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<p>The question on the table isn’t whether MIT’s acceptance numbers are good on any absolute case. Obviously MIT is a top school and so you would expect MIT to clearly outperform the average school. </p>
<p>The question on the table is whether MIT compares favorably to its peer schools, which I generally take to be places like HYPS. That’s a far dicier proposition, and the evidence seems to indicate that the answer is probably ‘no’. </p>
<p>But don’t take my word for it. Read the data yourself, read the counterarguments presented by my cellardweller (and my rebuttals) and draw your own conclusion.</p>