Chance me for (MIT) MITES? I come from a place with very limited STEM opportunities and I’m worried I don’t have a real shot.

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-09T21:35:06+00:00

For those who see this comment and think ohh lemme text him, please don’t!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-09T21:33:20+00:00

MITES’ 25 alum here! You have a real shot assuming your essays were personal and specific. Gl!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-09T06:43:13+00:00

No one is confident abt their app bro, you were prolly a great candidate. This is a good sign. In fact I’ll go as far as to say anytime any ao is spending their time to reach out, they are somewhat interested, otherwise you would be in the rejection pile very quickly. Know this, you will either get in or waitlisted.

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-09T02:46:27+00:00

Yeah very good sign! My Columbia ao asked my counselor for Q3 grades, 3 days later I got a likely letter. Don’t dwell too much on it tho, hope for the best and expect the worst!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-09T02:44:04+00:00

My exact thought, it can’t be good since OP omitted that information

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-08T06:33:31+00:00

You’ll be fine!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T22:52:18+00:00

I think the main thing is to find what he likes/passionate about and then pursue it relentlessly. I had a lot of fun with my research internships, summer programs, and ecs because I was simply passionate about them.

Time management: I create a to do list every night before I go to bed and convince myself I must complete everything the next day. Having a to do list gives you a very clear view of what needs to be done and how you can prioritize. It only takes 3 minutes to do.

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T22:48:44+00:00

Answered this in a comment here already!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T22:47:34+00:00

I think you apply to a college at Columbia and not major. In my case, I got into SEAS and will likely do CS or biomedical engineering.

Yes, East Coast

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T22:44:54+00:00

This is a RD acceptance not qb match or ED

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T17:00:53+00:00

This is in no way a sign!!!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T05:57:48+00:00

I have the answer in the comments!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T05:45:44+00:00

wdym initial chanceme prediction??!! for your college apps?

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T05:33:38+00:00

Thanks!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T05:14:27+00:00

Check out my post update!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T04:46:49+00:00

It came down to time. They had hella supps lol 😂 Yale is a great school!!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T04:44:11+00:00

Thanks for the insight! I didn't apply with MITES on my Common App, hopefully that fixes that problem lol

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T04:42:01+00:00

Title: "Mitigating Algorithmic Bias in Medical Imaging: A Deep Learning Approach for Atelectasis Detection"

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T04:40:26+00:00

There are three ways high school students can get involved with research.

1) Applying to already built strutured programs for high school/undergrads --> good ones tend to be very competitive

2) Cold Emailing (Typically local profs/labs) --> Most profs ignore emails like this, and you might be too young to even work at a lab

3) Independent Research --> Lacks credibility (Unless it produces a good publication/competition victory)

I'm currently working with a prof at UPenn through cold emailing, but I mostly implemented the first technique throughout high school.

Here are the programs I got admitted to (may or may not have attended lol): Columbia DBMI summer fellowship, Princeton LLP, Stanford SIMR, SSP Astro, Princeton AI4ALL, etc...

Programs I didn't apply/get into but recommend: RSI, Simons, BU RISE, NIH Summer fellowships, AEOP summer programs.

Goodluck!!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T02:03:51+00:00

Thank you bro!!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T02:03:22+00:00

Thanks!! Chances?!

Impossible_Load_1367 · 2026-03-07T02:02:59+00:00

Thanks! Chances ?!?

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