<p>No, admissions says quite explicity that being a URM gives you a huge boost:</p>
<p>“MIT is committed to admitting ALL minorities who we feel are academically qualified to attend the Institute.”</p>
<p>from here:</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Info For Schools & Counselors: What We Look For In Applicants](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/what_we_look_for/index.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/schools/what_we_look_for/index.shtml)</p>
<p>For everyone else, they say they see if you are qualified and then look for the match. Therefore, standards for minorities vs. ORM’s and everyone else are quite different. URM’s go though one filter, everyone else goes through two.</p>
<p>Do you interpret these statements on the admissions web site differently?</p>