@curiouspenguin there was one well off non minority students but most of the rest of us at MOSTEC were a mixture. We had a lot of biracial students, as well.
It’s the content of your essays that matter so much more then your stats. Plenty of MOSTEC and MITES, if not most of the students don’t have those freakishly high CC scores. Your extracurriculars and rec letters are important too!
This year the application is different. Not only has E2 been scrapped, you can now rank the programs you want to attend, meaning you can rank MITES, MOSTEC or both, in whichever order.
@collegevisit So I was all over the place last summer and because I chose MOSTEC, I had much more freedom than with any other program. (cough Rank MOSTEC cough)
You guys should all apply to Carnegie Mellon SAMS as well. The SAMS alumni have been killing the game!! If you guys are low-income, consider LEDA Scholars, Bovard Scholars and if you wanna know more, hit me up. Matriculate is also for low income students, so you guys should check it out! My mentor was super helpful
@solarsystem Do you think type 1 diabetes would classify me as a minority? I’m thinking about writing about it for my optional essay.
@arinuma They scraped E2!?! Wow, not enough people must have come last summer. Funny enough, I know one person here on CC who chose CMU’s six-week diversity program over E2 so yeah, I can understand why.
@curiouspenguin While having Type 1 Diabetes does not make you a minority in the traditional sense, it is definitely an interesting take on minority status and would be an interesting thing to write about.
Both SAMS and Matriculate/College Point are fantastic programs! I am currently part of Matriculate and am a SAMS 2017 alumni! Many of those who applied and were not offered a spot via MITES also applied to SAMS and got in, so it’s definitely a great alternative. SAMS and MITES are generally similar, but specifically different. Matriculate, as @arinuma stated, provides free college counseling to high-achieving minorities, many of which go off to great school. If anyone of you want to learn more about either program, PM me.
Also, since the SAMS program is rolling decision and first-wave decision letters will be sent sometime in January, I’ve made a CC thread for it: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/summer-programs/2044554-carnegie-mellon-summer-academy-for-math-and-science-sams-and-ap-ea-2018-p1.html?new=1
SAMS, again, is rolling decisions-based, meaning the sooner you apply, the better, so you could get a decision as early as next month.
Mites alumni pleas message me on what it takes to get in and if I have a shot.
@solarsystem In terms of the group chat, what platform did you use?
Also I was wondering does anyone know if I could use my computer science teacher as an rec or does it have to come from a pure mathematics teacher?
@xManWolves We used groupme, and I think that would be fine for mathematics
@solarsystem how important are grades and rank? also how much work do you get over the summer?
@xxxtaxation they’re a little important but I don’t think they’re deal breakers per say. Just make sure you’re making A’s and B’s lol. And if you mean for MOSTEC, for your project course you do get a lot kind of. I think in the acceptance letter it said that the academic phase, aka the part during the summer, was around 25 hours a week of work. But then again this varies, because it mainly depends on how much work you’re willing to put into the course, and I feel like it also depends on the course you choose
@solarsystem i mean like i sorta kinda have a 4.0, my only B’s on my transcript are from 8th grade and on the app, it asks for grades 9-12th so im going to have to ask my counselor if I can write “4.0”
as for the project course, my friend who was in it last year (who isn’t helping me cuz hes pretty lost with himself, u prob know him lol) said he did astrophysics. what other courses are there
lastly, how many kids get into MOSTEC?
@xxxtaxation Yeah you’ll definitely be fine with that. lol, I did astrophysics last year and I’m pretty sure I know who you’re talking about. Last year there was astrophysics (aka best course w/ best instructor), electrical engineering and computer science, neuroscience, mobile app development, combinatorics, and machine learning. Idk how many exactly got in, but there were around 110 kids in the program.
Hi guys found this thread and im applying too good luck everyone
@solarsystem how important is the 6th essay?
@mbenitez1201 It’s honestly up to you whether to write it or not. If you feel the need to explain some stuff on your app, or if you just feel like writing about something you like and you didn’t get the chance to write it in another section of your app, go for it. If not, you won’t be like penalized or anything for not writing anything.
Just to be clear, it’s not rolling admissions for the programs right?
Deadlines are pretty soon though so I’ll push to get my app done beforehand regardless.
@arinuma @solarsystem Do you remember how many Asians/Indians/other overrepresented minorities were at MOSTEC last year? I’m Asian and don’t know if I would have a chance if I applied…
@IndianKid123 hahaha I never would’ve guessed that you’re Asian.
Glad i found this chat! Has anyone made a groupchat yet for people applying to mites this year?
@IndianKid123 eh idk exactly for sure but there was a handful. You’ll be fine, apply either way! I remember last year I decided to apply a few days before the deadline and I didn’t think I would make it, but look where that got me 
@Dishakay Yes there is a group chat. I will message the link to you.