So, I haven't applied to MIT (lol). But some schools I applied to did ask what major I'd like to do. It could be that MIT doesn't accept applicants who want t

So, I haven't applied to MIT (lol). But some schools I applied to did ask what major I'd like to do. It could be that MIT doesn't accept applicants who want to do CS who haven't taken some level of CS fundamentals before. My school wasn't that mean. I think the programming II class was the weed class, and I think the deciding factor was that the projects just took a lot more time than homework you're likely to get in other 100 level courses. I had no CS background but with enough time I got through the homework. Not everyone had the time or the interest.