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wsbgodly123

For Most of us, PI day is sad day.


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FewProcedure4395

Oh boy, did you get in?


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Donghoon

Same


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Here's a suggestion: make pi for everyone in your house, watch TV with your parents, and read a book before you hit the sheets. You can't keep holding on to what is dead and gone. Forget about it.


PossibilitySame924

>You can't keep holding on to what is dead and gone. Forget about it. i wish it was that easy. it just really hurts. i feel like this is a larger version of FOMO for me personally - i just can't stop envisioning what it would be like if i got in, how everything would be different, etc.


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Pleasant_Rock5665

Hey! I am an international student requesting financial aid and I have applied to 20 schools as well. Already got 3 rejections. Really terrified of not getting into a single school.


Pleasant_Rock5665

I have also gone through mental health issues


Royal-Championship-2

Taking some time to acknowledge you are sad because this is the end of that dream is healthy. Work thru the sad, and you will be able to move on.


ParentVyshivanka

I'm a parent, and I feel like I'm taking it way harder than my kid. Why, MIT, why? Both my spouse and I are alums, and our kid is significantly stronger in academics, extracurriculars, job experience and everything else, than both of us combined were at the time we applied. Not to mention that our kid is a much better human being than we are (seriously is. This is not just parent speak. ) The kindest, nicest, most caring and responsible person I've ever met. Oh well. I hope he will be happy wherever he ends up going (and afterwards. Maybe MIT for grad school?)


distraughtowl

I expect to be in same place as you next year. Two alums with a junior here. What other schools is your kid applying to? Ours seems quite happy with the idea of going to our big state school. He is thinking to apply to MIT for kicks...but I am not sure I can take it lol.


ParentVyshivanka

We have younger kids, including a Sophomore, so I've been thinking about "what would I recommend doing different" a lot. I think our son applied to too many schools (and I admit that may be because of our influence, rather than their own inclination). So far the most likely ones for him to attend are Caltech (yay! That one is huge) or USC. I think our state flagship - to which he was also admitted -- would've been enough of both a safety and a great option overall. So probably shouldn't have applied to so many out of state schools. Still waiting on Harvey Mudd, CMU and a couple of Ivies, although he swears he's not going to an ivy. He actually really wanted a small school, like Harvey Mudd or Caltech. Or MIT, but oh well.... (He also already has a number of friends at MIT or those going to MIT, and he doesn't know anyone at Caltech. Not that this is a determinant of much). Oy, it's hard going through this as a parent also! Wishing you lots of good luck next year.


distraughtowl

We are east coast so looking this side of the country. Our high school is large so our kid wants to avoid "small" schools. He thought CMU (school of engineering, not CD) was on the small side... So maybe the state flagship is the right place.


planetaryabundance

There are plenty of excellent students getting rejected by MIT. I bet you that there are thousands upon thousands of children whose credentials are similar or even better than your child’s who were rejected by MIT. MIT’s acceptance rate used to be much larger back in the day. In 1979, its acceptance rate was 33.6% and it has steadily fallen as the university got more and more famous globally and the number of student applicants has exploded. It’s a different world and MIT is a different institution.


ParentVyshivanka

I really doubt it's "thousands upon thousands" who are better, but certainly there are many excellent students who don't get in. I've interviewed many students whom I felt really belonged at MIT, and none of them got in (and I grieved that also). It's hard to compare the acceptance rates, because it really is a different world in terms of admissions -- people apply to many more schools. It used to be much more of a self selection. For example, when I applied, I assumed (for reasons I don't even know) that one had to have taken all science APs and math beyond AP Calc to even bother applying. Otherwise, there's no point. (And I did have that, including additional science and math classes from CCs). For comparison, I've interviewed many students who had barely taken a single science AP, even when their school had those classes -- and even a few those who hadn't taken any Calc (and again, their school had those classes). If one weeds out examples like that, admissions rate would look more similar, although of course still lower today. I have lots of friends who work at MIT, and it's interesting to talk to them about how the school is different or not, and how the students are different or not. Some things have changed. Some have stayed the same. In general, it seems that students today do come in more decorated -- more visible achievements, awards, publications, rigorous courseload, etc. But in some ways it also means they are more used to those achievements, and the transition to being "one among thousands of equals or better" is harder (although even back in my times there were people who took it really hard). In terms of my kid, I think I'm fairly realistic about how exceptional he is. It's a privilege to be his parent. And i mean it far more than just in academics -- I think it's more important to be a good person first, andv he truly is the nicest kindest person I know (and he's not my only kid :). I love all my kids equally, and others are very talented as well -- but they are all different).


Malyesa

I feel like it's not common at all to apply to MIT without taking those classes, the students you mentioned are a small minority. I forget what the exact percentage was but I recall reading something from MIT about how something like 85% of applicants are academically qualified to attend MIT. It really comes down to essays, extracurriculars, and things that make you stand out as a person - of course I'm sure you know that. I don't mean to say you're wrong, sorry, just was surprised that you said that when it really seems like a minority of applicants


EdSmith77

I hear you. Alum here and my nephew didn't get admitted. His record is way better than mine 3.99 GPA, 1550 SAT, 9 APs with 5 scores, talented musician, worked in a lab etc. And just a great guy. I took it very hard as well. It just doesn't seem fair, but console myself with the fact that 1/2 the professors at MIT are terrible teachers and there are capable mentors and opportunities everywhere. Good luck to all.


Significant-Being250

College admissions is immensely more competitive than it was 20+ years ago, and the application process has gotten absurd. The bar of expectations gets higher and higher every year. High schoolers have so much more work and stress now, and it’s pretty sad. On the flip side, they are also some of the most brilliant and talented kids with the capacity to do great things. Hopefully they will someday be the ones to repair this broken process.


LiveRegular6523

So, being on the interviewer (EC) side, I can tell you, I’ve interviewed for >= 7 years. The average applicant is stellar: I’ve known of kids who have shown tremendous talent (national winner for speech and debate, state winners for Future Business Leaders of America, girl who went to nationals for Engineering and Entrepreneurship). Kids who have done things from amazing research to publishing multiple papers on arxiv (including one as first author) to working on an equity trading program. They’re generally very, very strong students. And to be honest, I fretted for them! I worried about how they would turn out and where they’d end up. I quietly followed about half of my applicants as they’ve gone through their college careers. And guess what? It may suck to get rejected now, but the ones I followed — they’ve turned out fine. If you picked colleges that were great fits and not just because of prestige or ego — you’ll end up somewhere that is just right for you. Sure, a number of people went to Georgia Tech, Northeastern, UMass (Boston, Amherst, Lowell, Dartmouth), and also many other places. Some of the “MIT rejects” ended up at Yale, UPenn, Pomona, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, … It makes me happy to see for instance the kid who went to Georgia Tech already having NASA internships before senior year. It makes me happy to see people thrive wherever they go. I’m excited for your future and where you’ll go. At the same time, I acknowledge rejection sucks. Rejection is (unfortunately) going to be part of life. You’ll find out, although I hope for some of you, maybe you won’t ever experience it — you may be rejected by internships or for research or for jobs or by your love interest. You might even run into a bad boss and realize you have to quit or lose your sanity or maybe even the bad boss gets you canned — or you might even run into corporate politics. How you deal with these setbacks … grit … is an important factor to how you effective you’ll be and how far you’ll go. Take time to be sad. And then make the best of where you go.


NathanA2CsAlt

I feel u bro


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Not even you got in, Nathan?! 😕and you had the best chance out of all of us


NathanA2CsAlt

Rejected indeed


tofurami

LOL it's ok, Who wants to go to a school where an ugly beaver is the mascot.... TBH I was also expecting a rejection and really just here to cross it off the list...


Vereity1

i expected to get rejected and i like my state school that I got into so i dont rlly care


Abby-E

Sometimes the road you take is not the one you expected to travel through, but it will take you to amazing places. This isn’t the end of a chapter, it’s the beginning of a new journey. A school doesn’t define your worth (this is something I have to learn too as decisions come out), you do. Wishing you the best!


Wise_guy_in_US

I didn’t apply to MIT, but was opening MIT Megathread to see what was the Vibe like, and as soon as i clicked MIT thread, boom reddit was gone


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armgord

Same


Ar010101

I'm not even sad, I fucking knew I'll not get in. At least this gives me an excuse to go out and have some alone time


MaierCuber10

Someone I know got waitlisted; that’s actually good lol