<p>Actually while a Nobel Prize is a good thing to have, and can only help your application, one Nobel Prize on its own will not guarantee admission. Having multiple Nobel Prizes, in different fields however, will really help an application stand out. (grin)</p>
<p>Truthfully, there is no secret sauce. Getting into a competitive university is all about the match between you and the university. Read [MIT</a> Admissions: The Match Between You And MIT](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/the_match_between_you_and_mit/index.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/the_match_between_you_and_mit/index.shtml). Then do what you really enjoy, and if it really is a match with MIT, then it will do just fine.</p>