Getting in to a Top Tier College?

IvyLeague Engineer asks: "I'm currently a senior at a top rated public school and I look forward to majoring in Electrical Engineering. I've already been accepted into Carnegie Mellon University, so I don't need to worry about any 'safety' schools. However, I still have my sights set on getting into a school such as MIT or Cal Tech. My grades are high (95.6 on a 100 scale), I have several leadership positions in clubs, however I'm pretty sure that's not enough. What else can I do to improve my chances of being accepted there? I've already been deferred from early action at both institutions and I'm afraid it's too late to do much at this point. I'm sure there are other people like me wondering just what it takes to get admitted to a prestigious college."

Worked for me

[Anonymous Coward]

Try becoming the king of somewhere.

Probably too late, but

[l33td00d42]

Can you become a minority in short order?

Re:Probably too late, but

[Anonymous Coward]

Can you become a minority in short order?

Actually, he can. If he writes in his admission essay about how he has been propelled to succeed by virtue of his experience as a transgendered person in an unaccepting world, he can vault to the top of the "diversity" queue. Our applicant should do some research about programs for the transgendered at the university to which he is applying; he can then write about how he is looking forward to joining the accepting community of that university, where he looks forward to thriving openly as a transgendered person.

Of course, if he's planning to apply to Bob Jones University or to Jerry Falwell's school, this strategy probably won't work. Otherwise, though, it's a winner!

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[sethstorm]

Works better if you combine a legacy and membership in a well-maligned fraternity. To have such going for you, having a pulse and a GED would get you in.