<p>You made yourself pretty clear there, stevierimbaud. (haha it feels weird to address a screen name when I actually know you =D) </p>
<p>@Chris: it’s awesome that you’re updating the international page on the Admissions website. I agree with Phoestre that part of the difficulty for internationals (who live overseas in countries/regions where the vast majority of their peers are just going on to local universities) is that applying to MIT and/or any other top US colleges is a gamble. Such a student needs to invest a tremendous amount of time and effort for a very slim chance of getting in, while simultaneously making sure that they’re doing sufficiently well in school so they can be admitted to the top universities in their respective countries (while possibly getting little to no encouragement/support from teachers, as Nic…i mean stevierimbaud pointed out). </p>
<p>I feel like it’d be REALLY GOOD if you/the Admissions can acknowledge/address this on that int’l page, which i believe will a) make Admissions at MIT seem more personal; and b) encourage interested international students (4000 applicants is A LOT of people) and help them make an informed decision on whether to apply to MIT.</p>