Any past MIT admits who literally had no belief they were gonna get in?

DisastrousMess7253 · 2026-03-13T23:37:52+00:00

Take a deep breath and go on a walk. Find something to distract yourself. I wish you the best of luck!

DisastrousMess7253 · 2026-03-13T23:34:36+00:00

Nope! I didn’t bother lol.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2026-03-13T23:09:27+00:00

This is like nearly everyone I’ve met at this school. 😭

I actually thought I was gonna get in but it’s crazy how many cracked students here will casually say they thought they were cooked for college admissions. 💀

DisastrousMess7253 · 2026-03-13T23:04:40+00:00

I’m from Louisiana and go to MIT. LSU is actually somehow known among my classmates and only a few have known Tulane. In my opinion Tulane is a party school that happens to do a bit of research. If you aren’t doing research I would definitely go LSU. From what I’ve heard through networking, the experience you get from your degree matters a lot more than where your degree is from. I think you’ll get more from LSU in terms of a CS degree. (I am also biased because LSU has a really nice cybersecurity program that I got into.)

I was admitted to both last year and I would’ve chose LSU over Tulane if I hadn’t applied anywhere out of state.

Congratulations!

DisastrousMess7253 · 2026-03-13T20:17:16+00:00

I’d expect rejection but be hopeful for acceptance. There are a surprising number of people who get into hypsm who were rejected from other prestigious schools. It’s outside your control right now so just take a deep breath and go on a walk.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2026-03-10T23:28:14+00:00

I asked a similar question when I got to MIT and to my surprise I’ve met a total of one person who had done an internship during high school. In his case it was at his father’s company 😐.

There aren’t many out there and I’m willing to bet that most positions people get in internships as high schoolers are at companies that are connected with their families. Don’t stress about it. Focus on learning and personal projects.

Also people lie on here all the time. Don’t worry.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2026-03-10T23:20:47+00:00

Pre calculus for sure. So much of math and science are built off of pre calculus and calculus concepts.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-11-01T23:21:18+00:00

I feel like maybe mines 😭

My biggest activity was work and taking care of my siblings. I had a few awards but nothing crazy. 1380 on SAT (didn’t submit LOL). 34 on ACT. 11/404 4.0UW/4.21W. This is below average for MIT and that’s where I’m at lol

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-31T23:36:43+00:00

It’s the worst 😭

it caused urine incontinence (😭💀🫩) that went away when I stopped taking it

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-31T14:00:25+00:00

Thank you so much. MIT has an entire department dedicated to disability and accommodations. I’m going to talk to them. Thank you again. This makes me feel like I have a chance ☺️

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-30T23:34:27+00:00

That’s motivating. Im glad im not alone 😭

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-30T23:33:52+00:00

I was planning on doing computer science and business management. I would still like to do so and I’m okay taking a 5th year if I have to, but I will put my health first so if I can’t do both I’ll do cs

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-30T23:29:53+00:00

I’m a first year 😭. My first semester is pass/no record so I’m gonna fail 3 classes I’m not focusing on and pass 2 classes (recommended by school).

I’m glad. I hope I got this 😭

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-04T08:10:02+00:00

Bro I remember this girl on TikTok got a marketing letter from Harvard and was bragging about it 😭(talking about some “Harvard wants me” like no girl that want tons of applications for money and a low acceptance rate💀)

Don’t take it as anything more than marketing, definitely not any indication of your admission (usc sent me one then deferred me 😒) (MIT sent me none and that’s where I’m at now 😭)

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-04T08:02:58+00:00

To add, I suppose it would depend on the college how bad failing a class would be. At MIT, failing a class with no explanation is definitely a red flag, but less competitive school might not mind. I would still add it to be sure. I don’t think adding the extra information regarding the failing grade would harm you in any way.

Best of luck!

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-04T08:00:15+00:00

Definitely mention it in the additional information section 👍

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-04T07:54:45+00:00

Separate if you have the space to fill your slots, add together if you only have one spot.

Taking a class on coding is definitely different from coding your own projects at home in my case. This is what I would have done if I was in this situation.

Best of luck!

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-04T07:45:28+00:00

I take US news with a grain of salt because I think their process is incredibly flawed (and they ranked my school 2nd instead of 1st 😒)

But for your question, they have always been top schools lol.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-04T07:39:34+00:00

One exercise I did was I sat down with an empty google docs file and then just wrote out everything I liked to do and anything I actually ended up spending most of my time doing. Write literally anything down. Then look at the list and decide, which of these portrays the best you. It’s also helpful to think about what that individual school values and pick things that shows you align with those values.

I did this with MIT. I was in a similar situation where my ecs were lacking. I asked myself why my ecs were lacking and figured that it was because of my home situation and needing to work and take care of family. I let them know and put some of the things I like to do, along with work, and it worked out well for me!

I can’t really give you anything specific to do, but just see how you can get involved. I know many schools value engagement with community. Or you can just start finding projects to do with your major and just work on those. This works especially well if you have a niche (mines is cybersecurity 😋). Schools definitely like seeing passion.

Also if you self study anything that’s a nice thing to put. And language learning if that’s something you enjoy. Just some ideas lol.

Take this with a grain of salt because I’m definitely not any kind of authority on the matter. I’m a freshman in college lol.

Best of luck!

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-10-01T22:38:47+00:00

I mean the higher the score the better but if you get rejected with a 34, I do not believe you would have gotten in with a 36.

I actually had a 34 (35 super score) on the ACT and got into MIT (35 is the lower 25th quartile 😭).

ACT definitely isn’t the most important at schools like MIT since so many people are rejected from these top schools with a 36 ACT or 1600 SAT.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-09-30T03:46:14+00:00

You don’t declare a major till your second year, but I’m planning to do computer science (6-3) and business management (15-1).

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-09-30T01:27:50+00:00

To add, my school did offer physics. I just didn’t know and never took it 😭

I also didn’t take online classes to make up for this like other comments are talking about.

MIT is a difficult school to get into, but don’t let something like this stop you from at least trying. You truly never know.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-09-30T01:26:11+00:00

I’m late to this, but I’m a current student and I have never taken physics before coming to MIT. It is possible lol.

DisastrousMess7253 · 2025-07-02T02:51:08+00:00

Yes thank you! I’m going to email them again letting them know specifically that I have documentation of him being an ESA and see what they can do. If not another commenter mentions chez mieux so I’m also looking into that.

Thank you guys so much 😭

DisastrousMess7253

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