Complementary in Kinetic Typography

Complementary in Kinetic Typography When I saw this video back in late April, it was instantly copied to a ton of MIT internal email lists that I am on. I proceeded to get into touch with Rishi but his email was buried until I just discovered it a few days ago! (Sorry Rishi!) Anyhow, this is certainly one of the most creative stories Ive heard. Just gotta share this. :) MIT, for me, was always a dream, a place where I could imagine myself at, but never realistically go. In fact, if I had not visited the University in August and completely fell in love with it, I wouldnt have even applied. When Pi Day came around, I was certain that I would not be admitted. Not that I had no confidence in myself, I was just thinking realistically about the competition I was facing and the level of excellence that would be applying alongside me. In the days leading to fateful moment, I remember many friends and family members wishing me good luck. To each one I said Luck wont do me any good. Im sure Admissions has already made their decision. I guess I couldnt have been more wrong. Being waitlisted was almost more painful than a flat out rejection. I knew then that I would never really be set on a college until May, because MIT was to be my top choice, and I couldnt put anything over it. It was then that one of my friends (a fellow Class of 2014 MIT-er) suggested that I pool my talents together to make a presentation to the Admissions committee. As I started to write Complementary, the signature line RRT + MIT 3 was one of the first things I came up with. Afterwards, whenever I had writers block, I enlisted the help of my good friend Katherine Ebright, who was and is full of an infinite library of rhymes. The song itself took around 3 hours to write, and I worked on the chord progression over and over again until I was completely satisfied. Once again, I used the help of another one of my friends, Kevin Whitman, who lay down the beat for the song while I played the piano and sang. The video took the longest to make, but it was rewarding, because every time I finished a verse, I was able to watch it, thinking the same thing: this is so cool! I was out of the house when my father received a phone call from Stuart Schmills office, informing him that I had been accepted into MIT. When I found out, I literally screamed while jumping up and down for a good minute. It was probably the best feeling Ive ever experienced. At MIT, I plan to major in EECS, Course 6, although I havent decided which path I will take. In addition, I want to get a concentration in Music. I totally DID NOT do anything this cool to get into MIT. Just FYI, yall. Im so impressed. :)