<p>@shinexalive</p>
<p>The program accepts all ethnicity. You’re not at a disadvantage. MITES 2012 had 5 asian, myself included. So it is possible to get into MITES as an asian.</p>
<p>MITES looks like an amazing program - best wishes to all who apply and all who attend.
The website said:
3.Who can apply to the MITES Program?
The MITES Program is open to current 11th grade students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students can attend public or private school or be homeschooled. Students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds can apply for the MITES Program. </p>
<p>My questions is this - do science loving white male students occasionally get chosen to attend MITES? I’m wondering if I should encourage my kid to apply. Yes it’s free, but there is legwork involved, and I don’t want to ‘squander my political capital’ as a bossy parent.</p>
<p>Thanks,
PS</p>
<p>Is the MITES application process free? The RSI one is $50, and I really hope there is no fee, but it seems possible since RSI has one.</p>
<p>Does being a minority (African-American) actually give you an edge in the admissions process? </p>
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<p>HEY @shinexalive mah SSTP pal! You are applying to this too maybe? Ahaha.</p>
<p>I am questioning the classes - I hear they are taught mostly by TA’s. Are they over-the-top hard, like all-nighters and bang your head against the wall hard (let’s say I am intelligent enough to even be accepted)? How much homework are you assigned? It would suck if you went there and then the classes were so hard that you didn’t get anything out of it… When you pick classes, should you pick ones that you have background in? If you are a total beginner at computer programs, for instance… I know they’ll be hard, but are they horribly so? Thanks!</p>
<p>@WeIsCool heeyyyy~! <3 LOL I don’t know. Might as well park my butt in Cbus this year and just do something at the hospital. (I love how we’re FB messaging right now)
My big problem is the “engineering” aspect…how much is engineering? Because I’m more into research (very science oriented) than engineering.</p>
<p>Exactly. I think I REALLY want a research program, so after all, I’m probably not going to apply to this program. But if somebody posts about the classes, I may change my mind…?</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone applying! (: I’ll be applying to MITES, RSI, HSSRP, MSU HSSP, NHI and SIMR</p>
<p>@WeIsCool </p>
<p>The TA’s don’t teach any of the classes. They do help out during office hours though, and they give lectures once a week that mimic recitations. Also, the TA’s are awesome. They make the experience soooo much better.</p>
<p>As far as the difficulty, you should go in there expecting no mercy. Most (all?) people will pull all nighters, and there will be times when you might want to (or will) bang your head against a wall. However, one of the aims of the program is to challenge you like you’ve never been challenged before. They’re definitely manageable with good studying habits and time management though. PSET’s are assigned once a week for the most part. You don’t pick out your classes. You take a placement test in Calculus, Physics, and Biology/Chemistry. Depending on how you score you’ll get placed on the appropriate class level. You get to rank the elective courses on the order that you’d prefer them, but that doesn’t always mean you won’t get your last choice. If you’re placed in a certain elective there will be a reason for it, even if you don’t know it.</p>
<p>is the biology/chemistry placement exam combined or is there a separate biology and a separate chemistry test?</p>
<p>Guys when you apply to MITes are you automatically applied to MOSTECH, E2, etc…?</p>
<p>@prototyped: MITES > RSI (in my biased opinion) but, we did get to meet the RSI students. Overall, MITES is much more collaborative as compared to RSI, and I feel like we had a really great community (and family!) feel.</p>
<p>@lee: It’s one 1 hour placement exam, but there is a chemistry portion followed by the biology portion. You have to split your time between the two portions accordingly.</p>
<p>@dokingsler: Yes.</p>
<p>Oh and just to clarify: I was MITES 2012 too. (2012 PRIDE!)</p>
<p>Furthermore:</p>
<p>It’s not heavily engineering based (for the most part), it depends on the elective. The guest speakers ARE mostly engineering professors of some sort.
Some of the instructors for the classes are grad students, others aren’t. TAs are college students, generally from past MITES classes or a few hadn’t been in the program but were MIT students.</p>
<p>I used to think I was really interested in research and even got my first choice elective, Genomics. I realized through MITES that my true passion does not lay in such a field, which made me very grateful for the experience. Admittedly, RSI is more research-based than MITES.</p>
<p>Feel free to PM me as well if you have any specific questions… about anything from food to bathrooms! All of us love to share our experiences!</p>
<p>Do any MITES alumni want to give tips on writing the essays?
Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Thanks @pentupenguin and liveforscience for answering some of our questions (:</p>
<p>It looks like the MITES 2013 application is up. Good luck everyone.</p>
<p>I wish everyone the best!</p>
<p>Would mites accept any January SAT test scores considering this from their website?—</p>
<p>13.I will be taking the PSAT, SAT, or ACT in the spring. Can I still apply to the MITES Program?
All application materials must be submitted by January 15, 2013. You should schedule to take your test so as to receive your standardized test scores by the deadline. We do not accept test scores for tests scheduled after the deadline.</p>
<p>As for writing essays: be yourself. I can’t really give tips as to “oh this is how you’ll get in.” I don’t think anyone can. I was looking back at my essays in trying to rewrite them for college and I can’t believe how much stronger language-wise they could have been. One thing I CAN say is that you don’t always need a sob-story for the “something you’ve overcome” essay. Even if your fear or whatever is something simple and commonplace, it’s not the magnitude of the struggle as much as how you changed.</p>
<p>@ DreamKid I’m assuming not based on the text you cited. You can call and ask, if you want official confirmation. I don’t remember if I sent both, but I think I just sent PSAT scores and not SATs.</p>
<p>Made an account just for this ;o
I’ve already begun writing my essays for the 2013 MITES application, and I’m having such a hard time 
I’m not sure what register to use, but I sort of know what I want to write about. I’m just going along slowly; it sounds repetitive to me…I don’t know.
I also just plan on sending PSAT scores in…
Not so sure 'bout my extracurriculars, either I don’t feel like I’ve done anything too special that I can remember right now.</p>