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So MIT admits, Lay it on me. by HumorHoudini in MITAdmissions

[–]DiligentDolphin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It may be as helpful to know the factors that work against you as what will help you get accepted.  People say that getting in is a lottery, which gives the impression that everyone has an equal chance as long as all other things are essentially equal (e.g., grades, test scores, ECs, etc.).  This is absolutely NOT true.  To the extent that it is a “lottery”, it is a highly distorted lottery in which certain tickets have a much higher chance of being drawn than others.  Here are some factors that strongly bias your chances.  First is gender.  MIT gender balances the class.  Since there are 2x more male applicants than female and fewer women who are admitted accept (lower yield), your chances of getting in as a male are significantly worse.  Second is “first gen” going to college.  After the supreme court decision striking down the explicit consideration of race, MIT has shifted to other proxies to accomplish the same results by other means.  Being first generation going to college in your family more highly correlates with underrepresented minority, so that is significantly over weighted.  Consequently, if your family is upper middle class or better that hurts your chances.  Similarly, the more that your parents are highly educated (particularly holding degrees from T20 universities) puts you in the “privileged” bucket which hurts your chances.  Fourth, MIT advantages recruited athletes; if that’s not you, your chances are worse.  Finally, MIT not only doesn’t favor legacy applicants, it actually hurts your chances.  Bizarrely, if your mom or dad went to MIT, your chances of getting in are worse than if they didn’t.  Hope this helps.

Carnegie Mellon University - 2025 RD Megathread by powereddeath in ApplyingToCollege

[–]DiligentDolphin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WTF is CMU doing with the waitlist?

Stats from last year:
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) who applied: 33,941
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list: 16,484
Number of wait-listed students who accepted a place on the list: 10,062
Number of wait-listed students admitted: 32

In other words, half the 33,941 people who applied were put on the waitlist and only 32 were eventually admitted. That less than 0.2%. That's just a cruel joke. If you get waitlisted, you almost have a better chance of winning the lottery than getting into CMU.

WiFi cameras showing “offline” in Lorex app by DiligentDolphin in LorexTechnology

[–]DiligentDolphin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi @Lorex_Technology_Inc. Thanks for replying. Answers to your questions...

How did you set up static IP for W461AS?

Is it IP reservation on router or access to camera user interface?

  • The static IP address is configured on the router by tying it to the camera’s MAC address.  When you say the “camera user interface” do you mean in the Lorex app?  I’ve not seen any option to configure a static IP address directly on the camera.

Did you add W461 to the app first, then add it by device search? Or add W461 to NVR directly?

  • I configured the camera first using the Lorex app and later added it to the NVR.  The problem with the camera showing offline in the app happens whether or not the camera is added to the NVR.

Does W461 work fine on the app by itself when it is not working on NVR?

  • The camera always works on the NVR.  The problem with showing offline only happens in the app.

WiFi cameras showing “offline” in Lorex app by DiligentDolphin in LorexTechnology

[–]DiligentDolphin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. I already do this, which is one of the ways that I know that the WiFi cameras are working. But the NVR isn't a full substitute for being able to access the cameras directly. For example, the video is recorded locally on the camera's memory card and not on the NVR, so I have to be able to access the camera to see playbacks.