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

[royal badger]

Man I thought you were joking

[median grotto]

What's the EA rejection rate for intls?

[stable kindle]

yea im not gonna do a loci cuz they only accept 3% of ppl deferred

[eternal jasper]

petey, i'm glad someone liked my essays enough to defer me

[modern lava]

The mission to drag everyone on A2C to Boston continues 🫡

[modern flax]

guys how much more students do they usually accept in RD

661 EA acc + ?

[solid comet]

omg so a good thing i ggot deferred as an international

that too indian 💀

[eternal jasper]

slightly less than in ea i think

[turbid turtle]

i got deferred too 🤧🤧

[proud current]

yayy!

[eternal jasper]

guys i'm kind of happy that we're all deferred together

[raven saffron]

Defer Gang

[pale plaza]

It’s whatever 😔

[jade wyvern]

I'm only applying next year and I don't really know what to say
I guess it's interesting to see this unfold in real time, but I don't know if I should be here either given that I didn't even apply-

[raven saffron]

200 of us can still get in 🔥

[cyan kite]

They said "several hundred" in the deferred letter

[inland flicker]

My dream school since I was 5 rip rip

[modern lava]

This is a certified St. Anford moment

[elder crow]

YOU GOT IN? CONGRATS

[cyan kite]

Makes it feel better 😭

[eternal jasper]

yeah several hundred meaning like 2 lmfao

[fierce gust]

I was accepted ED Dartmouth yesterday and deferred MIT but can't access the MIT withdraw form 🤷‍♀️

[royal badger]

Tempted to change this thread name to “Massachusetts Institute of Deferrals”

[south pecan]

they already committed to brown tho 😭

[solid comet]

nah they did 150 last year

[cyan kite]

Yea lmao

[eternal jasper]

should

[solid comet]

DO ITO

[eternal jasper]

making a deferral post as we speak

[fierce gust]

deferred like the rest of my school 😐

[stable kindle]

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/most-of-you-will-be-deferred/#:~:text=Once I got to MIT,That's 1.8%25.

[fierce gust]

yes

[median grotto]

I mean, we were all accepted at the Masochists Institute of (psychological) Torture.

[stable kindle]

"Once I got to MIT, I met more people who were deferred. Even though there were 10,673 applicants who were deferred, only 194 were accepted. That’s 1.8%."

[weary turret]

wait, is this Petey from MIT?

[royal badger]

Yes

[south pecan]

omg petey!!

[jade wyvern]

Trie Hard 💀

[weary turret]

omg

[jade wyvern]

Yes!! He's the head of admissions at CalTech

[cyan kite]

This is news to me fr

[inland flicker]

Why

[modern lava]

(iirc this is from a shitpost campus newspaper )

[jade wyvern]

Sorry, Stanford

[inland flicker]

Huh

[raven saffron]

Dawg

[fierce gust]

wow was no one here flat out rejected from MIT

[raven saffron]

IM GETTING IN

[royal badger]

Reddit had a couple

[raven saffron]

I will give them the best Mid Year Update theyve ever seen

[solid comet]

no bro its squidward communityc ollege

[inland flicker]

A few

[raven saffron]

Including a heartfelt message

[solid comet]

there are a few here too

[stable kindle]

@fierce gust im curious r u gonna try to rescind ur ed brown for mit

or nah

[brittle glacier]

a2c self selection goes crazy

[inland flicker]

I don’t think you can

MITs policy is that you have to go to the ED and so is browns

[south pecan]

if they tried that mit would prob rescind acceptance

[fierce gust]

i got rejected and like idk

i dont feel special anymore

maybe thats bc i never thoufht me being admitted was a reality idk

[stable kindle]

unless you can actually convince brown that u have financial constraints or something like that

[inland flicker]

yuh

[west moss]

Y’all be thankful you dodged a bullet

[stable kindle]

it's not like they'll get rejected from both if he just asks right

[jade wyvern]

The acceptance rate is pretty low, don't feel bad over it
You're likely still really capable overall, they just didn't find you a great fit, which most people aren't going to be

[west moss]

Now you don’t need to be depressed at mit

[raven saffron]

Dawg thinking about it

[stable kindle]

bro i just wanna be a billionaire

bye

[keen sentinel]

yippee

[raven saffron]

Its easier to get in deferred --> accepted than Early Accept anyways

Trust!

[eternal jasper]

i sure hope so

[west moss]

You can be a drop out and be a billionaire

[ionic spindle]

I always wondered what would happen if you just comitted both

[raven saffron]

Nono because

2% of defers get in

And 2% of defers are

[near valve]

my next decisions dont come out till mid january so i can cope till then

[eternal jasper]

i like those odds

[ionic spindle]

and then showed up to MIT instead of Brown

[solid comet]

u get banned from higher education

[raven saffron]

Think about it guys

[solid comet]

my next come in 3 days 💀

[stable kindle]

i dont wanna be like jake paul

[raven saffron]

Deferred Students are the worst pool of MIT applicants that are still competitive

[west moss]

Be like zuck or Steve Jobs

[stable kindle]

which one

[raven saffron]

We're all T20 material that MIGHT be MIT material

[solid comet]

colorado college and macalester

[eternal jasper]

mine in 2 💀

[inland flicker]

If I got deferred MIT probs means rejection

[raven saffron]

But they took out all the good parts of us

So really its ok

[solid comet]

uchi?

[eternal jasper]

yeah

[spare folio]

Anyone get in?

[ionic spindle]

Ya'll I am gonna apply somewhere with a lower acceptance rate than MIT

[solid comet]

good luck!

[stable kindle]

im doing ed2 chicago

[inland flicker]

What decisions come out in 3 days

[eternal jasper]

idk

[stable kindle]

ea uchicago has an acceptance rate of .5% why would u even do that

[grave token]

661 people did

[eternal jasper]

because all my homies hate ED

[solid comet]

ok can u tell now if any indian did?

[raven saffron]

Make that 662

#comMITted 🔥

[brittle glacier]

wait fr?

[spare folio]

U GOT IT KARL?

[inland flicker]

rip

[raven saffron]

No lmao

[stable kindle]

😢 if they defer you it just looks bad in rd

[spare folio]

YAYYYYYY

oh

[raven saffron]

We getting it RD trust

[stable kindle]

yea i can send links

[summer yacht]

lmao

[keen sentinel]

3 people from massachusetts isef 2023 got in

[eternal jasper]

it is what it is

[solid comet]

did the gurantee got it?

[brittle glacier]

damn one of my friends applied ea i think

[spare folio]

None of my friends got in

[stable kindle]

they use ea as a trap to see who has uchicago as a non-first/second choice they really like ed1 and ed2 because it shows it's their top choice

[raven saffron]

OMG

I JUST REALISED

I NEVER MENTIONED MY PUBLISHED PAPER 😭

[eternal jasper]

i'm the only one irl i know who applied

[eternal jasper]

rip bozo to me

[inland flicker]

Same

[raven saffron]

I NEVER MENTIONED MY PUBLISHED PAPER ON MY APP BROOOOOO IM STUPID

[spare folio]

IS OK SAY THAT IN UR LOCI

[gusty orchid]

bruh wth

[raven saffron]

This gonna be the best LOCI of all time

[modern lava]

Imagine how insanely good those 0.5% EA kids have to be to still get admitted in that scenario tho

[boreal mortar]

that wouldve gotten you in 100% bro

[stable kindle]

nah it's chill tho just hope for a deferral and try rd or ed2 😁

[modern lava]

Crazy

[gusty orchid]

thats likely your best EC howd you not mention it

[raven saffron]

Holy shleet

[stable kindle]

yea 😭

[raven saffron]

Its not 😭

[spare folio]

That might be the break point who knows karl

[gusty orchid]

where was the paper published?

[near valve]

my LOCI just gonna be me publishing an app 😭

[raven saffron]

I didnt have it until like late October

[gusty orchid]

if it was somethign like IEEE thats far and above ur best EC

[raven saffron]

I FILLED OUT MY ACTIVITIES IN SEPTEMBER 😭

[median grotto]

I've heard research is not something they care about anyway (at least this is what I was told once).

[eternal jasper]

yes

[boreal mortar]

i dont get the hype around hs kids publishing papers

[raven saffron]

AIAA

[median grotto]

yeah exactly.

[gusty orchid]

are you dumb

[keen sentinel]

oh damn 3 people from my school made it

[gusty orchid]

since when does MIT not care about research

[modern lava]

THREE?

[eternal jasper]

holy shit

[raven saffron]

Its not a Physics paper 😭 I gotta tell them Im gonna do Phys and CS in that LOCI too

[keen sentinel]

maybe even more

3 that I know of

[ember star]

yeah dont they literally have a research supplement 😭

[boreal mortar]

research you do as a hs student?

[ionic spindle]

They don't care about people who do research for the sake of college admissions, which is 99% of this discord.

[gusty orchid]

yeah if u published

[jade wyvern]

^

[elder crow]

im just scared for March now

[raven saffron]

TRUST

[ember star]

can they tell if you're doing it just for college tho

[raven saffron]

My research is legit TRUST 🔥

[ionic spindle]

Trust me AOs can tell if you are doing shit just for your application.

[raven saffron]

Nah I was ahead of my time fr

[median grotto]

Publishing: you pay and you get published.

[gusty orchid]

not for presitgious journals

[raven saffron]

They made a Kaggle Competition based off my paper so 😵‍💫

[boreal mortar]

published research means v little as a hs student

[jade wyvern]

I mean.. it probably depends on the individual application and such
But from what I've heard, they usually actually can, it's pretty obvious

[boreal mortar]

imho

[median grotto]

yeah exactly.

[raven saffron]

I fumbled so hard dude oml

[gusty orchid]

depends on the number of citations you get

[raven saffron]

The LOCI is gonna go insane

[ionic spindle]

most HSers aren't going to published in nature or science

[gusty orchid]

@grave token does hs research not matter??

[raven saffron]

Surely hes at liberty to answer this

[gusty orchid]

i got IEEE

[gusty siren]

damn what school you go to 😭

[raven saffron]

Ay

To be fair

Its an Impact Factor of 3

[gusty orchid]

for a high schooler thats really good

[raven saffron]

And when I presented it most of the ppl there were from either MIT Georgia Tech or Lockheed

Sooooooooooo I think it'll help a decent bit

[ember star]

damn thats huge

[gusty orchid]

yeah for sure

[eternal jasper]

sheeesh

[raven saffron]

BRO I WROTE A WHOLE ESSAY ABOUT IT FOR GEORGIA TECH 😭

HOW COULD I FORGET IT BRUH

[keen sentinel]

around boston

[grave token]

"touch grass" is not an insult towards gamers, rather it is advice for them. When participating in intense periods of gaming, the human hand has a tendency to get sweaty. The sweat causes the hand to become slick, and it b becomes more difficult to retain a grip on the gamers gaming mouse, thus making it more difficult to perform well in intense gaming moments. By touching grass with the gamers hand, the grass will impart a layer of particulate onto the gamers hand, the particulate can be made of a variety of dusts, dirts and other natural matter. This particulate will then act in a similar form to climbers chalk, absorbing the sweat and drying out the gamers hand. With dry hands, the gamer can now perform to their maximum when gaming. This is why when an enemy or teammate tells you to touch grass, they are simply trying to assist you in performing better.

[ionic spindle]

My friend just texted me saying they got in...

They aren't even a STEM person

[raven saffron]

Bro hit us with a yap sesh

[gusty orchid]

😂

[south pecan]

i have a friend on the imo team, ill update you all if he gets in

[gusty siren]

not bps right cause bps could never except prob for that one school 💀

[median grotto]

Harvard becoming MIT and MIT becoming Harvard?

[ember star]

dont beat urself up about it i mean if u got deferred they thought you had a good chance of going even without mentioning that

[raven saffron]

Erm acshually touching grass is incredibly damaging to the grassroots 🤓

[eternal jasper]

ngl MIT for non-stem is a huge W

[raven saffron]

Exactly my thoughts

[solid comet]

question can i send in a new supplement LOR that the person i asked to didnt make in time for EA deadline?

[raven saffron]

If we mention that

[keen sentinel]

no

it's 20 min away

suburbs

[ionic spindle]

Bro they want to go to UNCSA to study film......

[eternal jasper]

huh

that's interesting

[gusty orchid]

yeah but whoever saying research dont matter is trimm

[modern lava]

No it actually seriously is

[raven saffron]

Chat

[eternal jasper]

what made them apply

[raven saffron]

How long does nature take to respond

I submitted to Nature like a month ago now

[gusty orchid]

like 6 months to 2 years

[modern lava]

MIT Masstech's SHASS is crazy

[raven saffron]

BRUH

6 MONTHS

[boreal mortar]

whats tmm?

[raven saffron]

Gg we saying Publication-Pending then

[austere vapor]

mit econ goes hard

[gusty orchid]

trimm = tripping

[gusty siren]

did that kid who built a whole car got accepted 😭

[boreal mortar]

ok

[modern lava]

Ngl tho iirc not many people enroll in the SHASS majors at MIT tho

[vagrant matrix]

did anyone get in from here?

[modern lava]

But that means you get more attention from your professors for yourself if you do major in one of those

[median grotto]

Again, most hs research is not-legit.

[modern lava]

So it works out

[eternal jasper]

like one lmao

[spiral tiger]

"touch a girl" is not an insult towards gamers, rather it is advice for them. When participating in intense periods of gaming, the human hand has a tendency to get sweaty. The sweat causes the hand to become slick, and it b becomes more difficult to retain a grip on the gamers gaming mouse, thus making it more difficult to perform well in intense gaming moments. By touching a girl with the gamers hand, the girl will impart a layer of particulate onto the gamers hand, the particulate can be made of a variety of dusts, dirts and other natural matter. This particulate will then act in a similar form to climbers chalk, absorbing the sweat and drying out the gamers hand. With dry hands, the gamer can now perform to their maximum when gaming. This is why when an enemy or teammate tells you to touch a girl, they are simply trying to assist you in performing better.

[raven saffron]

Fr!

[gusty orchid]

how does one even publish non legit research im so lost

[cyan kite]

Welp, you know what this means!
Time to spend the next week working on apps

[raven saffron]

Makes it bad for us real people 🔥 trust 🔥 trust 🔥 Im not a fraud 🔥 trust 🔥

[keen sentinel]

me!

[vagrant matrix]

dem i see
u got deferred?

[gusty orchid]

it gets reviewed by high level phds they not letting you slide

[vagrant matrix]

congrats!

[ionic spindle]

I literally do not know.....

[grave token]

cringe tbh

[keen sentinel]

thanks

[gusty orchid]

and the pay to publish journals means absolutely nun

[eternal jasper]

yeah lol

[jade wyvern]

They probably just mean research that doesn't really accomplish much / that's only being done to look impressive on college apps
That's not to say all HS research is like that, but a lot of it sadly is from what I've seen

[eternal jasper]

i'm happy with that though

[raven saffron]

IEEE, IYSJ cough cough

[jade wyvern]

Also why is it always feeder school kids doing this-

[summer yacht]

what r ur stats and stuff

[gusty orchid]

since when is IEEE pay to publish

[raven saffron]

I shouldnt be elitist bruh AIAA lowkey not that good of a journal either

[gusty orchid]

?

[median grotto]

Extreme example: https://www.scs.stanford.edu/~dm/home/papers/remove.pdf

[hollow folio]

No way bro congrats!!! @keen sentinel

[eternal jasper]

huh, well good for them i guess lol

[raven saffron]

IEEE has some parts of it that are pay 2 publish

[keen sentinel]

hi!!!

[gusty orchid]

which parts

[keen sentinel]

my gamble paid off!!!

[hollow folio]

Yeah

[raven saffron]

They have a lot of shitty undergraduate symposiums and shit

[spiral tiger]

congratulations!

[raven saffron]

Where they'll "publish" it

[hollow folio]

Ahh so happy for you!

[gusty orchid]

ohhh those ones they have negative impact factor lol

[raven saffron]

But it isn't peer reviewed or anything

[ionic spindle]

I'm pretty sure they are gonna turn it down, which makes it so much stupider.

[gusty orchid]

they mean nothing

[raven saffron]

Got my Peer Reviewed game up 🔥

[gusty orchid]

same

[raven saffron]

Lowkey

Should I start working on the FUN rn

[gusty orchid]

bro please go outside

[raven saffron]

Literally MIT is my one true love

[gusty orchid]

college apps not that deep

[eternal jasper]

guys i'm gonna write the most bestest most quirkiest absolute silliest FUN form in all of mit history

[raven saffron]

Except they really are arent they

[gusty orchid]

not really

[raven saffron]

I think my FUN will be like

[boreal mortar]

Don't get me wrong doing research as a HS student is great, but it is not benefitial to ur college application in the way you expect it to be

[jade wyvern]

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen lmao

[raven saffron]

One of the more action packed ones

[gusty orchid]

most people in here only care about college to get money

[modern lava]

https://www.propublica.org/article/college-high-school-research-peer-review-publications

[gusty orchid]

you can stack way more bread just grinding

very few people genuinely wanna elarn

learn

[cyan kite]

My main issue about being deferred is idk what my second choice is

[gusty orchid]

and those who do gneuinely wanna learn theyll get in somewhere good

[vagrant matrix]

btw what do you wanna major in?

[raven saffron]

Man this is gonna go insanely

[median grotto]

It gets better.

[gusty orchid]

these have no impact factor slime

[keen sentinel]

good question

physics chem or cs

[raven saffron]

Exactly

[eternal jasper]

@remote vessel i guess our prediction that three of the 10 most active people here getting in was off

[summer yacht]

what are ur stats and stuff

[jade wyvern]

The motivation to actually learn makes a huge difference tbh
You can be good at something even if you dislike it just by grinding it, but you can only be the best at that thing if you're motivated/passionate towards that goal

[raven saffron]

I think >1 Impact Factor is when you start getting legit

[gusty orchid]

exactly

[keen sentinel]

in terms of what

[eternal jasper]

ok what does impact factor mean

[summer yacht]

ecs and stuff

aps

[gusty orchid]

and MIT means jackshit if you wanna learn you can get a nobel prize out of community college

[keen sentinel]

isef finalist

usnco honors

[raven saffron]

Its like a rating for how reputable/important a paper and its findings are

[eternal jasper]

oh i see

[strong torrent]

guys i added this to my list today good or bad decision

[gusty orchid]

it will obv help to go to HYPSM

[raven saffron]

Oh shit

USNCO

Im taking USNCO

[gusty siren]

i see why 😭

[raven saffron]

Will it be done in time for MIT

[gusty siren]

gjjj

[west moss]

Idt you’ll like mit

[chrome scroll]

!mit

[ember violet]

MIT EA Date

MIT EA decisions come out <t:1702746960:F> in your local time
MIT EA until the decision date

ApplyingToCollege

[outer hollow]

How many people get in RD? I was gonna apply ea but my app wasnt perfect yet, so i waited

Gotta perfect my maker portfolio and essays

[remote vessel]

fr

[ember star]

im applying rd cuz i ran out of time for my ea essays but its a hail mary for sure

[weary turret]

depends on the subject honestly

[modern lava]

Not gonna lie I'm pretty sure MIT has pretty good creative writing programs too

[raven saffron]

They'll accept another like 600 or 700 ppl

[eternal jasper]

i think like all 10 were deferred lmao

[jade wyvern]

It is kinda annoying when your passions / what you need to learn for your career don't match though
I'm trying to get better at math/programming - I loved learning calculus even though it wasn't that useful, but discrete math / algorithms are so much harder for me and I'm nowhere near as motivated to learn them, even though they're a lot more relevant to programming

[raven saffron]

Out of like 20k

[strong torrent]

their fin aid (or at least estimated) is amazing and they have a pretty cool journalism program + i have a strong stem background which i think will help
i don't think I'll actually go like its only if my other financial packages are worse but like can't hurt to apply yk

[raven saffron]

Deferred gang what we wanna do to celebrate

[gusty orchid]

theres virtually no difference between EA and RD in terms of them looking at your app

[raven saffron]

No

[gusty orchid]

yes

[raven saffron]

Many more applicants for RD

[outer hollow]

Ur the ai spongebob guy right? Are you doing a maker portfolio for that?

[raven saffron]

Cuz of deferred

[gusty orchid]

yeah but most of them are ass

[strong torrent]

yeah i like their humanities offerings plus i don't mind mandatory calc requirement

[weary turret]

most Q1 math journals have and IF less than 1

[raven saffron]

No

[gusty orchid]

and they accept like 2 deffered

[raven saffron]

Of MITs applicants approx 35% are bad

[jade wyvern]

Also what's an IF factor I haven't been active here in like a year

[raven saffron]

200

[gusty orchid]

yeah

which is small

[raven saffron]

Rating

[west moss]

Yeah that’s fair I mean if you’re not paying to apply I guess not I just don’t think you’d like the vibe but who knows

[jade wyvern]

I mean
I think I kinda understand what it is, just how impactful a certain thing is

But how is it measured exactly lol-

[gusty orchid]

they take 2% of deffered people

[raven saffron]

Cuz most of them are unqualified tbh

[gusty orchid]

so the rollever doesnt really matter

[prisma tree]

yooo chemistry olympiad

[raven saffron]

They'll defer people who are like T20 good

[weary turret]

impact factor

[raven saffron]

But not MIT good

But they'll also defer people who are HYPSM good and borderline

[keen sentinel]

!!!

[gusty orchid]

idek why im talkin in here like imma get in lol i have a 3.56 uw gpa

[raven saffron]

Thats whats so infuriating

[summer yacht]

i don't have any competitions :') i just took a bunch of higher level math im sad now

[raven saffron]

OH SHIT GPA

[ember star]

btw here are the stats- its nice that mit publishes specific info on ea and rd unlike some other schools (cough uchicago) https://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats/

[raven saffron]

IM GONNA HAVE A 3.94 UW 4.5 W after this sem surely this small minute boost will help 🔥

[jade wyvern]

Tbh from what I've seen, if you're T20/HYPSM good, that's already enough
The other (more important) part is your personality, which people really tend to ignore, even though they've pretty clearly stated it's the most important part

[outer hollow]

Thank you

[boreal mortar]

citations/publications (over last 2 years)

[prisma tree]

doing em at my country early jan - colldes so hard with applying

[gusty orchid]

i wonder if they accepted anyone with under a 3.6 🧐

[prisma tree]

[fallen storm]

so who all in here got in

[jade wyvern]

If you come off like you have a bad personality / that you wouldn't fit in well, they're not going to accept you, even if you're amazing otherwise

[strong torrent]

I am paying lol
A friend (co'27) got in and low-key hates it bcuz it's so rigorous and stuff so i see what you mean but also they offer like $40k/y fin aid packages for people with $200k+ income which i haven't seen at any other school so i figured might as well not miss out yk

[jade wyvern]

That's why I'm currently competing to get a Cease and Desist scholarship letter from MIT Admissions. It shows demonstrated intere-

[austere vapor]

I can't find the stats y'all. anyone know how many people got in MIT from a defferal last year

[modern lava]

IHTFP moment

[raven saffron]

Its like 200ish every year

200/8000

[strong torrent]

what

[gusty orchid]

i have a question for u guys, y'all think extenuating circumstances can save a 3.56 uw gpa, 4.45 weighted with about 23 AP and IB classes taken? in terms of specifcalyl gpa alone

[raven saffron]

2.5% yeah ok man

[austere vapor]

i hate this fucking place / i have truly found paradise

[gusty orchid]

its 1.8%

[raven saffron]

1.8% was 2021

[modern lava]

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/ihtfp/

[strong torrent]

ah lmao

[gusty orchid]

yeah just reuse the same thign

[raven saffron]

Id assume its increased as they've deferred less people

[gusty orchid]

oh then yeah

[modern lava]

Many thanks to all who have sent me more IHTFP information. I've had folks ask when the phrase was first coined. The earliest date I have so far at MIT is 1960, and it was well-established then. The polite form of it then was "Institute Has The Finest Professors". I've also found possible tie-ins at the US Air Force Academy (1956; their preferred alternative is "I'm Here To Fly Planes"), Lehigh University (1962; their preferred alternative is "I Have To Fart Percussively"), Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute (1963) and the US Naval Academy (1965). Does anyone know more about this now-famous acronym?

[raven saffron]

Like they've lowered defer rate by around 8%

[strong torrent]

anyways I'll look into mit more tomorrow, looking forward to seeing y'all get in tho!!

[jade wyvern]

Not an expert at all, so take my words with a grain of salt
But I'd say it depends on the context - what classes did you badly in and why? Is there an upward trend? Does your school practice grade deflation? Is there any other way to prove how good you are? etc.

[modern lava]

I have to fart percussively

[austere vapor]

for class of 2021 though right

[raven saffron]

Yeah

They consider you without prejudice

[jade wyvern]

Like, a 4.0 GPA with a 1400 SAT is (probably) going to be seen more badly than a 3.5 GPA with a 1550 SAT

[raven saffron]

So it's really same chances as RD

[austere vapor]

more people where deffered this year than last year.

[raven saffron]

Yeah but more applied too I believe

[eternal jasper]

this was last year

[lilac trail]

midstitute of technology

[raven saffron]

Last year defer rate was 66%

[gusty orchid]

all my other stats are good, 1570 SAT and v good ECs, and I had a lot of family taken out by the delta wave of covid

[jade wyvern]

I mean you should be fine honestly

[gusty orchid]

during that time i had like a 2.9 gpa in freshman year

[austere vapor]

tragic.

[lilac trail]

midachusetts midstitute of mid

[gusty orchid]

and i brought it up

[jade wyvern]

Especially if it's freshman year

[raven saffron]

I think they have strict cutoffs for deferred students

[gusty orchid]

yeah i got hella Ds and Fs

[lilac trail]

m.i.d.

[gusty orchid]

its been mostly As and a few Bs since then

[fierce gust]

intl is a bloodbath

[gusty orchid]

i also got all 4s and 5s on APs

[fierce gust]

tbf

i hate being an indian

[raven saffron]

The defer --> accept at MIT is like mostly just cuz the pool is trash

Like they take out all the good from it

[fierce gust]

the only acceptance there is a freakin

[raven saffron]

All the bad from it

[fierce gust]

4-time IOI medalist

[raven saffron]

But what ur left with is like a lot of average T20 Applicants

[fierce gust]

and i thought winning 1 medal was impressive 😭

[carmine hill]

btw anyone from vietnam in?

[remote vessel]

less applied more deferred

[gusty orchid]

u won an IOI medal??

[raven saffron]

Like that 2% is no longer really competing with the cream of the crop MITers

Thats what Early Admits are

[jade wyvern]

I had a similar GPA in freshman year and I'm still planning to apply next year (I'm in junior year right now)
From what I've seen, it doesn't matter too much given that you've made up that loss

[gusty orchid]

bet then

[fallen storm]

wait so is uchicago ea also like 1% acceptance

[lilac trail]

my sister calls mit the mit institute of technology it’s endearing

[prisma tree]

not that i know of but there's a guy with TWO IPhOs thats defo getting in

not now

[carmine hill]

oh cool

looks like two students from malaysia got in ea

[lilac trail]

best one is mit but pronounced one syllable (“mitt”)

[fierce gust]

im not doxxing myself

but i was a 2x IO rep

• 3x camper in a different oly

[gusty orchid]

yeah bruh ur in

[modern lava]

"With" in German moment

[fierce gust]

I got deferred

[gusty orchid]

no way you get sold unless ur a complete bot

[magic meadow]

my friend got in mass tech 😌🙏

[gusty orchid]

damn

i guess

youre a bot then

[modern lava]

Damn nice

[gusty orchid]

tuff

[prisma tree]

how do u juggle two olys

[magic meadow]

so now i have to make an obligatory trip up to cambridge for mitmh

[jade wyvern]

Also it's kinda funny to see people go "Oh hey, X people from my country got in"
There's maybe like.. 10-15 applicants from mine each year, and I don't know any of them given that I don't go to a feeder school
My region hasn't ever even won a single medal in a math olympiad, I'm hoping to be the first-

[eternal jasper]

you got this

[lilac trail]

congrats 2 them :D

[fierce gust]

because I shifted from my initial camp sub in 10th grade and I've been camping in it from 9th

[jade wyvern]

Thanks

[prisma tree]

camping from 9th is crazy

[modern lava]

Domestic applicants talk about people getting in from their high school while Internationals talk about entire countries 💀

[prisma tree]

u gonna get in trust

[sharp pier]

u mean '28 in ur username?

[modern lava]

The International pool is honestly so crazy gl y'all in RD fr

[jade wyvern]

It's so crazy too because like
How do you even meet up with so many of these people lol, I don't even know where I'd start-

[jade wyvern]

Nah, I'll only apply next year
The nickname is a joke (like "I already know I'll be rejected")

[sharp pier]

oh

[summer yacht]

should've applied this year

:)

[river sky]

Who got in btw

[lilac trail]

the trick is to be delusionally confident in yourseld

[jade wyvern]

Education here is mandatory until 12th grade
So even if I got into university, I wouldn't actually be able to start until finishing senior year

[lilac trail]

(joke (real))

[modern lava]

@fierce gust Did but they got Brown ED yesterday so

[summer yacht]

oh rip

[modern lava]

And obviously me but that's not a surprise since I got QB results two weeks ago

[jade wyvern]

I mean
I live on an island that has so few people applying to US colleges that I'm pretty sure we only have anybody even apply to HYPSM once every few years

[river sky]

[fierce gust]

😭😭😭 my focus is crying rn

[river sky]

brown is good tho!!!

[gusty orchid]

bro lives in madagascar

[jade wyvern]

Nah lol

[gusty orchid]

where does bro live?

[jade wyvern]

Madeira
Same place Ronaldo came from ironically

[river sky]

Hopefully I get my gc this year then I won’t have to be super cracked to get in

[fallen storm]

bro who all in this server got in

[gusty orchid]

SIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuu

[modern lava]

Have fun with the open curriculum and smoking weed 🫡

[fallen storm]

did anyone with like
a sub 3.9uw even get in

[gusty orchid]

but madeira isnt a seperate country

[jade wyvern]

Very few people here know much about US unis, and we have a population of like 250k people, most of which are elderly

[gusty orchid]

thats still part of portugal

[jade wyvern]

I know, it's part of Portugal

[eternal jasper]

hardly anyone got in period lol

[jade wyvern]

I meant to say my island
I don't know any madeirense who's applied or gone to HYPSM

[gusty orchid]

oh i see

[modern lava]

HYPSM (The M stands for Madeira)

[fallen storm]

yeah what, 2 ppl here got in? one qb, one already had an ed

[jade wyvern]

None of them have gotten even a medal in the math olympiad here either
There's been like 1-2 people from the Azores but that's it, everybody else's from the mainland

[jade wyvern]

lmfao

[eternal jasper]

one more person said they got in earlier, i forgot their username

[stable kindle]

bruh i got 4 Bs in hs i screwed up now i got a 3.86 uw

[gusty orchid]

yeah you might get in i think

[lilac trail]

bro u got this! not in a “u will get into mit” way (mit is not the world trust me bro) but in a “hmmm you’ve already demonstrated a lot of ambition and perseverance that’s bound to pay off when you’re pursuing what matters”

[fallen storm]

so 3 ppl, 1 of which eded, one of which got in earlier in QB

[grave token]

finally, a good post

[raven saffron]

If we think about it

[jade wyvern]

Thanks, I appreciate it!
Same goes for you too, I believe you'll get in <3

[eternal jasper]

as far as i know yeah

[raven saffron]

If we really think about it for a sec

[river sky]

How do people even get into oly camping multiple years

[fallen storm]

this is an insane year then cus wtf lmfao

[river sky]

Idk I hope I can qual USAMO this yr

[gusty orchid]

are there any gunna enthusiasts in here?

[eternal jasper]

petey i'll miss you when you're gone 😢

[river sky]

My baby birkin

[jade wyvern]

Tbh I think it depends on the size
If you're from a smaller country and are really good at what you do, you're kind of bound to get through every time anyways

[gusty orchid]

bros acting like peteys boutta get merked

[eternal jasper]

💀

[gusty orchid]

European car came witttt curtainss

[raven saffron]

600 ppl withdrew before EA came out right?

[jade wyvern]

Here there's been a few people who consistently got into IMO/IOI for example because they aren't competing against that many other people

[gusty orchid]

you're probably just not a robot

[grave token]

https://tenor.com/view/obiwan-patience-star-wars-alec-guinness-gif-9950990

[river sky]

Has there been any intl who got in without insane cracked shit

[gusty orchid]

and showed that youre a real person

[solid pawn]

cuz u can WRITE

[modern lava]

Nah fr I think the best way to approach it is by thinking about it as having an attitude that'll let you succeed at any place you go to

[raven saffron]

If 599 people withdrew before EA

[spiral tiger]

https://tenor.com/view/embed-embed-fail-bart-simpson-gif-3430362074919380075

[jade wyvern]

One of them is the most batshit insane person I have ever heard of
Dude got a gold medal in 7th grade, gold medal in 8th, gold medal in 9th, gold medal in 10th, gold medal in 11th, gold medal in 12th-
I won't need to compete against them in any olympiads this year since they just went into uni, thank fuck

[gusty orchid]

i am banking on my being a cybersecurity intern for gunna EC to get me in

[modern lava]

'Cause y'all are are super dedicated and hardworking fr

[raven saffron]

Id guess that we could see a similar amount maybe even more withdraw for RD

[modern lava]

Y'all gon' succeed no matter where

[raven saffron]

From either ED or thinking its not worth it

[eternal jasper]

right now i'm hoping and praying for the Gatech acceptance in january

[raven saffron]

So really 200/7200 people in

[prisma tree]

gold 7TH GRADE WTF

[fallen storm]

same

[prisma tree]

THEY EATING WAHT

[gusty orchid]

that kid been grinding since the age of 2 bruh

[cyan spear]

gatech > mit

hot take

[prisma tree]

GOLDEN DRAGON EGGS>?

[cyan spear]

extremely hot take

[inland flicker]

What do I even put in my FUN updates if I don’t have any updates

[raven saffron]

And if we only worry about domestic students (as a domestic student) that's probably like 150/3000 which is really 5% which means i have the same odds as before decisions released

[solid comet]

goodbyye petey!

[eternal jasper]

true as long as i get into gatech

[cyan spear]

but jackets rule

[raven saffron]

Trust!

[jade wyvern]

I looked it up
Also got a gold medal in 6th

What the fu-

[cyan spear]

ok look

does mit have a d1 football team

[prisma tree]

hell nah i shouldnt be here

[river sky]

Wait Madeira?

[eternal jasper]

no

[cyan spear]

exactly

[gusty orchid]

is that terrence tao

[river sky]

Is that the island with the whistle language

[lilac trail]

based + applying sideways pilled + developing and following ur values is both really cool and rewarding and also can easily be applied in pursuit of whatever specific goals come up later on

[prisma tree]

im not qualified for this school

[cyan spear]

mit just became mid

[gusty orchid]

even terrence tao didnt win gold until 13

[eternal jasper]

all sports at mit are d3 i think

[jade wyvern]

No, Tiago Marques

[cyan spear]

L mit then

[solid pawn]

I'm just glad I didn't get rejected! I've got in to 2 schools and 2 deferrals 🙂

[jade wyvern]

https://www-spm-pt.translate.goog/tiago-marques-conquista-sete-medalhas-de-ouro-consecutivas-nas-olimpadas-portuguesas-de-matemtica?_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en

[river sky]

Terry Tao analysis 1 and 2🙏

[jade wyvern]

Dude is insane

[modern lava]

Honestly I don't understand doing anything for the sake of getting into college or whatever

[solid comet]

fr i literally decided to apply to MIT after i ggot my SAT score i didnt think abt being specific bfr

[raven saffron]

Im qualified for MIT
Im qualified for MIT

[modern lava]

'Cause like, that just makes you sweaty

and that sweat never ends even if you do get in

[solid comet]

most of my ECs i did bfr i even knew i was gonna try for US

[modern lava]

Just sounds like a speedrun to burnout and unfulfillment

[outer hollow]

Ive realized for all these apps the best thing is to just be myself, makes the essays a lot more fun and easy to write too, rather than crafting a story to tell

[solid comet]

didnt even know they can be called ECs

[modern lava]

It's just so much more rewarding to pursue things that are legitimately interesting to you and to hold your values close to your heart

[gusty orchid]

same i only do what i think will be useful for my career in the future

[solid comet]

proud of myself for even applying it was a cool experience

[eternal jasper]

petey will you be back for pi day?

[grave token]

yeah i was going to say you must be talking about regional olympiads not internationals because terry is old

[outer hollow]

Good thing for me is all my activities are just stuff i genuinely enjoy doing, i hope that shines thru in my app

[grave token]

hopefully

[eternal jasper]

nice

[solid comet]

pls dont do the 5 mins earlier thing this time

[modern lava]

Me basically only having hobbies on my app be like

[solid comet]

do 5 days instead

[eternal jasper]

FR THO

[raven saffron]

Chat do I sign up for an obscure Olympiad like IESO or IMDO

[outer hollow]

Like my college app kinda just came together perfectly without me having to do anything really

[raven saffron]

And try to camp there for Mid Year

[eternal jasper]

i was hugging my parents and then i get back on discord and see people screaming ITS OUT

and i'm like wtf

[modern lava]

IMDO
MCDO
McDonalds

[raven saffron]

Wait wait wait

How do I know what I submitted on my app

[grave token]

we always do to make sure the servers didn't crash

[outer hollow]

Naturally have a bunch of cs related activities and other things too that I enjoy, and i feel like they balance well together

[raven saffron]

Dude wtf I forgot what I put on

What if I update something I already put on my application

[eternal jasper]

oh shoot

[modern lava]

You don't because MIT doesn't let you go back to see your app PDF 💀

[solid comet]

if u applied for fee waiver

[raven saffron]

Wait so then if I accidentally say something in my FUN I already said in my Application

[raven saffron]

Will that be a no no

[modern lava]

@grave token For the sake of the CO'29's sanity please add that to y'all system fr

[cyan kite]

What gets me is that all my family members were like "oh you're getting into MIT easy" and I'm like you don't understand lmao

[eternal jasper]

same with me

[solid comet]

nah my fam was so otherwise

they were like "no way u even have a chance"

[stable kindle]

literally i was at the dentist this morning they asked for my gpa i said 4.51 and they were like yeah you're guaranteed dude

[eternal jasper]

i got told so many times "you'll get in dw" and i'm just like

[solid comet]

💀

[stable kindle]

💀

[cyan kite]

💀

[eternal jasper]

💀

[stable kindle]

💀

[eternal jasper]

lmao

the dentist chancme

[lilac trail]

u should do things that are silly and fun all the time it’s really fun (joke (real))

[cyan kite]

LOL

[inland flicker]

What should I put in my FUN updates

[royal badger]

The huh

[raven saffron]

Everything new that happens to you

[grave token]

yet another good post

[eager peak]

yo bro fade this shit boys just go to community college on me

[lilac trail]

and be kind to ur bros and eat vegetables

[grave token]

idk who this mouse person is but they make good posts

[lilac trail]

that’s all you should do ever

[eternal jasper]

so real

[cyan kite]

My immediate family is relatively chill but my extended family was like
Literally all of them were congratulating me on applying to mit???

[stable kindle]

@royal badger

[royal badger]

Lol

[raven saffron]

Yk what

[inland flicker]

You guys think I should retake my 33 ACT I think that’s why I got deferred

[stable kindle]

no bruh what

i mean u could

but that's not why

[eternal jasper]

if you have time

[inland flicker]

idk what else to put in my FUN

[stable kindle]

i retook a 1530 and got a 1590 without studying on sat bro it was so wild

[tacit lily]

for people who want to know how much MIT cares about SAT and ACT

[eternal jasper]

but if anything i think the fact that you were deferred shows that your 33 is enough

[tacit lily]

math 780+

english 700+

[deep aurora]

What does FUN look like

[tacit lily]

if you meet that you are fine

don't retake

[cyan kite]

I got 35 with 34 math

[tacit lily]

for ACT at least 35 math

[cyan kite]

😔

[tacit lily]

and english and other shit id say 33

[raven saffron]

MY QUESTION OML OML OML

[tacit lily]

science 34+

[ember star]

damn thats impressive 😭 i grinded for so long for my 1590

[royal badger]

tl;dr: the FUN form is where you can send us your latest grades along with any other relevant updates that you want us to know (things like awards, achievements, etc. that have happened after you submitted your application). Don’t feel obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester grades. But you DO have to submit it, regardless of if you have updates or not.

[raven saffron]

I think FUN is just a 250 word box

[inland flicker]

I’m 34+ on everything but Math

[stable kindle]

nah i spent the whole summer spending 3 hours a day for 20 days just grinding practice tests 😭

[tacit lily]

retake

[eternal jasper]

does anyone know when we can see fun form

[modern lava]

Retaking a 1530 💀

[tacit lily]

you can superscore

[tacit lily]

why though?

[raven saffron]

DEFERRED STUDENTS

[normal fjord]

I think this is commonly asked but do deferred applicants carry the same acceptance weight/rate as applicants who apply in the RD pool?

[raven saffron]

MOST DEFERRED KIDS GO BOMB ELSEWHERE

HOLY

[near valve]

Huh

[fallen storm]

what

[stable kindle]

no they have a 1-3% chance of getting in

[raven saffron]

THEYRE JUST PLAYING HARD TO GET 😭

[modern lava]

Could've worded that better but yeah fr

[stable kindle]

avg 2% of deferred ppl accepted

[royal badger]

If you are deferred, you are not expected to send us any new information besides the February Updates and Notes (FUN) Form, which will be posted in mid-January to your application portal.

[cyan kite]

Mit says admit rate is like 2/100 but they say they look at the apps equally

[raven saffron]

Its bad numbers

[tacit lily]

MIT is tough in general

[raven saffron]

odds are a lot of deferred students are just not MIT-level

[tacit lily]

the applicant pool is very self selecting

[fallen storm]

yes
its just that when they dont accept you once, its likely they wont accept you twice

[gusty orchid]

i have a suggestion for everyone

[raven saffron]

But were like decent enough to get deferred

[gusty orchid]

please go outside

[raven saffron]

my guess is like 3.8+ is their cutoff or something

[modern lava]

Y'all need to stop worrying so much about the statistics tbh

[raven saffron]

For defers

[ionic spindle]

2% is a safety

[eternal jasper]

ok sweet

[ionic spindle]

don't even worry

[modern lava]

The real admit rate is 50%, 'cause you either get in or you don't 🫡

[raven saffron]

If I can manipulate the numbers to say I have >100% chance of getting in

[tacit lily]

agreed

[gusty orchid]

on god

[tacit lily]

you guys will be fine

i've been observing the college decision stuff for like 2 years now

you guys will be fine

[raven saffron]

Erm acshually youre confusing probabilities with possibilities. According to your logic, when I get home there could be a million dollars on my bed or there could not be, therefore it's a 50/50 chance 🤓

[turbid turtle]

at least we’re better than spider man he got rejected!!!

[tacit lily]

statistics don't mean shit

[modern lava]

If not MIT then y'all are gonna get into a school that's a great fit for y'all in RD honestly

[raven saffron]

💀

[cyan kite]

*you're

[royal badger]

https://www.reddit.com/r/outside/s/GG7s1xlpWx

[tacit lily]

worse case scenario, you can transfer

and try again

[cyan kite]

*yo're

[gusty orchid]

cope

[raven saffron]

8 billion + is insane wtf

[tacit lily]

if you really don't like the school you go to

[turbid turtle]

fr

[modern lava]

What am I coping with

[gusty orchid]

imnot syaing youre coping

[gilded swallow]

Well actually it would be 33% in early, 33% deferred early, 33% rejected early

And then 33% of the deferred applicants would be admitted rd.

So, assuming the ea and rd pools are the same, it should be 38.445% if my math is right 🤓

[gusty orchid]

im saying

that statement

is cope

[fallen storm]

MIT campus sucks anyway
Plus racist ass admins
We goin elsewhere cuh

[modern lava]

CC to Transfer is so based

[turbid turtle]

ok but like if i got deferred from MIT im probably gonna get into UMich

so 🤧🤧

[eternal jasper]

thats good

[modern lava]

CC to UC pipeline here in California 🛐

[cyan spear]

not applying but im 34 C 35 m 35 s 35 e 31 r would i retake

[gilded swallow]

I suppose this assumes waitlist doesnt exist though

[raven saffron]

Deferred from MIT I'll get into UIUC

[tacit lily]

umich is good enough

[eternal jasper]

i wouldn't

[raven saffron]

My UIUC Essays were bomb too

[cyan spear]

LETS GO CORN

[raven saffron]

Literally PERFECTION

[fallen storm]

UIUC is more selective than MIT for CS bro that shit is insane

[remote vessel]

I really should mention in my FUN that I finally got accomodations

[tacit lily]

MIT is a really really damn nice school i have to admit

[raven saffron]

CS+X

[modern lava]

Getting kids, especially from underresourced communities, to the state's best universities through an affordable and accessible transfer process from the already affordable and accessible CC system

[raven saffron]

CS + Physics

[modern lava]

🛐

[cyan spear]

thank god i live in chicago

[fallen storm]

Some of the +Xs are hard others arent

[tacit lily]

but other schools are pretty damn nice as well

in different ways

[turbid turtle]

god now i have to write all the RD essays i’ve been procrastinating 😭

[fallen storm]

Same

Lol

Yale Upenn Cornell Brown

[royal badger]

#1005681092977754247

[turbid turtle]

real

[tacit lily]

one more thing

[raven saffron]

CS + Physics

[tacit lily]

for people who really wants to go to MIT

if you really really want

[raven saffron]

Me who planned to apply to 60 schools

[tacit lily]

just come to MIT anyways

[raven saffron]

In Junior Year

[tacit lily]

and take some classes

[raven saffron]

Might have to go back to that strat frfr

[tacit lily]

jesus christ 💀

[raven saffron]

20 is too few for me yk gotta widen my range 🤣

[remote vessel]

now do I Rd or ED2 Vanderbilt

[eternal jasper]

how

[raven saffron]

Nah I think I'll go 27 tbh

[cyan kite]

What're yall's second choices?

[tacit lily]

CMU

berkeley

[remote vessel]

Vanderbilt

[silk steeple]

What’s your second choice school?

@remote vessel: Vanderbilt
@cyan spear: gatech
@eternal jasper: gatech

Looks like Vanderbilt and gatech are the popular second choice schools among our users. Maybe we should start a rivalry between the two, or better yet, combine them to create "Vandergatech" - the ultimate school of innovation and southern charm!

💬 3 responded. Light roast.

Raw beans

@remote vessel: Vanderbilt
@cyan spear: gatech
@eternal jasper: gatech

[eternal jasper]

tbh i don't know

[tacit lily]

but well i am too far from the cycle

[raven saffron]

I ranked everything one sec

[eternal jasper]

maybe stanford

[royal badger]

Don’t press brew please

[eternal jasper]

or gatech

[summer yacht]

too far

[raven saffron]

No one is using that man 😭

[tacit lily]

mm it just depends on how commited you are

i flew all the way from CA

to MIT

to take classes here

been doing that for a semester now

[raven saffron]

No MIT admits from my school

[tacit lily]

best decision i've made in my life

[raven saffron]

Everyone was deferred

[tacit lily]

so something to think about

[eternal jasper]

no mit applicants from my school

[raven saffron]

I think it does make me a bit more reassured though

Cuz one of my friends

[scenic monolith]

do y’all see it on naviance

[raven saffron]

Who I dont wanna be rude but his application was pretty ass

[royal badger]

Vandergatech 😭

[raven saffron]

For MIT standards

[eternal jasper]

lol

[fierce gust]

guys was today's acceptances early action or early decision

[raven saffron]

Like my AP Lit teacher agreed that he didnt know how to write college essays

[summer yacht]

bro im just ocwing shit

[spiral tiger]

where do i download this game

[eternal jasper]

early action

[spiral tiger]

seems really fucking cool

[raven saffron]

And he got deferred

With a 3.8, no outside of school ECs

[tacit lily]

thats good as well

[raven saffron]

And 1x AIME

So the deferred pool is really broad I feel

[eternal jasper]

maybe his essays were very good

[turbid turtle]

did the spongebob ai voice guy from this channel get in ???

[raven saffron]

Nope

Our Lit teacher

[eternal jasper]

deferred also

[fierce gust]

kk ty

[raven saffron]

Graded all our college essays

[fierce gust]

What’s good deferees

[raven saffron]

He got a 20/25

[near valve]

To be fair English teachers aren’t the end all for college essays

[raven saffron]

Which is lowest score she gives on assignments

[eternal jasper]

i'm just so relieved

[cyan kite]

I feel like I'm the only app with no competitions 😭

[summer yacht]

are you a high schooler?? you just left for MIT ?

[turbid turtle]

damn i thought he was the one that had the best shot

[raven saffron]

I know but she used to read for Stanford so 😵‍💫

[tacit lily]

no

i have been in college for 2 years

[raven saffron]

I think she knows a decent bit ab what shes talmbout

[eternal jasper]

tbh this just gave me some hope that even if i don't make mit i have a chance elsewhere

[near valve]

Damn

[tacit lily]

i am hs class of 22'

[royal badger]

id:customize

[cyan kite]

Yeah

As soon as I find what elsewhere is lmao

[eternal jasper]

fr lmao

[summer yacht]

you paused your degree or sm?

[eternal jasper]

it kind of sucks that this was my first decision

[raven saffron]

2nd decision

[tacit lily]

co0ol thanks for leeting me kn0w

[raven saffron]

Rejected Flat Out Penn
Deferred MIT

Soooooo mid start

[modern lava]

Some of y'all minds fast track you to imagining the doomsday scenario where you don't get admitted anywhere

[tacit lily]

no i am continuing my degree

[raven saffron]

But thats fine I can def recover

[modern lava]

Y'all are gonna get in somewhere, y'all are gonna be fine

[tacit lily]

just with a combination of MIT

[eternal jasper]

true, i already got the junior college acceptance locked in

[tacit lily]

and other schools

[raven saffron]

Im ur neighbor in a year lil bro

[modern lava]

🫡

The quest to drag all A2Cers to Boston continues

[raven saffron]

I swear on my momma we are not taking this deferral

[eternal jasper]

literally

[raven saffron]

For granted

Im coming back wit a VENGANCE

[modern lava]

MIT, the other school up the river, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern, UMass, Tufts 🫡

[raven saffron]

😠 mode

[tacit lily]

i'd say unless your application is absolute dog water, you guys will be fine

you guys will get into a good school

[modern lava]

Y'all are only allowed to end up at those unis 🫡

[raven saffron]

Wellesley, Amherst, and Williams too sir

[summer yacht]

ima dm you questions later fr

[eternal jasper]

i wanna meet some of you guys irl so bad now lol

[raven saffron]

Im saying

[tacit lily]

sure

i am somewhat busy next few days though just fyi

i am here only because of the MIT decisions

i was curious

[summer yacht]

ook

[modern lava]

Tbf the LACs are outside of Boston proper

[raven saffron]

I guess

[modern lava]

But the LACs are fire too

[summer yacht]

no actually tho this happens on discord so much for me

[tacit lily]

but please don't stress that much out about college

i think its important to ask yourself

why

why are you even going for the best colleges?

like really ask that question

if you can come up with a good answer, then

[jade wyvern]

(earn 400 million dollar a year)

[raven saffron]

https://tenor.com/view/money-mr-krabs-gif-18326632

[summer yacht]

XD

[raven saffron]

Nah jsp

[eternal jasper]

ok guys time to go touch grass, this past week has been crazy

[tacit lily]

well i can debunk that myth

because most of the money Ive made is

not because of college

[jade wyvern]

I know, I'm not in it for the money

[lilac trail]

this also don’t stress out that much in general ur just little guys

[raven saffron]

I want that nice Physics education

[jade wyvern]

I just replied with that as a joke lol

[raven saffron]

Like growing up

All Ive ever watched is MIT Yale and Harvard Professors teaching me Physics

[tacit lily]

oo interesting

[gusty orchid]

i wanna make those fye connections

[tacit lily]

that sounds really fun

[modern lava]

Actually no any uni on this map + the LACS 🫡

[raven saffron]

Whenever my Physics teachers have been lacking on the teaching part

[tacit lily]

which people

[deft mulch]

ayo four people from my school got in but not me 😥

[lilac trail]

does this server not allow sending of images or something or am i stupid

[raven saffron]

They're always the ones who help me pick up the slack

[tacit lily]

for people who want money

you can earn them in too many ways

college is just one way

[raven saffron]

And I think that'd be a great place for me

[summer yacht]

in practice there is almost no reason to go to a top college because ur state school will be immeasurably cheaper and of high quality education

[tacit lily]

i do have to admit

this is a good reason to go to a good college

[raven saffron]

CONNECTIONS OML

[hollow sedge]

Boston is a college town

[lilac trail]

pls i have so many cat positivity screenshots in my camera roll trying to claw their way out rn

[raven saffron]

I WANNA MEET SO MANY PEOPLE 😭

[tacit lily]

but i think second tier colleges provide good enough

[jade wyvern]

I mean honestly as long as I live comfortably and have my needs met I'm fine tbh - I don't see the need to make a trillion dollars a year or anything
For me it's more about the quality of education and about the experience itself

[jade wyvern]

POST THEM

[gusty orchid]

ppl just see ppl like zuckerburg and them all go to ivies thats prolly why people wnat them

[jade wyvern]

CAT

[raven saffron]

Im like basically a floater friend rn

[jade wyvern]

POST HTE CATS

[tacit lily]

here is how i see it

[raven saffron]

I need that tight community in college

[gusty orchid]

i wanna be part of the illuminati

[lilac trail]

IM TRYING DAWG

[summer yacht]

real

[hollow sedge]

You need to type more in a2c to get image perms

[jade wyvern]

MEOW

[gusty orchid]

all them cool ass secret socities

[lilac trail]

ihtfp

[tacit lily]

you could theortically go to a school

close to a great school

and get connections

indirectly

for example

[summer yacht]

ur username made me die laughing

[tacit lily]

BU is close to MIT and Harvard

[gusty orchid]

i guess but they not gonna have the same amount of respect for a BU student

as an MIT student

[tacit lily]

hm

i tested that out in practice

that is incorrect

[ember star]

my dad told me its really hard to get opportunities in boston as a BU or tufts kid cuz of all the schools but idk if hes right

[deft mulch]

lmao brown rice is the best at chipotle

[tacit lily]

well in fact, i didn't even say i was a BU student because I was not

[jade wyvern]

I mean
You can still be really good at what you do, no matter what university you go to
I'm pretty sure ~10% of MIT graduates make less than a regular high school graduate does iirc
Your college isn't everything

[tacit lily]

i willk say this

its YOU who gain respect

not the school you go to

[summer yacht]

in my mind: Brown, Rice.

[tacit lily]

i have seen really crackeed BU kids

and dog water MIT kids

[raven saffron]

Dog Water MIT kids

Are just like

[tacit lily]

the spectrum is larger than you think

[raven saffron]

"Only" USAMO Level

[lilac trail]

sry i like lowk rly need to shower and cram math into my little egghead brain but just like imagine some cats saying things that are positive that’s what they look like have fun kids

[tacit lily]

when I mean they are dog water

[raven saffron]

I needa lock in

[tacit lily]

they are pretty dog water

[raven saffron]

And get a perfect on AIME

[tacit lily]

you will be surprised

[grave token]

no one who respects you only because of what college you went to is worthy of your respect

[modern lava]

https://tenor.com/view/jiggy-getting-jiggy-with-it-cat-cat-dance-gif-27098142

[tacit lily]

^^

i have never had any trouble

[jade wyvern]

Nah, there's more to it than just academics/skill
You can have a really bad personality for example, and that matters a lot

[tacit lily]

meeting MIT and harvard people

because of my college

never

[dawn root]

reading this thread makes me so depressed that I just want to apply to wesleyan ED 😭

[tacit lily]

what i am saying is, as long as you are a great person