<p>[-</a> Competitive summer programs, some of which are hosted by MIT.](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/summer_programs/index.shtml]-”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/summer_programs/index.shtml)
[-</a> Science fairs and olympiads.](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/science_fairs_olympiads_etc/index.shtml]-”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/science_fairs_olympiads_etc/index.shtml)</p>
<p>And the regular stuff. </p>
<p>I’d say you shouldn’t just do it to look good though. I would have if I’d known earlier.</p>