Stanford vs MIT...Which is harder to get into?

Applying to College
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<p>The title says it all, which school is harder to get into, in particular for URMS? I am planning on applying either SCEA to Stanford or EA to MIT. Since I can't do both, I plan on applying EA/SCEA to the easier one and applying RD to the harder one. Thank you in advance. :) :) :)</p>

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<p>I'd say MIT is probably the hardest college for males to get into. I applied to both Stanford and MIT, and I was rejected MIT, while waitlisted at Stanford, which shows different parts of the applicant pool where I fell. </p>

<p>I think it is a bit easier for women to get into MIT, due to them being underrepresented. I think MIT cares less about diversity than Stanford, but more Hispanics apply to Stanford (I would assume) due to geographic distributions.</p>

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<p>I think they look for slightly different profiles.</p>

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<p>College admissions can't really be predicted and you can't really say Stanford is harder to get into than MIT or vice versa. That is like saying "What is harder, majoring in Chemistry or majoring in Physics?" Why not just apply early to the one you have more interest in instead of tossing chance into the wind and saying you'll apply early to the one that is "easier" to get into? </p>

<p>When choosing a school to apply early to with the likes of MIT or Stanford, everything comes down to personal fit. If you would find MIT's environment more receptive to you, apply to MIT early. If you find Stanford is the better choice for your everything you're looking for, apply to Stanford early.</p>

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<p>Well the fact is, even if I get admitted EA to one, I will still apply RD to the other, since I like both schools a lot.</p>

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<p>I think MIT is harder. I've seen some pretty stupid people get into Stanford. Hahaha... by AA probably though.</p>

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<p>Apply to Stanford SCEA rather than MIT EA because SCEA at Stanford provides an advantage while MIT EA has no advantage. (That's what I should have done).</p>

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<p>What is SCEA?</p>

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<p>single choice early action- you can only apply early to this school, but its not binding.</p>

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<p>MIT has to be... especially from outside of california... look at stanford vs. MITs SAT scores. Stanford only has such a low acceptance rate because EVERYONE in california applies there... look at stanford's in state % compared to other top schools... it's like 3 or 4 times as high.</p>

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<p>^Stanford devalues SAT scores compared to other elite schools (as does Columbia).</p>

<p>Anyways, MIT is easier for girls and URM's, Stanford is easier for white males. Asian males are screwed either way.</p>

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<p>depends on your gender</p>

<p>if you're a male, stanford is easier</p>

<p>if you're a female, MITis easier </p>

<p>(it's harsh..but it's true; at MIT, female acceptance rate 26%, male 9%; at stanford the rate is about the same for each, somewhere around 10-11%)</p>

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Stanford devalues SAT scores compared to other elite schools

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<p>the facts would, in fact, belie this claim.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.stanford.edu/home/statistics/#admission%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stanford.edu/home/statistics/#admission&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Standardized test scores: very important</p>

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<p>in addition to that, here's MIT's CDS:</p>

<p><a href="http://web.mit.edu/ir/cds/2007/c.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.mit.edu/ir/cds/2007/c.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Standardized test scores: important</p>

<p>so, if anything, Stanford places MORE emphasis on SAT scores than does MIT</p>

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<p>um i just know it's realllly hard to get into stanford if you don't live in california.. lol</p>

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<p>you can't believe everything that the common data set claims. ;-)</p>

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<p>"single choice early action- you can only apply early to this school, but its not binding."</p>

<p>not binding, meaning that you can apply early to that school, but also are free to apply to other schools? And if it were binding, you couldn't apply to any more schools until the school you went EA with got back to you?</p>

<p>So, SCEA = non-binding and EA=binding?</p>

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<p>SCEA and EA are both nonbinding. It means that if they accept you, you are not required to enroll. I believe that SCEA means you can only apply to one school early, while EA means you can apply to as many as you want early.</p>

<p>ED is where you are required to enroll if accepted.</p>

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<p>^ thanks :)</p>

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<p>Additionally, your math scores need to be up there if you want to be truly considered for admission at MIT.</p>