<p>dude, i think you would be ok at Caltech</p>
<p>I'm not getting into MIT because although I have the stats, I was deferred EA, and never sent an update letter, whatever. I really don't care if I get in or not anymore.</p>
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A true MITian won't ever say that. </p>
<p>Corrected:
dude, i think you would be ok at Pasadena City College<a href="California%20Institute%20of%20Technology">color=#e3e3e3</a> [/color]</p>
<p>hahah here's to applying for fun. i really don't think i'm getting it either. but mit wasn't really a top choice. i applied to sloan. anybody else?</p>
<p>think positive...</p>
<p>I don't why I typed that since I'm going to be in the same situation next year...</p>
<p>Is it true MIT is not really interested in EC's unless you win a Math medal or Intel or Julliard piano medal plus a math medal or something like that. I heard service, arts or blue collar labor is not what they are after-Anyone have an idea about that. My cousin is a soph. and was worried about it but wants to apply. I said apply anyway you never know which way the wind blows in the admissions office.</p>
<p>I don't think that's true, since my friend got in without any of those</p>
<p>This is very stereotypical and very untrue.</p>
<p>I think that MIT likes to see a healthy participation in math related activities if you plan on going into something math related like engineering, physics etc.</p>
<p>Most of the people i know who got into MIT were normal. But I do know many Olympiad medalists who were rejected.</p>
<p>It's because MIT doesn't want people who do stuff just for college. That's why people who take every AP course don't get accepted but people who take classes they are genuinely interested in do.</p>
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<p>That's quite a generalization. I don't think you can judge whether or not a person is cramming APs just for colleges simply by looking at his/her transcript. If the intersection between a student's interests and the list of APs available happens to be very large, I'd say that that would be part of the "context" that MIT takes into account. I believe their goal is to <em>avoid</em> stereotypes like "boring" nerd who does nothing but study.</p>
<p>i fluctuate between thinking i have a chance to thinking there is no chance in hell for me.
i guess i'll find out definitely tomorrow. :/</p>
<p>I'm so nervous!</p>
<p>ditto vanilea</p>
<p>once upon a time, there was a tiny voice at the back of inaina's head shouting "you have a chance!" However, Inaina promptly took out a sledgehammer and bludgeoned it to to a messy, pulpy death. THE END.</p>
<p>haha inaina, another post of yours I am in complete and total agreement with</p>
<p>Maybe it's because it truly is D day, but I woke up with a pretty strong feeling I'd be thrilled to be wait listed, expect to get rejected, and honestly (and I mean honestly) shocked to get in. I reread my app last night, and it was the best I think I could do, but I suspect this will be a tough year for a lot of us. I have a few good friends at MIT who would like to see me there... but unfortunately they are not on the admissions committee.</p>