<p>I’ve been quite often told that, with my stats it’s practically impossible for me to get into MIT and that applying would go in vain. But I’m one little stubborn brat, ain’t I? 
quiverfox, true that. I don’t understand why people don’t believe when MIT says we’re more than mere numbers. My uncle always says, “Don’t get influenced by a person’s achievement(s) and judge him/her.” That reminds me of how immature I was when I asked people to chance me. It must be a part of growing up. But I just can’t comprehend how the admission officers measure an applicant’s true potential. It must be a really tough job and I respect them for that.</p>
<p>After 100s of chance me threads…Even I feel that way…
Its alright though…just a little less than a week.
@Raj…i hope I fall in that 7%:D</p>
<p>I just stopped reading chance me threads (and “What do you think?” equivalents).
They are either written by H.S. freshman, complete liars (won 3 nobel prizes, etc.) or people with a 1900 SAT who ask if their ECs will make up for it.</p>
<p>Anyways, raj & quiver, I hope the final number will be far from 7%… As we’re ~10 here, that would mean that nobody (or just 1 person) gets admitted !</p>
<p>Oh yeah…7% is pretty low for any CC community…Id say 40-50%:D(I hope)</p>
<p>@hennebou you forgot those people who had 2400 SAT, 4.0 GPA and worked on cancer research - but are still afraid that they’ll turn into a hobo because no college will accept them Imo, they’re partially just showing off their stats…</p>
<p>Haha, yea, I’ve been trying to kill my MIT dream as decisions come closer. The acceptance letter is so nice that it hurts to think of being rejected… 
how will you guys react after a rejection/waitlist? I really want to avoid crying!!</p>
<p>My dad came up with this solution to your question tronvader…whenever he even mentions the MIT decisions…He says I’ll get rejected.:P…THAT WAY I can only be happy if I get accepted…not disappointed:)(but Im still gonna be in tears-IN/OUT)</p>
<p>I won’t do that for once !
I will spend every second until the decisions come out dreaming about it.</p>
<p>im getting really nervous about the decisions coming out. i can hardly concentrate on my work now :/</p>
<p>Pumped for my rejection!!!</p>
<p>Dutch applicant here. I don’t know anyone else that is applying from the Netherlands, but I know a few applying from Belgium. BTW, I know we all love stats, so here are mine:</p>
<p>SAT: 2350
SAT II: Math II: 770 Biology M: 740</p>
<p>I’m happy with them, but have heard far too many horror stories of people with 2400’s being rejected to be even remotely confident. Also, is everyone here applying for financial aid, or is just me.? I heard it reduces chances even further. :(</p>
<p>Are you kidding us, @sammytheindi? You seem to know nothing about MIT. Why apply then? MIT doesn’t just look at your scores. They look at you as a person. The scores you posted are totally meaningless without knowing anything more about your personality. Secondly, MIT is need-blind! That means no matter how much you can pay, once you are accepted you can go to MIT. And NO, MIT won’t consider your parents’ income. That’s one reason why SFS and Admissions are two separate departments.</p>
<p>sammytheindi, I don’t think applying for financial aid into need-blind universities like MIT would reduce your chances of admission. It would if the university were need-aware, I believe. Moreover, I’ve heard MIT takes into account one’s background while making decisions so that they can get an insight into the applicant’s influencing circumstances.
Personally, I don’t think scores (and for that matter, numbers) matter so much. Of course, they’re important. They’re just not everything. People with scores much lower than those of yours have been accepted.
You might want to take a look at this link: <a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats[/url]”>http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats</a></p>
<p>Calm down @snowball99, I know you are nervous for Pi day, but there is no need to go around saying I know nothing about MIT. I had a green-card for the past 6 years, and I lost it this year, hence my not really knowing all the financial aid processes for international students. I’ve been to MIT several times, and have friends who go and have gone to MIT. Contrary to whatever you may think, this is not something I take lightly. </p>
<p>Anyways, thank you for enlightening me on the need-blind policy, you too @RisingDragon. Good luck to you all.</p>
<p>Sammy…you lost your green card???</p>
<p>Yep. Had it for 6 years, and was going to apply as a resident. Lost it only a few months ago. :(</p>
<p>That’s a pretty big *** moment…</p>
<p>So just by losing your green card, you’ve reduced your chances exponentially… nice one.</p>
<p>Why thank you. It’s worse than that though. In addition to exponentially reducing my own chances, I’ve brought more competition to the international applicants pool, possibly reducing all your chances as well.</p>
<p>Meh, chances are low as it is. I have prepared a grand firepit for Pi day, and I will perform the ‘SHARKBAIT OO HA HA’ ritual… as you all have witnessed in the movie Finding Nemo 
The ritualistic sacrifice shall be the printout of my cold rejection letter.</p>
<p>But seriously. How are you guys doing? :D</p>
<p>hahaha, sorry @sammytheindi… after reading my post from yesterday I indeed have overreacted a bit … hope you forgive me It’s just that I can’t stand the people who apply for the name rather than the institution itself - but you are obviously not one of them. I am literally in love with MIT for the last five years (no kidding) and hell yeah! I am kinda nervous for next Thursday…</p>
<p>No harm done @snowball99. I would react in the same way if I found out someone else was applying to MIT just for the prestige factor. Like you, I too have have become far too emotionally attached with this institution. Ah well, 3% odds are better than nothing right? Hang in there bud, Pi day beckons… :)</p>
<p>@tronvader. A fire pit eh? Interesting… Despite the low odds, I’m preparing an acceptance Pie (for Pi Day). If I get accepted, I will eat it ecstatically. If I get rejected, I’ll still eat it, albeit as a comfort food more than anything else. Win-win situation as either way I get to eat that delicious pie :D</p>