Asking MIT Students How They Got Into MIT | GPA, SAT/ACT, Clubs, etc.
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Hey Guys! Today I'm going out and asking 100 MIT students how to get into MIT. From test scores to GPA, to even a few regrets, were covering it all today. With admissions being crazier than ever, it's a super scary process, but after hearing these guys you'll feel a lot better about coming to MIT!
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My son graduated from MIT on May 25, 2022, is in mathematics and computer science degrees,and is about to graduate with master degree in computer science.Thanks MIT.Good luck to all future applicants!God bless!
Could you please tell how to get into mit
wow congratulations!!
But is it necessary to have a lot of money to get in?
@@faroukmuaythai8103 no
@@Smart_Sohamyou just need to be among top 1 percentiles of the students of your country!
dude, the guy that said he applied because of spiderman is literally me
Me too!
Hi! you really helped me :) because after finishing sophomore year with two b's I just lost all hope and MIT has been my dream for a long time, but once I watched your video, it helped me really believe in myself and really has made me believe that not only as a student but as a person that I can get into MIT. Thanks so much for making us believe in ourselves because sometimes we all lose hope but we all need it regained and you did just that! :D
man can u help it too pls
you can get in with a few Bs but you REALLY need some prestigious awards or extracurriculars that set you apart
I'm in freshmen year. I have a D, a C+, and a couple B+'s. It's not looking good for me, but I'll make it work.
You got this, remember it's freshman year, so you have lots of time and the semester just started so you have enough time to lock in. @@Pickle236
@@imauz1127 can you list some. what if your grade 9 and 10 grades had a lot of Bs but your junor and senior grades were all 95+
MIT, more than most colleges in the US, has to be a good fit to be worth it. As hard as it is to get in, it is harder to get out. It mainly works because the students who do get in continue to develop their academic maturity year by year.
Can you please elaborate in why it is as hard to get out?
@@wallie963 It is hard to get out because the requirements to compete a degree are strenuous, and there are very few "easy degree" options.
Let me summarize the entire video for you:
If you got more than 1 B throughout the entirety of highschool, don't bother applying.
If you got below a 1500 on the SAT, don't bother applying.
If you didn't do tons of extra curricular activities, don't bother applying.
It's the type of school for people who had their entire lives planned out already when they were in middleschool.
That's not true man there are so many students in mit he just interviewed few there are students who are not 100% in academics but still got in.Why are you spreading depression.If you didn't get in don't demotivate others.
First two aren't true. You just gotta have something if value, whether that's crazy acedemics or crazy extracurriculars
Just love studying and everything will be okay
I mean… I got 1560 SAT, 3.98 unweighted. Robotics FRC world champion. Two time google code jam 1st place. Played volleyball for 4 years, played guitar for 10 plus. And I still got rejected to MIT. You don’t know….. I was sad at first but I’m fine schools don’t define who you are, you define who you are and no matter what school you go to if you study and care you will make money.
P.S. this is just kinda my way of feeling good that I got rejected lol😅
@stevenchen9852 If you don't mind me asking, Where did you end up going?
I'm not sure why, but you just came into my feed like a ray of hope into the darkness! I was literally giving up on even applying to MIT.
But watching you made me feel comfortable for some reason. The chaos of uncertainty died down a bit, and now I feel like I'd be happier to atleast try
when are your results coming out
This made my whole day! I'm just trying to help everyone out and show no matter what happens, everything will end up working out I promise! Shoot for the stars and see where it takes you!
My dream school! I feel like with my stats I can get in, but I'm scared that I don't really know how to project my own personality into my application...
just be your self!
How did it go?
im prolly not gonna have enough awards by 2026/2027 (when I would be applying)
howd it go and stats?
DId you get in now??
The dream of mine is to attend MIT, but I will be able to pursue my research in technology as an online student. Furthermore, MIT offers a wide range of scholarships.
same
To future MIT students, if you have low/avaerage GPA, then focused on essays, ecs (focused on main aim only), and test scores. I have got into MIT, and here's my stats :
• GPA : 3.1 (i failed chemistry the first semester and barely passed Maths every semester, but my strength are Biology and Physics)
• SAT : 1590 (Maths : 800, Reading&Writing : 790)
• ACT : 36
• IB
- HL Mathematics
- HL Chemistry
- HL English literature
- HL Biology
• APs
- Calculus AB : 5
- Physics 1 : 5
- Biology : 5
- Chemistry : 4
- English : 5
- Research : 5
- Psychology : 4
• Essay : Very strong
• Letter of recommendations : mediocre, very strong
• Ecs
- Science olympiad (gold medal) : x1
- Maths olympiad x3 (bronze, merit x1, semi-finalist x1)
- Englsigh olympiad (gold, national finalist)
- Reasearch on ADHD development and Cancer research x2 (virtual and in-peeson)
- National Public Speaker (Gold) x1
- medical insternships x2 (virtual & in-person)
- Health volunteer x2
- National Sport event volunteer x1
- Biology tutoring
- Co-founder of a well-known café
- Leader of a charity donation campaign
wtf this isn't even fair, its not even close. i take the a-level system and when he really said he got 10 9's in GCSE and 4 A*s, my heart dropped; im completely outclassed
That’s the reality when they accept 124 out of 9000 international applicants.
lmao me too dw i tried to do 4 alevels but i was depressed
Fr😭
I mean ima a robotics FRC world champion and two time google code jam 1st place. But I still got rejected. People that go to MIT don’t just mean they are smarter it just mean they worked hard and got lucky. My friend that was the IOI 3rd place got rejected to mit you just don’t know
Fr that shit had me blasting, guy was grinding real hard for those stupid tests
thank you!!!! I've been waiting for this video. Also, your videos are incredible. I do enjoy them quite a lot
They took 4.0 in MIT, they're not individuals 👽
I just love the way he smiles🤣
I hate it.
Thanks a lot for the video. Very insightful. Thanks again
Shout out to the Baton Rouge girl! I was c/o 2012 MIT and also did MAO back in LA. This brings back memories.
Bro your quality improving with every video, keep going!
Who's the green jacket boy in the last interview?! you are completely nice, good... nearly perfect. I believe you will be impactful person! wish you good day~
Kai was the best! A super bright kid who is gonna do huge things one day, his whole friend group was so kind and smart so I have no doubt they will change the world!
Superb editing ❤✨
Ima need to have some more info on how my fellow Brit got accepted. I'm only in year 10 right now, however my heart is set on this school. I'm worried I won't have enough awards and competition victories by the end of it xD
Hii, that's amazing video!! Plss make one for Brown university🥺🙌
I love your positive energy sm
shoulda asked their majors
he stops yapping at 7:03 btw
ONE Black woman, and one British Black man who may even identify himself differently since his parents are likely products of immigrants if not immigrants themselves. I may be suggesting something with the purpose of this comment but I won’t state it because I’m sure some would scorn me for sharing my personal opinion.
Love your videos. Will you do other super good colleges?
I wish we had a lot of sports and clubs within high schools in my country. That would make school more fun.
Dude is not glowing, he's FLAMINGGGGG....
Thanks for the video its awesome 😄 can you please make a video on ap preparation and how to score perfect in it
great share! i would like to seek your help as i want to get admission in MIT in masters in IT field directly with some pre requisites while having OBU GRADUTION DEGREE in applied accounting .. can you tell what will worth more graduation by MIT or masters?
Can you image the previous Dean has a scandal? Marilee Jones, then dean of admissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, resigned after the university confirmed that she had claimed academic degrees she never earned. She had claimed at various points to hold degrees from Albany Medical College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College -- she didn't hold degrees from any of those colleges. what a shame on MIT! And how dare Marilee Jones!
can u interview international students, their credentials and what do they do to get a a spot there?
Im in junior year rn and im in Canada. In grade 9 i got a lot of 70s and 80s and in grade 10 it was better but still just 80s. In g11 second semester, I have over 95 in every subject except IB ENglish which is a 90. I want to go to a good university like MIT but my gpa is really on the lower end because of my fuckups from freshman and sophomore. idk if this is going to bring my application chances lower. It's dumb that even your past grades can affect your uni chances. It's really discouraging but I heard they weigh your g11 and g12 grades more plus look at the bigger picture and see how youve improved. Idk i felt like commenting this cause one of the guys mentioned he had ONE B in freshman when i have like 5
it also depends on what you applying, some major is harder to get in.
for engineering major in MIT, you need to have activities to support, club, math, sport competitions. RCM8 exam, math tutoring , etc. if you never gone in gifted school, and dont have this extra activity to support, it can be a bit too late . math competitions can be the short cut.
but after all, research and apply, write a good letter to them, you will never know ;-)
now i can transfer to MIT!
thanks ashton
8:48 That's the most Mathematician Female voice ever
I'm a 16-year-old highschooler, Last year my team made it to the VEX robotics World championship, which in itself is an outstanding achievement. Right now, I have 6.5 years of experience in the programming field (I started when I was 8-9yo) and I work with the head programmer in the mechatronic engineering club at my school. When I get a job soon, I am going to invest some of my money into building my own robotics and upload it to different social platforms and try to gain some traction to have MIT aware of my presents. Fortunately, I do all of the things that aligns with MIT's mission Aswell. Do you have any more advice I could use to make my resume stand out from the majority of people? Help would be appreciated, thank you!
You don't need to jump to different people every 2sec. For intro it's ok
Dawg I’m not getting in stop putting this on my recommended 💀💀💀
Thank you this helpful video, now I know that being in clubs like the color blind club and homies for homos will boost my chances!!
Good job buddy, thanks
very soon that will be me and everyone that wants to go to this school
You should do a MIT indoor tour
I know 5 people that went ivy league. One is playing semipro basketball, one became a female wrestler, one served 5 years in a federal pen because he thought he was smarter than everyone else, one complained because with travel time and expenses she was making barely above minimum wage and the other hated the job ( optometist ) she trained for...........
I didn’t go to harvard or mit but I knew a kid that went to mit that made kick ass acid. But yeah don’t believe the hype. Idk if it’s because I grew up in these neighborhoods but it is what it is. I do want my daughter to go to mit or harvard though, she just entered high school. Would like her to take a different path in life than myself.
Computer science costs yearly 148k dollars now in MIT. I'm concerned that ıs MIT good because of the quality education system or all that money help the school to afford for opportinities that are given to students.
It is definitely a very rigorous school with ample opportunity so it is well worth the investment!
disinformation
It’s not that much yearly
With that Mit degree you could probably get hired by Elon Musk Google or some big tech company and one of your friends might become a millionaire and give you a job
i dont think many people are paying the full price like that. mit is generous with aid. cost after aid is more like 5k avg lol (many people go for free)
For me open the door and head to the bookstore and buy a T-shirt. Love MIT.
😮Awesome Man.
I love everything engineering and have a lot of projects to back me up, I’m a sophomore in high school and currently sitting with a 3.4 gpa unweighted. trying to turn my grades around for junior and senior year but i’m starting to feel like my goals are unachievable :(
You like to see how things work, that combined with a good work ethic and you will find something. Don't forget money isn't the be all end all, working with your hands can be infinitely rewarding no matter what the title of the job is. Do your job, be nice to everyone and things will open up for you. I'll leave you with this story. I had a friend moved out to one of the Rocky mountain states about 40 years ago. She had no college and got a job as a building inspector in a small town. A few months after she was hired she was sitting in the bosses office and asked him " why did you hire me. " He said I'm glad you asked me that, I had a pile of applications some from people with masters degrees, you were the easiest to talk to and had a lot of common sense and listened. She worked that job for 25 years...........
My son had a near perfect SAT score, with no math questions wrong and a 4.0 GPA. He had an interview but didn't get in. He didn't satisfy a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion quota. Total B.S.
no need to be salty. the video interview is kinda short, but these kids very well may be winning top awards that have impressed the admissions officers. don't blame everything on DEI. plus, everyone knows that just a perfect SAT/GPA won't get you anywhere---you'll need outstanding extracurriculars (clubs that make an impact, projects that win prizes, winning awards at competitions, etc.) to get into the top schools in the U.S.
@@angelaz2576 Tell that to the Asian students who were denied entry into Harvard in favor of DEI students. You sound pretty naive.
@@DennisLynch-k5u doesn't mean that all schools do that. You sound pretty stubborn.
edit: MIT's proportion of Asian undergrads went up in the past 10 years. 25% to 40% jump. a lot more than other races. most races have either increased in proportion, or remained relatively stable. a school needs to have diversity regardless of affirmative action or not.
@@angelaz2576 @angelaz2576 You say a school needs diversity. What percentage of each race/ethnicity should a school have? Black, white, latino, Indian, African, Pacific Islanders, Asian, Eskimo, Pakistani, Iranian, Saudi, etc..? And here's a piece of advice, don't resort to name calling simply because you disagree with a person's opinion. It's a sign of a weak mind. Opposing DEI admissions in favor of better qualified candidates doesn't make a person "stubborn." It means that they are principled and believe that the same standards should apply to everyone equally, regardless of skin color, race, sexual orientation, etc. I'm looking forward to your answer so that you, clearly an expert on college admissions and the need for diversity, can explain the exact percentage of each race/ethnicity a perfectly balanced school should have.
@@DennisLynch-k5u oh boy, why are you so mad? I mean I guess I get it because your son didn't get into MIT. a lot of students didn't either, and plenty of them have a 4.0 GPA and 1600 SAT. what makes your son stand out? and does that make the students who are at MIT less qualified? do you really think MIT just goes RNG some 2.0 GPA racial minority to admit? mind you, the majority of the MIT students also have a perfect or near perfect GPA and a near perfect SAT score. also, if the same exact standards should be applied to everyone, wouldn't those who are economically disadvantaged, who didn't have the resources and connections to get into a lab in high school and win ISEF awards, not be able to get into top schools and get good education easily? then what do you do with those people in society? let them rot in poverty generation after generation? and when did I ever say a school needs a perfect diversity? all they need to be doing is giving opportunities to students who they think are doing well given the influence from society (there’s clearly less non-white models for them to look up to), influence from family (less likely for someone to pursue say a path in engineering when their parents are restaurant workers), and the opportunities given to them in the first 17/18 years of their lives (some may be in a school that offers no AP classes).
And a piece of advice for you, an anonymous parent online, is to be nice to kids online. you don’t want other parents to attack your child for being “not qualified” to wherever he’s going to college just because he showed up on a youtube video. direct your complaints to the college admissions office if you may.
Great video, how about you do universities where student get fully funded?. Is it possible?, And how did they got in?.
Look up 100% need met schools. They're usually private liberal arts schools
In my opinion I feel that your grades doesn't define your intelligence at all you could be an intelligent kid but just not a hard worker when it comes to school
an intelligent kid would realize that working hard in school guarantees them a bright future
@monkey first of all not every kids future is educational related so therefore they don't put much effort in to school that doesn't mean they stupid
that's why MIT admissions are holistic
@@beyblade332no one said they're stupid?
@@monkey3529 also you don't have to be great at school to be successful in life
@Ashton: have you thought about taking your roadshow international and visit leading UK universities ❤?
Is it possible to waive your TOEFL as an international student
yes
Great!
A hypochondriac
I think of you, blood pressure spikes
I'll have a heart attack
(I am using my imagination)
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Three chords and she all over me nasty
She got me smothered, caught me bugging last week
Leave a scar on my soul 'cause it's smarter to fold
I take it better when she don't even ask me
Three chords and she all over me nasty
She got me smothered, caught me bugging last week
Leave a scar on my soul 'cause it's smarter to fold
I take it better when she don't even ask
I keep 'em laced with poison, I can't escape the rush
This ain't love, boy, you're just a pick me up
I know her gaze Medusa, locks rattlesnakes, debuffed
No need to purchase my soul, girl, I'll just give it up
Goddamn, she slid in, now we're breaking the ice
The concoction just hit me, it's dilating my eyes
Fuck my options, she pulled me in, she didn't even try
I was hypnotized soon as her lips met mine, I can't forget
I take it better when she don't even ask me
Three chords and she all over me nasty
She got me smothered, caught me bugging last week
Leave a scar on my soul 'cause it's smarter to fold
I take it better when she don't even ask me
My corpse is spilling blood in the backseat
She's undercover, got a Trojan to crash me
Leave a scar on my soul, seeing stars in the road
I take it better when she don't even ask me
She got this on repeat
I'm obsessive as her
She obsessive as me (yeah)
Damn, it's turned me to stone
And the curse got me weak
She wanna get us alone
I can tell she a freak
It be like
Oh, no, she invited me to her pity party
Go home and hope you ain't leaving with nobody
But fate sewn, she'll take me back to her place
Can't say that shit to her face
Or make up my mind
I can't forget
A hypochondriac
I think of you, blood pressure spikes
I'll have a heart attack
The things I'd do to see you smile
Made my heart entertainment
Carbon to coal
Now my card can't decline and it cost my control
I'll let god integrate but until then, I gotta give in to you, whoa
I take it better when she don't even ask me
Three chords and she all over me nasty
She got me smothered, caught me bugging last week
Leave a scar on my soul 'cause it's smarter to fold
I take it better when she don't even ask me
Three chords and she all over me nasty
She got me smothered, caught me bugging last week
Leave a scar on my soul 'cause it's smarter to fold
I take it better when she don't even ask me
My corpse is spilling blood in the backseat
She's undercover, got a Trojan to crash me
Leave a scar on my soul, seeing stars in the road
I take it better when she don't even ask
Don't even ask
Then we vaporized 'til our fates aligned
I think we frayed the twine
Tethering space and time
I can't forget
She knows (all of that regret)
(I can remove it) she grows
(All you have to do)
She grows
(Is let me)
She grows through my throat and my chest
My tears were glowing just to muffle the screaming out
Hi-fi (only love me)
Stuck in amber and honey
My headache split wide awake
I'Il hide the pain for you
(Yeah, yeah) oh (yeah, yeah)
No, oh (yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh-oh, no, no, no, no
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would you be able to do a "ivey league" of canada video?
Skin color or anti-Semitism. For a real education… Georgia Tech 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
If you ever go to North Caroline, can you go to UNCP?
Why anyone's Being, in that body, would want to go to M.I.T. is way beyond me. Either your built for something extremely rare or I don't even want to know.
Being. On Being.
Fn Krista Tippet this is all your fault.
Want more of this
Do a video for Stanford!
im an international student from an under developing country, so can you do a vid abt stats and ecs that got international students in to MIT.
What’s the dudes name that converted gas cars to EV? That’s nuts
I'm gonna cry😢
Well im not gettin into this school. Does anyone know alternatives to this school, I'm interested in engineering but specifically aerospace engineering.
Georgia Tech🎉
TOO Smart
ok, its impossible to get in. I wanted to get in for masters :(
Jesus I only have a 3.5 GPA do I have a chance
It’s always worth a shot
Shoot your shot and see what happens! No harm in trying, and at least you can say you tried!
A gay dude saying ‘’shot your shoot’’ is embarrassing. Stay off BET and gangland. No reason why you want to sound black
@@mr.erikchun5863that ain’t a black saying dumbass
ah so im fucked since im mid way through highschool and i have a zero perecent chance into getting into my dream school because of my past grades i cant change now
@@MB26535 i have a 3.2 and I'm going after quantum physics, i live in Utah and there are virtually no achievements i can have in the area of physics whatsoever, 3.8 is the bare minimum to get in MIT which I'm nowhere near, i got really sick and was dock highly on my grades even after sleepless nights. But again it doesn't matter because its not like i can win a physics competition or astronomy its not like i could be a physics tutor, its not like i can partially get into the field since it doesn't exist, its not like there a quantum physics club at my high school. Because of things i couldn't control i have no chance compared to everyone else, its not like I'm going after one of the most complicated programs in the world or anything, oh but wait I am there not going to teach me about quantum loop theory hear and give me the best recourses like they would at MIT
@@necromentia6791 if you're really passionate about quantum physics, you can most definitely keep studying it throughout college and perhaps apply to MIT for grad school :) remember, you're learning for the sake of knowledge, and not just to get into a school. the knowledge you gain sticks with you throughout your life.
must have missed extracurriculars, i just found them boring. I got rejected this last admission cycle even with a 4.0.
What was ur sat score
@@Daniel-zr8jh 1450, which I believe was good considering I moved to the U.S. 4 years ago and had to learn English on the run. Of course now I’ll try to get a 1600 for transfer.
@@Deristrome I think u could have needed a sat score of 1510+ to get accepted thou
@@Daniel-zr8jh yeah probably. Will try my best to transfer still.
@@BasicallynoOneAtAll panicked at the end, from all my question I only got 5-6 wrong as 4 of those are the 4 last.
@5:07 is MIT number2 or 1?
Is getting into MIt as easy for the international students as it is for American citizens.
absolutely not! getting into MIT is in fact harder for international students because they're in a separate pool of applicants
Oh shit
i feel like giving up, i have the stats outside of the SAT, i fked it up, i wanna give up man
@@MB26535 ive been rejected, thank you for your kind words.
I only heard many chinese got into top schools by paying big donations
Many Chinese youth are 4.0+ students, and only a few of Chinese are filthy rich. Please don't stereotype people.
Now i'm sad
Guy at 4:12, can you tell me his name
My son-in-law wants our grandson to study close to home in Scotland "St Andrews College" (no 2 after Oxford), our grandson wants to either Oxford or Harvard, but my secret dream is for him to be able to study at MIT. Will my dream come true ?
I'm never getting in.
Dream life, dream school i m so open to CS but not interested in math, how can i manage with that? I want to get into mit class of 28 but how? Is math the important part of MIT?
Just chill with CS and you’re fine, you saw in the video that some people didn’t even touch math and got in
glazing
Shush
Guys tell me plz, who is tut Asian looking guy wearing black jacket??😭 Hiss name, plz!! Where is he from? I got everything of others, except hiss.😭
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why do you talk like the english teacher from snl lol
How? HOw' - Ho chi min train - content = otherwise
Harvard >>> MIT 😳
Cap
Harvard has quotas - MIT is pure smarts
No. MIT>>>The rest of the world.
not for stem hell no
The stem in question:
You asked them all “do you mind” and they all said “yeah” like they were ready for an interview 🥲