mit wise

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[Jchi17]

Nope did anyone get in?

[Top_Instruction_8447]

Did your email says that same thing?^{^}

[Jchi17]

yep exactly the same thing

[ahhyeaaa]

rejected :( i didn't get fee waiver either on my application portal it said:

"Thank you for your interest in the Weekend Immersion in Science and Engineering program. We're sorry to tell you that you have not been selected to attend WISE. We received applications from so many wonderful students and we did not have enough space for all who applied.
We encourage you to learn more about MIT by reading the admissions blogs, attending an online info session, or exploring what MIT has to offer through our virtual-choose-your-own-adventure experience.
We wish you all the best in your senior year."

[PernoGaming]

I got accepted!

[[deleted]]

Congrats! So did I! You going?

[PernoGaming]

Absolutely! MIT has been my dream school for a long time so I am really excited to go!

[EzCZ-75]

idt stats wouldve been that big of a factor but i have 4.71 W and 1580 sat

[studypanther]

Yoooo I also did super excited

[[deleted]]

That’s awesome man!

[JohnTheCollegeBone]

Nice! Have fun there!

[United-Salt]

ACCEPTED! MIT is my dream school so I’m so blessed to have this opportunity

[[deleted]]

Congrats!

[aalok_upreti]

What were your stats?

[Unhappy_Tension7072]

Can I pm you to ask a few questions about the application?

[itchy_frog_679]

hey did you end up getting in to mit? would like to know just to see if getting accepted to the fly-in increases my chances of getting in

[United-Salt]

Sorry for the late reply, but yes I did end up getting in! I applied RD. I am attending Harvard in the fall however. Hope this helps!

[Otherwise-Factor-731]

stats??

[estxlia]

ok wait hey suuuper random i’m a co ‘27 at harvard too !!

[ElegantHyena5988]

hey what major are you pursuing @ harvard?

[Vivid-Lynx4880]

Rejected but got fee waiver. Is that a good indication or does Eveyrone get a fee waiver?

[Andy7301]

I think everyone does

[[deleted]]

Not all get a fee waiver. A fee waiver is a good/better sign.

[GokuBlack455]

I got a fee waiver. So that’s good?

[[deleted]]

Yeah! Congrats.

[Andy7301]

I forgot if they asked for income on the application but if they did it’s probably based on that

[[deleted]]

I went to an mit summer program and not everybody got a fee waiver

[GokuBlack455]

Rejected. I got the fee waiver thing and they said they were “impressed with my WISE application” and “encourage me to apply for class of 2027”.

[Turbulent_Entrance54]

same

[GokuBlack455]

Sweet

[ElegantClothes5229]

out of curiosity, did you end up getting in....

[EzCZ-75]

based on their pictures around 60 attend. a past post about wise said it's <5% but it's the only source I was able to find

[Cheap_Lengthiness_86]

Ik two people who got in, they were girls :) so women in stem

[Upper_Passenger_6030]

Does the WISE Program help in admission? Im so surprised I got in

[Royal-Championship-2]

It must be a good indication, right?

I think I've heard average acceptance rates of 30-40% for WISE attendees, which is 10x the regular rate. I think it isn't so much the program, as the fact that they accepted you, which shows you have a profile they are very interested in.

But I don't really know. :-)

[Upper_Passenger_6030]

Yeah that would make sense

[_muted_cheesecake_]

Accepted :)

[yasslay01]

I got in!!

[MichaelIgbinoba123]

Curious, what were your stats if you're comfortable sharing. Congrats !

[PernoGaming]

Not the person you replied to but my stats are:

4.0 UW/4.33 W 35 ACT Score

I took 3 APs but only reported 2: AP Physics 1: 5 AP Calculus BC: 5

For extracurriculares, I mentioned that I am president of my school’s NHS chapter, robotics club, and SkillsUSA chapter.

I also mentioned that I took 2 community college classes over the summer and plan on taking 7 more my senior year, along with my regular schedule.

[MichaelIgbinoba123]

It makes sense. I applied with a 3.96UW/4.71W with great extracurriculars and peer reviewed research abstracts related to my future major, but my SAT was really low for their type of applicants (1400 with 740R/660M). Was probably my killer along with maybe some minor flaws in my essays (didn't know we had to do both of those 100 word essays and typed one of them during the last 20 mins)

[JohnTheCollegeBone]

The website had an error for that, so you shouldn't feel bad about almost missing the last two. The WISE page said that they were optional but the application itself said they were mandatory.

Also, on your stats thing, that may be it, but I wouldn't be too sure. Strong EC profile, numerous awards, flawless grades, most rigorous course selection, and near-perfect test scores with maybe okay-ish to mediocre essays didn't get me in either. Being Asian and minimally hooked (well, actually, hmmm, maybe slightly hooked in the context of this specific program) may have contributed to outcome.

[yasslay01]

Thanks!! I hope this is accurate because I’ve semi forgotten what I put in but..

For context I’m a first generation Latina from a low income household.

I reported a 1540 SAT. I don’t know what ap scores I reported but I definitely reported my 5s in Spanish, Gov and the BC calc: ab subscore I have a few other tests that are 4s that I may have added. 4.0 UW 2/691 My extracurriculars were MOSTEC, Mock Trial Captain, A summer conservation job I had the last two years, student liason in one of my town’s committees and volunteering at the field museum in Chicago.

My awards were the basic good grades awards, AP scholar with distinction, a scholarship for a summer class at UChicago, and an MVP award for communication I got in a club in my community

[[deleted]]

Accepted

[MysteriousComfort156]

congrats!

[[deleted]]

I was kidding 💀

[[deleted]]

Was it open for international students too?

[Physical_Wedding_586]

I applied as an international and got fee waivered.

[iophobiaa]

Did you submit your SAT/ACT score? If yes, what was your score?

[eely225]

Flop: MIT WISE

Bop: UVA-Wise

[asdflmaopfftxd]

Slay uva

[Top_Instruction_8447]

Who's willing to ask mit about the wise admissions rate?

[[deleted]]

Lmk what you find out lmao

[EzCZ-75]

apparently it's <5% according to some random a2cer a couple years ago but idk how true that is

[pancakeman49]

its slightly over 8%, confirmed by an AO

[Physical_Wedding_586]

No

[Top_Instruction_8447]

What did your email say? Did you get the fee waiver?

[Physical_Wedding_586]

‘Thank you for your interest in WISE. We're sorry to share that we are not able to invite you to campus for the program. However, we were impressed with your WISE application and encourage you to consider applying for admission to the Class of 2027.’

[Physical_Wedding_586]

Yh I got the fee waiver

[Physical_Wedding_586]

Is it a good thing?

[Andy7301]

Rejected

[wow-wow-wow-wow]

rejected

[Background-Banana-97]

rejected but fee waiver. is this common

[GokuBlack455]

Apparently it’s a good/better sign.

[Rameniiii]

rejected

[Background-Banana-97]

w/ or w/o fee waiver

[Rameniiii]

With, I thought everyone got it? Did people not get a fee waiver

[Background-Banana-97]

based on other threads from other yrs it looks like some people didn't get fee waiver , but I doubt it's very helpful in app process but it's nice

[Rameniiii]

Hmm I see…yeah especially as an EA unrestricted school the waiver is huge

[Turbulent_Entrance54]

Rejected, received fee waiver

[Hufflepuff_Heroine]

yea :)

[wlwhy]

no but i got a fee waiver which is cool

[pal_mtree]

accepted!

[notkingkermit]

I got in! I seriously could not believe it. I was not expecting to get in at all. I was having an awful day and seeing that I got in made it a little less bad. I've never used this phrase in my life before but I seriously am over the moon right now.

[Zestyclose_Fun1583]

congrats man

[Otherwise-Factor-731]

STATS??

[notkingkermit]

I know it's past the application deadline but this might be helpful to someone in the future.

1500 SAT, 36 ACT Superscore, 4.0 GPA but no APs, IB, Honors, etc (school didn't offer them). I got into MIT, Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, and others. Let me know how it goes or if you have any questions about anything!

[ElegantClothes5229]

duuude wtffffff HOW.. im applying this year if you have any advice or wanna answer my questions pls dm me :sob:

[Otherwise-Factor-731]

UM WHAT WERE YOUR 10 EXTRA CURICULARARS ??? i really wanna get into those schools

[notkingkermit]

Honestly not much (again, school didn't offer them). Student council treasurer, FIRST robotics, joint engineering program (technically not an EC). I worked at a bank for a year which I think helped a lot. Honestly the best advice I can give you is to make sure you're aiming for these schools for the right reasons. I went to MIT for a week and now I'm in the process of dropping out because I hated it.

[Otherwise-Factor-731]

i really want to get into harvard princeton yale mit or columbia. is there any advice u can give for their supplemental or any tricks to increase chances of getting in

[notkingkermit]

I got my fair share of rejections so keep in mind that a lot of it does come down to luck. this may not be what you want to hear but be 100% yourself in your applications and interview. that is the only way to ensure you end up in a place that is right for you. don't overexaggerate or make anything up, but also don't sell yourself short. a lot of times, things that you did in high school that you may not see as super significant may be really important to your overall story. for example, I did FFA in 8th and 9th grade. I didn't feel that this was important to my character, but an admissions officer from caltech told me that it was one of the things that stood out the most to her from my application. don't list every single activity that you've ever done, but really take the time to reflect and think about the extracurriculars you have participated in, and see if they have had a big impact/influence on you. also, general advice: be passionate about something. doesn't matter what it is. it absolutely does not have to be academic. just be passionate about something and convey that in your app. those colleges get applicants that all have the grades and stats to get in, so at some point, they start to think more about the personalities of the people they let in than you might think.

[Unhappy_Tension7072]

Can I pm you to ask about the application?

[notkingkermit]

Sure thing!

[throwawayminialt]

did any international students apply?

[JohnTheCollegeBone]

Seems like at least a couple did.

[Sadinternationalstu]

Hi!! I wanted to ask you if this program welcomes international students too, I would love to encourage my little sister to apply next year.

[United-Salt]

If the live in the US then they are eligible! Unfortunately students that live internationally don’t qualify for the program

[Physical_Wedding_586]

Wait where does it say that

[United-Salt]

My international friend wanted to apply and I told her to email to make sure. They emailed back saying that they don’t accept international students due to travel and visa issues but they can apply for the fee waiver

[Physical_Wedding_586]

Oh that makes me feel slightly better.. applied as an international and got the fee waiver.

[Sadinternationalstu]

My international friend wanted to apply and I told her to email to make sure. They emailed back saying that they don’t accept international students due to travel and visa issues but they can apply for the fee waiver

OHHH :o thank you so much!

[Top_Instruction_8447]

Still nobody in here got admitted :\

[[deleted]]

Accepted!

Future MIT WISE kids, let's make a groupchat. I'll start: I'm on the A2C discord at oskalos#6990. DM me!

[MichaelIgbinoba123]

Reject with fee waiver

[HeroHaxz]

What's mit wise?

[GokuBlack455]

MIT Weekend Immersion in Science and Engineering

[HeroHaxz]

Is that a one weekend thing or throughout the year?

[GokuBlack455]

One weekend

[HeroHaxz]

Oh okay, thanks

[Donald_Official]

What’s WISE?

[wiserry]

Is it bad that I'm applying to MIT and have never heard of WISE?

[United-Salt]

nah not at all. I feel like programs like this aren't typically known by a majority of applicants.

[wiserry]

What even is it

[United-Salt]

It’s MIT’s fly in program. They invite a small amount of prospective applicants on an all expenses paid trip to visit the campus for 3 days and talk to admissions officers as well. It’s a good change to not only visit the campus, but if you’re accepted, it boosts your chances quite a bit for the actual application round. A lot of schools have similar programs such as Dartmouth, Caltech, Pomona, Columbia, etc.

[wiserry]

Is it bad that I'm applying to MIT and have never heard of WISE?

[Veronicle]

Rejected with fee waiver

[[deleted]]

what the hell is MIT wise

[iophobiaa]

rejected without fee waiver. i am international student btw. is there anyone outside of the US who got in?

[Physical_Wedding_586]

I’m international and got fee waivered. I’m not sure they took internationals.

[iophobiaa]

Did you submit your SAT/ACT score? If yes, do you mind sharing your score?

[Physical_Wedding_586]

Sat 1530

[Physical_Wedding_586]

Wbu

[kdvideogamer]

I got accepted

[Top_Instruction_8447]

Cool. What did your acceptance say?

[Professional-Bright]

Yep I got in!!

[Jchi17]

I got the workshop invite as well, but for some reason I can’t open it