he should have tested out of the class). He knows heāll get an A in Physics 2 next semester when itās not P/F.
Heās traveled several weekends with MIT club sport team, and still manage to keep up with classes/grades.
This post is not meant to be just about my son.
My point is that you donāt truly know a person from the outside.
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my S23 got deferred. We donāt know what more to do for RD. MIT blogs says, nothing except fun form, not sure what to put in fun form. Any ideas?
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