>>13788023Yes, it applies to anyone. If working class Americans have a hard time getting in, it's probably not going to be much easier for working class foreigners. They're not going to make exceptions for you just because you are from a foreign country (unless you can prove that you're an asylum seeker or refugee or something like that - in which case they might be willing to take that in to consideration, but it will probably still be a close call).
Of course, you still have a chance and should definitely apply, but just be aware that almost everyone else applying will probably have grades just as good as yours, and hence a lot of these decisions aren't determined purely on the basis of academic performance, but maybe one of the other applicants had a dad who went to the same department at MIT, or maybe one of them is the son of some rich donor, or a local politician, or some Chinese or Saudi elite or something like that. We actually sometime call these students "legacy students". At some universities, like Princeton, nearly half (47%) of legacy applicants are admitted, whereas closer to 5% of non-legacy applicants are admitted. I haven't seen the stats for MIT, but most big name American universities probably tell a similar story.
If you aren't rich and well connected, then your best bet is to find out if any of you professors have any sort of connection to anyone at MIT, and if they do, then a letter from them might be VERY helpful.
