What happened on Tuesday?

On Tuesday, I realized a very important lesson, one that has taken nearly 9 months to take in.

I'm going to MIT.

Cliche aside, I was actually asked to join a startup called AdmitStack that offers SAT/ACT tutoring and college counseling. They sought me out on Reddit, where I had posted my college results.

For the first time, I felt like I was being recognized for my academic efforts. Living in a rural community is hard for academic students like me. All everyone seems to care about is the next football game or school dance. To everyone else, academics is a nuisance. Growing up in this kind of environment was incredibly stifling.

Flash forward nearly 9 months, and now I am sitting, open-mouthed, staring at my computer screen. I had given college advice before, being the only person in my senior class to actually go to a top college. I had become quite famous in my town with the local news conducting several interviews of me. This, however, was on a whole new level. The company was based in California, and it had already made 10k since its founding last year. It was legit. A legit offer from something I never imagined I could make money from.

After all, advice came easy to me after so many months of unintentionally practicing it. Long story short, I took the offer.

Now, as I organize an AMA to promote the company while taking calls from clients, I've come to realize that what happened on Tuesday was not only an incredible opportunity, but one that had incredible implications. It wasn't me who sought out AdmitStack. They came to me. Because of my college acceptances. In this instant, I suddenly realized the power of MIT's prestige.

Of course, my other acceptances to Harvard, Stanford, and Caltech probably helped too, but who cares about them. (lol)

Jokes aside, I had heard countless stories of the opportunities MIT brings to students. And without even trying, I found myself with one of them. How the heck does this happen?! One thing's for sure, I feel like I now live and breathe for my adoptive college, having now realized what it means to really be going to MIT.