<p>The MIT admissions website has [an</a> entire page](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/recommended_high_school_preparation/index.shtml]an”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/recommended_high_school_preparation/index.shtml) on precisely this topic.</p>
<p>Critically, they recommend taking a challenging courseload throughout high school and doing well in it, and participating in extracurriculars that you enjoy. There is no formula for getting into MIT.</p>