What are my chances of getting in?

[molliebatmit]

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MrWizKid, I am sorry to say that your post, all by itself, has probably reduced your odds of admission to MIT. It makes you pretty easily identifiable. (I doubt that there are multiple people of your age, with your academic record.) Your post could be taken to indicate that you have no interest in community service–then, if you do become involved subsequently, it could be written off as work done purely for college admissions purposes.

I realize I’m an apologist around here for the admissions office, but I can say with confidence that this is simply not done by MIT.</p>

<p>From Ben Jones, a few years ago, [e.g.](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/qanda/questions_and_answers/your_profile_on_the_web_can_it.shtml]e.g.[/url]:”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/qanda/questions_and_answers/your_profile_on_the_web_can_it.shtml):</a>

@benjones

The MIT admissions office does not engage in this practice [matching students to internet profiles] because it’s essentially an invasion of privacy - sites like Facebook are designed to be a community, a playground, etc for students - not designed to be a spying tool for Big Brother. To use them as the latter is, in my opinion, not terribly ethical.

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