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exboyfil

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6. That is the way to do it

Reply to JT45242 (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 11:29 AM

Nov 22

Kudos to MIT. I would never have been admitted in 1981, but I did have the best ACT score at my school looking back even a few years (guy a year ahead of me had one less point and went to MIT - he is now a professor and is brilliant if a right wing wacko).

On second thought maybe I could have gotten into MIT. I did enter the engineering program directly at Purdue, but I thought it was mostly due to being from Mississippi and a first generation college student.

Of course once these students get to an exclusive college, they should have extra support because the competition is brutal. It is essential that we as a society pull students from throughout our population.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology to waive tuition for families making less than $200K [View all] usonian Nov 22 OP

They also compare SAT/ACT scores to local community JT45242 Nov 22 #1

good to know, thank you! msfiddlestix Nov 22 #3

That is the way to do it exboyfil Nov 22 #6

This is FANTASTIC News. Thank you. msfiddlestix Nov 22 #2

I applied and was accepted to MIT lapfog_1 Nov 22 #4

I recall applying to MIT and others. usonian Nov 22 #5