Well, I want to go to MIT for college. As far as I know, they have an average 10% acceptance rate for freshmen (college students) applying to MIT. Other than just the usual good grades, sports, etc., what else would raise by chances of being accepted? Both people who have been accepted (if there are any) and people applying/not applying can reply.
You'll be able to throw the switch on Kleiner's teleporter with relative ease.
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I guess that's some motivation, but not really advice.
Dunno what you're talking about I mean look what happened when Barney tried to do it
You need to be an all around student. This doesn't have to be sports. Doing community service, contributing back to the school through leadership/clubs, increasing the reputation of your school, and being consistent in things helps. You should tell them this in your entrance essay and through your transcript.
Don't join the a bunch of high school extracurricular activities just to make it look like you accomplished a lot and are awesome. Just pick one or two activities, focus on them, and be the best you can be at them. No point in joining every soccer team or bake sale just to bulk up your resume. This is case where it's quantity vs. quality.
Also, will you do a favor for me when you get in MIT? Study lots of advanced materials science and post information about it. I've recently had an interest in advanced materials like alloys, high strength steels, and titanium.
And also do something useful with you MIT degree. Building some Ironman armor or a faster than light space craft. Just make sure I get some nuclear powered assault armor, ok?
Leadership skills, a very persuasive personal statement/college essay, and a very full college application with tons of extracurriculars, high test scores and grades, and more. When they see a bunch of applications with the same credentials in terms of grades, they look for more. When applying to a school like MIT, expect everyone else's application to have the same or better grades than yours. Give the admissions office an application that will deviate from the rest (in a good way).
Good luck. The college admittance process sucks.
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