MIT never explains their admission decisions. To anyone. I have interviewed many high school seniors who seemed highly qualified and whom I was happy to recommend for admission, but in the end, MIT chose not to admit them. I discussed this once with the Director of Admissions….

Heart failure sounds frightening because it sounds like the heart just stops working. Do not be discouraged by the term heart failure. Heart failure means the tissues of the body are temporarily not receiving as much blood and oxygen as needed.

There’s only three reasons to make such a request, geneology, genetic for medical reasons, or he may not think the children are…