Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (2023-2024)

[remote vessel]

I don't lmao

[keen sentinel]

🫠

[remote vessel]

actually no

Lexapro

[keen sentinel]

lol

good plan

[remote vessel]

THEY PUT A TRAMPOLINE IN SIMMONS???

[austere vapor]

they have a ball pit

[acoustic folio]

yo guys, anyone who applied for financial aid, do you see "received" for the tax form of house income? I've uploaded 2 weeks ago and it still says "not received"

[inland flicker]

On what?

[remote vessel]

put the ball pit balls in the trampoline

[mystic fossil]

is it worth it to apply to mit as a humanities person? would love to hear some experiences of stem-humanities ppl who already applied/are applying

[ionic spindle]

I wouldn't apply if you are only interested in humanities, but MIT attracts some of the best professors in every field.

The admin definetly cares about humanities and all students are required to take a certain amount of humanities credits.

[mystic fossil]

i like stem AND humanities, but i don't have any stem ECs

[mystic fossil]

thank you for the clarification

[ionic spindle]

I think you'd find that to be more common than you think at MIT

I'm also applying without any STEM ECs

[remote vessel]

but me

I am stem ecs

[mystic fossil]

good to hear - thank you

[ionic spindle]

I'd take a look at the Claremont Consortium though, especially Harvey Mudd, because the intersection of humanities and STEM is their whole thing.

[mystic fossil]

im intl + finaid lolz

but i considered claremont mckenna

will look into mudd though

[ionic spindle]

Harvey Mudd is one of the most expensive schools, but they do give 100% need to international students IIRC

but I think it really depends

and their merit aid is good if you qualify for that

[ionic spindle]

actually this isn't right

I just checked

[mystic fossil]

im canadian, so im only really considering the schools id 100% go if i got into since there are some nice schools here in canada. that's why i was wondering about mit. obviously 0 guarantees but it's good to hear the thing about no STEM ECs

[mystic fossil]

yes lool thanks for confirming

[ionic spindle]

They do have a scholarships that all intl students receive and some they can apply for/eligible for

https://www.hmc.edu/admission/afford/international-student-financial-aid/

[mystic fossil]

yay thank you! maybe mudd is too-stemmy for me, but regardless i appreciate you sharing

bc i wouldn't really want to MAJOR in a stem field

the 21E sounds interesting at mit though

[ionic spindle]

Totally understandable

I just know them to be very good at combining STEM and Humanities

You do have some really phenomenal options in canada though

[mystic fossil]

agreed, and i appreciate my opportunities here

[ionic spindle]

I wish I could apply to some of them, but it is impossible for me to get the Min Reqs

[mystic fossil]

what are the min reqs?

[ionic spindle]

All my courses are pass/fail and univesity of waterloo told me because of that they wouldn't accept my application

and a few other things at other canadian universities I looked at required a course as a pre-req for Civil Engineering that has no American or AP counterpart

(saw this at a few places)

[acoustic folio]

mit portal -> manage financial aid -> menu (top left) -> docs & msgs

[obsidian mesa]

is the ea decision date announced?

[remote vessel]

nope

based on historical trends it'll be the 16th though

[obsidian mesa]

k

[inland flicker]

Monday

Is when the ea decision date & time will be announced

[obsidian mesa]

wtf actually?

oh

lmao

[inland flicker]

Lol

[mystic fossil]

oh dang that's unfortunate 😕 what about uoft or ubc

[acoustic folio]

there's gonna be the usual "how to keep calm b4 decisions" blog coming out probably together with the date announcement

[remote vessel]

I got in contact with the only kid from my school that got into mit in the past 10 years

they're a senior there now

asked some questions

[median grotto]

What did they say?

[remote vessel]

nothing yet lmao

[inland flicker]

UPenn president resigned wow

[mystic fossil]

nvm

but yes she was pressured a lot by the community

makes sense based on her testimony

[exotic briar]

Source?

[inland flicker]

They always announce the EA Decidion date/time on the Monday before

They always aim for the middle Saturday (the 16th)

Last year it was the 17tg

Year before that the 18th

so on so forth

[exotic briar]

Hmm

[remote vessel]

wonder why

[outer hollow]

None of my ea decisions come out in dec, all of them come in jan

Cuz i didnt apply to mit ea

Its so sad i have to wait for everything

[remote vessel]

oh my god none of us are getting in

SHE TOOK BC CALC 9TH GRADE

[ionic spindle]

There are people who haven't taken calc who have gotten in

[remote vessel]

I guess

[ionic spindle]

don't let that discourage you

if you've taken calc that is likely enough

[remote vessel]

she did admit that I have mad gas extracurriculars though

good sign

[eternal jasper]

this was so me when I read that

[drowsy ether]

guys should i even apply to this school

i mean spiderman wasn't even good enough

[inland flicker]

He got in at the end

[exotic briar]

It's so joever

[eternal jasper]

it's mitover

[drowsy ether]

fr class of 2028 will just get cancelled 0% acceptance rate 😔

[eternal jasper]

i can see that

[obsidian mesa]

fr

[keen sentinel]

actually

[exotic briar]

Except the 2023 USA IMO Team Member

[ionic spindle]

So true

[eternal jasper]

finite corridor 😭

[exotic briar]

fr

[inland flicker]

Carl has spoken

[exotic briar]

how so orz

[ionic spindle]

!chance mit

[ionic spindle]

ezmode

[turbid turtle]

literally the only thing i’m riding on for mit is that i did a lot in politics

guys pls i’m making a difference or whatever they say on their website

pls mit admissions i align with the mit mission so hard

[remote vessel]

guys pls i also align with the mission statement i indirectly caused the writer's strike

[ionic spindle]

I'm 100% getting denied

[exotic briar]

Use https://manifold.markets

[ionic spindle]

What is this?

[exotic briar]

a prediction market thing

[elder vine]

everday closer to the mit decision date

im going more insane

[austere vapor]

💀 bro what are u talkin about

[gusty siren]

theres a kid taking a ap calc class as a 8th grader at my school 💀

already took 2 APs as a middle schooler

[remote vessel]

someone brought up the idea that the idea of ai directing shows led to the writer's strike to me and i use it as a joke now

[austere vapor]

thought u where being serious lol

[remote vessel]

fuck no lmao

[tulip halo]

when is the MIT decision date being officially announced?

[austere vapor]

most likely monday

[ionic spindle]

I don't know why I am in this thread, tbh.

I'm 100% getting denied.

I'm likely the worst applicant MIT has ever seen

[austere vapor]

u got this!

dont manifest a rejection

[remote vessel]

last year a kid at my school applied with a 730 sat and 71/100 gpa

[ionic spindle]

I got a 0 GPA

[remote vessel]

https://tenor.com/view/congratulations-congrats-clapping-clap-hulk-gif-27571005

[ionic spindle]

I don't even have one

lol

at least that kid can prove he has taken math

[austere vapor]

why do u have 0 aps

[ionic spindle]

0 offered

[austere vapor]

why not do online ones or atleast self-study the tests

[ionic spindle]

I am taking my first ever high school math class next semester

[austere vapor]

.

[ionic spindle]

I'm planning to test out of AP Calc BC

this may

[ionic spindle]

1. Was not planning on applying to college
2. Was not enrolled in high school
3. Did not have time
4. Could not afford it

[austere vapor]

interesting

[ionic spindle]

In fact, I first learned what an AP was 2 years ago

but I have extenuating circumstances (former homeless youth)

so yeah I might just be the most unqualified applicant to MIT ever

but I am pretty sure my score on the december SAT will be 1600

so we'll see

[remote vessel]

I don't know why I'm freaking out still dawg

we just gonna see what happens

[eternal jasper]

Guys omg i cant believe i got in11!1!1!

This is what i will say one week from now

[exotic briar]

fr

[remote vessel]

not if i have anything to say about it

AND I DO

[exotic briar]

I feel like I put everything I could into this one application for the last year and by extension the last four years
Theoretically, I have everything that MIT wants
When I get my rejection, I don't know if I will feel more defeat, anger, or pure numbness 🤷

[inland flicker]

me too

[mystic fossil]

you are so resilient

good for you

[remote vessel]

they just deny you because your stats are too good in that case

[exotic briar]

sobad

[inland flicker]

stressing hard rn this is going to be the longest week of my life

[fierce gust]

i have a ton of tests so i’ll be worrying abt those instead 💀

[keen sentinel]

hahahahaha

yes

[gusty siren]

what ap classes did you guys take

[remote vessel]

just take the aps that you're interested in

||take AP Calculus BC||

[exotic briar]

bad take real analysis
it actually teaches you stuff

Imagine talking about limits without a concrete definition of them 🤡

[remote vessel]

straying from my other reply, MIT wants people that are passionate about what they like, not those who do everything possible to look good on paper, so don't just take what other MIT applicants are doing if you don't find them intriguing

I promise you taking every AP possible does nothing for you if you apply to MIT

except saying that you're smart

[inland flicker]

ap calculus bc
ap macro/microeconomics
ap CSA
ap CSP
ap US Gov
ap COMP gov
ap Physics 2
ap Physics 1
ap World History
ap European History
ap Biology
ap US History
ap Lang

Dual (college course so basically same) Calc I/II
Dual Statistics
Dual English 111/112
Dual Pre-Calc I/II

im missing a few but yeah

[drowsy ether]

they basically say that they value character a lot in admissions so essays matter a ton i think

[inland flicker]

Yeah definitely

[drowsy ether]

responding to the stuff earlier

[balmy finch]

Including this year,
Comp sci principles
Apwhm
Apush
Lang
Lit
Calc bc
Psych
Macro
Physics C (both mech and em)
lacking on APs because I took 4 yrs college engineering

[inland flicker]

They want to make sure you are prepared for the academic rigor as well though.

[austere vapor]

• micro
• macro
• lang
• csa
• csp
• stats
• phys c mech
• phys c em
• calc bc
• psych
• lit
• phys 1

[inland flicker]

oh yah I took AP Lang too

I'm still missing one I only have 17 listed I took 18

[drowsy ether]

i mean realistically most ppl that apply r "smart enough" for mit

but unless ur really distinguished nationally or even locally academics doesn't really matter

at least thats my understanding from the stuff online

[remote vessel]

EIGHTEEN APS??

[inland flicker]

The former Dean of Admissions says one of the most important things in MIT admissions was being a "hooked" applicant. Not necessarily hooked in the normal sense of being low-income, minority, etc., but hooked in the sense of just having something that was unique and rare for highschoolers

[trim flame]

AP Biology
AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science A
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition
AP European History
AP Microeconomics
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP United States History

[remote vessel]

MY SCHOOL LETS US TAKE 8

[eternal jasper]

bruh ill have taken 6 by the time I graduate

[inland flicker]

yuh

[eternal jasper]

my school only has 8

[austere vapor]

cant rly be double counting ab and bc

[remote vessel]

AND IM ONLY DOING 6 BECAUSE MY ACCOMODATIONS PREVENT ME FROM DOING AP ENGLISHES

[balmy finch]

I have/will take 10 aps total + 4 college engineering full year (3 RIT credits each) + 2 half yr college business + 1 yr college Spanish

[inland flicker]

wdym

[trim flame]

aye u right u right

[inland flicker]

They're different Full Year courses lol

[eternal jasper]

i have some college credits too

[austere vapor]

BC contains AB

[drowsy ether]

i mean anything can constitute rare and unique but whether or not that thing matters is a different story

[austere vapor]

taking both is redundant

[trim flame]

my school forces us to take both

[austere vapor]

odd

[inland flicker]

I agree, I only took BC (though I also took College (Dual) Calc I)

[austere vapor]

seems a bit pointless

[inland flicker]

wdym

wdym

[balmy finch]

Rating?

[trim flame]

fr were literally done with the material for bc already

its like 2 units

[austere vapor]

email admissions and ask 💀

[inland flicker]

They only give credit for 5's on the AP Exam for a few select courses if that is waht you mean

[austere vapor]

they mean like rating applicants 1-6 like harvard

[balmy finch]

what’s a rating system

[remote vessel]

i think its only a 5 on bc calc

[inland flicker]

It's a 5 on all of them

[balmy finch]

Harvard does that??

[austere vapor]

yes.

[inland flicker]

They don't accept lower than a 5 on any of them

[drowsy ether]

"please rate my application i need to see if i should apply" 💀

[remote vessel]

check they site its only 1 or 2 aps that they aaccept for

[balmy finch]

damn
Is there any way to figure out your rating

[inland flicker]

"for a few select courses"

[remote vessel]

mb

[austere vapor]

hack the admissions office!
(ao's hate this one trick)

[inland flicker]

lol

[gusty siren]

omg

[eternal jasper]

become the admissions office

[gusty siren]

😭

[remote vessel]

again this is why my accomodations prevent me from taaaking aap english

i cant read

lmfao

[inland flicker]

rip

how u write ur essay

[inland flicker]

don't stress ur just a soph

[remote vessel]

my writing skills are gas i just cant read for shit

[austere vapor]

most likely with words

[inland flicker]

I wrote mine in binary, didn't you?

[remote vessel]

40/40 on sat grammar

[balmy finch]

I’m kinda worried about my ap lang score i got a 4 and idk why

[inland flicker]

I cancelled all my scores but 3 bc I'm stupid

[eternal jasper]

wow

[balmy finch]

Im hoping my sat english score can make up for that 4

[gusty siren]

I got a 4 on csp 💀

we all thought it was gonna be a easy 5

[balmy finch]

rip

[gusty siren]

and then like maj got a 3

[austere vapor]

hexademical

[gusty siren]

😎

[flint wigeon]

dw Lang is irrelevant

[inland flicker]

They marked off my project portion bc i didn't comment man

[eternal jasper]

its ok mit likes people with not many aps (me)

[inland flicker]

You know what's crazy

[gusty siren]

I lowkey had hope that i was gonna get a 5 😔

whatever tho it was my first ap exam

[austere vapor]

OMG JUST GOT LIKELY LETTER!!!!!

[remote vessel]

real

[drowsy ether]

thats crazy

[austere vapor]

💀 jk

[eternal jasper]

omg1111111

[balmy finch]

Mit sends likely letters??

[eternal jasper]

no

[keen sentinel]

last year?

[austere vapor]

111!!11

[flint wigeon]

no lol

[austere vapor]

im fuckin with yall lol

[balmy finch]

oh 💀

[remote vessel]

FRAUD WATCH

[austere vapor]

REAL™️

[gusty siren]

ya

[keen sentinel]

yeah the entire last year csp class got a 4 at my school

two years ago everyone got 5

[remote vessel]

mit likes people that enjoy very niche things passionately

[keen sentinel]

no clue how that works

[gusty siren]

Most got 3 i only know 1 person so far that got a 5

[austere vapor]

how they so stupid fr

[remote vessel]

i wrote a whole essay on chicken wings

A WHOLE ESSAY

[austere vapor]

my common app was abt chicken wings (jk)

[inland flicker]

Every single student who was admitted to MIT for the class of '27 was in the top 25% of their class

[flint wigeon]

I sure hope so 😭😭😭

[remote vessel]

fuck

[eternal jasper]

they used to have ap chemistry at my school but the teacher sucked and kids at my school are just stupid and everyone failed so they stopped offering it 💀

[balmy finch]

I don’t have a hook ive given up most hope on mit lol
if anything my hook is either art or that I do everything??

[gusty siren]

Idk there was that one point on the performance task that i had to find a loophole around

nah cause tell me the csp exam had barely any coding questions

[eternal jasper]

i dont have a hook either

[gusty siren]

only like internet question 😭

[remote vessel]

real ones dont have a hook

and me

[gusty siren]

And i suck at those

[eternal jasper]

unless being the first one to apply from your area ever is a hook

[keen sentinel]

calc bc
csp
physics
chem
latin
ush
stats
bio
lit
gov

[austere vapor]

anyone wanna look at my stats and tlel me if im unhinged i need some un-validation take my ego down

[gusty siren]

latin? 😭

[keen sentinel]

yes latin

[balmy finch]

I submitted a little art portfolio that was just ok
no cohesion at all, very last minute

[remote vessel]

AP LATIN SCHOLAR SPOTTED

[gusty siren]

wait your from boston right

[keen sentinel]

💀

[remote vessel]

I AM NOT ALONE

[keen sentinel]

mhm

[keen sentinel]

OMG

FELLOW LATIN STUDENT

[austere vapor]

💀 bro siezed the day or smthin

[keen sentinel]

bto

[remote vessel]

HOLY SHIT

[keen sentinel]

bro there were 5 ap latin students in my year

...

[remote vessel]

YOU DONT GET IT I THINK AP LATIN IS THE LEAST TAKEN AP

[gusty siren]

you dont happen to go to one of those 2 latin obsessed school 💀💀

[keen sentinel]

2 seniors 3 juniors

[remote vessel]

THERE WERE 50 FOR ME

[keen sentinel]

nope

[eternal jasper]

latin starts with L

[remote vessel]

UP FROM 8 THE YEAR BEFORE

[gusty siren]

okok

[keen sentinel]

not boston latin

idk what the other one is

[gusty siren]

boston latin stinky anyways

[remote vessel]

AND THERE ARE 60 THIS YEAR

[keen sentinel]

TRUE

[gusty siren]

academy sucks its just the name 💀

[keen sentinel]

BLS students 🤢

[austere vapor]

what BLS and BUA?

[gusty siren]

BLA and BLS 🤢

[keen sentinel]

true

[eternal jasper]

untrue

jk

[gusty siren]

Yeah

[eternal jasper]

idk what you’re talking about

[austere vapor]

BUA is MID!!!

BLS is MID!!!

[remote vessel]

I GO TO SCRANTON PREP

I LIVE IN FUCKING SCRANTON

[gusty siren]

theres only one good exam school in boston 🤩

[remote vessel]

THERE IS NOTHING HRE

FUCKING NOTHING

[inland flicker]

lol

You have the building they filmed the office at?

[eternal jasper]

bro lives in scantron 💀

[inland flicker]

And the Scranton Strangler

[modern lava]

How many of your messages are just on dissing Scranton

[austere vapor]

too many

[remote vessel]

SHUT THE HELL UP.

[remote vessel]

ALL OF THEM I WANT OUT

[gusty siren]

Theres nothing in Boston either 🧍‍♀️

[austere vapor]

yo wait scranton isnt that where the office was filmed

[eternal jasper]

mit

😳

[inland flicker]

is in cambridge

[gusty siren]

Thats cambridge

[eternal jasper]

liars

[inland flicker]

lol

[remote vessel]

boston has boylston street

and like

[gusty siren]

Its a river across from boston

[remote vessel]

the other street

[gusty siren]

newbury?

[balmy finch]

bu

[gusty siren]

💀

[remote vessel]

and the charles river

[inland flicker]

yah fr Scranton is cracked. @remote vessel def has an internship lined up at Dunder Mifflin

[eternal jasper]

i think I’d know where my dream school is located

[remote vessel]

if i get into mit im gonna swim in the charles

[austere vapor]

BROS GONNA MAKE PAPER?!?!

[gusty siren]

Gl with that

the best lab at mit is their puppy lab

[remote vessel]

on my momma on my daddy on my sissy on my gramma on my granpa you dead if i see you on campus in the fall

[gusty siren]

🤩

[austere vapor]

the one where they eat them? or the other one

[gusty siren]

ummm

[eternal jasper]

see you guys at cpw 🥺 🥺 🥺

[gusty siren]

The one at lobby 7 every friday 💀

[eternal jasper]

how do you know that

bro’s an undercover mit student

[austere vapor]

everyone knows that cmon now

[gusty siren]

Cause i live 14 mins away

😭

[eternal jasper]

oh yeah they probably told that to all the admitted kids

Wonder why they forgot to tell me

[gusty siren]

I wonder why

[inland flicker]

if only you transferred to RD round like I told u

[gusty siren]

mit love eggs

They got all kind of eggs

and banana too

[inland flicker]

the banana lounge is crazy

[remote vessel]

do they have platains

[gusty siren]

banana lounge is stinky

[austere vapor]

harvard has one too i think?!

[eternal jasper]

i dont really like bananas

[gusty siren]

i like their yellow piano tho

Ene tho the chair is a bit broken

[eternal jasper]

do you just walk around mit

[gusty siren]

u sink right into when u take a seat 🤩

uh i used to have a program there every weekend

so

💀

[eternal jasper]

wow

livin the dream

[inland flicker]

me and Joren over here realizing we have competition

[gusty siren]

what school have good ice cream

I would go for the ice cream

[eternal jasper]

all

[gusty siren]

mit have limited ice cream flavors 😔

[inland flicker]

mit have all ice cream

[eternal jasper]

Google “____ creamery”

[gusty siren]

they had eggnog ice cream once

ig

[austere vapor]

mit -> mid institute of technology

[eternal jasper]

Real

[austere vapor]

(unless i get in)

[gusty siren]

no one took ap seminar?

[eternal jasper]

No

[gusty siren]

dropped that class 🤓

[eternal jasper]

seninar fake ap

[gusty siren]

yes

[austere vapor]

fake ap

ap research also fake ap

[gusty siren]

dropped it right before the yr started

[eternal jasper]

also my school don’t have it

[gusty siren]

cause they be forcing u to take ap research

[eternal jasper]

any ap my school doesn’t have is fake

[austere vapor]

https://tenor.com/view/its-not-real-dwayne-johnson-seven-bucks-the-rock-its-not-the-truth-gif-20130196

[keen sentinel]

wtf is ap seminar

[gusty siren]

im choosing ap stats over that 😤

[keen sentinel]

honestly ap stats fake ap as well

[gusty siren]

what part of boston u from

[eternal jasper]

that’s just English with calculator portion

[gusty siren]

It helps with what i wanna do

At least

[keen sentinel]

suburbs

[eternal jasper]

stats is fake math fr

[gusty siren]

helps with cs 😢

my csa teacher sucks

he doesnt teach

[eternal jasper]

l bozo

[gusty siren]

everyone got a 1

🤩

im gonna beat the odds 😤 hopefully 🤞🏻

[austere vapor]

ITS THE EASIEST CLASS EVER

[obtuse sentinel]

good luck!

[gusty siren]

csa..?

[austere vapor]

yes

[gusty siren]

nah u cant be telling me that when i thought csp was

And then got a 4 💀

[obtuse sentinel]

I'm taking it this year and I basically don't plan to study at all
it's not hard

[gusty siren]

what

lord

smarties

[keen sentinel]

isn't csa just java?

[gusty siren]

ya ig

I just

Dont wanna write

Code

that should be a crime

[eternal jasper]

lies

[gusty siren]

handwriting code not fun

[austere vapor]

anyone who "likes code" is a patient of stockholm syndrome

[gusty siren]

frq on the ap exam 😔

why cant they make csa digital at least the frq portion

I mean ig i understand the stuff rn

not looking forward to handwriting code tho

[austere vapor]

do it in cursive

make the graders cry

[gusty siren]

yall are

waiting for the mit decision

im waiting

for the mites decision

🤓

oo good luckkk

[austere vapor]

apply for BWSI, PRIMES, and RSI

[balmy finch]

I’m waiting for my Cornell ed first then mit ea (I’m getting rejected from both lmao)

[gusty siren]

I gave up for primes 💀

I looked at the questions u had to do

[balmy finch]

good luck! 🍀

[austere vapor]

the cs ones are easy

[gusty siren]

yeah ima apply next yr 💀

I didnt feel like doing them

[austere vapor]

ur rising jr?

apply to bwsi

[gusty siren]

Theres no way RSI is accepting me with 0 research

My best bet is prob bwsi

[austere vapor]

they let in like 1-2 rising jr. per sub-group iirc

[gusty siren]

when does app open again

[austere vapor]

soon™️

check the website

[gusty siren]

just finished one of their sub program tdy

🤓

[austere vapor]

oh u doing the girls bwsi program?

[gusty siren]

finished it

but ya

[austere vapor]

fun i think it helps with odds, there was one person in my sub program in teh summer who did that

[gusty siren]

Idk if a certificate from that program will help but we’ll see

[austere vapor]

in the why bwsi essay u could write about it

[gusty siren]

But rsi prob i got no chances with since i havent done any research yet

Ima try primes next yr tho

[gusty siren]

you did it virtually?

[austere vapor]

no i did it in person

over the summer

[eternal jasper]

lucky

[gusty siren]

oh

[remote vessel]

Penn State

PSU has top 3 ice cream ever

FROM EXPERIENCE BY THE WAY

[eternal jasper]

what is top 1 ice cream

[remote vessel]

montdale dairy

if i get into mit im gonna buy myself a new 3d printer for my dorm

maybe the Bambu Lab P1S

[eternal jasper]

get the markforged mark two

[remote vessel]

nuh uh

[eternal jasper]

(like $20000)

my internship has one

it’s crazy

[remote vessel]

nvm cheap

worth it

will buy

[eternal jasper]

buy me one too?

[remote vessel]

ok!

[eternal jasper]

yay

[remote vessel]

but you need to get in too

[eternal jasper]

ok

[remote vessel]

and we need to share a single suite

[eternal jasper]

fine by me

maybe even a single

bed?

just kidding

unless 😳

[remote vessel]

[eternal jasper]

me and oats will have an mit themed wedding when I get in

[remote vessel]

us three would make a gas irl friend group

deadass

[eternal jasper]

@modern lava right?????

[modern lava]

Mayhaps

[eternal jasper]

real

[eternal jasper]

let’s gooooo

[keen sentinel]

hi

[median grotto]

I knew the whole content by 7th grade 😎. Anyway, flexing aside, you overestimate the difficulty of calc.

[keen sentinel]

truth

[median grotto]

Hi!

[keen sentinel]

hi!!

[eternal jasper]

hi

[keen sentinel]

hi there

[obtuse sentinel]

hi!

[keen sentinel]

why hello there

[acoustic folio]

In approx 6 days the lives of ~500 teens will change forever

[obtuse sentinel]

good luck to them!
I'm glad I stuck to RD

[median grotto]

True 😭. I will not be 1 of them.

because only 30 intls will be those.

[keen sentinel]

aaaaa

I'm screaming

[acoustic folio]

hahhaha

it's so insane if you think about it

but just as petey has previously said "if you can fit to MIT, then you will succeed wherever you end up in your life"

[fierce gust]

fr

☠️

[dawn prairie]

omg @acoustic folio u applying too? lmao

[median grotto]

wait, are you applying to MIT?

[dawn prairie]

no

i meant usa in general

why risk defer when u have higer chances at harvard

[median grotto]

Oh, I see. Do you know any Greek IMO / IOI people applying to MIT?

[dawn prairie]

nope at MIT early, and in regular, only me from IOI and another guy from IMO who has 4 bronze

[median grotto]

Oh, I see. Are you IOI medalist?

[dawn prairie]

nope

bad performance

😭

[median grotto]

Oh RIP 😭.

I know how it feels like 😭.

[dawn prairie]

are any other spain ppl applying

early

[median grotto]

Nah 😁.

[dawn prairie]

niceee

u got this

[median grotto]

Neither early nor rd

[dawn prairie]

damn

[median grotto]

(at least not that have even a minimal chance).

[dawn prairie]

yeah yeah

[median grotto]

There's a guy who did not even make TST 😂.

[dawn prairie]

😭 maybe he has other stuff

in apps

[median grotto]

Professional naziism but idk if being a nazi will tip the balance to get him in 😂.

[dawn prairie]

???

tf

u joking

[median grotto]

no lol.

[dawn prairie]

bro what

[median grotto]

His whole hs has been doing olys and just reading these shit books XD.

[dawn prairie]

"hitler is the person i would want to meet" interview moment

if uve seen

reddit

[median grotto]

I have not lemme see!

[dawn prairie]

leeme find

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/17z15yf/i_brought_up_adolf_hitler_in_my_duke_interview/?share_id=pZFJ2Hyo9VF7s4pf-TXSS&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

its removed but see title

[median grotto]

LOL.

I also just found this one https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/p349in/tifu_by_telling_college_admissions_i_wanted_to/.

[dawn prairie]

lmaoo

did u have a big ass 3h interview for mit btw?

[median grotto]

Oh btw I was more creative, on a scholarship application I mentioned that "The Doctrines of Fascism" had changed me 😂 I got the scholarship.

[median grotto]

I had a short ass 0h interview!

[dawn prairie]

nooooo

why

[dawn prairie]

what scholarship hugh

[median grotto]

I applied very late.

[median grotto]

Open philanthropy (well I got to the final stage I've still not been notified of results).

[dawn prairie]

i thought u meant mit scholarship and i was like what?

[median grotto]

nah LOL I wouldn't do this kind of thing if I cared / had a chance.

[dawn prairie]

will u be participating in EMC

next weekend

same day as mit i think

[median grotto]

No because Spain does not paritcipate / has not informed me about its existence.

[dawn prairie]

😭

nooo

[median grotto]

yeah exactly it does not participate 😂.

Average Spain L.

[dawn prairie]

oh waittt

now i remembered

theres a friend of mine that appied early

applied*

he got bronze in national math

and made it to TST

and also hm in the medditerenian

he does IB tho

[median grotto]

Same 😭.

[dawn prairie]

oh and astornmy contests too

oh 😭 i hate ib

[median grotto]

I hate it too 🤮.

[dawn prairie]

so weird

[median grotto]

Does it at least give me more chances?

LIKE ISTG IB IS LIKE 🔪.

[dawn prairie]

do u have advanced honors in most lessons

or how its called

idk

[median grotto]

I have higher level on 3.

Standard level on 3.

Basically what my school allowed me.

[dawn prairie]

ic ic

i mean i dont think it matters that much tbh

[median grotto]

😭 all this suffering FOR NOTHING.

[dawn prairie]

especially since its academic and uve proved this point with olympiads

and test scores

[median grotto]

IB is literally pointless.

[dawn prairie]

so it adds almost nothnig i think

i hate it that mit doesnt have common app

[median grotto]

😭

[dawn prairie]

like fuck mine was so well written

i would die to put it

[median grotto]

what was it about?

[median grotto]

I love it because I'm struggling with the CommonApp essay 😭.

[dawn prairie]

like a day with me, i woke up i went running and explain all my thoughts and connect it with the all the things i do somehow magically and also obstacles and stuff, but it was really well written and beautiful

totally NOT biased

[median grotto]

😮 nice.

[dawn prairie]

https://countingdownto.com/?c=5179117

[median grotto]

I have not started my CommonApp.

[dawn prairie]

bruhhhhh

to how many are u applying

[median grotto]

😠

[dawn prairie]

rd

[dawn prairie]

oh ic

[median grotto]

HYPS.

[dawn prairie]

how do spain unis work

like if u dont get in usa where will u go

[median grotto]

Spain.

[dawn prairie]

is there national exam

or smth

or apps

[median grotto]

yeah you basically sit that (or you use IB grades).

and then I sit a specific uni exam which is only math and phys.

and then I get in to the double math + data science major.

[dawn prairie]

so u got it i guess

not hard

[median grotto]

yeah basically I don't do anything and get in easily to the top uni here.

[dawn prairie]

ic ic

[median grotto]

Same as with Cam but the thing is that's expensive.

oh shit

[dawn prairie]

?

[median grotto]

I just realized your username.

big fan of Heavy Light Decomposition I see.

[dawn prairie]

LMAO

how do u know that

[median grotto]

I may be a (very orz) 900 cfer but I participate in info olys, I know a lot of theory and I know how hld and fft work but I can still not implement a bs.

😂

[dawn prairie]

lmaooooo

literally me, avoiding problem solving and only learning advanced shit

[median grotto]

I'm t20 here (but only when I learn how to implement shit and then forget it the day after 😂).

[median grotto]

XD yeah.

[dawn prairie]

did u submit research

slideroom

[median grotto]

no, you?

[dawn prairie]

yeah

i hope they read it

😭

it was math one

[median grotto]

I've been told they have a bias against research usually.

[dawn prairie]

mit or harvard

[median grotto]

which is why I was scared of showing them anything I had done.

[median grotto]

MIT.

[dawn prairie]

wait like u mean its a big factori?

either bad or good

facotr*

factor*

[median grotto]

so like it can be really bad or really good depending on how it's rated by the professor.

As in, they're very scared in general when someone says "submitted research".

[median grotto]

because most high school research is shit.

I'll share what an MIT grad student told me.

[dawn prairie]

mine was with a stanford guy so i believe its not shit

😭

[median grotto]

oh, I see. Maybe ask him to send a rec letter?

[dawn prairie]

wait bruh

evan?????

the legit evan?

[median grotto]

yeah.

[dawn prairie]

omg 😭 big fan

[median grotto]

Oh you wanna hear an L story from mine.

I asked him for a rec letter.

He said yes.

1 month later he said "it did not sound positively enough".

And it was 2 days before the deadline.

😭

[dawn prairie]

for mit?

[median grotto]

yeah.

[dawn prairie]

how not posititvely enough

[median grotto]

He said it sounded "lukewarm".

Idk I've not seen the letter.

[fierce gust]

they prolly receive >10 ppl having evan's recs so it's good

[dawn prairie]

i regret not taking LOR from someone important

i think it would boost my chances x 2

[fierce gust]

if the others had a more positive opionion wrt evan then that may've ruined your chances

[dawn prairie]

but like isnt a very good letter from a teacher

better than a mid from evan

i think so

[median grotto]

yeah ig.

[fierce gust]

it depends. if it's shallow it prolly wont

[median grotto]

yeah.

I also asked for a rec to a Stanny prof.

[dawn prairie]

and ...?

[modern lava]

What matters is the content of the recommendation, not the writer

[median grotto]

who had taught me once.

she said she'd write it

[dawn prairie]

yeah

[median grotto]

but I felt bad for asking 2 days before.

Like 2 days before I asked DESPERATELY.

[fierce gust]

i asked mine from a jury chair of an olympiad 😋

[dawn prairie]

im usually too scared for asking such people except if i am really close to them like really close

[modern lava]

Iirc there's a guy out there who had the school's Janitor write their LOR and that was by far the AO's favorite

[fierce gust]

why're you doing RD

you got QB match right

[dawn prairie]

oats will u eat oatmeal at mit?

[modern lava]

Not binding sooooooooooo

[median grotto]

this will stop happening when you have to ask for a rec letter 2 days before - you will become extremely ruthless at that point.

[fierce gust]

but willingly doing rd is

☠️

imagine mit not being your top choice

[median grotto]

I thought of that but the rec letter he wrote to a friend of mine was just so horrendous I did not even bother.

[dawn prairie]

u can flex u got in other t20

😎

[modern lava]

It is, I just wanna inflate my ego

[flint wigeon]

only 30???

[modern lava]

https://tenor.com/view/colon-three-kitty-crumb-cuptoat-heavy-gif-15723533476185307497

[flint wigeon]

it’s actually over

[median grotto]

Idk someone said that.

[fierce gust]

yes it's true

cuz like

100 intls in total

[flint wigeon]

I Heard a lot of intl admits get deferred then admitted

[modern lava]

Iirc MIT does actually set an international quota

[dawn prairie]

20/30 will be IxO gold medalists

trust me

[fierce gust]

30 is a reasonable estimate

[flint wigeon]

should’ve gotten gold 😭😭

[dawn prairie]

silver too mid

[median grotto]

but then Europe has very few IxO medalists applying.

[dawn prairie]

jk

[flint wigeon]

I was so close as well 🥺

[dawn prairie]

idk tbh can we approximate that rn

lmao

[median grotto]

I know 0 IxO medalists apply from Spain and the UK.

[fierce gust]

2x IO silver is 🤯

you will get in

lol

[flint wigeon]

ughhh

that’s what everyone says

[fierce gust]

i'd actually be surprised if you dont

[modern lava]

This letter was different.

The custodian wrote that he was compelled to support this student’s candidacy because of his thoughtfulness. This young man was the only person in the school who knew the names of every member of the janitorial staff. He turned off lights in empty rooms, consistently thanked the hallway monitor each morning and tidied up after his peers even if nobody was watching. This student, the custodian wrote, had a refreshing respect for every person at the school, regardless of position, popularity or clout.

Over 15 years and 30,000 applications in my admissions career, I had never seen a recommendation from a school custodian. It gave us a window onto a student’s life in the moments when nothing “counted.” That student was admitted by unanimous vote of the admissions committee.

There are so many talented applicants and precious few spots. We know how painful this must be for students. As someone who was rejected by the school where I ended up as a director of admissions, I know firsthand how devastating the words “we regret to inform you” can be.

Until admissions committees figure out a way to effectively recognize the genuine but intangible personal qualities of applicants, we must rely on little things to make the difference. Sometimes an inappropriate email address is more telling than a personal essay. The way a student acts toward his parents on a campus tour can mean as much as a standardized test score. And, as I learned from that custodian, a sincere character evaluation from someone unexpected will mean more to us than any boilerplate recommendation from a former president or famous golfer.
Found it

[flint wigeon]

im not believing rn

[fierce gust]

like actually

[modern lava]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/opinion/check-this-box-if-youre-a-good-person.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/xaii3IlX3S

[fierce gust]

mit simps for ibo

[flint wigeon]

im not really trusting the process 😭😭

[fierce gust]

and iol

because

they have a very bad rep in

bio and humanities

despite being a top college

[dawn prairie]

bro came in from a movieee

[fierce gust]

for bio and humanities

[median grotto]

I heard an IBO gold got rejected at MIT.

[fierce gust]

that stuff happens but it's unlikely lol

[dawn prairie]

is there bias in olys? IMO > IOI > IPhO > ICHO > IBO ?

[modern lava]

Oop yeah they do

2. There is a quota on the number of international freshman students we may admit (this is the only quota at MIT). Recently that quota number has been approximately 100 international freshman students admitted each year. In each of the past few years, greater than 2000 international students have applied for freshman admission, making the rate of admission less than 5%. The international pool is extremely competitive.
   https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/international_men_women_of_mys/

[flint wigeon]

> IOL

[dawn prairie]

and IOAA too

probably goes between IphO and Icho

[fierce gust]

nah

IOAA is mid

[flint wigeon]

yeah

[dawn prairie]

why

[median grotto]

I'd go for IMO >> IOI tho.

[dawn prairie]

idts

[fierce gust]

IOAA is overrated in eastern europe

[dawn prairie]

astrophysics >>>

[fierce gust]

mostly

[flint wigeon]

I Heard it’sway easier to qual

[fierce gust]

in the US yeah

[dawn prairie]

its hard but less people participate

i think

[median grotto]

Should I actually try to get a rec letter from a janitor?

[dawn prairie]

💀

[fierce gust]

no.

[dawn prairie]

desperation kickig in

[flint wigeon]

we don’t talk about the 40 people competitor pool for iol in hk

[median grotto]

Why?

[dawn prairie]

LMAO

i wanted to try this year but my countrys not ssending

😭

[fierce gust]

well hk prolly doesnt participate ioaa

[modern lava]

Y'know, this only worked because they were legitimately nice and that showed in their LOR, not because it was from the janitor

[fierce gust]

for the US, NACLO has 1000-2000 paritcipants

[flint wigeon]

yeah idt we do

[fierce gust]

compared to USAAAO's 200-300

[flint wigeon]

iirc we only have IOI IMO IPhO IBO and IOL

[dawn prairie]

interesting

[median grotto]

Spain does not have IOL 😭.

[dawn prairie]

we only have ISSOA

[median grotto]

You know LINCOLN LIU!!

[flint wigeon]

I heard they are rejoining next year

[flint wigeon]

no :((((

[median grotto]

Next year = 2024?

[flint wigeon]

yess

[median grotto]

Sounds like you're not an IMOer.

[median grotto]

😮 then I'm gonna see how to participate.

[flint wigeon]

Yea im in ibo and iol

[dawn prairie]

IMO in Londons is so mid

in Bath

[fierce gust]

i was supposed to be in ioaa and iol

[median grotto]

Exactly.

[fierce gust]

but ioaa training coincided with iol

[median grotto]

IMO IN KYIV WHEN?

😭

[fierce gust]

and ❤️‍🔥

[dawn prairie]

like fuck it theres is no point in going to bath its so close

i want good travel far away

[fierce gust]

i had to choose the better one 😎

[dawn prairie]

😭

[median grotto]

Same 😭.

[flint wigeon]

which one 💀💀

[fierce gust]

iol

[median grotto]

That is IMO.

sorry.

[flint wigeon]

omg wait

[dawn prairie]

thankfully ioi was in indonesia

[flint wigeon]

did I meet you 💀💀

[dawn prairie]

best weekend of my life

[fierce gust]

yes

[median grotto]

LOL. I'm prepping IPhO just to visit IRAN.

[flint wigeon]

WHOO

[dawn prairie]

Iran mid but they have so good schools

for math

[acoustic folio]

@dawn prairie yes dud

[dawn prairie]

🔥

we had Ipho first stage 2 days ago

[acoustic folio]

it's hard to approx intl medalists applying

[flint wigeon]

which delegation 😭 @fierce gust

[fierce gust]

what if you get your visa revoked

[fierce gust]

i must not dox myself

[acoustic folio]

also I think for smaller countries they just defer everyone to compare the whole pool from the country

[flint wigeon]

oh true

[fierce gust]

also this is an alt

☠️

[flint wigeon]

💀💀

[median grotto]

I have stalked all Germans, Brits, Spaniards, Greeks, Cypri, Austrians and Bosnians.

[dawn prairie]

👀

[median grotto]

(am I very desperate for MIT)?

[dawn prairie]

whats ur results

[fierce gust]

did you stalk india asw

[dawn prairie]

how many applying

[fierce gust]

they're having like

1 IMO gold 1 IMO silver 1 IOI gold

in the EA app

☠️

[median grotto]

Germany has 1 potential applicant with >= IMO bronze equiv, Greece is same and Bosnia same.

[acoustic folio]

UK?

[dawn prairie]

we had IMO gold medalist last year

he didnt apply tho

[dawn prairie]

smh

smh

[acoustic folio]

pog

[median grotto]

I asked a friend.

She said the only IMO medalist who remains this year applied to Trinity College Cambridge.

[dawn prairie]

average olympiad kids after not getting in usa

[median grotto]

nah he just did not apply to USA.

(he's an IMO gold).

[dawn prairie]

bro 😭

trinity is hard tho

[median grotto]

I got interview.

Think I did well on it.

[dawn prairie]

what do they ask in math interview

[flint wigeon]

I feel like a lot of Europe io medalists end up going to national flagship or Oxbridge

[median grotto]

Math problems 😂.

[dawn prairie]

lmao

[median grotto]

Basically like olympiads.

[dawn prairie]

what was the hardest one like

managable or like olympiad level

[median grotto]

Olympiad level.

[fierce gust]

my mit interviewer legit asked me QM

☠️

[dawn prairie]

damn

[median grotto]

Or more like...

[fierce gust]

it was supposed to be personal

[dawn prairie]

?

[fierce gust]

but man's made it technical

[acoustic folio]

anyway even if less apply EA I think this holds

[fierce gust]

yeah

[dawn prairie]

qm = ?

[median grotto]

Does Spain count as small?

[fierce gust]

Quantum Mech

[dawn prairie]

ohh

[acoustic folio]

idk depends how many they get from there

if they get like 3+ per year then they can probably admit 1 early

[dawn prairie]

as far as i know mit interview was 3 + hours

and they asked math questions and technicalstuff

[median grotto]

or 0 if you're me!

[dawn prairie]

from all people i know from greece

[fierce gust]

lmfao what

[acoustic folio]

my interview was 40 min

[dawn prairie]

yep

[fierce gust]

3+ hours is for no one

[acoustic folio]

chill talk basically

[fierce gust]

they're not supposed to grill you

[dawn prairie]

my sisters was 3 hours and the guy asked math shit

for 2/3

hours

[median grotto]

WHY DID EVERYONE GET MIT INTERVIEW EXCEPT ME.

JUST FUCK SPAIN.

😭

[dawn prairie]

lmaoo

[median grotto]

SPAIN MORE LIKE PAIN.

😭

[fierce gust]

mine lasted like an hour-ish

half was just

Thermo, QM, Astrophysics

and the other half was

[dawn prairie]

but like i was in the living room i remember and a guy just started asking... HOW DO U SOLVE THAT or COULD U TELL ME AN APPROACH FOR THIS INTEGRAL shit

[fierce gust]

Why MIT

[dawn prairie]

like bruh

[fierce gust]

Why Linguistics

etc

[dawn prairie]

it rly depends on the interviewer i think

other ppl ik had normal personality interview

[median grotto]

My consultant was like "maybe you were just so good for MIT they didn't even have to interview you". At least he tried to be nice and sugarcoat it 😭.

[fierce gust]

but it's not supposed to be purely technical

might as well go ahead and

report

[dawn prairie]

yeah ik dk what was wrong with tht guy

[fierce gust]

the interviewer

[dawn prairie]

at least she got in

thats what matters

lmao

[median grotto]

What really!?

[dawn prairie]

yeah

[median grotto]

What did your sister have?

[dawn prairie]

😭

EGMO

[median grotto]

😮

[fierce gust]

ah yes

EGMO the mit feeder

[dawn prairie]

and balkan math shit ,and IOI camper

[median grotto]

Does anyone here know a male who got into MIT? (from Europe).

[fierce gust]

yes

a lot

[acoustic folio]

Yea

I know the previous 3 from Cyprus