How smart do you have to be to go to MIT?
With a GPA of 4.17, MIT requires you to be at the top of your class. You’ll need nearly straight A’s in all your classes to compete with other applicants. Furthermore, you should be taking hard classes – AP or IB courses – to show that college-level academics is a breeze.
Is it easier to get into MIT if you are a girl?
Originally Answered: MIT: Is it easier to get into MIT if you are a woman? The woman are just as highly qualified. It is just that fewer women apply and that more unqualified men also apply. There are many, many highly qualified people of both genders turned away.
Do more males or females attend college?
Young women are more likely to be enrolled in college today than young men, and among those ages 25 and older, women are more likely than men to have a four-year college degree. The gap in college completion is even wider among younger adults ages 25 to 34.
What percent of MIT applicants are male?
50\%
Gender
| Male | 50\% |
|---|---|
| Female | 47\% |
| Another gender identity | 2\% |
Why do people get admitted to MIT?
You are admitted to MIT because you are awesome. You may be awesome and not be admitted. We only have so many beds and so many seats. But for every person we admit, you can be sure that they are sufficient prepared to do the work here, and that they are also going to contribute something to campus.
Why do so many international students go to MIT from India?
Almost every international student going to MIT from India is there because he/she has an Olympiad medal. People like Diptarka Hait, Arindam Bhattacharya, Jeet mahopatra, Prafulla Dhariwal are all at MIT just because they were extraordinarily talented in science and proved this in the international Olympiads.
Is MIT worth it if I’m not special?
Yes, admittedly, if you’re not special, going to MIT may give you some advantages in life. You’ll get to rub shoulders with a lot of people who are special, and potentially be able to network with those people later on. You’ll also get a degree that says MIT on it, so everyone will think that you are special.
Does MIT benefit if a student fails out?
No one benefits. Not MIT, when the student fails out. Not the student, when they could have succeeded somewhere else. Everybody loses. And I hate to lose. By the same token, we do not admit students who are unqualified for admission to MIT.