well done! :)
#MIT (2024-2025)
steady swift
well done! \:)
thanks!!
steady swift
waiting on cam 😭 2 more weeks
yeah 30th
loads of my friends waiting for Cambridge Econ and architecture
steady swift
i have a few random ahh courses mi frens applied to there
what did u apply for
sudden sand
what did u apply for
maths
so even if i do get an offer is like 50/50 accept rate
because step
steady swift
because step
oh damn
long spruce
Filling out this fun form is making me have hope again and I don't like that
steady swift
Filling out this fun form is making me have hope again and I don't like that
it’s not fun 😖
steady swift
Is it bad to fill up the 250 word update section
I’d say use it as a LOCI opportunity haha
keen girder
should you even use anything if you applied RD
fallow cliff
i submitted my CSS profile back in october or something is this a problem
steady swift
should you even use anything if you applied RD
I don’t think so?
I mean I submitted literally like 2 weeks ago not much has changed
but it says tell a joke
keen girder
my goto joke is probably not best said in today's culture unfortuanately
vivid tulip
I just hope they think it's funny lol
It doesn't have to be funny
Most aren't 💀
Source: During CPW they recite the jokes y'all write out loud and last year and iirc the jokes were so corny that people started groaning
long spruce
Wait no way 😭
I am definitely changing my joke before I submit
Surely I can think of something better 💀
cursive hazel
i dont remember which activities i put into the mit app
is it stupid to email them and ask 😭
finite arch
Y'all Im gonna take the AIME 2 but its on Feb 12th
How would i contact MIT admissions office about that
Since i cant do the FUN form after Feb 5th
I cant do the AIME 1 since its only for US/Canada from this year
finite arch
ill know my score the next day anyways
If i hopefully get an index above say 250 im set
that why i was asking
Wondering if i should email Admissions office after the FUN form
finite arch
officially nah
but im pretty sure it will be right
it takes me since im intl abt 3 weeks
US maybe 2-3 days
Nah i can put my anticipated score
thats what i did for stanford
cursive hazel
help guys is it too dumb to email them and ask what i put on my activities 💀
i forgot and i need it to do the FUN form properly
nocturne sable
I mean, how true is this?
frank lance
yay fun form!
frank lance
help guys is it too dumb to email them and ask what i put on my activities 💀
😭😭 hmm
maybe worth a try lol
i don’t think it’ll negatively affect you in any way if you ask 🔥
is it bad if i submit fun form on the last possible day cuz i would be waiting for some competition results but they might only release in mid feb 😰
hmm
cursive hazel
😭😭 hmm
this is so embarassing 😭
asldkjf i actually have no clue what i put
im wravking my brain
cursive hazel
is it bad if i submit fun form on the last possible day cuz i would be waiting f...
no youll be totally fine!!
frank lance
asldkjf i actually have no clue what i put
SKFBJF 😭😭🙏🙏 oml
it’s kind of weird that they don’t let us see what we submitted
like 😒 gatekeeping ahh...
cursive hazel
it’s kind of weird that they don’t let us see what we submitted
I DONT KNOW
why doesnt the leading technology school have a PDF option
languid bridge
does my counselor have to send a midyear report if i already filled out the fun form??
misty badge
can i drop a song rec in the fun form
nocturne bough
maybe if u said u found a great song
misty badge
ok
nocturne bough
idk about "hey AOs, plz listen to this new song"
misty badge
just gonna casually drop the new bad bunny album in my FUN form
nocturne bough
"The FUN Form is where you send us your latest grades along with any other relevant updates that you want us to know."
talk about how it was great music and something to vibe to or something like that
misty badge
i think they'll appreciate it
nocturne bough
im waiting until like Feb2 to do my FUN
trim locust
Same
fresh mirage
Nah i can put my anticipated score
anticipated score is insane
trim locust
thats what i did for stanford
...
so what happens when u dont get that score
and stanford asks for ur score
finite arch
and stanford asks for ur score
stanford already rejected me so its all good
finite arch
anticipated score is insane
i know my answers what i put, i know the answer key, so i can put my score in
i meant like i know the answers what i put for each question in the test, the next day the key drops so i can compare
untold mango
Any way to check if your slideroom supplemental went through? Can’t see it on MIT portal but I got a confirmation
heady trench
Any way to check if your slideroom supplemental went through? Can’t see it on MI...
it should show on the slide room portal
if submitted or not
untold mango
it should show on the slide room portal
Alr so not on MIT
short estuary
Are in person or virtual interviews better
languid bridge
does my counselor have to send a midyear report if i already filled out the fun ...
?
nocturne bough
yes, they say to
short estuary
How should I reply to email interview request
languid bridge
yes, they say to
wait how do i invite my counselor?
onyx jacinth
does my counselor have to send a midyear report if i already filled out the fun ...
looks like no
nocturne bough
looks like no
they will have to eventually, just not like now now I'm p sure
cursive hazel
why does mit specifically say that the interview can go up to 2 hours 😭
what am i supposed to talk about for that long
even 1 hour wtf
fresh mirage
still no interview DAMMIT
NONE of my schools have given me an interview 😭
LMAO
im crashing out
💀
wicked pond
I mean, how true is this?
College board offers fee waivers not mit. Try getting one through them first
wicked pond
Me with my calc test today
cursive hazel
it hasnt happened yet its on monday but now im scared because every school says "max 45 minutes" and mit says "attempt to keep it under 2 hours"
TWENTY THREE???????
ONE HUNDRED?
LAMOAO
me rn
hey HEY no dying yale gives them out till march
i got AO and i didnt get in remember
so you never know
no i will. how else can we grow fish.
and build vertical plant.
real i love this
real
mit 🫤
so much money too
wait did they tell you that
no they're not allowed to comment at all on your fit, potential matriculation, chances, anything in that domain
yep
so that means jeni was just too good
ggwp
i think my princeton interviewer was trying to tell me i was gonna get rejected
she was like "you know there are a lot of places besides princeton"
RUBADUBDUB?
probably true
LMAO
is stanford in the goat conversation
objectively wrong! you deserve all schools
its onluy been 2 weeksalafjlas
GOODLUCK
unreal ermine
little sequoia
Right now
little sequoia
i submitted my CSS profile back in october or something is this a problem
Did you submit IDOC
little sequoia
I mean, how true is this?
I don’t know I didn’t have to pay for css if I remember correctly
long spruce
This is very real
long spruce
Sounds like MIT...
haughty token
Let's go I scheduled my interview
trim locust
I’m
Wondering if I should email my interviewer again
She hasn’t responded to my interview confirmation email yet and it’s been 4 days
nocturne sable
College board offers fee waivers not mit. Try getting one through them first
I'm international. Colegeboard only offers for domestic
nocturne sable
I don’t know I didn’t have to pay for css if I remember correctly
Are you domestic?
little sequoia
Are you domestic?
Yeah
nocturne sable
Yeah
I'm internationa and collegeboard doesn't offer fee waivers to internationals. Only schools
haughty token
She hasn’t responded to my interview confirmation email yet and it’s been 4 days
Send a follow-up a week after the initial request
little sequoia
I'm internationa and collegeboard doesn't offer fee waivers to internationals. O...
Oof
haughty token
Send a follow-up a week after the initial request
Also dw too much, you have until the 6th of February. My interviewer took 8 days to respond and I was paranoid the whole time lol
cobalt valley
why does mit specifically say that the interview can go up to 2 hours 😭
my harvard was 2.5 hours
onyx atlas
lol
cursive hazel
my harvard was 2.5 hours
whattttt 😭
cobalt valley
whattttt 😭
bro i missed half of the school day for that interview ☠️
cursive hazel
bro i missed half of the school day for that interview ☠️
that’s wilddd
cobalt valley
that’s wilddd
it was today
it went really well
but it was also long cause he started quizzing me on stats and calculus fundamentals
fallow cliff
but it was also long cause he started quizzing me on stats and calculus fundamen...
whatt 😭
they can do that?
i thought interviews are meant to just get insight to your character
cursive hazel
but it was also long cause he started quizzing me on stats and calculus fundamen...
what the hell
cobalt valley
what the hell
"whats the difference between normal distribution and binomial distribution?"
cobalt valley
i thought interviews are meant to just get insight to your character
yeahhh he asked me questions about that too but for like 30 minutes he quizzed me really deep into these foundations
like
long spruce
Lmao 💀
cobalt valley
"why is the fundamental theorem of calculus important?"
cobalt valley
30 minutes 😭
prob even more maybe more like 45 minutes ☠️
cobalt valley
it was fun tho and he was very friendly and very very smart
fallow cliff
is harvard ur top choice
cobalt valley
is harvard ur top choice
tbh idk at this point
i did ed columbia but since i got deferred
cobalt valley
idek anymore ☠️
trim locust
"why is the fundamental theorem of calculus important?"
Help I just learned this today in calc
😭
Tbh I still don’t understand the importance of it
cobalt valley
Help I just learned this today in calc
i said it connects the concepts of derivatives and integrals together into one equation and he said thats correct
cursive hazel
what the heck????
trim locust
i said it connects the concepts of derivatives and integrals together into one e...
yea thats the basic gist of it
thx for the reminder i just threw that shit out my brain when i left calc this morning
untold cape
i did ed columbia but since i got deferred
SAME!
submitted a very half hearted loci today
keen girder
My mit interviewer was involved in my bsa council lol
long spruce
submitted a very half hearted loci today
I put my heart and soul into my FUN but deep down I know I'm still getting rejected 💀
100-300 out of tens of thousands of applicants is a bit disheartening
fallow cliff
I put my heart and soul into my FUN but deep down I know I'm still getting rejec...
r u expected to write something in the form?
cobalt valley
submitted a very half hearted loci today
submitted mine yesterday 💪
well i think ur thinking more so about bimodal distribution..
like normal is continuous and binomial is discrete
but bro i was getting cooked during stats ☠️
cursive hazel
real
long spruce
r u expected to write something in the form?
In the updates section
fallow cliff
no like are we expected to write something if we dont have any significant updates
long spruce
Oh I don't think so
I would just do a joke or a quote like they suggest
But they're not looking for another essay or smth I don't think
full lynx
congrats on getting in sio2
long spruce
Thank you 🙏
full lynx
long spruce
I didn't 💀
full lynx
yea he did lol
long spruce
I wish lol
full lynx
bro tryna b humble
long spruce
Praying for ra 🙏
cursive hazel
Praying for ra 🙏
congrats on mit
long spruce
😭
keen girder
hopefully my interviewer has something good to say about me because he was also a boy scout and he's very involved in my troop's council 🪖
insane copium
cursive hazel
hopefully my interviewer has something good to say about me because he was also ...
surprised that's not COI
keen girder
surprised that's not COI
how would it be lol
BSA council and troop don't interact at all
cursive hazel
BSA council and troop don't interact at all
involved in your troop's council didnt you say
either way it doesnt matter
keen girder
involved in your troop's council didnt you say
oh if ur not in BSA i get why you would think that lol
cursive hazel
oh if ur not in BSA i get why you would think that lol
mb im a girl lmao
keen girder
council just handles troop membership and runs a summer camp, that's basically it
cursive hazel
wait that's cool
keen girder
they're still in the process of changing the organization name
i heard it'll be done by mid 2025
cursive hazel
they're still in the process of changing the organization name
will it just become boys-girls club 😭
keen girder
or like feburary
keen girder
will it just become boys-girls club 😭
better boys&girls club ngl
cursive hazel
~~better boys&girls club ngl~~
probably true
eager saddle
just had my interview!! it just made me 100000000x more excited to go 
manifesting an acceptance in march
stuck coyote
just had my interview!! it just made me 100000000x more excited to go <a:blobrai...
what they ask? and what did u ask them?
eager saddle
what they ask? and what did u ask them?
it was really casual. he asked me how i liked my school, what i did there, what my favorite class was. a lot of it was conversational and i used my replies to demonstrate my character, if that makes sense. i asked him about what he did at mit and how the people were there, and it was a very nice interview!
he said i was very well-spoken and he congratulated me in advance on my acceptance (manifestation-core) so just be yourself and it'll work out
stuck coyote
who interviewed u?
eager saddle
idk if its appropriate to say 💔 but if you live in the tampa bay area it'll probably be the same person since the ecs are location-based
stuck coyote
im in NH
my guy is very OP and graduated from MIT awhile ago
so i just wanted to see how diverse the interviewers were
placid prairie
my guy graduated in like 79 and his son founded the robotics club at our school 💀
eager saddle
my dude graduated in 83 and also attended harvard and cornell 
trim locust
Damn y’all got some old people
night parcel
what are your sat scores?
eager saddle
probably low compared to what everyone else will say
stuck coyote
Interview done
what thry ask y
errant turret
Life experiences
Proud accomplishments
Just be prepared if you did anything technical you’re gonna want to really explain it
School life
That was it
placid lagoon
That was it
whatd u apply for
trim locust
holy shit i looked at my interviewers linkden
shes like the indian parent dream
mit phd + law degree
stuck coyote
Just be prepared if you did anything technical you’re gonna want to really expla...
wym technical?
errant turret
If you did research
Make sure you get your terms right or internships
Like be free
trim locust
looks like i need to review my projects
lone thicket
@errant turret were u asked why mit and did u have time to ask questions
errant turret
My questions were indirect
😂
More of follow up questions
My interviewer seemed like he needed to go somewhere but yeah I asked two questions
He talked a lot which covered my other questions
errant turret
<@456226577798135808> were u asked why mit and did u have time to ask questions
Yeah you can practice for why MIT
errant turret
whatd u apply for
Civil
little sequoia
Holy crap mine was 45 mins
errant turret
Goodluck
unborn junco
Alr, it’s not like a loci or anything, just an update
spare nexus
my mit reviewer is from my school and signed it off on her email 💀
long spruce
Lol I still love MIT class names
The class on FPGAs is "Field Programmable Gate Awesomeness"
woeful coral
my mit reviewer is from my school and signed it off on her email 💀
how do you know youre reviewer ?
spare nexus
how do you know youre reviewer ?
no they signed off MIT class of x, my school class of x
woeful coral
ohh
long spruce
Did they not ask any questions 😭
trim locust
Did they not ask any questions 😭
erm
they did
but
like she was very direct
she would say smthing and then move on
trim locust
mine was not long either
i think as long as we got the point across and showed who we are it should be fine
fallow cliff
i think as long as we got the point across and showed who we are it should be fi...
🙏
mine only asked 3 questions
barely any follow up
but i think it still went well
good vibes
trim locust
yea i asked her abt why biotech
and... idk
maybe i ended too fast
ok im just gonna focus on other things
also i said i liked history as my favorite class 💀
eager saddle
help my interview was 18 minutes
thats INSANE
trim locust
I don’t think it was a bad thing tho 😭 def depends on who ur interviewer is
Some ppl are very direct
Others like to engage in a conversation
long spruce
So true
normal stag
do you guys ever just browse mit maker portfolios on youtube?
like these people are actually insanely cracked
the comparison 😔
yes
liong ma is insanely cracked
long spruce
I'm so done for
normal stag
fr fr 😭
long spruce
My projects are good but I can't compete with his music 💀
normal stag
yeah
same
yeah
yesss ive that that one
genuinly I don't understand how people do this but its pretty lit
Thats so impressive
I have one irl who somehow does everythingggg. Like RSI, research at a T5 global hospital, and ISEF
And the real kicker is that he is genuinely an awesome guy who is fun to hang out with and I really look up to 😭
true
He is so humble too how can one person be this goated
honestly just honored to be friends
fallow cliff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ_A5lMtOu4
ok i give up
my portfolio is nothing compared to these
😭
woeful coral
Imma send my video here for maker
I don’t have my face
I reused Columbia video
I cut the end not to face reveal
LOL
woeful coral
Niceee
woeful coral
Mech E
woeful coral
Kinda self explanatory why 
I wanna go into finance though
From eng
Should be fine
normal stag
This is super cool. It feels like the type of person who is incredibly talented, inteligent, and driven but is a real human being 😭 Best of luckkkk I hope you get in
woeful coral
This is super cool. It feels like the type of person who is incredibly talented,...
Thank you so much
normal stag
I wanna go into finance though
wait why major in mech e then?
woeful coral
I don’t think with my 1460 I’m getting it
normal stag
I don’t think with my 1460 I’m getting it
hmmm unfortunate 😔 obviously none of us can say for certain but yeah not going to be easy. Best of luck
woeful coral
But its more with math and stats
normal stag
But its more with math and stats
I think a lot of people intended to go into quant study math or cs
but I'm sure its possible from a mech e background
fallow cliff
I don’t think with my 1460 I’m getting it
if ur math is like a 780+ you have a shot
woeful coral
if ur math is like a 780+ you have a shot
740 720 so yeah
fallow cliff
720 math?
woeful coral
No
I mean school average is 860 if that means shit for MIT
If they look at my school
woeful coral
It is eh
But fuck it
Damm wtf
We had MIT through quest bridge 4 years ago
Hopefully Columbia accepts me with the maker video
normal stag
i hear a math score under 750 cooks you
if one is cracked enough sat isn't a barrier.... again none of us know and the realistic outlook for anyone is prob rejection but don't give up @woeful coral
woeful coral
Yep true, thank you
I mean ik anything below 750 is most likely a cool but having 750+ wasn’t gonna increase my chances so whatever happens. happens
normal stag
yeah
I feel like I'm autorejected bc my sat is also kinda mid but my school average is actually pretty good and I don't have a cracked maker portfolio like you
oh well
woeful coral
I feel like I'm autorejected bc my sat is also kinda mid but my school average i...
I don’t think maker portfolios mean anything
Hopefully we both get in though
normal stag
yeah
🙏
??? insane
💀
thats kinda crazy
you might be cooked, but who knows. Trust the process igf
chrome quarry
AMO?
It’s MIT bro
You were gonna be fried most likely anyways
So like
No biggie
normal stag
yeah I feel like I'm cooked bc I think I'm third from my school at best (I got deffered EA and the other two applied RD)
Bc there's the RSI ISEF guy I talked about and then theirs this one girl who has a strong lor from mit athletics team apperantly
woeful coral
Ngl anyone who does rsi is fake (im hating)
normal stag
Ngl anyone who does rsi is fake (im hating)
no he's genuinly an epic dude
chrome quarry
A lot of the people in my school have already been removed from the applicant pool
woeful coral
no he's genuinly an epic dude
I’m just hating 😭😭
woeful coral
😭 LOL
chrome quarry
It’s half and half for us I think
woeful coral
I didn’t even get a interview brooo
normal stag
bro [my interviewer] dropped out of nasa to become a doctor 💀
woeful coral
So yea rejection for me seems cooookeeed
chrome quarry
What’d u apply for
Oooh
That’s lowkey cool
Though
Better than CS
Yeah sure
normal stag
I am applied to a super niche major in which I am technically a minority but I don't think that helps 
yes but maybe dms so you don't dox yourself
normal stag
I'll share my middd ahhh essay as well 😭
woeful coral
Just make a group
trim locust
im completely regretting what i wrote for my why major essay
at least major isnt binding
woeful coral
Alright
normal stag
howd bro even get the money to build that car
Watch his follow up video
He talks about having low budget in that video
severe bear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ_A5lMtOu4
these r so cool
i just threw in a bunch of < 10 second video clips that accumulated to just under two minutes cuz no time
woeful coral
Ah I made mine like 2 months before the application
So mine was a mess but it came out nice I think
haughty token
Bro the more I look at these maker portfolios the more I realize how much I pale in comparison
severe bear
Bro the more I look at these maker portfolios the more I realize how much I pale...
its okay i had the silliest side projects and 2+ typos but it worked out
but again portfolio is just part of the app
haughty token
but again portfolio is just part of the app
True ig
Like we don't know the rest of their app
woeful coral
its okay i had the silliest side projects and 2+ typos but it worked out
U got into MIT?!
severe bear
i feel like the ones on YouTube are just the minority that are genuinely crazy
woeful coral
Were u supposed to show you’re face in the video?
I just used my Columbia maker portfolio
severe bear
def not required
haughty token
Were u supposed to show you’re face in the video?
It makes no difference
haughty token
Did they change the way portfolios are submitted? Because a lot of the older ones on youtube have like 5 projects
And the max is 3 now
woeful coral
I’m not sure but they don’t want 2 minute videos
Final project and photos etc of how u got there
U can still sumbit a 2 minute video
But it’s not the main thing
haughty token
My longest video was like 1:20 for a single project
severe bear
Mine is here
it's very cool 🙌
haughty token
Personally I like the 2 minute video better though
woeful coral
it's very cool 🙌
Thank you
woeful coral
Personally I like the 2 minute video better though
Same yeah
haughty token
This kind of reminds me of the dude who built an entire electric car lol
I just made my longest video on FTC
Maybe kinda generic
woeful coral
This kind of reminds me of the dude who built an entire electric car lol
😭Walmart version
woeful coral
I just made my longest video on FTC
Ooo FTC
vagrant garnet
Omg this is so cool🔥
severe bear
ayyyyy my main proj was FTC too
woeful coral
I got some insane stories from my last meet yo we sabotaged matches for fun
haughty token
😭Walmart version
Well it's still cool
woeful coral
Well it's still cool
😭 thanks
haughty token
I got some insane stories from my last meet yo we sabotaged matches for fun
Bruh there are so many loopholes it's actually funny
But like they end up patching them
woeful coral
Bruh there are so many loopholes it's actually funny
Our team is dead last so we were fucking around
Our alliance is 2nd last
And we made them sabotage the other side by making thier robot stop working so they can’t pickup or score and we scored points
We still lost
haughty token
Our team is dead last so we were fucking around
That was our first qualifier lol
I pulled an all-nighter but still couldn't finish the build in time
So we ended up just being defense bot
The crazy thing was that we won the design award with a pushbot
woeful coral
I pulled an all-nighter but still couldn't finish the build in time
Same 😭 I bring the robot home every meet cause team can’t finish stuff
haughty token
Same 😭 I bring the robot home every meet cause team can’t finish stuff
This is so real lol
woeful coral
The crazy thing was that we won the design award with a pushbot
No way that’s insane
haughty token
No way<:meltingsob:839958632452063263> <:meltingsob:839958632452063263> <:meltin...
I consider this an accomplishment in itself lol
woeful coral
What’s the intake system yall did?
woeful coral
We went from active intake system to a 3 servo claw system
haughty token
Imma try to find mine rq
^Me at 4am, 1 hour before leaving for comp
woeful coral
LOLLL the grinddd
haughty token
What’s the intake system yall did?
We just did claw
woeful coral
^Me at 4am, 1 hour before leaving for comp
You guys leave at 5
We reach school at 7 then take. Bus to tournament
haughty token
You guys leave at 5 <:meltingsob:839958632452063263>
Yeah it was so far away
haughty token
2 hours away?!
Well ig it was more leaving at 5:30 because I had to pack everything up (my room was an absolute mess lol)
But I had to stop working at 5
woeful coral
Ohhh makes sense yeah
Ah 1 more month of FTC for us
Then the club is gone and so are we
haughty token
Ours already ended because we didn't advance. Two of the teams canceled at our last qualifier, meaning there were only 9 teams at the event, which changed the advancement criteria. We won 2nd place inspire, but evidently innovate was the next advancing slot, so they basically screwed us over by giving us that award (but hey at least we won 3 awards total so maybe considered success?)
haughty token
Ah 1 more month of FTC for us
Did you make it to state?
woeful coral
Ours already ended because we didn't advance. Two of the teams canceled at our l...
Oh got one last meet we didn’t qualify either
woeful coral
Ours already ended because we didn't advance. Two of the teams canceled at our l...
We got runners up as well in one of the awards
haughty token
We got runners up as well in one of the awards
Ooh nice
Well now it's time to lock in for FRC
At least I have more than 2 teammates there 😅
haughty token
We don’t have FRC
Our school doesn't have FRC either, so I had to find another team nearby, and I'm like the only kid not from that school on their team lol
woeful coral
Ahhh
haughty token
I wonder what they think when they see me in their yearbook haha
woeful coral
Private teams that’s nice
haughty token
Yeah
woeful coral
I wonder what they think when they see me in their yearbook haha
Lmfao
cobalt valley
what if i didn't make a maker portfolio..
is it still fine?
ik its always optional but like
lots of ppl seemed to have sent one to mit and columbia
i sent the research supps to both colleges but no maker video
wicked pond
what if i didn't make a maker portfolio..
I got in no maker portfolio. It's truly optional lol 😭
cobalt valley
I got in no maker portfolio. It's truly optional lol 😭
haughty token
what if i didn't make a maker portfolio..
The maker portfolio is a very small part of your application, so I wouldn't worry
Like it won't make or break your application
cobalt valley
The maker portfolio is a very small part of your application, so I wouldn't worr...
gotcha gotcha
thank you all
cursive hazel
i shouldve submitted a portfolio
wanton ore
guysa i got an email for mit interview today
how was it
can someone ping me about how theirs was or something
i was asked if i wanted to schedule it tmrw at 3-4 pst sometime then or later in the week or next
when should i scheduleit because i lowkey havent studied up on mit yet that much i would love to go there tho fs it would be so cool
i havent emailed back yet though
lmk
cursive hazel
mit interview tomorrow!
little sequoia
can someone ping me about how theirs was or something
i just meet my guy at some tables in a supermarket
scheduled it i think within 2 weeks of the email
it was about 45 mins
he was from co 1971
fun conversation, talked about a bunch of stuff
we both got to ask questions
it was chill
errant turret
help my interview was 18 minutes
Lol mine was 50mins but I don’t think time matters
This one was just I screamed what 😭😭😭😭
trim locust
yea i dont think time really matters
wicked pond
My interviewer said the same thing it was like 30 and 30
trim locust
💀
wanton ore
what queestions di he ask you?
trim prism
can someone ping me about how theirs was or something
honestly hella fun
it was at a starbucks lasted 30 mins exact
asked why major, why mit, what does your day usually look like, what was a time you worked in a team and faced a conflict and how you resolved it, favorite activity
and then some more specific questions about you depending on your answers
and then at the end you can your interviewer some questions
trim prism
sure
trim prism
DAMN THATS A LOT
trim prism
did u guys send a thank you note
yep :)
placid prairie
My friends was a bit over two hours ☠️
tired flax
it’s mit
long spruce
No fr
wraith crater
help my mit interviewer "rescheduled" 15 min before we were supposed to have the interview and they said we'd have to move it to this week and i replied to them within a few minutes and said no worries/gave her my availability but its been 3 days and she still hasnt replied w the new interview date/time
at what point should i follow up again
limpid walrus
lol I’m getting ptsd from my terrible interview
just remember it’s not that huge of a deal cause I somehow got in lmaooo
trim locust
just remember it’s not that huge of a deal cause I somehow got in lmaooo
ty for this 😭 was nervous
fresh mirage
mit send me an interview pls
tribal sluice
mit send me an interview pls
he is your interviewer
And your interview question is
vivid tulip
Me looking at my linear algebra textbook rn
woeful coral
Niceee
misty badge
does anyone have last minute tips on the interview
stray plume
does anyone have last minute tips on the interview
Have a reason for wanting to go that isnt just ‘its the best’
Theres a lot of really good stem schools, what makes MIT best
and not just it being #1
Is there specific research being done there and nowhere else
crude flare
Just out of curiosity, is there a rough estimate of
- how many applicants get interviewed (is it closer to 20%? 50%? 80%?)
- when those interviews happen (looking here it seems like most seem to happen around early january, but is that representative of everyone?)
I'm aware that interviews are based on availability, I'm just curious about the statistics lol
little sequoia
Just out of curiosity, is there a rough estimate of
- how many applicants get in...
collegevine says 60-70%
i doubt the dates data is anywhere as that's personal communications between the applicants and interviewers
but if you're worried about how indicative getting an interview or not is on your chances
crude flare
collegevine says 60-70%
I see, thanks
little sequoia
interview or no interview (due to availability) are the same unless you were offered an interview and didn't accept
crude flare
interview or no interview (due to availability) are the same *unless* you were o...
And yeah, I'm aware of that - I'm assuming the likelihood is a little lower since I come from a really underrepresented area (though I did get a Stanford interview so it's definitely not impossible)
I just think it would be a cool experience .w.
Most interview accounts I've read seem to be really chill
little sequoia
yeah it just kinda is mid if you don't get one but you'll be fine without it
likely won't make your application
crude flare
Yeah
I should probably stop overthinking it, i'm checking my github insights to try to see when they look at my maker portfolio lol
This has nothing to do with being an A2Cer, i'm just the kind of person that checks their amazon delivery status 5092 times a day even if it does literally nothing
crude flare
I should probably stop overthinking it, i'm checking my github insights to try t...
Tbh it's the first time anyone will professionally evaluate my project (and application) so I am pretty curious about how it stacks up
little sequoia
you'll be fine dw
little sequoia
I should probably stop overthinking it, i'm checking my github insights to try t...
which isn't very reassuring ik but feel relaxation in knowing you've done all you can do up til this point and it's all set there
languid bridge
does counselor need to send in a midyear report?
long spruce
No
You complete the FUN in your portal
If you get accepted they'll require an official transcript
trim locust
do i need to do fun if i already sent my senior grades on the application
placid prairie
apparently not ig you just put "i have no grades to report" and move on
fallow cliff
To everyone that submitted a programming project through a maker portfolio: did you guys check your GitHub analytics to see if anyone viewed your repo yet
fallow cliff
I should probably stop overthinking it, i'm checking my github insights to try t...
Oh damn nvm I see u
Anyone else tho?
I got 1 view 4 days ago
long spruce
To everyone that submitted a programming project through a maker portfolio: did ...
No lol
Tbh didn't even know you could
fallow cliff
Tbh didn't even know you could
Click on ur repo and go to insights
U can view there
Lmk if there are any views
fallow cliff
3 clones in the last week so that tracks
Those r just bots
If there are no views and just clones it’s probably just bots scraping your code for ai training
A bunch of my other repos have random clones and no views
And they’re like really niche so no one would use them
fallow cliff
Those r just bots
(I think)
long spruce
Oh rip lol
There are a few views as well
I can't see back to November though so I don't fully know
languid bridge
You complete the FUN in your portal
preciate bro 🙏
long spruce
I type "s" into my browser and the first reccomended result is Song Han 💀
placid anvil
just confirming, RD kids don't need to put anything in the update form rihgt
cursive hazel
i think everyone needs to write for it
hi tongyu
frank lance
cloud hello :3
cursive hazel
fun forming
frank lance
so real...
cursive hazel
when do they look at stuff is there any benefit to submitting it earlier
frank lance
i've been putting it off delusionally thinking that one of my competition results might come back before feb 5 but ... it's probably only gonna come out in march
frank lance
when do they look at stuff is there any benefit to submitting it earlier
i don't think so?
idk though
cursive hazel
i've been putting it off delusionally thinking that one of my competition result...
yeah im meeting 1-1 with the senator i intern for next week so i wanna see if theres anything there before i submit lmao
frank lance
yeah im meeting 1-1 with the senator i intern for next week so i wanna see if th...
ooo!! so cool omg...
wowie
cursive hazel
ooo!! so cool omg...
hopefully he says something or gives me something that i can put in 😭
frank lance
hopefully he says something or gives me something that i can put in 😭
hell yeahh
cursive hazel
maybe i should mention some stem stuff in there
ill think about it
ah well!
this is fun
cursive hazel
it would be really cute
it would be cute if we both got in and met up
frank lance
it would be cute if we both got in and met up
RIGHT!
it would be so cute
mit take note
📝📝
cursive hazel
petey better see this !!
long spruce
We should just all get in
stuck coyote
chat if you got a shit AP score and you took the AP tests are you required
to report it
😭
On your MIT application you indicated you took several AP courses. We are missing the scores for the following exams:
Please provide the scores for these exams. If you did not take the corresponding exam to the AP course, please indicate that in your response."
im getting pressed
crude flare
yeah it just kinda is mid if you don't get one but you'll be fine without it
Wait oh my god I'm stupid, I actually got one a few days ago it just went to spam
What the hell, I'm pretty sure I checked too
Hfhdsijgokgfdjhkrsf
mossy matrix
Wait oh my god I'm stupid, I actually got one a few days ago it just went to spa...
.....
excuse me lemme go check the spam💀
crude flare
I swear to god I checked the spam folder on the same day
lost pewter
anyone here applying as dmse to mit
crude flare
Just finished my interview
It went okay I guess - my interviewer was pretty chill, but I feel like I kinda messed it up lol
(I mean, it was alright, but I feel like I definitely wasn't as compelling as I wanted to be; let's just see how it goes .w.)
crude flare
(I mean, it was alright, but I feel like I definitely wasn't as compelling as I ...
Like, I think I'd fit in well (maybe even thrive!), but other than that, I didn't really give them a reason as to why they should accept me over everyone else, if that makes sense - I don't exactly want to solve some huge problem, I just want to explore my passions and hopefully leave a positive impact of some sort .w.
errant turret
Like, I think I'd fit in well (maybe even thrive!), but other than that, I didn'...
Don’t worry too much about stuff you can’t control
I’m sure you did great congratulations
crude flare
o7
trim locust
Like, I think I'd fit in well (maybe even thrive!), but other than that, I didn'...
So real I feel like this too after my interview
molten mauve
How did you guys fill out your FUN form?
gusty onyx
do they literally want us to put a quote because i have an awesome quote
molten mauve
I’ve heard that a lot of people do that
errant turret
do they literally want us to put a quote because i have an awesome quote
I put in a joke 😭
misty badge
do they literally want us to put a quote because i have an awesome quote
i put a music recommendation
frank lance
i wrote lightly about what i did for the past few months
cursive hazel
i wrote lightly about what i did for the past few months
lightly!
wanton ore
should i send a thank you email? had my interview on like monday
the email i sent before was becuase our google meet call ended and he had to answer a last question of mine so he sent response in email and i responded saying thanks for the answer and another couple sentences abt the interview itself
so im thinking about adding another reply saying thank you again for the interview but this time it being solely about the interview itself? idk type shi
am i late and should i do that and if so do i do rn? lmk lmao
gtg somewhere rn tho so plz ping me lol
keen girder
is mit possible or nah
stray plume
is mit possible or nah
yah
keen girder
we'll see
well a lock from my school for mit got deferred so
maybe they're looking for me
who knows
stray plume
well a lock from my school for mit got deferred so
arent u the lock
u both got deferred neither of u are better
nocturne sable
Just submitted my FUN. It was not fun.
wraith crater
how long does the fun take bc i haven't started lol
glacial lion
just got interview
keen girder
u both got deferred neither of u are better
i applied caltech not mit
keen girder
arent u the lock
nah bro is a camper ☠️
frank lance
is there a latest date for lors to go in 😰
i sent mine in november but i messed it up lowk so i re-sent it yesterday and my teachers might take a week or so
cursive hazel
is there a latest date for lors to go in 😰
BRO IM STILL WAITING ON MY STEM REC
.,. do i remind him tomorrow.
stray plume
i applied caltech not mit
I did both so now I can get accepted to both and choose between them
gilded iris
placid prairie
257 acceptances is wild
wraith crater
help my mit interviewer "rescheduled" 15 min before we were supposed to have the...
update: we rescheduled to meet today at 4 pm pst and i waited until 4:26 pm and she didn't show up 💀
do i email mit and ask for a diff interviewer? not sure what to do rn
true star
😵💫
lone thicket
My interview is tomorrow 😭
limpid walrus
My interview is tomorrow 😭
Good luck unc
lone thicket
so cooked 😦
cursive hazel
😭😭😭 o my god
HE SAID HED DO IT BY THIS WKND!
haughty token
Interview tomorrow (I’m cooked)
lost wigeon
if you get in ea whens the deadline to accept/reject ur offer
little sequoia
if you get in ea whens the deadline to accept/reject ur offer
may 1 like everyone else
little sequoia
Interview tomorrow (I’m cooked)
nah u chilling
interview prob the most fun/easiest part
lost wigeon
may 1 like everyone else
i might not hear back from some of my other unis before then 😭 😭 do you think theyd give an extension
lone thicket
interview prob the most fun/easiest part
How is it possible to engage in conversation for an hour 😭
little sequoia
i might not hear back from some of my other unis before then 😭 😭 do you think...
there shouldn't be any school that gives a decisions after may 1, which ones?
little sequoia
How is it possible to engage in conversation for an hour 😭
well firstly mine was only like 40mins
secondly, find common ground
i'm sure you can talk with close friends for ages
lone thicket
Ok ok
little sequoia
so imagine that
but now it's with someone you don't know so there's even more to talk about
lost wigeon
there shouldn't be any school that gives a decisions after may 1, which ones?
ucl and kcl + several other uk unis have up to the 14th of may i think
little sequoia
you get to let them learn everything about you
little sequoia
ucl and kcl + several other uk unis have up to the 14th of may i think
i'm seeing by end of april for ucl
kcl does seem to be later but are you really gonna go to kcl over mit
lost wigeon
i'm seeing by end of april for ucl
they aim to (and most years they do) but technically the deadline is 14th
lost wigeon
kcl does seem to be later but are you really gonna go to kcl over mit
if i get rejected from cambridge maybe
dont want pe requirements ☹️
little sequoia
bro
little sequoia
they aim to (and most years they do) but technically the deadline is 14th
you should be fine there
little sequoia
if i get rejected from cambridge maybe
for kcl just email mit admissions office and ask for an extension saying that you're waiting on a decision from an international school with late decisions
lost wigeon
for kcl just email mit admissions office and ask for an extension saying that yo...
okay thank you! hopefully they'll come out sooner
little sequoia
okay thank you! hopefully they'll come out sooner
hoping so for you too!
misty badge
Holy shit 50 minutes
that's p good
lone thicket
There were so many stuff I had such weak answers to tho
misty badge
There were so many stuff I had such weak answers to tho
did they ask difficult questions?
lone thicket
did they ask difficult questions?
I think one of them was what do I do with my friends outside of school besides flips and I couldn't answer
opaque magnet
haughty token
Put whatever you feel is necessary for them to understand what has changed since you submitted your application
gentle vessel
There were so many stuff I had such weak answers to tho
i think that from an interviewer perspective it's better to look at your strong answers rather than your weak ones
i talked to mine about how exactly it works and she said that they're actively rooting for us! so in your interviewers' report they'll probably write about your best stuff
woeful coral
Thank you for your interest in attending MIT. The Office of Admissions has received your application, and I'm an MIT alumnus assigned as your Educational Counselor. I would like to offer you an opportunity to schedule an interview.
YOO
woeful coral
What does educational Councler mean
trim locust
i think thats what they call interviewers
woeful coral
Any advice for interviews for MIT?
gentle vessel
Any advice for interviews for MIT?
absolutely be yourself, do your homework and find something that makes you really passionate about mit, something unique that they offer that no other university really has
i talked about the caltech x furry art on the front page of the mit admissions blog and then their new music technology building opening next month
woeful coral
Alright thank you
crude flare
My mouth was just stumbling over so many words 😭
Yeah same, i think i messed up lol
haughty swallow
Thank you for your interest in attending MIT. The Office of Admissions has recei...
Wait people are still getting emails for interviews?
Let's go there's still hope 🔥
woeful coral
I literally got it last night 😭 😭
woeful coral
Wait people are still getting emails for interviews?
Let's go there's still hope...
Yes def hope
placid anvil
for the Fun form, should we add reflection & why MIT or keep it stragiht to the point
grave bronze
Wait people are still getting emails for interviews?
Let's go there's still hope...
MIT interviews everyone no?
haughty swallow
MIT interviews everyone no?
They try to for the US, but it's not always possible when the area (they assign by area) has too many people applying for the number of people available
For internationals I think they have a different policy
grave bronze
Oh I didn’t know you were international
haughty swallow
Oh I didn’t know you were international
Nope, I'm in the US
placid anvil
for the Fun form, should we add reflection & why MIT or keep it stragiht to the ...
^
haughty token
Probably keep it straight on point, just give them a quick update on your life since submitting your main application. I don’t think it’s meant to be a LOCI-type update
tribal sluice
imagine getting accepted by mit in the restrictive action round and put that on your new extracurricular list on common app?
crude flare
imagine getting accepted by mit in the restrictive action round and put that on ...
Non-academic awards: Restraining order from MIT Admissions
(applying to Caltech)
misty badge
is it normal to get an interview from a completely different state across the country?
my interviewer and i had nothing in common but she was still assigned to me and our convo fell flat 😭
fresh mirage
no interviews yet 😭
misty badge
for some reason one of my mit recommendations is showing as sent instead of submitted even tho it was submitted back in october
short estuary
Do I still report my courses although go my mid year grades r not available yet
For mit FUN form
sterile pebble
hi everyone. Does our counselor also have to submit the mid year grades, or does the FUN form suffice?
cursive hazel
hi everyone. Does our counselor also have to submit the mid year grades, or does...
FUN form suffices
broken shore
As an intl student from India(CBSE) do i have to submit my prelims grade in the FUN form, i already submitted my mid year grades with the application
sterile pebble
On the fun form
thank you
sterile pebble
FUN form suffices
appreciate it!
haughty gyro
should i put presidential scholars on the fun form
cursive hazel
MY LOR FINALLY GOT IN
keen girder
should i put presidential scholars on the fun form
wait i got it too no way
keen girder
Are u gonna put it on FUN then
idk im submitting today 😭
untold mango
For the fun form do we add like extracurricular updates or only academic stuff
jovial lake
both are fine
glacial lion
guys
any of you who did interview
is it like a knowledge interview like do they grill u on knowledge?
or is it more like a chill convo like many other interviews
gentle vessel
or is it more like a chill convo like many other interviews
chill convo
woeful coral
Hey I mailed my interviewer on Sunday and still haven’t gotten a response, I asked hit to meet this weekend 😭
outer mountain
I applied EA, got deferred, and I just realized I didn’t submit my css profile. Should I indicate I’m applying for the rd round or still ea
For the css profile
long spruce
Probably Rd
Just found out two people I know did actually get in EA
Seeing as there are 8 people at MIT from my state I'm cooked
trim locust
Seeing as there are 8 people at MIT from my state I'm cooked
I mean if ur from a big state it should be fine
There’s no quotas anyways
long spruce
Yeah I'm mostly joking haha
I just think it's funny that out of the ~4k undergrads there's less than 10 from my state
woeful coral
Hey I mailed my interviewer on Sunday and still haven’t gotten a response, I ask...
Is this fine?
haughty token
Just wait, mine took 7 days to respond
woeful coral
Oh Damm I’m worried cause he gave me the mail on Sunday and I said can we meet next weekend
so I asked to meet this weekend
elfin forum
what's funny is as an admitted student I also have to send the FUN form
I thought that was just for adMITs lol
haughty swallow
what's funny is as an admitted student I also have to send the FUN form
lol what r they even using them for at that point?
btw stats?
I get that, but don't they have a check at the end of HS anyways
Might as well get it all at once no?
Or is there smth stopping that
idk the admissions process too well lol
long spruce
Yep
trim locust
I just found out Boston is Massachusetts capital 🧍🏻♂️
I thought it was Springfield
😭
molten mauve
I thought it was Springfield
That’s for IL 😭
errant turret
can you include links in the FUN? will AOs look at them?
sudden dome
frank lance
when's the latest date that a lor can go in 😰
cursive hazel
when's the latest date that a lor can go in 😰
LMAO
frank lance
💔💔💔
i'm getting worried lol
like i assume until fun form deadline they're at least still reviewing
😭
cursive hazel
like i assume until fun form deadline they're at least still reviewing
yes definitely!
cursive hazel
i fear that my email went to spam and i have no way of contacting this teacher
what the heckkkk
go knock on their door
frank lance
i might call general office and see if they can contact her 😭
cursive hazel
do it
frank lance
you GRADUATED?
YAH i graduated in nov
since our school system runs jan-nov
but i gotta wait until after lny break anyway ❤️
cursive hazel
then u can say like
frank lance
but that means i have to wait dec-like july/aug/sep for uni to start
cursive hazel
year of 2025
frank lance
year of 2025
YAH
frank lance
so it was super confusing filling out the forms cuz i didn't know which years my school year fell into
cursive hazel
so i have a gap half-year
that sounds fun tho!
frank lance
💀
frank lance
that sounds fun tho!
!!!!!!
anyway yea
i might ask one teacher that i have contact with to ask the other teacher
😭😭😭
cursive hazel
i might ask one teacher that i have contact with to ask the other teacher
yeah you should definitely do that