<p>Unfortunately I have not been selected for any team to represent my country in any International Olympiads. I am a international applicant from India.</p>
<p>Will MIT now remain just a dream for me?</p>
<p>Please honest answer , I am so tensed of the college process :(</p>
<p>No medal necessary. </p>
<p>What do you do to support your interests? That is what MIT wants to see.</p>
<p>There is no medal necessary for getting into MIT. The converse is true as well - a medal won’t guarantee admission into MIT.</p>
<p>Getting into MIT, especially as an international student, is very hard. You should apply, but try not to tense up about the college process. Have a back up plan, do what you can, and move on.</p>
<p>No medal necessery. I know one guy who had medals in IPho 2 times. Also he had a lot of medals on the international level olympiadas. But guess what? He got rejected. Why? Nobody knows, and maybe admission knows. On another hand I know one girl, she hadn’t any international medals. She was good person, amazing person. She did good at the school, had execellent transcripts. Guess what? She got accepted. Why? I don’t know, maybe because she was versatile and had strong passion which led her into MIT. </p>
<p>Conclusion: Just be good person. Do what you want, not the admission wants. Do what you like, not your father/mother want you to do. Find your passion, the thing without you can’t imagine your life. The thing which you would do if you had 2nd life. And write awesome essay about this THING. This thing should show admission who you are, show your whole substance. And then you will have decent chances to get in, not more. Nobody has more chances than another guy/girl has. God knows best. I wish you good luck, because 70% luck, and 30% your substance (SAT, GPA, ECs, essays, talent etc).
I think I know why that girl got into MIT. Because most of amazing persons are lucky. :)</p>
<p>Again Good luck!</p>
<p>Askar</p>