Hello, I’m a white female rising junior interested in applying for the MIT “MITES” program.
I fit zero of the listed traits that on their website they list as influential in their admissions (I mean, it’s in the name):
~Underrepresented in science and engineering, defined as being African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American (white)
~Underserved, defined as coming from low socioeconomic means, which may be indicated by qualification for free/reduced lunch (middle class)
~Potentially the first family member to attend college (nope)
~Absence of science and engineering degrees in family (parents are PhDs)
~Coming from a high school with low admittance rates to top-tier colleges, especially rural or predominantly minority high school (suburban school)
I’m decently accomplished. I am an AIME qualifier, USACO silver, etc etc. I’ll probably improve on these accomplishments junior year since I intend to take that all more seriously.
Anyways, how much does my status as not very marginalized affect my chances? Silly question lol, thanks.