If she did the job satisfactorily for ten years....
Uh, okay. First, the article did not say she did the job satisfactorily. You are assuming that, unless of course you work at MIT and have supervised her. Second, even if she did do a “satisfactorily” job for 10 years that does not qualify her.
If you discovered the doctor or dentist you had been going to for the last 10 years did, in your opinion, a satisfactory job, but later you discovered they were not board certified or proper trained, would you continue to visit them?
From the article:
She rewrote MIT's application, trying to get students to reveal more about their personalities and passions, and de-emphasizing lists of their accomplishments.
Sounds like she has damaged the admission standards of MIT to me.