<p>DONT WORRY</p>
<p>MIT IS ON CRACK</p>
<p>our valedictorian eagle scout and varsity cross country/track runner with a 2350 sat and perfect sat ii's and ap's didnt get in</p>
<p>our salutatorian fat minority girl with 2150 (est.) sat and did nothing but study for 4 years and play some violin got in</p>
<p>best part: fat minority girl has no interest in going</p>
<p>so</p>
<p>dismiss mit</p>
<p>did u get in?</p>
<p>apparently not</p>
<p>what an attitude...</p>
<p>valedictorian eagle scout and varsity cross country/track runner with a 2350 sat and perfect sat ii's and ap's </p>
<p>doesn't mean anything! </p>
<p>There are scores of people who are valedictorian, so many who play multiple sports and are captains, and so many with perfect SATs, SATiis, and aps out there. </p>
<p>He/she needs to stand out in some way or another. </p>
<p>So stop complaining...</p>
<p>Forest</p>
<p>I understand that the admissions process is more than scores and activities, but please do not say that they do not mean anything. That is as insensitive as it is wrong.</p>
<p>If he was fast like sub 10:00 2 mile or 4:30ish 1600 then I can sympathize but if he was one of those 20:00 5k resume padders then bleh. But, I'm kind of glad I didn't get in, I've never visited and I don't have that kind of money. At one time I really wanted to go though.</p>
<p>Forest probably didn't mean to say that..</p>
<p>he probably meant like those perfect stats won't give u guranteed admission to MIT.. or something like that</p>
<p>i love how you emphasize her weight. i guess i was naive enough to believe that mit didn't care about looks.</p>
<p>if all she did was study for 4 years, I guess she learned how to be a better writer and write essays that captured the adcom's attention compared to eagle scout boy. </p>
<p>and if you have issues with the fact that she's a minority, NEWS FLASH: MIT isn't the only school favoring minorities. If you have issues with that she's a girl, remember that it is more likely for a girl to get into MIT, because less apply. Isn't the acceptance rate for females more than twice that for males?</p>
<p>Female acceptance rate probably 3 times better than males this year.</p>
<p>i could see benito's pov though...a male acquaintance of mine got into MIT and MIT wasn't even on his list of colleges until this year! He's not a math or science person and prefers liberal arts education...basically he just applied for the heck of applying. Unfortunately he's also black male with relatively good rank (around 16 or 17) and high SAT scores for the minorities (1400 M+V, 2000's if writing is included. SAT IIs were absimal...round 600's) and our school is freaking crappy-old avg SAT under 1000...And he's not poor or like that in anyway. In fact, he lives in a neighborhood that in which the majority is zoned to the school in the rich part of the district. His house is twice as big as mine! Oh, he took an SAT class...</p>
<p>Anyway, I have a close female friend, who, unfortunately is Asian. Her rank is around 10 or so and SAT is 2200/33 ACT. SAT II's were about 100 points higher than the black guy. Because of her job she's only active in 2-3 clubs but hold leadership positions in all. She's not that great of a writer but she worked from sophomore to senior year almost 40 hours a week...she's basically poor (EFC= 0). She was rejected. I mean seriously, what kind of bs is this. I feel really bad b/c the other applicant wasnt even interested in MIT in anyway...he heard that ppl were applying there and decided to apply.</p>
<p>I don't want to start another debate about AA and I know numbers aren't everything but this seriously blows. The Asian girl is a really good friend of mine and it's just hard to see her disappointed. I usually support affirmative action but when a minority applicant comes from a very advantaged background is chosen over a non-URM who had less chances/opportunities (and yet still managed to succeed even more than the said minority), it really irks me.</p>
<p>Anyway I just want to end with the hope that everything will work out. Ivies notifications are around the corner and I hope my friend receives something worthwhile. She was chosen for Gates scholarship so whereever she goes it'll be paid for.</p>
<p>i cant help it IM SO MAD I DIDNT GET IN. i had so much going for me</p>
<p>almostdone, Obviously you knew that not everyone had a realistic chance of getting in didn't you ?</p>
<p>I guess people just have to get psyched about other colleges too.</p>
<p>Can't wait till Senior Year :P</p>
<p>The only thing that surprises me is it took this long for this to get started. Remember you only know a small amount about any application. A fact of life for the rest of your life; sometimes you will get in, get the job, win over the future spouse and win the lottery... and sometimes you won't. The people deserving the most respect are those that move on with their emotions under control and head up win, lose or draw.</p>
<p>You have to remember that it is not just scores that get you accepted. Believe me, there is a reason that the application is as long as it is and they ask so many questions. </p>
<p>As many have mentioned before, MIT could fill the class with perfect SAT/ACT scores many times over. What good is that? MIT wants diversity in all aspects, not just racial diversity. As a parent, I tire of hearing the whine "my space was given to a minority". It's old and frankly it's worn out. Maybe the space was given to someone whom the admissions council thought was a better fit for the institution. You have not read all the applications. You have not analyzed all the information. My DD applied to a number of schools last year including some of the Ivies. One Ivy said yes and the other said no. Not once did she say they gave my space to someone who did not deserve it. Her response: oh well, you can't get in everywhere. </p>
<p>You need to look at the other options available to you and make an informed decision as to where you will be spending the next four years. </p>
<p>May 1 is not far away. Don't waste precious making time bemoaning the fact that MIT did not offer you admission. </p>
<p>Good luck with your decision making process.</p>
<p>"As many have mentioned before, MIT could fill the class with perfect SAT/ACT scores many times over. "</p>
<p>ummm no they cant.</p>
<p>Well, -our-
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[would-be-valedictorian-had-our-school-system-done-rankings] eagle scout and varsity [swimmer] with a [2400] sat and perfect sat ii's and ap's
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did get in.</p>
<p>So.. yeah..</p>
<p>I'd add something to denounce the OP's logic if the other posters ahead of me hadn't already covered everything. ;)</p>
<p>Life is crazy.
It kinda sucks sometimes.
But it rocks other times!
So forget about the bad stuff, and just focus on PARTYIN' IT UP.</p>
<p>Chyeah, dally.</p>
<p>I guess 20 hours writing and rewriting those essays wasn't enough for MIT...</p>