Can I get into MIT without interview?

If we are unable to offer you an interview, your interview will be waived, and your application will not be adversely affected. The interview is not a required component of the application, and the admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an interview.

Can poor people go to MIT?

We are one of only five colleges in the U.S. that is need-blind and full-need ⁠01. for all of our undergraduate students, domestic and international. And for most students with family incomes under $90,000 a year (and typical assets), we ensure that scholarship funding will allow them to attend MIT tuition-free. ⁠02.

Can anyone give me a meaningful chance at MIT?

No one on this forum, not even me, can give you a meaningful chance at MIT. Why? Because the factors of admissions that can be readily apprehended in a forum post (GPA, SAT scores, etc) are in many ways the least important in our process.

Can I get into MIT just on academics alone?

Their academics were simply outstanding. Each year about five to ten per cent of the class at Harvard, Stanford etc is admitted based upon academics alone. ECs are not relevant to that group. So yes you probably can get into MIT on academics alone but they need to be very special.

What does MIT look for in extracurricular activities?

Extracurricular activities tell MIT what you have to offer beyond being a good student, and having none does not compare well to the other applicants. Side note: This question indicates to me that the questioner has never looked at MIT website to understand what MIT is looking for.

Is it possible to get into MIT with an Olympiad medal?

Yes. I am answering from India and 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.