<p>I requested as well. :)</p>
<p>I requested!</p>
<p>HI. I applied to MITES but i doubt I will get accepted. I got accepted to LEAD Engineering at Villanova but I’m also applying to PREFACE in Rensselaer. Supposing I got accepted at PREFACE, which one should I go to?? Which one is more competitive and has a better curriculum?</p>
<p>Requested~</p>
<p>@santa
ask your question on a thread, not here, for more opinions.</p>
<p>MITES has had like 2 people from nebraska attend. Is this an advantage or disadvantage to me?</p>
<p>I also requested. This is the only summer program I applied to (only one that interested me that was free), so I’m pretty nervous.</p>
<p>Hey you guys!</p>
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<p>That way you can stay anonymous, and it’s a bit faster… :)</p>
<p>I requested!</p>
<p>if any one cares…
pics from 2010</p>
<p>[MITES</a> 2010 Final Banquet Slideshow - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLBeZ1pV3xI&feature=endscreen&NR=1]MITES”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLBeZ1pV3xI&feature=endscreen&NR=1)</p>
<p>As a past MITES alumni I just wanted to say that this program is serious work. Do not accept the offer to come if you are not ready to bust your ass for 6 weeks. Along with that this was also one of the most fun and eventful summers I have ever had (Look out for the martha’s vineyard trip) so keep that in mind also. It is a great program and the students you meet there will be some of your closest friends. When Shawna (The director) says you will all become a family she definitely knows what she is talking about. I wish that all of you could get in but this is not the reality of the situation. I’ll try to answer any questions that I can so just ask away.</p>
<p>Awww that makes me want MITES even more ):</p>
<p>I saw some of my TAs for MITES in that video. That brings back really great memories.</p>
<p>@yjadenw: i have 2 questions:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>how many non-URM’s are accepted ( I know the number has been going up, but how many your year)?</p></li>
<li><p>how many people are on the waitlist/ what is the chance of getting in from the waitlist?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>The more I think about MITES, the more I feel like I’m going to be rejected >.<</p>
<p>My year everyone was a URM (lol not exactly) everyone had a claim to something. One girl claimed eskimo, some claimed native-american, I’d say that the number is there but it isn’t really that many usually you’d have some claim to something even if it is virtually non-existent. </p>
<p>I honestly couldn’t tell you about the waitlist, everyone that was accepted my year (This summer past) went. A large majority of the waitlist students are either accepted to E2 or to another online program.</p>
<p>@YJadenW What do the MITES evaluations they give you at the end say?</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, was there anyone accepted who went to a private school or were you guys all public schools? </p>
<p>(i go to a public school, so I’m hoping all publics. haha)</p>
<p>There was a mixture, but as with college admissions most came from public schools so you should be good. </p>
<p>The evaluations basically give a breakdown of your performance and improvement during the 6 weeks. You’ll frequently hear the sentiment of “It’s all about the Delta” and it truly is. I placed into Physics II with no calc background so the first 3 weeks were a problem for me. I got a 50% on the midterm but after some encouraging remarks from the teacher and TA and some introspection I landed a 91% on the final with a whole section on capacitance and Gaussian fields 100% correct. Thus my eval was superb for physics. Just work your hardest and your evals will be good, trust me.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your answers!! :D</p>
<p>No worries, anytime.</p>
<p><em>worried face</em></p>