Thanks,
Can you give some info about transfer as well. Deadline is March 15 - does it have same deadline for SAT scores? And how can I track my application parts?

Thanks for the info! :D
P/S: SECOND!

I know this might be a kind of late questions, but I applied EA and now I've changed some of my activities from what I had on my transcript. Should I email mitadmissions now or just wait until the deadline?

@ Armin
You can use this link for information about the transfer admission:
http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/
you can also use MyMIT tracking system for your materials.

[please see correction below -- Matt '00]

yay thanks Matt! :)

@Alireza
you can NOT use MyMIT tracking system for your materials. Transfers are not allowed to create MyMIT account.

@Aemin And how can I track my application parts?

I would ask the same question?

Does a mid-year grade report need to be submitted for an applicant admitted early?

@Lindsay I don't think so. I got deferred, so I definitely have to do the mid-year grade report, though. :\

Should be released at 1:59am and not 1:59pm like last year :\

@anon 1:59:27am

Good luck everyone : ) .

@ Lindsay

Yes, early admits need to submit a mid-year report. MIT wants to make sure you are still doing well in your classes.

[please see correction below -- Matt '00]

Thanks for the help, folks, but I want to make sure that the correct information gets out there.

@Armin: I am not sure if the March SAT date works. To answer this question, and to find out if we have your materials, you can check with Emily in MIT Transfer Admissions at mittransfer@mit.edu or 617-253-4770. (n.b. Transfer applicants should not use MyMIT)

@Donald: It would probably be best to report these changes in the Midyear Report.

@Lindsay: The Midyear Report is only for students being considered during Regular Action. EA admits (as well as RA admits) will need to complete the Final Grade Report.

I am an international student, and I was going to take the January TOEFL test, but for personal reasons, I was unable to register for the test. Now, the only dates available for me to take the test are in March 2010. As I read, any test beyond January will not be consider; therefore, I would like to know if there is anything that I could do to solve this issue.

Thanks.

@Andres
I think there is nothing you can do. I've faced the same situation, and the solution was registering for the January SAT Reasoning. If you already took the SAT Reasoning, there's nothing to worry about. The TOEFL scores aren't required.

See if you can take the January SAT as a Standby tester. I think that may be an alternative.

Thanks a lot for the information. It answered many questions that had been bothering me. I do have one left unanswered though. It has only been a year since I moved to the States. Therefore, I am lacking in a couple of required social studies credits. I am scheduled to take CBEs (Credit By Examination) for all those courses in January. I am not sure if I should inform the admission office through mail about this or send my mid-year report a bit late so as to include the results. In either case I just want to let the admission office know that I will graduate with all the required courses.

It would be of great help if you could reply as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Kanwal Hooda.

Hi Matt, I am applying to MIT as a freshman for fall 2010, and I am interested in participating in varsity swimming at MIT.

However, I am not on my school's varsity swim team, and do not know my times for any events, such as the 200 m breaststroke. I am only a recreational swimmer who wants to try out for the varsity swim team at college.
My question is on the application form, do I still indicate that I would like to participate in varsity swimming (part 2 section 8) in the selection box, but refrain from completing the varsity athletics form? Or should I indicate that I would like to participate in varsity swimming and fill out the varsity athletics form but leave the athletic portion blank?

Thanks!

@Toby
Just indicate that you want to participate in varsity swimming. Since you have no official records, you should write about your swimming experiences in the activities portion of your application :)

Hey Matt, I am applying as a freshman for fall 2010, and I want to submit extra materials that do not fit anywhere on the application. To be more specific, I own a business and would like to submit some samples from the portfolio that I keep. Most of the materials would be spreadsheets and graphs. Should I email this as an attachment, fax a printout of the materials, or mail a printout of the materials?

@Andres
Actually Ive faced the same situation too.Still you can take the TOEFL if really want to.

@Andres Ive arranged it just by changing the country .Look up through countries near yours.I am from Kazakhstan.Ive found an available seat in Kyrgyzstan.So i bet you can do the same.There are still a lot of available seats if you search carefully.

Matt.I just wanted to know.I finished my school in may 2009.And was enrolled in a university for about 2 months.(honourable dismissal)But right now im neither in university nor in high school.Am i eligible to apply as a freshman?And if so what do i have to do with my midyear report?

Franky, you can only apply as a freshman. As stated on http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/about.html , "We do not, however, admit students who will have finished less than one year of college or will be within three semesters of acquiring a bachelor's degree at the time of transfer."

About the midyear report, I have no idea \:

Some good info over here. I was worried about the teacher recommendations and I'm glad that MIT accepts commonapp TE forms (though not preferred).
Thanks Matt, see you in fall.

I'm an international applicant from Kenya.

Caio14,thank you very much!You really helped solving this issue.

Dear Matt,

Deadline for RA is January 1, so does it mean that the application packet must reach MIT by Jan 1 or is it just a postmarked deadline? due to the distance between the US and my hometown, I'm afraid that my application packet cannot arrive at MIT by January 1

thank you.

by application packet, I mean that beside school forms, I also enclose other supplementary documents. Also, I have just received an award and I want to send the certification to MIT. Is it ok if I send it as a late addition to my application? If I send it tomorrow, will it be considered "before deadline"?

thank you very much, Matt

Dear Matt
I am an international student and I wish to participate in varsity tournaments in my freshman year. I know that i need to fill out a recruiting form but in the list of states (as in the Men's Basketball form) only US states are given. Hence, I'm unable to submit the form. It would be great if you could help me with this problem...

Thanks Matt!

What I am worried about is my SAT scores. I took the tests on december 5 and got 720 in math 2 and 730 in physics. I could do much better but I had my second term exams the same month and I had to tackle both....Now are they enough or should I take the tests again? Please do reply, I know I can do better cuz major portion of the courses are finished!

@ Protoform X

read this
http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/qanda/questions_and_answers/read_this_1.shtml

Or if you want an answer from Matt, here:
http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/standardized_test_requirements/whats_the_big_deal_about_402.shtml

have a nice picnic :)

@Matt
Thanks, have fun on your vacation and happy new year.

Thanks a lot Armin but I will have my picnic after the 1st Jan!

@Matt,
I hope I will meet you, and all the mighty brains in September 2010!

Hi Matt, I am a student from Azerbaijan. Sending documents throught mail is expensive and slow. Is it okay if the principal of my school sends Secondary School Forms and teacher evaluations via fax?

[Swear word redacted -- please only use appropriate language in comments. --admin].... I didn't put my date of birth with the info, but it is in my high school transcripts.... that shouldn't be a problem, right????

hi.. just want to know.. i gave the Oct SAT and will be giving the Jan SAT too.. which should i mention in the section for SAT?

@Everyone
Thank you all for posting Q&A you have all been very helpful especially Matt. I wish you all happy holidays! And goodluck to all applicants with your endeavours during the upcoming new year.
@Le-Yo
I am an applicant from your neighbouring country TZ! Heri ya mwaka mpya bro! And I wish you goodluck with apps!

is there really no way to override the formatting on the essay portion? I want to attach a chart that I think is an integral part of my application, but the application won't let me.

Thanks for the update Matt, it's appreciated.

@Anonymous
Give the marks that you already have (from Oct) in your application. Matt said that they'll consider the scores that make you look best so it's not a big deal if you do better than in October because they only look at the official scores anyway. I'd think that the scores in the application are just for reference.

@Protoform X
If you look at the statistics for the middle 50% of admitted students this year, you'll see that you're in that range with your physics and just below it with your math. This represents the interquartile range though so that means that 25% of people scored below 740 in math (the lower quartile). My advice is, don't stress yourself out about SAT grades too much because there's more to an application than test scores. If you are satisfied with your scores and think they're ok then don't re-do the exams. There's an additional information form in the Application part 2 that you can use to tell the admissions committee about your situation. I recommend that you use it.

@Lisa
The MIT Admissions board seems like really understanding people so I'm sure they won't throw a fit about your application being a few days late. Send it via FedEx if you can. They're super efficient. Also, about that award, if you applied online and haven't submitted your part 2 yet, then just fill it in there, if not, Matt said that you don't need to send in certification so just wait till the Mid-Year report is available and list it there.

@Matt
Typo!! You have two "we"s in your third to last point.

I have one question of my own, do certificates of distinction from the Trinity College of Music Grade exams count as "Non-scholastic distinctions" ? Please reply asap. symphonia4@hotmail.com

Good Luck everyone!!! Make sure that when you're clicking that submit button on MyMIT that you're really happy with your application and the information that you've put there. I hope to see a bunch of you next year as my new classmates.

@Samir
I'm also Turkish.İyi geceler Türkiye'den Can Azerbaycan'a!My friend also asked if school can use fax.Because his school wanted cost of posting from him.They answered;they must post it.If post doesn't work because of inadvertent happenings,it is last cure to use fax...
(Answer was like this not same...)

Hi
I am an international student and i have graduated from high school at july 2009. I have been enrolled in a university in my country. Can i apply as a freshman?
Thnx

i have been enrolled for 2 months***

@Arbana
You can only apply as a freshman.

My god, I just clicked submit, : )
That was harder than the SATs, but also funnier.

Well, thank you for the post Matt, and happy new year.

Happy new year and good luck everyone, and I hope to see you next year as well Brad.

Are interviews conducted after Jan 1 accepted for admissions? I contacted my EC the first week in December and was told to call back after Dec 21 when he would have a less packed schedule. I left several messages for him at his office and paged him, but received no responses. When I finally got in touch with him by email, his schedule was full until after Jan 1. He's still willing to interview me, but didn't know if it would be allowed.

Thanks
Philip

@Arbana

Since you already enrolled in college, I guess you would have to apply as a transfer student.

Thanks

If I have sent my SAT scores using rush delivery already, not realizing that Rush was not preferred, should I resend by regular shipping? Whatever course of action I should take, would it most likely be the same for other colleges that I accidentally rush delivered to?

Thanks.

Actually i have studied for a period of 2 months in a national college and i have not got any credits yet. I intend to do not continue studying there any more and to apply in MIT as a freshman. Is it a problem that i have been enrolled for 2 months in another college?

does anybody know about creativity essay?Can we write a few different things one about a project and another about writing comics,for example or does it have to be exactly one thing?Thanks,Matt.

@Arbana
No, there is no problem. You are only considered a transfer student if you have enrolled for over one year.

In your case, you can only apply as a freshman.

:D Thank you very much!

I'm an international applicant, so I just need to send my SAT 1 + SAT 2 scores OR TOEFL + SAT 2 scores. I sent SAT 1, SAT 2 and TOEFL. Will MIT look at both my SAT 1 and TOEFL scores? Or will they use the one that they think is relatively higher?

@ Aldi
I dont think so. It can be only one for you are required to tell about a time when you used creativity. Leading a project and writing comics both can't be done at the same time! (Heisenberg's uncertainty principle!). Hope it helps

I need to send my school forms and my recommendation letters, does anyone know if I have to send them separately or can it all be in one packet?? Also do I staple the recommendation letters to the Evaluation A/B papers??

After doing some digging, I have managed to answer my own question. MIT will accept Rush if you have sent it, but they prefer you don't. Phew.

@ Silvana

"Since postal mail is expensive and sometimes unreliable, you may wish to have your Teacher Evaluation Forms, Secondary School Report Form, and anything else that needs to be sent to us in hardcopy mailed in the same package."

Helpful tips for International Applicants

This is beautiful. Thank you! It's so relieving to read this after a night of hardcore application writing.
I'm submitting before noon!

Actually I'm not a citizen of U.S.... I'm an Indaian and aspire to study at MIT.. Could U please let me know what shall be procedure in my case.. What should I do to get in MIT??

Actually I'm not a citizen of U.S.... I'm an Indian and aspire to study at MIT.. Could U please let me know what shall be procedure in my case.. What should I do to get in MIT??

I'm a permanent resident in the United States. This means that I have to submit a copy of my Green Card to the Office of Admissions.

Is it possible to e-mail a scanned copy of my green card? If yes, to whom should I send it?

E-mailing the card would be much faster than sending it via regular mail and I would have no more application worries!

Thanks!
Fabian

@ Armin
Thanks for the link!! It was of much help!!

@ Matto '14
I know exactly how you feel!! =]

thanks a lot matt :)
@philip
sure you can. the deadline for interview reports to be filed is around 6th Jan. So if your EC is okay with it, ur right on track :)
See ya all in sep! hopefully..

@veerjot
hey there pal! im indian too, exactly the same situation! well ul have to apply as an intl applicant...they've provided all you need to know about it in the Useful info for intl Applicant section...check it out..!

What is bothering me after I have read your text is the fact that my school has sent my school report and evaluation forms yesterday from Croatia. It should be in US after a week or two, so does this mean that it won't be accepted?

@ Darx.
No it does not mean that at all. Focus on the application!

When is the exact deadline? until 11:59 pm ?january 31?

Thanks Protoform. I've already sent my application :).

@ most recent anonymous!
What I anticipate is that you are asking about the application's submission deadline. If it is so, keep in mind the deadline is January 1, 2010!

@ Tom

I'm an intl applicant too. I called them and asked the same question. They said that we can send both the scores and they'll choose the one that makes us look best. So don't worry and send all the scores for the tests that you've given.

@ anonymous(the one asking about the deadline)

The deadline for freshman regular application is 11.59 pm EST. That time converted to your local time could be different. You can check it out on this site:

http://www.thetimenow.com/index.cgi

@Anonymous
Is the deadline until 1 january or until 11.59 pm EST, 1 January

oops.. the answer is in the Matt's explanation. Happy New Year!

Chris, I requested a fee waiver but I just realized that I need forms from my counselor and there's no way I can get them to the admissions office before the deadline. Is there a way for me to change the status on my application and just pay the fee or can I have the form sent in a few days after the deadline?

@Protoform X Thank you!are you physicist?Thats cool since im too!

i am an international student and i have just faxed my teacher evaluations, school report and recommendations. but as i have learnt here I need to mail them in as hard copies. should I mail them in anyway on Jan 2, despite being after the deadline? n.b post offices will be closed tomorrow(Jan 1).

Thanks Matt for the blog post! You have cleared up all of my questions pertaining directly to the application process.

On another note, I was wondering if was it was possible for the technical support team to center the webpage. I am currently using a 1440 x 900 screen resolution and the webpage is slammed up against the left side of my monitor. I'm sorry but this is giving me a major headache.

To center the webpage simply add this property to the first table tag's properties.

style="margin: 0 auto;"

Thanks.

^

Personally I'm totally fine with the left centered style. My screen is at 1920x1200 btw.

Happy New year everyone, from Mauritius!

I will click that button tomorrow friends!

I am over with checking my application and essays again and again. Now I must enjoy myself and take a cup of tea for my mental productivity has decreased a lot now!

I will click that button tomorrow friends!

I am over with checking my application and essays again and again. Now I must enjoy myself and take a cup of tea for my mental productivity has decreased a lot!

I know everyone of us desperately wants to be the part of MIT family. But I encourage that we all prepare ourselves for any forthcoming reality. Life will not end!

Happy new year to all of you

Hi!

I haven't sent in a copy of my green card yet. Will I be safe if I drop it off at the post office tomorrow?

Thanks!

Why is everyone asking questions like these NOW, the day before the deadline? Matt is on vacation guys!

because there seem to be very helpful people answering such questions and...the admissions office is closed for any questions over the holidays...

Happy New Year everyone !!! ..The End of '14 submissions ..right ? . All the applicants wish you good luck

Is it ok if I ask a question in this blog?? I was wondering if I can submit both an instrumental music supplement and a compositional one.

ummmm...could an administrator please kill my last post? It's no emergency, but my computer automatically filled in my last name in the "name" field.

Can I submit my application on the 2nd january instead? We are having heavy internet connection issues here in my country. Or will the site be 'closed' by then?

I'm asking because last year the my.mit 'closed' like the 3rd or something. (I didn't apply that year btw)

Hey!

I just send my recommendations and school report! It was incredibly hard to get everything together, especially because my counselor had no idea what was going on, or how to fill our the forms. It is definitely a BAD idea to procrastinate.
By the way, I am a U.S citizen, living in another country, but for some reason or another I do not have a SSN, and I need it for financial aid, I have already requested one, but it probably wont arrive any time soon. Can I still apply for financial aid? What alternatives do I have??
Thanks!

Thanks to whoever fixed my name :)

Just sent my application! Mission Y begins! Now the TOEFL! Must start my preparation, but I gotta prepare for the school tests as well.

I don't know about my fee waiver, my guidance counselor said that he had sent the request along with my recommendation letters. Do I have to fill a specific form for it?

@ the most recent anonymous

I'm an intl applicant too.

11.59 pm EST could be a different time in your country. Just check it out on the following site:

http://www.thetimenow.com/index.cgi

For e.g. 11.59 pm EST 1st Jan means around 9-10 am 2nd Jan in my country. So just check it out. If you still have any problems you could contact the admissions office by phone or email.

@ All

All the best.. Best of luck.. May God Bless Us All and Be With All Of Us Always.. :)

Hello. I sent the teacher evaluation forms and secondary school report through Express Mail Service of Turkish PTT on 19th of Dec. In the online mail tracking system of Turkish PTT, it says: "unsuccessful item delivery attempt". Is this due to the closure of the admission office? What should I do? Thanks :)

@Deniz
Merhaba Deniz.Ben de ptt den gönderdim.First it said "unsuccessful item delivery attempt".Later American post office tried again and it is written "succesfully delivered" and received by Joseph Fish.I checked this name.He is working in MIT and mails are his job.If you wish you can check with my code in ptt website to see what I'm trying to say.Code is;
Barkod No: RR088304565TR

Merhaba Zeki. I checked the United States Postal Service and it says: "We attempted to deliver your item at 10:22 AM on December 31, 2009 in CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 and a notice was left. You may pick up the item at the Post Office indicated on the notice, go to www.usps.com/redelivery, or call 800-ASK-USPS to arrange for redelivery. If this item is unclaimed after five days then it will be returned to the sender." They do not arrange any redelivery until 4th of Jan and MIT opens the office on the 4th. I will mail Mr Fish. Thanks a lot, really :)

Hi..i have the same problem. I posted my documents with DHL and in the tracking shipment it reads like this:
Location
Shipment on hold
17:37
Boston, MA - USA
Delivery attempted - consignee premises closed
11:45
Should i wait until 4 January ?

@Deniz

Happy to help you...If I really did. :)

You must firstly read the blog friends!

"It is perfectly fine if, through no fault of your own, your school forms (teacher recommendations, secondary school report, transcript) come in after the January 1 deadline. We are much more understanding of and flexible with late documents from schools than with late documents from the applicant."

What else do you want? Be patient!

Thanks Matt!

Well I've just hit that submit button for part 2. It's in the admissions board's hands now. Good Luck again everyone and to you procrastinators still reading this blog, go submit your stuff.

@ Ayush

Thanks.... But what enclosing the secondary school report card. U might b aware that our board exams occur in March.. How can we attach a report card? Actually I wanted to apply in 2011 and I'm in 11th now..

@ Ayush

Sorry !! I forgot to mention that they ask for application bfore January 1 so how can I provide them with report card early..

For the fellows like me who are waiting for the last minute to submit.
No, we are not lazy we are just like to check our work dozens of times for possible mistakes!

fixed world time
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=1&day=1&year=2010&hour=23&min=55&sec=0&p1=179

It shows the local equivalents of the 11:55 EST, the exact deadline, don't forget submit it at least 30min earlier just to be safe

@Grzegorz

I have the same resolution as yours but I'm quite comfortable with it. you can however change CSS styles for an element on a page using the IE Developer Toolbar if you use IE8, just press F12 and the rest is self explanatory.

If you use Firefox there are several extensions and addons that could accomplish the same result, for example, There's Stylish which allows you to use your own stylesheet for a website.

@Cro
Count yourself lucky, mine had no idea either but decided he'll handle it and find information on the website, and the end wasn't great.
(December 28th)
Me: so I trust the papers have been sent ?
Counselor: When was the deadline again ?
Me: January 1st, you haven't sent them have you ?
Conselor: uh-oh .. Don't worry they'll be sent on time, I took care to read all instructions, it just slipped my mind.

Today
Me: Everything have been sent, right ?
Counselor: Of course !
Me: That's a relief. so Who did the translations ?
Counselor: your English teacher
Me: you attached the original, right ?
Counselor: Was that necessary ?

@veerjot
know what, i gave my boards in 2009. i had actually missed the deadline to apply last year, which is why im applying this year..
they ask for the transcript of the latest marks..so i guess that'll be the preboards or semesters..
and btw im not really sure when you can send your board results, cos they come in may, and MIT asks for ur midyear report in Feb-March. So I'd advise you to contact the admissions office for this..

I was deferred from early action, and I heard we can supplement our file with extra papers/essays/creative things that we have done. Is it still possible to do that after the Jan. 1st deadline? I will most likely be sending in a supplementary essay within the week-- is that okay to do?

@Liam
The Mid-Year Report offers you the chance to update MIT admissions on any new things that happened, projects done, creative things .. etc
But I don't know if (within the week) is possible.

Hi Matt
I'm an international student, I submitted my application a few days ago, but I didn't include the names of the teachers who will do the evaluations because I had a hard time getting in contact with them. I'm currently not in my native country. I managed to get a letter of recommendation from my school director, which might get to MIT after January 1. Do you think that will make a difference? I will send the teacher evaluations in mid January.

Can someone give me a help for a question in the application? I have graduated from high school and i have been enrolled in a national university the last two months. How should i complete these questions:
1.Are you graduating from secondary school early or without a diploma? (*)
2.Are you still attending school? (*)

Does anyone know if MIT will accept February ACT scores? There aren't any February testing dates in January.

Finally done. good luck guys its gonna be a long 3.5 months

Just applied yesterday. :)
MIT has such a great blogger community it's amazing.

Cheers to a Happy New Year.

@ Arbana
I think the answers would be
1) Yes if you graduated early or without a diploma.
No if you graduated like any normal student.
2) No. (The question refers to education till High school)

hope i helped. m an intl applicant.. wish everyone out there all the best.. best of luck.. May God Bless Us All And Be With Us All ALways.. :)

@ john

it's fine if the one you sent reaches after 1st jan as long as you sent all your materials before or on 1st jan.. about the rest you might want to talk to the admissions office bout that because the postmark dedline for all materials wa 1st jan.. i think they're flexible with teacher sending in forms though..

@ john

it's fine if the one you sent reaches after 1st jan as long as you sent all your materials before or on 1st jan.. about the rest you might want to talk to the admissions office bout that because the postmark dedline for all materials was 1st jan.. i think they're flexible with teacher sending in forms though..

I have to register for the TOEFL but the only date I see in January is 31st. Will it be fine if I take the TOEFL on January 31?

@ protoform x y
it should be fine since it's till january.

@ no one in particular

Guess what? Guess what? Guess what?

I submitted my application to MIT!!!!!!!!!

n spotted few grammatical errors.. :(

but it's ok cause eveyone already said so before! :)

ironically my 1st CAPTCHA was 'at defected'
until i pressed some key on the keyboard that made me get a new CAPTCHA

i submitted my part 2 but the checkbox for the part 2 has not been checked yet.. does it mean that it did'nt get submitted? i clicked on the 'application part 2' on the my.mit dashboard and a new page with this msg appears :

You have already submitted Part II of your application, and no more changes can be made.
Click here to go to application tracking.

so can anyone tell me what's the problem or does it remain unchecked for a few days?

it got checked so no prob..

all the best everyone.. May God Bless us and be with us always..

The deadline being January first, are you guys going to be concerned if it is already the second eastern standard time but still the first to the west?

I missed the deadline i think.. by 1 hour.. is that a big problem.. Am international and I had some problems with my internet.. I use dial-up and i failed to get connection yesterday... how much a problem this is right now??

I have a problem guys.. I sent my application 1 hour late!!! Will that be a big problem??? Its all got to do with my internet connection.. I use dial-up in my country and I did not get a connection yesterday.. I had to rush to go to a cyber to send it.. but its one hour late.. Does that mean my application will not be accepted??

@Anonymous
Relax, man .. as long as you could click submit and the tracking page shows the application as Processed you're fine.

Hi ....I needed some advice with my secondary school forms...I sent them in long ago in December ..And today when i submitted the application it told me that my form had not been processed. I also sent a teacher recommendation form in a different envelope on the same date and it has reached MIT fine. So what do I do now? Do i send it again or do i wait for a few more days?

Just submitted my app. It wasn't easy, you know, clicking the submit button and all.
It is on the MIT site that the Test which makes looks better on the app. of international applicants submitting both the SAT Reasoning and the TOEFL would be used. Please does anyone have an idea about the one they'd likely consider for me: A 1970 in SAT I; comprising 7 something(7**) in Writing and Math and a five something(5**) in reading, and a 105 in iBT- TOEFL?

@ Nigeriandude
You are all right in TOEFL, I am not sure about SAT 1 though. But its stated that your high scores will be considered, (means your TOEFL scores) which in my opinion are perfectly fine.

Also pray for me friends, I have to take the TOEFL, but the problem is I can't devote myself fully to its preparation for there is so much on school. I hope I score good on TOEFL.

Question..

Say someone has a GPA on the lower side in the beginning of high school due to family issues, but manages to bring it up to (near perfect) for his/her junior year and the midyear report grades are straight As. I know that MIT will take that into consideration; but my question is are you (mr./ms admissions officer) going to consider the latter grades as an indication of his/her academic ability or the overall thing.. Also, I would like to add, that this applicant has very high scores on the SAT (in fact, I think he passes your 75%ile for reading and writing) so, if you could please :]

If I wanted to send you guys an update about info in my application, how can I do that?

I have one little quandary. In answer the questions which asked me to describe the world whence I come (12b), I wrote exactly 250 words, and yet the application did indeed shrink my font in order to accommodate the text. Oh no! Is the blogosphere going to implode? Will my plants wither and die? Will chocolate oranges never taste the same?

and @Silvana
:) It is exciting! But now, we must attend, apprehension hanging over our heads, for their arbitraments. :|

By the way, when /do/ admissions decisions return to us?

@Myself
"Regular action results will be released in mid-March."

-facepalm-

Okay, thanks, bye :D

@ anonymous who submitted the application 1 hr late

you'll get a mail from MIT stating your application has been sumitted.. so as long as you get that you should be fine.. if not just contact the admissions office.. they should be able to help you out

@ everyone

God Bless Us All

@Ira

"The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays. The office will reopen on Monday, January 4th."

I presume there is some relation between your problem and that statement. So you should probably wait for a few days.

Thanks Matt!
By the way I am in love with this post. I will remember it all my life.

@Matto: Chocolate oranges will always taste the same!! :D

Good luck All!

@Ayush

Thanks Buddy... And best of luck for ur application. So I wish we'll meet in MIT someday.

I beg ur pardon but I wanted to give u a little advice. As u have helped me a lot....Y don't u try ur luck at Stanford too.. What the harm in filing the application. It is also good. Jahan addmision mill gayi wahan theek hai..

Hello Everyone,
I have almost completed the admission process ! Hey, there should be a latest scientific research blog too, where we can ask questions and post our comments and ideas to interact with MIT researchers ! That would be the real MIT way !
Isn't it !!

Thanks !!

@Veerjot
It might be a bit late for Ayush to follow that advice as the Stanford deadline has passed too.

Stanford might be a high-ranking institute, but like Harvard, Yale, and many others, compared to MIT they are ordinary.

Vive la différence!

@ Protoform X Y
Thanks!:) I think I will probably wait for a few more days then.

Hello,

I have applied to MIT for freshman admissions, and I have collected the required forms and documentation from the high school I am now attending besides my high school transcript. I am an international student, and I reside in VA.I tried to register for the TOEFL and the SAT Subject Test, I was succesful to get a seat available to take the January SAT Subject Test, but I was unable to register for the january TOEFL test. I do not know how that affects my application since I have only a few ways to prove my knowledge. As I told my EC interviewer, I am an autodidact, and I have been teaching myself physics and math for years. Hence, I do not have any document or trascript from any school before I arrived to the United States or previous the high school I am now attending. my EC interviewer recommended to summit some of my work related to some research I have done on my own. Now I am working on a theory of gravitation, which is based upon theoretical descritions on gravitation. I wonder if I have to turn in some of my work to MIT in order to fill my lack of academic records and/or tests.

Thanks

Hi, Matt.

I have a question concerning the school transcript. In my country, there is no one that can translate that document, and the ones available are few and their service is really expensive, I´d like to know what can I do?, I am from Perú. And I´d also like to know if I can fax the documents, since I lost the deadline I am afraid that if I mail them, they will not arrive on time.
Thanks.

Hey Richard are you applying as an international student or a us student?

Someone please help me.
I am a student of Diploma in mechanical engg. I am studying at Government polytechnic pune (India). I want to take admission at MIT in the year 2010. But i realised that deadline of application is jan 1. But my exams were going on till 2 jan so I could not able to search the sites for admission process. I have completed the form now & want to submit it. So please tell me what to do to avoid rejection. I desperately want to take the admission. In my overall diploma curriculum I maintained 80% marks throughout all semesters. last semester exam is on may 2010. So I am willing to take admission on oct 2010. Please guide me.

@ Deepak
Well I would like to have helped you but I don't know about it.

1. Have you talked to your EC?
2. Have you taken the required tests or will you take them in January?

I think you should call MIT Office of Admissions and tell them about it.

@ Andres
Greetings! I appreciate your efforts on self-learning and self-discovery. I really enjoy companion of this type of people.
By all means, good luck to you.

Greetings all! I have a small question that I was wondering if anyone could answer for me..
I applied Early Action and was deferred, and was inquiring if i am still able to send any form of supplemental material now. I know that it is past the Regular Admission deadline, but would any other supplements be taken?
AKA additional letters of recommendation.
Thank you if anyone can help me out!

Hi Edgar,
I am applying as an international student, Can you help me, please?

I would love to have an answer for your question but I know a peruvian who applied as an international and got into BU. This guy applied to MIT but did not make it. You can get in touch with him through facebook, his name is Juan Jhong.
I am peruvian as well, but im applying as a U.S. student. If nothing works, go right in front of the U.S embassy located in Santiago de Surco, I am certain you will find plenty of translators who could offer a good prize for their service.

Hi Edgar,

Thanks for your advice!, I´ll take it into consideration, and Good Luck! We can do it! ;-)

Good luck to everyone!

@ anonymous who replied to my question about sending my application 1 hour late

Thanks.. Yes, I did get an email telling me my application part 2 has been submitted. It is an automatic email, so till now maybe no MIT staff have seen that I missed the deadline so narrowly.
Would that be still be a problem you think or is it I am just worrying unnecessarily?

Good luck everyone

@ Most recent anonymous

To answer your question yourself, think about where you have posted! But I think they are very flexible and solicitous; so hopefully it will be fine with your application.

hello,
I am applying as an international freshman applicant. I have completed my application components but due to some reasons, i have not yet send part 2 and i will send it tomorrow. May it be a big problem??

@ Hakan Atakisi
Well brother, the deadline was January 1, 2010, which has passed. But since it is a very crucial matter, I suggest you call MIT Office of Admissions because that is the place from where you can get the requisite info about your problem.

May God help you and us all.

@Protoform X Y
Thanks for the info, I must commend you for the good job you've been doing in Matt's absence. Don't worry someday u'll say of MIT 'veni, vedi, vici'. Good luck on your TOEFL.

@ anonymous who submitted one hour late(sorry for that name..dunno how else not to confuse the others)

i don't think it should be a problem.. but jus in case or if you feel too uncomfortable you an check with the admissions office.. sorry for the doubtful reply.. i just don't want to give anyone wrong advice.. by the way even i submitted around 12.00 so..............

@Nigeriandude
Thank you so much both for the commendation and encouragement.

@All of us
Lets hope for the worst but prepare for the worst! Keep focusing on school courses and activities too friends; they are equally important.

@Protoform
Dunno about you, but personally, I'm hoping for the best .
A typo I assume ? ^_^

hey Matt! I had submitted a link for a photo of my project, but now when I printed the pdf version of the filled up application I see that due to the link being quite long, font size of the link printed has been reduced and not readable! While checking out our links provided, is it taken out from a printed application like i did?!

Is there any way that you can apply after the January 1st deadline?

How do we track if supplementary materials have arrived?