<p>@Rarissma-That must have been scary. But you wouldn’t have to sweat it out at the end because yes, it does ask for confirmation.</p>
<p>@Metrical-I couldn’t agree with you more mate.</p>
<p>@leo- No, to be honest it doesn’t increase your chances. Apply there if you truly think its a good fit for you. I suggest you look at this thread if you haven’t already. Its pretty informative. </p>
<p>@calgirl- I’d say choose Harvard.Really predictable considering you’re in the Harvard thread. Though, based on your user name I might have to try harder to convince you Good luck!</p>
<p>Oh, well thanks for the tip nocensure…I think I won’t be applying SCEA. Chances of getting in are too narrow already for a rushed application to squeeze them further :P</p>
<p>I have another question. Don’t want to start a full-blown controversy here, but I was reading in one of the forums that Asians (which is what I am in a really broad sense) stand a greater chance of admission at MIT than PYSH. I don’t think it’s really discriminatory of the Ivy Leagues if that rumor’s true, personally, because we talk about a third of the world’s population when we talk about Asia so I bet they get loads of apps from down here, but how much truth do you think this rumor holds? And if so, should I be particularly worried about this? :S</p>
<p>@Leo. Well think about it this way. MIT is a school geared towards the sciences with a particular emphasis on engineering. A majority of Asian candidates take up the sciences and engineering as a field of concentration. That’s not to say that there are plenty of Asian economists, artists, and writers, but on average we can safely say the above statement is true. These asians, I believe also know that a majority of their fellows are also aiming for the same field as they are. As a result, what is engendered is a self-fulfilling prophecy. They know that competition is higher for them than other Caucasians or African-Americans and as therefore, their statistics, test scores, and essays tend to be in a higher category than the other ethnicities simply because the others don’t have an incentive to compete as hard not to mention that they aim for a wider menagerie of career options. The result? A “supposed” preference for Asians when in reality MIT is simply doing what it does best: choosing some of the most amazing kids in the world.</p>
<p>Hey Alea, welcome on board! I saw your post on the access code. It usually takes around 3-5 days for you to receive an email with the access code. I just got mine today. You’ll probably get it in a couple of days.</p>
<p>Congrats Rarrisma. Are you planning to submit it soon?</p>
<p>@Cal Girl- Good luck. I hope your essay is a killer one. :)</p>
<p>@sheep- Are you talking about your SAT 1’s or 2’s?</p>
<p>I have a question for all you guys and gals? Out of the ~800 H will accept, how many do you think will go to URM’s, Legacies, or Hooks (low income) and how many will be left for simple high-achieving candidates with none of the above?</p>
<p>I think it will be around that number. I think when early admission was open last time, the acceptance rate was around 14-15% of of around 4500 applicants. So, assuming they get more selective and we consider 12% as the acceptance rate with a growing number of applicants (say 5000) then we would have around 600 acceptances, more or less. So let me revise that question.</p>
<p>How much out of 600 will be URM’'s, legacies, or Hooks?</p>
<p>Also, please correct my data if its wrong. I would like to know the exact amount. These were pure approximations.</p>
<p>I read somewhere that about 40% of the seats are taken by hooked people, which leaves about 1200 spots out of approximately 2000 acceptances for unhooked and 800 spots for hooked people (assuming the same yield for both categories)
I do not know however how these hooked acceptances are distributed between SCEA and RD, but assuming that half of them are accepted early, then we are left with only 200 spots for “normal” people</p>
<p>Are you guys familiar with Silverturtle’s “chances calculator”? I’m curious to see if it’s actually accurate. Shall we test it out with Harvard SCEA results…?</p>
But you wouldn’t have to sweat it out at the end because yes, it does ask for confirmation.</p>
Good luck!</p>