MIT News and the News Office of MIT announced that 501 students were accepted early into the Class of 2003. This information was shared in the MIT News publication on January 13, 1999.

MIT has accepted 510 out of 2,188 applicants for early admission in September, with 92% (477 students) representing the top 5% of their high school graduating class, including 122 class valedictorians. The remaining 1,678 applicants will be considered alongside the general applicant pool. A year ago, 524 of 2,107 early admission candidates were accepted, with 70% (367 students) enrolling. Deferred students included 150

Approximately 13% of the participants in the study identified their racial or ethnic background, consistent with findings from prior years. This article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on January 13, 1999, and is shared on social platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Print.

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