Yeah, Mr. Happy is such a good short film!
That film was awesome, wish Chance acted in more things
Hi everyone! I noticed on the MITES website that at MITES everyone needs to take an introductory calculus class. If I already took calculus last year would that negatively impact my chances of admission?
I’m doing my essays right now and i wish I had someone to read through them. Generally speaking, I’m a decent writer. When it comes to stuff like this, my brain spasms and I write this pitiful rant about whatever it is i am supposed to write. Well, I have faith. @isFress I took a calculus class as well. If we go down, we go down together. Not much comfort, but I am slightly morbid.
@arinuma Yeah, before I thought that my advanced course load would help for MITES, but now I think that it might end up getting me rejected by MITES. According to my friend MITES doesn’t want super-qualified kids. After all it is called Minority Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science. I had a friend who was in the same boat and he ended up getting into MOSTEC instead of MITES.
@isFress @arinuma Guys, don’t worry about that at all. They literally have a Calc II class for a reason. Everyone has to take a math, so either Calc I or Calc II. If you have already taken Calc II, then it won’t be a disadvantage. Even if you are an overqualified applicant, try stressing that you had to work extremely hard to get there, and you aren’t just a privileged genius.
@java23 Thanks 
I think that the MITES admission committee will understand that even if I have already taken calculus then MITES is still an incredibly valuable experience and would benefit me in other ways. Are you applying this year?
@isFress MITES alum here. What makes you think “Minority” does not equate with “super qualified” ? You seem like you are making lame excuses for not being accepted to MITES in advance. If your bigoted/arrogant attitude shows up in your essays, you will be one of the first rejections to all three programs.
To any of the MITES alums, what do you think played the biggest role in your application? Your grades, extracurriculars, or essays? Also, can you describe what being at MITES was like?
@java23 and @isFress I think that they have a calculus three that you can test into when you get their and take your placement test. My friend’s sibling went a while ago and that’s what happened to him because he finished AP Calc BC Junior year.
@TroyNY Can you share details of how you got accepted into MITES, and any tips for applicants?
Does anyone know how much impact teacher recs matter because I do not have a close relationship with my math teacher
@java23 Your test scores and grades are “set in stone”. Concentrate on submitting well-written, “down to earth” essays that describe what interests you, what motivates you, what inspires you, etc. Avoid cliches as much as possible. Substance is more important than “flowery” writing.
@TroyNY
Are you an alumni of the MITES Program? I also agree with what you said earlier. Being a minority doesn’t mean that you can’t take advanced classes. @isFress Don’t worry about your grades, just write good essays and hope that you make it.
@TroyNY Are the placement tests for every subject? Does MITES give you a lot of freedom to explore MIT/the city on your own or is it extremely guided?
Also, I don’t think there’s any problem with ‘flowery’ writing in itself. The problem is when someone uses it in a novice manner at an attempt to cover up poor writing skills. When used correctly, a great essay becomes memorable. Have fun with it and take creative liberties.
@TroyNY I apologize for saying what might have been misconstrued as offensive towards minorities. I was not attempting to be bigoted or arrogant at all. I did not mean to imply that minorities could not be super-qualified, and I did not mean to imply that I was super-qualified, even though in hindsight I totally understood how it could have been perceived that way. What I was emphasizing in my post was that the I in MITES stands for Introduction to STEM, but I fear that you may have thought that I was emphasizing the M in MITES which stands for minorities. Sorry again for the miscommunication, I hope that this post cleared things up.
@isFress Thanks for the explanation. Good luck on your application.
@Hamlon Placement tests first day for math and science courses. Reasonable freedom on campus. Off campus trips to Boston and other locations are more structured into large groups and sometimes smaller groups (led by undergrad cluster coordinators). Remember, MITES students are 16 and 17 year old rising high school seniors NOT college undergrads.
Can anyone chance me for MITES 2017. I really like the program, but I don’t really have as much information about it as most of the other people on this thread.
Diversity?
-Egyptian Born US Citizen. (I guess that’s a minority, I have no idea)
Academics
-1480 PSAT 35 ACT
-I do lots of good extracurriculars that benefit the community.
I also thinks my essays are the best I’ve ever written
I just have a few questions. Firstly, is it good to have a bunch of STEM activities/research, or is it actually better to have been “deprived” of these opportunities? Second, both my parents have PhDs, but not in the traditional sense that they rake in a bunch of cash and feed me privilege. I can explain a lot better in my essays.
Any takes or ideas? All thoughts are appreciated
Hey Guys! So I just decided I’m going to apply to MITES literally 22 days before the deadline! This is going to be one wild ride! B-)
@java23 it looks like we have similar backgrounds, PSATs and Ecs lol. My parents also have good degrees (and in STEM fields) and in my essay I am talking about their(our?) struggle to emigrate to America and achieve the american dream an how it inspires me to do my best. I saw in another part of this thread that they put the more advanced STEM kids in the one week program 
, but I hope not. I think the STEM activities could be great to write about for the extra curricular to show passion!