#MIT (2025-2026)

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summer thorn
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Oly kids scare me

covert ridge
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Petey from Admissions the goatest boomer

summer thorn
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haha

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Ok you can make it work

covert ridge
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what do ppl mean by oly kids

summer thorn
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We have a science bowl team that’s made it to nationals off of only two people

covert ridge
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what counts as oly

storm onyx
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mostly the campers

covert ridge
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like what level

summer thorn
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nationals question split was something like
40-30-1-0-0

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💀 💀

covert ridge
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oh campers

storm onyx
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i know some people who did usapho and usamo camp

covert ridge
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alr that's fair

rose field
storm onyx
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fucking nuts

rose field
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im the only reason we win anything

blazing glen
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Olympiad is so hard to compete in

storm onyx
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idk

blazing glen
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Too many sweats

storm onyx
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its nuts

summer thorn
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I know someone who did IBO ICHO IESO and USAMO and USAPHO

covert ridge
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yeah its hard

covert ridge
summer thorn
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that shit was crazy

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He’s at mit rn lol

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class of 28

covert ridge
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theres a lot of finalists and stuff here

storm onyx
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idk how these people are that smart and idk how i even stand out compared to them

blazing glen
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@summer thorn what were ur ECs for mit

rose field
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im only human bro im not some stem demigod

summer thorn
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the other guy is 5x MOP 5x physics camp

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He’s a senior rn

covert ridge
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luca are you comitting to mit?

summer thorn
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I’m not in MIT

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I’m Caltech lol

covert ridge
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oh

summer thorn
storm onyx
covert ridge
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grrr

summer thorn
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better beavers

covert ridge
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fake beaver

summer thorn
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better*

covert ridge
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fake

rose field
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mit shouldve accepted me id have been the best beaver

storm onyx
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lowk i feel like college apps is also a lot about what you know

covert ridge
storm onyx
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I didn't even know high schoolers could do such a thing as research until like last summer

summer thorn
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here are ECs and awards n stuff

storm onyx
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all my friends gatekept ts 💀

normal bolt
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i didn't even camp 😭

rose field
summer thorn
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I’m an EC merchant

blazing glen
summer thorn
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The colder institute of tech

normal bolt
summer thorn
covert ridge
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lowk jealous of weather

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i dont like 15 degree winds up my crack

rose field
normal bolt
summer thorn
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you get to freeze in the lobster infested rocky shores of mass and I get the golden coast

normal bolt
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i considered it but i decided to stay at home and research at a local uni

rose field
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i have no olympiads, no crazy stem shit

summer thorn
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ssp is fun

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But if you know research already it’s not that useful

rose field
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i wrote my supps about a math tournament i did with math honor society

summer thorn
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Lest you want to meet people and such

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which is what I did

rose field
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im too much of a regular guy for ts

summer thorn
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There’s lowkey a meta way to do supps

worn wind
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I'm probably cooked too, I'm pretty sure mit already took the two cracked people at my school

summer thorn
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Aren’t you a junior

rose field
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uchicago better be fiending for regional upstate ny diversity

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i need this

summer thorn
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I think being rural had a massive impact on my apps

worn wind
rose field
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i actually have 0 hooks as well lmfao

summer thorn
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Bro 😭

serene crescent
rose field
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im deadass John H. Privilege lol

summer thorn
serene crescent
storm onyx
serene crescent
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i feel like being at a school as small as cal tech would kinda suck idk

storm onyx
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Ain’t none of that privilege paying for my tuition tho at this rate 💀

summer thorn
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I really enjoyed it when I visited

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and it’s close enough to big schools

rose field
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straight white male w/ 200k+ income (guess who still wont be able to full pay) and a dad with a phd

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maybe i didnt “live up to my circumstances” or whatever

storm onyx
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It is what it is

rose field
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man all my friend group are gonna be at top schools except for me

summer thorn
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nah don’t doubt urself

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don’t b thinking of worst case lol

rose field
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my one other non hooked friend is a double legacy at brown 💀

storm onyx
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I mean calling them friends in my case is generous tbh

rose field
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everyone else in my friend group with stats like or better than me are getting into/got into cornell mit and nyu

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im like the only non urm/fgli lmao

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im hella happy for them and they all deserve to be there and more

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it would just be nice if my belief that i do too could be vindicated soon

summer thorn
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All my friends r gettin deferred xd

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Deferred Princeton, deferred duke, deferred notre dame

rose field
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my friend group is gonna end up being MIT, MIT, Cornell, NYU, RIT 💀

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”find the odd one out” lookin ass

normal bolt
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nyu sneak

rose field
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my school will also forever be an opp for not weighting grades and putting my 7th grade 88 in alg1 on my hs transcript

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ethiopian prob counts as urm

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lowkey white and asian are prob the only ones that dont

next urchin
# rose field straight white male w/ 200k+ income (guess who still wont be able to full pay) a...

college apps r like the 1 time in life where having good circumstances might be a disadvantage, everywhere else id rather have better circumstances

i'd rather not have to take the city bus everywhere bc my family doesn't have a car, my mom having to borrow money and take out loans all the time, and living in a dirty house 😭 💔

not trying to pity myself but just want to show that so many ppl would kill to be in ur spot

little raven
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fsfs

next urchin
storm onyx
rose field
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ignore me ngl ive been having a shitty ass month

next urchin
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same lwk

next urchin
rose field
storm onyx
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Imagine rankings

rose field
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ill have maxed out the aps they have at school too

next urchin
storm onyx
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Last time our school ranked we had 3 kids in front of the train so uh

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That isn’t a thing

rose field
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bro what

storm onyx
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Yeah it’s actually really fucked up

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Admin always tries to brush it under the rug

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But this school is just suicidal in general

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Might’ve actually doxxed myself with that one but oh well

rose field
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is this what bay area schools are like or sum where is this

storm onyx
viscid raven
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My friend got deferred

rose field
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my friend who got into mit with qb was all hyped talking abt us being roommates and even before decisions i kept having to break it to him that ts is NOT going to happen

next urchin
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u r too pessimistic

rose field
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didnt wanna get my hopes up

serene crescent
rose field
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seems i was right to do so

serene crescent
next urchin
rose field
next urchin
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so defer

viscid raven
storm onyx
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You’ll prolly find the specific school if you dig up news

rose field
sick laurel
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2026 might be even worse than 2027 in terms of acceptances btw

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institutional priorities are messed up badly rn

worn wind
rose field
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what even are their priorities man i just wanna get into a good school

empty forge
worn wind
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my district's class of 2027 is cracked to heaven though

empty forge
median sluice
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More cracked classes have more cracked acceptances

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Like obviously it’s not gonna be hella more but

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There’s gonna be more overall

rose field
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if uchicago defers me it might be over i put so much work into their app

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i even made a video for them (it is so unbelievably ass)

summer thorn
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lots of work but also easy region

rose field
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all my friends glaze what i do and ill end up being the most cooked by admissions out of all of us lmao

worn wind
rose field
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if admissions doesnt get better for me soon i might return to my roots and go run a village coffeeshop in greece

empty forge
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like lowk atp the only reason I care abt big name schools is cuz everyone assumes ill go to one

rose field
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i just want all the work to be worth it lol

median sluice
rose field
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i wanna end up at a school where all the work i did to get in seems justified lmao

median sluice
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They’ll get in early

next urchin
median sluice
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Also there’s very few auto admits you have to realize a lot of people aren’t auto admits they probably got rejected from a bunch of other places

empty forge
median sluice
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There’s very little auto admits across the world probably 12 total

empty forge
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or they are familiar with how to be cracked if u know what i mean

rose field
worn wind
rose field
snow frost
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wait are MIT auto admits QuestBridge or smthing else

rose field
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he only did grad school in the usa

worn wind
summer thorn
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Typically insane cracked Olympiad kids

snow frost
next urchin
rose field
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in also literally taking physics 1 at a t100 university right now (final on friday 💀) so im surely qualified for somewhere good

next urchin
snow frost
rose field
worn wind
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we're probably all qualified for somewhere good

rose field
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i need a 74+ on the final for an A in the class i got this

snow frost
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shoot I should get off of A2C to study for my AP Art History and Chem final

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bye guys

rose field
median sluice
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Also if you get in early you’re not gonna apply to other places

worn wind
median sluice
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Especially if it’s ed or ea

worn wind
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I would've thought ioi gold would be a lock for mit

median sluice
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Olumpiads have less weight nowadays because of cheating and nepotism connections

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Nothing is a true “lock”

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You always see the acceptance of the people you know about but don’t really talk to (especially in higher grades) but you never see the numerous rejections that came before it

worn wind
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anyhow, they'd be significantly more likely to get in than me

summer thorn
median sluice
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Oh damn

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Well there are a ton of Olympiad winners at mit

empty forge
median sluice
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Like an unusual proportion compared to other top schools

summer thorn
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Yeah

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They fuckin love Olympiad kids

median sluice
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It might also be a combination of more Olympiad kids are attracted to mit in general

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Cause of its appeals specifically

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Could be wrong tho

worn wind
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sigh, and they forgot me meltingsob

summer thorn
snow frost
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it's sorta sad for olympiad kids because according to some of my friends there was a lot more cheating this time for amc

summer thorn
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Yes

median sluice
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I lowk should have done amc and aime more seriously

summer thorn
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fuck this college shit bro it causes people to be dishonest

worn wind
summer thorn
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I hate how people have to resort to shit like that

median sluice
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Was like 10 points from cutoff freshman year and just didn’t wanna do it no more meltingsob

empty forge
steady phoenix
median sluice
snow frost
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Not sure if it's just them complaining but if honor roll threshold is a perfect score for amc12 there must be a problem

grizzled plaza
median sluice
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So many scandals with all kinds of ilumpiads

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Disgusting

grizzled plaza
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tf

empty forge
woven idol
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yo wait

grizzled plaza
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huh??

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💀

woven idol
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is AP research a science class

grizzled plaza
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thats crazy

summer thorn
woven idol
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bc im getting my physics teacher to give me a rec

summer thorn
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I wouldn’t say so

woven idol
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and ap research etacher

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for MIT

summer thorn
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I think that’s fine

woven idol
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im doing a humanities related project

summer thorn
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Research is a broad but useful field

woven idol
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so its more humanities

summer thorn
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it’s more of a way of thought

woven idol
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ok so thats fine for MIT and caltech right

worn wind
snow frost
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I think Research is much more humanities than STEM

summer thorn
snow frost
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tbh

woven idol
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bc caltech is also asking for humanities

worn wind
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I don't know many fourth graders, but of the ones I know, not a single one didn't make aime this year

summer thorn
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Caltech wants one STEM and one non stem

woven idol
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BET

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WOHOOOOOOOOO

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THANKS GUYS

summer thorn
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I had my math teacher and a English teacher

worn wind
woven idol
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MIT is such a shitshow this year for EA

snow frost
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what are these younger generations doing

woven idol
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my friend did USApHO and got deferred

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and 4x AIME

grizzled plaza
empty forge
worn wind
storm onyx
snow frost
worn wind
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it might be impossible to get into college in 10 years

storm onyx
grizzled plaza
snow frost
storm onyx
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cause like qualifying for USAPhO isn't too hard and same goes for AIME

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thats just the basic grindset

snow frost
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honestly it'd be kinda funny to become an AO for MIT

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Think it would be an impossible job though

storm onyx
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now if its like USAPhO gold or high aime score then thats diff

rose field
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i did not do any olympiad shit lmao

grizzled plaza
storm onyx
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if you don't do it at all, you just don't do it

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but if you do oly that is like the entry bar

rose field
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didnt really even know about that stuff until latter half of hs

grizzled plaza
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someone ik got international physics olympiad gold medal, aime and allat, nature publications (3x), and had a boost cuz he was first gen

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still rejected tho

rose field
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its what happens when you go to a shitass school

snow frost
woven idol
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oh wait @summer thorn

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i didnt mention

worn wind
woven idol
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but my research teacher is also my freshman bio teacher

grizzled plaza
worn wind
woven idol
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so it might come kinda stemmy off

worn wind
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you could jump to usaco plat in a single contest lmao

rose field
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dawg im not him

storm onyx
rose field
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im only human you know

storm onyx
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lowk i tried to do gold and plat in one contest

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i kinda failed

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i got to gold

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but then like absolutely nosedived for gold->plat

rose field
worn wind
storm onyx
storm onyx
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burn the cheaters at stake

summer thorn
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Usaco or usnco

worn wind
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I remember seeing a gold -> platinum promotion list sometime last year that got cut in half later

worn wind
summer thorn
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Word

storm onyx
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there were barely any after they put in the new anti ai stuff

storm onyx
worn wind
snow frost
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as somebody who has never done olympiad and only knows what his friends have complained about

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this is pretty interesting

storm onyx
worn wind
woven idol
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wait chat

storm onyx
woven idol
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my ap research teacher is my humanities rec but she also taught me bio and i think she only wrote abt that

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is it too late to ask now?

worn wind
worn wind
woven idol
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That and also i didnt know MIT needed a humaniteis rec

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fuck it ill just ask my AP Lit teacher from rn and tell her to submit by Jan 10th

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Ill submit my second rec a week late

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and ill js call admin office tmrw

storm onyx
steady phoenix
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how u even cheat if its in person

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are the proctors just napping

thorny pelican
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they see the answers beforehand ig

steady phoenix
thorny pelican
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some sell services to the kids here

trail jewel
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hey mit peeps, did any of yall submit a maker portfolio?

empty forge
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Nope…

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I also ran out of time to submit a music portfolio and research (the person I did research with refused to give me a LOR)

grizzled plaza
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is it better for them to be a normal LOR or alongside the research supplement?

empty forge
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I’m assuming alongside. As a regular LOR they might not have enough to say about you (my research was only for a few months)

misty warren
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i did alongside!

covert ridge
harsh meadow
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"Recommendations: Whom to ask
MIT requires two letters of recommendation from teachers. One recommendation should be from a math or science teacher, and one should be from a humanities, social science, or language teacher, although this is not a hard requirement.

You should ask a teacher who has taught you in an academic class in high school. Ideally, this will also be a teacher who knows you as more than just a student who does well on all the tests. We find that the best recommendations are written by teachers who know an applicant well as both a student and a person."

What do they mean by "this is not a hard requirement"

random iron
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It’s highly recommended, but not required to send 1 STEM LOR, and 1 Humanities LOR

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I might be wrong, but ig this is what it means

teal mauve
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Congrats to all adMITs! Feel free to dm me if you have any questions about anything MIT-related 🙂

halcyon plume
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Can a good portfolio save an application lacking in strong honors lol?

verbal obsidian
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my two letters with from math and science teachers

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how did i now know

tawny snow
limpid heath
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they just said it’s not a hard requirement

harsh meadow
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so i don't think it's the end of the world

random iron
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but mb its best to get one from one of Humanities teachers also

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since other unis might req both

alpine nymph
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I think its probably better to just do a Stem+Humanity

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Even if the school doesnt require it

rose field
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i did calc teacher and apush teacher

cursive topaz
random iron
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Bro

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wtf is going on

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Y tf is ppl getting shot for no reason

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Yea

lament furnace
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#1400589854861033642 message

strange rampart
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Ok bro

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gray hazel
modern nacelle
strange rampart
karmic wadi
gentle comet
urban ruin
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for regulars, by when do we gotta submit SAT

cursive topaz
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for anyone who got deferred from mit, could you send me a ss of the letter (more specifically, the text)?

steady phoenix
cursive topaz
strange rampart
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Guys can you chance my brother for MIT

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How much would MIT enjoy this level of innovation

summer thorn
cinder lagoon
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this is next level

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he is 100% committed to finishin the job

trail jewel
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hey current students, what would yall say is ur fav aspect of MIT?

barren oasis
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question: if my maker portfolio is primarily code, how do I describe my "environment"? do I talk about my programming setup?

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civic crow
civic crow
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just kidding

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setup is probably fine, but if i were you, i would think that the acquisition of materials (e.g. learning) and mentors/communiuties part would be the most important part to touch on since a setup is relatively simple

cursive topaz
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My exact answer was "I develop my programming projects on my own laptop."

marble thorn
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HELP

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AND U GOT IN

cursive topaz
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How else would I answer 😭

stoic stratus
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like dec 6 administration is the last you can sumbit if that was your qs

neon beacon
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if i have all A's in my stem courses and a couple b's in spanish and english am i cooke

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i have crazy ECs

summer thorn
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Honestly comes down to your easays

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Essays

urban ruin
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what is the last date by which we can submit any sat we have

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i took my sat a while ago im just wondering when i gotta submit it over to them

barren oasis
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for the collaborators, if I worked with people online, is writing their usernames enough?

stoic stratus
covert ridge
urban ruin
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Oh ok got it

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for the reading section, do i put the subscore it in (evidence based) reading writing section or reading test, or writing and language test?

misty warren
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evidence based reading and writing

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since that field is required

urban ruin
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Got it thanks

halcyon plume
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"Tell us more about why this field of study at MIT appeals to you."
Am I supposed to focus on the field more specifically or talk about how I'd use the resources at MIT for my interests in that field?

cursive topaz
cursive topaz
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In my opinion the word count is too little to focus on both effectively so I think you should just choose one

halcyon plume
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Alright I see
Thanks

whole fog
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is it possible to swing a decision in your favor with what you put in the fun form or is it just for grades and showing continuation of the ecs you put earlier

gentle comet
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Tell a joke or smth :) show ur personality

strange rampart
tame ivy
halcyon plume
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wish i knew a professor at mit lol but thanks

marble thorn
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for the self report how to enter summer courses

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also how do u put semesters

marble thorn
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what do i put if im taking multi rn . calc bc last yr

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random iron
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and say ur taking multi var rn

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in the box below

marble thorn
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ty

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in here?

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random iron
marble thorn
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same for phsyics 1/2?

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i took physics 1 in 10th grade

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If you have taken a class multiple times, please list the year you most recently took it.

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does this mean like the same exact entry class or like what

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tis portal confusing 😞

random iron
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😭

marble thorn
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seems like putting the lowest grade is best

random iron
marble thorn
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shows smert

random iron
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lmaooo

marble thorn
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wait why do ppl say like mit cant force u to send all ur scores or smth so they dont want to report all sat scores

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In the table below, report all SAT, ACT, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and English proficiency exams. List all other standardized exams (A-level, Baccalauréat, CAPE, Abitur, etc.) in the text box on the self-reported coursework page.
Students should report official full sittings—including future sittings—of all SAT, ACT, AP, IB, and English proficiency exams.
Do not list a superscore as a single sitting.
If you have taken an AP exam that includes a subscore, report both the total and subscore as separate entries. Required subscores are indicated with an asterisk.
Do not list practice results or PSAT scores.
Enter all SAT, ACT, AP, IB, and English proficiency scores that you have available.
Official score reports for SAT, ACT, and English proficiency exams are required for admitted students who choose to enroll. Any inconsistencies in a student’s self-reported exam scores may result in a student’s admission being rescinded.

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doesnt that bottom part like

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quell that

random iron
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idk peeposhrug

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ig its an honor system

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but mb they can at least see the number of sittings though

marble thorn
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fr? oh

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am i cooked if i have a 1560 but my most reecent was a 1400 bc i was so sick 💀

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well lowky im cooked bc of my activities and awards

cursive topaz
marble thorn
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oh

strange rampart
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i saw this r/a2c comment for example:

That is for superscoring purposes only. The websites are terribly worded (should vs must, etc.) and the instruction is only stated in the superscoring section.

It is confusing. However, if MIT and Caltech want all scores, the requirement would be at the top of the page rather than buried in the procedure for superscoring.
am i stupid for not seeing how should vs must would make such a giant difference

marble thorn
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💀

strange rampart
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this is not a legal document idk why they would write "should" as an intentional loophole

marble thorn
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🤦‍♀️

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idk i lowkey cant think rn

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every college faq has been underwhelming

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they should like add every emailed question to it

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not an faq then ig

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just aq

strange rampart
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my personal interpretation i think is the way you concluded where you should submit all but for technical purposes mit will consider your highest subscores across all tests but they will do those calculations on their own so you should not edit your scores

marble thorn
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and OVERexplain all the instructions

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Enter all SAT, ACT, AP, IB, and English proficiency scores that you have available.

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hm

strange rampart
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but do you see how they say over and over "just write it how it looks dont change anything we dont care if you think it looks nicer" etc etc

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thats why i would think the same applies here

marble thorn
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hm oh

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IM FRID

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marble thorn
strange rampart
marble thorn
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write how it looks as in report every singel score

strange rampart
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some kids on a2c will try to convert their grades to an A-F or 4.0 scale when their school grades on percentages or whatever else

stuck jolt
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to the respective colleges, afaik thats the best way?

civic crow
marble thorn
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ill js put it with the grade after ig

halcyon plume
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Can the FUN form actually influence the admission decision if there is a significant achievement mentioned? or is it just to check if the student is still going strong academically?

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because the 2nd reason is the only one that explains why they still want admitted EA students to submit it

strange rampart
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The additional info 250 words also functions as an LOCI and standardizing the format makes it easier for them to sort through compared to letting applicants submit whatever format they want

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I have no clue if it can have a significant impact but I’d guess it’d be similar to most schools’ locis

halcyon plume
strange rampart
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So when MIT says you have to put whatever you wanna say on the FUN form it standardizes it

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Also helps with kids who don’t realize they shouldn’t be writing an essay’s worth of LOCIs bc MIT states a max word count while some schools allowing LOCIs don’t

halcyon plume
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oh i get what you mean now

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well thats a smart way to handle it considering the number of applicants they get

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i think 250 words is more than enough to talk about any updates that couldve possibly happened in 1 - 3 months

nimble grove
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Is submitted a visual arts portfolio instead of a maker portfolio questionable as an engineering major? I’m just curious how it would be evaluated.

wooden pine
grizzled plaza
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which essays did yall mention MIT specifics?

random iron
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For MIT's

How did you manage a situation or challenge that you didn’t expect? What did you learn from it?* (225)
Supplemental essay

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do i have to solve that specific challenge i faced? Like what if u ended up failing, but u still learned from it

civic crow
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it doesn't say overcome, it says manage

marble thorn
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is this approprite or no

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random iron
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Can i just lit write diversity essay here?

civic crow
random iron
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so.. i can lit copy and paste my diversity essay?

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or do i have to list it

civic crow
civic crow
# random iron or do i have to list it

if the question is whether it can be an essay or whether it needs to be a list, yes, it can absolutely be an essay, i think they even say that somewhere

cinder lagoon
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y o

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how do i deselect the sports im interested in

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i tried ctril + clickign but it dont work

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i accidentally misclciked "womens volleyball"

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i am NOT interested in joining that team bro

manic hull
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Is it recommended that I write about things unrelated to my intended course in the essays?

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Because my essays all relate to my main course (maths) and I fear MIT won't like that

manic hull
grizzled plaza
teal mauve
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you have the "why course of study" essay for that

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you're effectively writing the same thing 4-5 times now...

manic hull
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I see

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although its a bit hard since most of my experiences are linked to math

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maybe im cooked lol

teal mauve
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I also never touched grass in my life yet still found other things to write about

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ffs one of my essays was about walking in the woods

grizzled plaza
teal mauve
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yeah exactly your essays can be about the small things

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in fact, the small things are often the most fun to write about

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you're not trying to package your life into your application

manic hull
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Ok ill try to change it up a bit then

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thanks

karmic wadi
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i too would like to join womens volleyball

cinder lagoon
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this is liek actually serious twin

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how do i remove this

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i am a GROWN MAN (almsot) I can not be playing WOMENS volleybal

cinder lagoon
#

For the colalboration essay I talked about how I taught combinatorics to my highschool math team

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should I focus more on teh collaboration part or the technicalities of porbability and counting?

covert ridge
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collaboration

cinder lagoon
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is 29 beavers not caltech as well

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aren’t they both beavers

covert ridge
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theyre fake beavers

summer thorn
#

You guys are worse

covert ridge
#

sure

summer thorn
teal mauve
dry star
tawny snow
halcyon plume
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My school counselor uploaded my transcript for grades 10 and 11, but not grade 9 because: (1) it is not considered part of high school. (2) it was from a different school.

I obtained a translated version just in-case, but that's after he uploaded the former one. Am I required to upload the grade 9 transcript? and if so, how?

stuck jolt
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again email the office to make sure

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does your school have kids who apply to us... if they do and not sending 9th grade in is the norm.. you should be fine?

halcyon plume
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doesnt really happen that often

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last one who went to the US graduated HS in 2020 i think

halcyon plume
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I'm just going to assume that they will require it. So, should I:
(1) exclude the counselor from my recommenders list and re-invite him to reupload all the transcripts again?
(2) tell him to send the transcript to the admissions office by email?
I've already emailed the admissions office a few days ago regarding other questions, and I haven't heard from them yet, so I don't know if I can rely on that.

median lynx
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One more MIT sup to go

stray pagoda
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Can I use something from my IBDP Extended Essay (+ extension) as part of my maker portfolio?

neon beacon
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i dont know whether to apply to mit or not can someone help me

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i guess my activities be

  1. this npo: Started revenue-generating (~$450) recycling programs in 50+ schools; built K-12 sustainability curriculum for 500+ schools; speaker at 5+ conferences, fellowships and grants

  2. lab intern @ columbia

  3. debate captain

  4. sport captain/mvp/state champ or stugov pres

summer activities

  1. env research @ state school. inspired by env injustice in my town (largest incinerator on east coast). indep. 250+ hours in lab. published in IEEE, conference, local fair awards

  2. env research advised by gtown phd. sent to publish

Awards:

  1. 3x aime qual
  2. john locke
  3. debate stuff. qualled to TOC
    4.sci fair stuff
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i would really love to go but i feel like compared to these kids that I see online there's just no way that i stack up to these usamo isef kids

dry star
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If you want to attend apply, if not, don't

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I feel like as long as your chance is more than 0 (which it is) it's worth a shot

strange rampart
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And you’re always going to be better than someone else

grizzled plaza
#

if i took CC courses not on my hs transcript, do i have to send them through parchment to MIT while applying or after getting in and enrolling?

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this policy has been confusing me for the past 4 months cuz i have no idea when to send it and it costs money each time 😭 😭

trail jewel
#

hey guys, what's the tech to the MIT essays? like there r 4 aside from "why major," but would it be okay for me to talk about robotics twice?

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like do yall think theyd prefer it if i talked about another side to myself, or can i nerd out and still be appreciated? 🥺

split compass
#

What I've heard from people (adults in academia familiar with admissions & students that applied for engineering) it's probably not advisable. A lot of people going to a technical school like MIT will have done robotics, so it's not super unique. There's nothing wrong with talking about it or even making a whole essay about it but if there's something about you that's not a shared experience with much of the application pool, that would be best for the second essay

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But again it depends how you nerd out. They love nerds. Just be intentional about it

woven idol
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does someone wanna read one of my MIT supps

dry star
trail jewel
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tqsm btw

dry star
#

I also filled out all of the optional "essays"

trail jewel
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did u submit a maker portfolio too?

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idk if mine would help much, or if it would hurt like

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i mostly do stuff w robotics ig

dry star
trail jewel
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but idk if it's worth the effort

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cuz it's not like i'm doing anything particularly impressive

dry star
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So I didn't document much of anything

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So, no I didn't submit it

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I would've loved to though

dry star
trail jewel
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hey did u guys mention a lot of "why MIT" in ur essays? i feel like there's no space for this aside from the 1st q (why major at MIT, which is 100 words)

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there r a few MIT quirks that makes the school rlly lovable for me, but i never rlly get the chance to mention them i feel 😭

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is this a valid thing to put in the additional info section?

dry star
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But I have a few personal connections with MIT

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So i talked about that in the additional information essay

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Which is basically my "why MIT"

trail jewel
#

Additional information

No application can meet the needs of every individual. If there is significant information that you were not able to include elsewhere in the application, you may include it here. (Many students will leave this section blank—and that’s okay.)

Please note, we may not be able to access all links you share. If you have supplemental materials you would like to submit, please refer to our optional creative portfolios (optional; 300 words or fewer)

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is it js this one?

dry star
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Yeah

trail jewel
dry star
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I really expanded on what wasn't shown in my essays

dry star
trail jewel
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atp i genuinely can't imagine myself at MIT

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it feels like such a far away thing

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maybe it's a coping mechanism

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but it is still, MIT LOL

dry star
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I feel like I'd be a good fit for the culture there

trail jewel
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so ig i'm throwing tgt an app (?) idk 😭

trail jewel
dry star
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But I know how competitive it is and I'm probably almost definitely not getting in

trail jewel
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gah they release their decisions on pi day

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my people

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like yes

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please be nerdy

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🥺

dry star
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They done got me staying up at 12:28 for my EA decisions

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On a school night

civic crow
civic crow
dry star
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well, that's why I applied*

civic crow
cinder lagoon
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if you don’t think you’re gonna fit in then why are you applying

woven idol
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does someone wanna take a look

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at 2 of my supps

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🙏

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preferably soemone at MIT or in college

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or committed somewhere alr

dry star
cinder lagoon
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yeah idk why that’s relevant

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if you don’t believe in your app your admissions officer won’t either

woven idol
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can undergrads join MIT sloan clubs

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or nah

strange rampart
#
poll_question_text

EA results?

victor_answer_votes

39

total_votes

46

victor_answer_id

2

victor_answer_text

Deferred

dry star
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85% is crazy

cinder lagoon
#

damn

covert ridge
grizzled plaza
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thanks

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ts parchment is extremely costly rip

covert ridge
#

does the price matter depending on region

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i remember mine was like less than 10 bucks

grizzled plaza
#

its per institution, one is 6$ but one is 20

covert ridge
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what the heck

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wow

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tought luck i guess ur CC wants that bag 😭🙏

covert ridge
woven idol
grizzled plaza
trail jewel
#

hey guys, could submitting a maker portfolio hurt my application?

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i mean ig i have like 5 days left but i'm not sure how much i can get done

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should i still give it a shot? or is it smth i shouldnt submit at all unless im confident in its quality

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i mean i do (vex) robotics and have dedicated lots of time to it, and there's a lot of things i'd love to nerd out about if given the opportunity 🥺

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js dunno if it's worth it at all considering it's not very unique

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like if i throw tgt smth in 5 days and it's not up to par, would i have been better off not submitting one at all and js saving that time?

frosty snow
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i second this question

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if i make a little portfolio of a somewhat simple build i did for a school project in 2 weeks

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are they gonna be unimpressed

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probably not worth my time right

stuck jolt
#

well you need to chose a bit

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for me i feel the portfolio is to showcase smt unique and very important

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so if the maker portfolio is smt very important to you then it could work

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but id not submit it for the sake of submitting it

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its "optional" for that very reason in the first place

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but dont necessarily take my word, im also a 17yr old rd applicant whos prolly gonna get rejected (confidence at all time low rn)

dry star
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Worst it could do is add some concrete evidence

cobalt galleon
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yo i didnt know u had to request letters of rec in the portal all my other schools had it in a separate thing 😭

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my teachers been ghosting me all break too and the break lasts til 1/5

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is it wraps

marble thorn
#

kllmao real

woven idol
#

Dw

cinder lagoon
woven idol
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If its still not there

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They said its calm

cinder lagoon
woven idol
#

U can still send it in after

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I saw it in a blog

cinder lagoon
#

uh oh

woven idol
#

Pls do ur own research as well and dont take me word for word

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But i remember seeing that

cinder lagoon
#

oh

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aight my shit is in but i had to rush my teacher 😖

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so if its not actualyl due on the 5th id feel awful

woven idol
tawny snow
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mine was done in one sitting (although one stressful sitting oop)

barren oasis
#

how are 85% of ppl deferred bro what

summer thorn
#

Ish

barren oasis
# summer thorn The actual rate is 75%

thats not any better lol. 75% deferred is insane. Did they just go "alr we're not reading this" and toss like these applicaitons in the deferred bucket? 🤣 😭 gasp

summer thorn
barren oasis
summer thorn
#

no I got REA

barren oasis
#

oh damn wow congrats!

summer thorn
#

Thx

dry star
barren oasis
# dry star MIT hates deciding early

yeah fr it seems like it. one guy at our school who was like top 5 in a STEM olympiad got deferred and like bro who else are u going to accept if not him.

frozen summit
#

guys if i was self employed how do i input that into the jobs part of the app (i was a self employed musican and i still am)

#

first question of 2026‼️

fathom vector
fathom vector
teal mauve
#

in general, the better the school, the less egotistical they have to be with respect to these bullshit "why us" essays

#

no need to be pedantic

frozen summit
halcyon scroll
#

wait yall

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we dont need to submit a vid for maker portfolio right

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if our projects dont rly have moving parts ig

serene crescent
teal mauve
agile grove
#

This could be an obvious question, but is MIT any good for Cybersecurity?

marble berry
#

very

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anything CS related

teal mauve
agile grove
#

seeing as MIT doesn't have a cybersecurity degree, what major would I go for then?

dry star
alpine nymph
halcyon scroll
#

me when mit makerspace takes longer than the actual app

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why do we have to explain every piece of media

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but i fear im doing too much for each caption

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😭

trail jewel
#

uhh guys

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what does the MIT reccommender screen look like?

#

do they js upload the same letter or..?

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cuz why's mit being quirky going separate ways w commonapp 😭

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i heard for my school, teachers js write a letter and upload it. like they don't fill out the commonapp questionaire thingy either

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but i waived my FERPA thing so i'm literally clueless abt ts 😔

frosty snow
#

I was told to just invite my rec teachers for documentation purposes only on mit's end and my counselor (whom I also invited) would upload the recs to mit for me

trail jewel
#

yeah i added my counselor and teachers hmm

#

i think the counselor n teachers can prob work it out, right?

frosty snow
#

Probably yeah

dry star
#

They probably get guided througj it

trail jewel
#

yeah they have PD day on monday too apparently

frosty snow
#

Confirm with them at ur next meeting

trail jewel
#

my counselor said they'd be able to upload it on that day

marble thorn
#

if the recs r like 1 day late is that fine

inland seal
#

Hi! is there a word/char limit for the activity role?

#

On the MIT dashboard page, whatever I wrote is getting cut off

inland seal
inland seal
grizzled plaza
#

aw shoot i just realized, my summer activities have long descriptions and prolly need to go in the normal activities

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then i got no summer ones 😭

cinder pecan
#

mit interview was so scary too >..<

gilded nacelle
#

Hey yalll so i left my original school in 10th grade, and then returned in 12th, but the portal wont let me put the same school twice or put the two different dates. What should I do?

cinder lagoon
#

wait am icrazy

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is this just for

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like

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normal things

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like do I mention a quick national park visit or something here

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there is quite literally no description on these

gilded nacelle
#

I mean you saw things at the park, you did X you did Y, you felt X, you learned X. Or you can be goofy with it?

cinder lagoon
gilded nacelle
gilded nacelle
cinder lagoon
#

aight

#

this is wild

#

mit really just having you put anythign

gilded nacelle
cinder lagoon
#

im ngl i still dont anythign for that

split compass
#

Are robotics comp awards academic or non academic

gilded nacelle
gilded nacelle
#

So i left my original school in 10th grade, and then returned in 12th, but the portal wont let me put the same school twice or put the two different dates. What should I do?

grizzled plaza
#

if the activity list cuts it off, is it out of the limit?

wet light
coral cipher
stuck jolt
coral cipher
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i mean it doesnt really say whar i did

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just the title

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cause it asks for volunteer work

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i also put stuff i just generally do for fun that sections casual

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it does say theres no correct way to do it somewhere

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they wont mind

stuck jolt
#

what are you applying for

coral cipher
#

ECE

stuck jolt
#

nice

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im applying phys

gilded nacelle
#

If I have dual enrollment colleges, do I just write about in the additional info section? I wouldn't report it under secondary schools right?

cinder pecan
cinder lagoon
#

for the why major essay does it also have to be why us

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or can i leave it with jsut 100 words of why major

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💔

#

aight i gotta rewrite then

marble thorn
#

eliminating the comp ahh

cinder lagoon
#

🥹

marble thorn
#

oh ok

cinder lagoon
#

howd you divide it

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50 why major 50 whyu mit?

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aight

#

also wait what is differnet between schpolastic and non scholastic

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awards

marble thorn
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if its like adademic related or not

cinder lagoon
#

like would deca be scholastic?

marble thorn
#

idk what that is

gilded nacelle
cinder lagoon
#

okay thank you

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i see

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random stuff

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😭

#

employee of teh month is kinda huge

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I wona single time

gilded nacelle
#

Can we put two of the same school in the "Schools Attended" section? I left my original school and returned, but they won't let me two dates

strange rampart
#

The dates of the school you went to in between would point to the second instance being an intentional dupe

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Bc I’d assume it cuts off before you graduate

gilded nacelle
#

Like

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School 1: 8/2011 - 5/23
School 2: 8/23 - 5/24
Back to School 1

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But I can't convey it in the schools attended. should i put it in the additional info?

strange rampart
#

2011?

gilded nacelle
#

Like since PreKindergarten till 9th grade

strange rampart
#

Don’t include that

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They care about 9th grade and above

gilded nacelle
#

Ok regardless:

9th I was at school A, 10 at school B, then back to school A, but I have no clue how to convey this

strange rampart
#

For the school name

gilded nacelle
#

Autofill, my school is already part of the thing

strange rampart
#

Does it show a six digit code

gilded nacelle
#

yea

strange rampart
gilded nacelle
#

lm try

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"My School Is Not Listed Domest"

strange rampart
#

I’m assuming you’re a domestic student btw

#

If not use a 4 instead of a 3

gilded nacelle
#

ok i typed in 0003, clicked the box, manually filled in the info for my school

#

and again it just overwrites what i had before

halcyon scroll
#

guys bruh

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is it ok ti have only 2 non scholastic awards

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like bruh im a chuddy nerd

strange rampart
#

To the school name

halcyon scroll
#

help me i hope it's ok

strange rampart
#

Does it still autofill

halcyon scroll
#

GUYS IS IT OK TO ONLY HAVE 2 NON SCHOLASTIC AWARDS 😭 I HAVE 5 SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

strange rampart
halcyon scroll
#

ALL OF MINE R BASICALLY SCHOLASTIC

halcyon scroll
#

bc like

strange rampart
#

No clue

halcyon scroll
#

i could pull up my piano exams

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and liek

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oretend thats a distinction

gilded nacelle
#

Now i have it as Graduating School: SCHOOL NAME and then 9-10 is SCHOOL NAME [1]

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so then the transcript should match to the one without the [1] right?

strange rampart
#

I would be shocked if you were penalized for something the system prevented you from entering

gilded nacelle
gilded nacelle
strange rampart
# gilded nacelle ok perfect - also do you know where I list my dual enrollment? I DEed at 2 unive...

Avoid abbreviations, if at all possible, and enter the names of your school courses by subject area. Please include all classes you have taken and are currently taking. If your courses were taken outside of your high school (at a local junior college or university, for example), tell us where they were taken in the “Class Name” field.

https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/essays-activities-academics/#coursework

gilded nacelle
strange rampart
#

Would double check if you can bc I couldn’t find much on it but based on that seems so

gilded nacelle
#

Yeah i mean the Schools Attneded specifies secondary so i assume no DE tehre, just put it in the Class name thing, but ill double confirm

cinder lagoon
#

wait should i list awards in activity description or no

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just like minor awards

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or arre those all saved forr awards section

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yo

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also

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when it says summer thing and approximate hours per week

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if its a trip to a national park do i just put 168 horus pe rweek

#

im lost as to what to put here

halcyon scroll
#

mit folks!!!

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i need ur advice

#

so for non scholastic distinctions

spring tendon
#

holy school doxx

halcyon scroll
#

i put 1) school mascot thingy2) like outstanding graphic designer for my schl yearbook

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but should i replace one w

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selected for school model un team??

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i have like 3 serious ish non-scholastic ones the rest r scholastic im a nerd

frosty snow
#

i think im gonna put my rubiks cubing times

frosty snow
spring tendon
#

to put in the section

frosty snow
#

tyty

frosty snow
#

okay

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guys read this

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its so helpful

#

bro is so stacked

frosty snow
#

im lowk at a loss of what to put

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i have exactly one impressive scholastic award

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the rest are either unimpressive and idk if i even have enough to fill 5

marble thorn
halcyon scroll
#

ermmmmrmrmrm prob not

marble thorn
#

just times not awards?

halcyon scroll
#

idkkk actually prob scholastic!!

frosty snow
halcyon scroll
marble thorn
frosty snow
#

hey theres always additional information-

marble thorn
#

wait on camera is so real

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if i dont have other stuff i mite put that

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if i even end up applying

frosty snow
halcyon scroll
#

same bruh i have more scholastic awards too

frosty snow
halcyon scroll
#

like >5 but im j a nerd

frosty snow
#

cmon

halcyon scroll
#

i dont have a lotta

marble thorn
halcyon scroll
#

like non academic

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wtv

marble thorn
frosty snow
halcyon scroll
#

LMAO

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real

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bro i added

marble thorn
halcyon scroll
#

school superhero mascot

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LMFO

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nad like

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outstanding graphic designer

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NO BUT LIKE

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IT WORKS CUZ

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Leadership (HOBY, Rotary, student government)
Music (e.g. competitive orchestras, concerto competitions, All County, Interlochen)
Art (e.g. placing in a competition, having a gallery show)
Athletics (e.g. All League, varsity letter, Wendy’s High School Heisman)
Volunteering (e.g. Prudential Spirit of Community Award)
Work-related accomplishments (e.g. employee of the month)
Politcal (e.g. Model UN, debate, Boys/Girls State)
Dance (e.g. arangetram)
Scouting (e.g. Gold Award, Order of the Arrow)
Random stuff (e.g. Prom King/Queen, “Most Likely to Succeed,” “I have read all of Modern Library’s Top 100 Novels”)

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THIS WHAT MIT SAID

#

U CAN DO

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political

#

likeeee

#

should i do mun then

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like i made mun team at my school

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ok wait now i have to remove

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either outstanding graphic designer or mascot

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both school

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😭

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i mean valid

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wat which one???

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TUFF

#

WHATTT

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did u make semifinals??

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bro usnco is hard...

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but usabo is like ultra hard too

#

i did but everone kinda did ahh

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i did do usabo

frosty snow
halcyon scroll
#

im twaking

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but usabo

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is like

#

u need a lower score to qual

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bc its rly hard

frosty snow
#

lower?

halcyon scroll
#

usnco asks sone random ahh niche questions

halcyon scroll
#

like for chem u need near perfect

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(usnco)

halcyon scroll
frosty snow
#

?

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and nobody has scored even close to perfect on gaokao before

halcyon scroll
#

yess id compare it to that personally!

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i toook both

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and did usapho and did terrrrriblleeeee

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it was laughable

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it was rly hard that yr tho

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lowkirkuinely my phone went off during the exam too 🥀

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almost got slimed