MIT MITE2S: Impact

The MITES Program benefits its participants in at least three ways:

They acquired a deeper knowledge of the subject matter and higher-level cognitive and analytical skills — qualities that are essential in any professional career, but crucial in engineering and the sciences.
More fundamentally, students build confidence in their ability to tackle rigorous higher-level mathematics and science curricula.
MITES participants forge a persistent and extended network of friends and allies that affirms both their achievement motivation and cultural identity.

MIT and other institutions of higher learning benefit from MITES as well. While the MITES participants are strong students already, the program challenges them at a much higher level and gives them the confidence they need to succeed in science and engineering at a top university. In each of the past four years, a yearly average of 26 MITES students joined MIT's incoming class the year following their participation in the program. Of the 74 students who attended MITES 2004, 30 (27 percent of the class) have enrolled at MIT this fall. Many of the others enrolled at Harvard, Stanford and Columbia universities, to name a few of their premier destinations. Most of these students would not have considered these highly selective institutions had they not participated in MITES.

Of 1,570 MITES alumni who have taken part in the program over the past 30 years, 495 (32 percent) have matriculated to MIT. Those MITES students who attend MIT are consistently strong performers. Since its inception, the graduation rate of MITES alumni at MIT is as much as 12 percentage points higher than that of minority students who did not have the privilege of attending MITES. A recent analysis of two MIT cohorts found MITES students graduated with grade point averages comparable to the majority population.

Not surprisingly, MITES alumni distinguish themselves as leaders in academics, living groups, student government, athletic teams and student organizations at MIT and beyond. A number of these undergraduates also continue on to graduate programs at MIT and elsewhere. Over the years, MITES has developed a distinguished alumni base, including leading engineers, scientists, physicians, professors and entrepreneurs.

menu footer

| resources | student applications | teaching assistant applications |

seed academy | stem program | other academic enrichment programs |

| college information | scholarships & financial aid | internship programs |

| engineering & technical societies |

Comments or questions about this web site to MITE²S web manager.

Last updated: 04 October 2005