<p>@JHUBound- My essays were all 300 and less. I do not suggest writing more because they can easily tell that you did not follow instructions the way they read it. </p>
<p>And for the ACT, I sent it directly to MIT’s Admissions Office through the ACT site (as if you were applying for college)</p>
<p>And @karlfrazier0236- in terms of experience, everyone at MITES comes with a different level of knowledge in the life sciences, calculus/math, and physics. Like I had taken AP Physics B and Calc AB so I was in physics III (super mega difficult) and calc III. However, I also know of students who had 0 physics background but some calc so they were in calc II or no calc and no physics and they were in physics I. No matter what combination of physics/calc knowledge you have, there is a spot for you at MITES and honestly, any class that you’re placed in will be challenging but at the same time, the other people in your class will be going through the same challenges so it’s okay (and actually that’s how we best bonded!!.. Tuesday nights… physics psets due on Wednesdays :P)</p>
<p>as for the essays, im no expert (none of us are, thats the beauty of cc) but i would stay under the word limit.</p>
<p>so where all yalls from? any fellow nebraskans?
lets make a list. put your name, your state, and what you think is the best part of your app. if all goes well, we should be meeting each other this summer. its dorky, but ill start</p>
<p>Hi guys- about the trig question- my class was called IB Mathematics/Pre Calculus so I kinda just made it work with trig since it did cover that.</p>
<p>Also, I would not go over the word limit…just good practice ya know?</p>
<p>For those of you asking about non STEM interests/ECs, maybe it would be good for y’all to know that NONE of my ECs have anything to do with STEM (except SNHS)- I did MUN, Stud. Gov, Geography Club, lotsa social science stuff etc. Furthermore, going into MITES, I was definitely planning on studying engineering- I straight up said that I wanted to study both science and social science, then go into medicine.
About photos- they ask for one after you are admitted </p>
<p>For my challenge essay- I also did not write anything STEM related, or about my family. It had to do with my relationships with people- really it was focused on me- some might say it was a #firstworldproblem, but nonetheless, it was significant to me, and I think they respected that.</p>
<p>I hope this helps/gives you hope. Sometimes I think I was the anti-applicant to MITES…something miraculous happened in admissions hahaha</p>
<p>Also, can I just say that, you really shouldn’t get riled up over test scores? There isn’t really such thing as being “too qualified” or having “too high scores”, or being “too fortunate” for MITES…I very strongly believe that our class was extremely diverse in every way- in terms of ethnic background- of course, but also in interests, extracurricular activities, experiences, types of schools (yes there were some private school kids), test scores, curricula, and yes- even socioeconomic background. There is no way to simplify or water down why you get into MITES- every student got in for a different reason unique to them. My best advice for you guys would be to just be your awesome selves and make sure that shines through your applications- don’t try to make yourself into someone you “think” MITES wants…because there is no mold for the MITES student besides being motivated and passionate about what they do.</p>
<p>"I hope this helps/gives you hope. Sometimes I think I was the anti-applicant to MITES…something miraculous happened in admissions " </p>
<p>ARE YOU KIDDING?!</p>
<p>YOU are such a GREAT alumni for sharing your application experience! it makes me so happy to know that there <em>is</em> a chance for <em>anyone</em>.</p>
<p>thanks(:</p>
<p>@karlfrazier0236
I hope I’ll get the chance to meet you as well. </p>
<p>name:KPaaaa
state:IL
best part of app: the passion and motivation knitswim mentioned(:
-i haven’t received my letters of rec yet but share great relationships with my teachers (plus, they know how much I hope to attend) so I hope those will be strong as well</p>
<p>hahaa thanks KPaaaa good luck with your app! Also I should probably clarify that when I applied I <em>didn’t</em> plan on studying engineering at all. hahaha- that was a typo!</p>
<p>I’m from California and I think my recs will be very good (especially my calc bc teacher’s) and I’ve been told I have amazing EC’s. Hopefully I’ll have good essays <em>is starting them now</em>. My main problem is that I do go to a private school, but I’m on financial aid. and I’m half Cuban. and neither of my parents do science. and my dad was a high school dropout. and my mom went to college but in her 30’s.</p>
<p>I just want to go so badly! Prove those mean/sexist guys in my advanced math and science classes wrong!</p>
<p>@coffeeandtea …I don’t see how any of those things could harm your chances…in any way. If anything, I think they’d help. (But don’t procrastinate on those essays!)</p>
<p>@silencfell: the only thing I was saying was a weakness was the fact that I go to a nice private school. The rest of it were things that might make up for that.</p>
<p>KPaaa- sort of, I flip flop a lot. For example, for the schools besides MIT I applied to and make you apply to a particular school, I applied to CAS for some and SEAS for others. If I do go into engineering it’ll be BME or BioE. But yeah, I’m just confused all the time bc I want to double in an SS like anthro or econ which is hard to do as an engineer.</p>
<p>JHUBound- I think someone said this before, but the admissions office picked 200ish of the top MITES applicants, then OEOP (which runs MITES) sorted applicants into MITES, E2, and MOSTEC (which btw, I believe had a campus visit in the fall too…)</p>
(and actually that’s how we best bonded!!.. Tuesday nights… physics psets due on Wednesdays :P)</p>
good luck with your app! Also I should probably clarify that when I applied I <em>didn’t</em> plan on studying engineering at all. hahaha- that was a typo!</p>