first

I have a question about SAT subject tests:

This web site mentions that we should take two subject tests, but a friend of mine applied last year and recommended that I take three. Do you recommend I take three subject tests, or only two?

Thanks!

Hi Matt.

I have a question regarding on the interview process. The MIT's interview website section says that ECs are all over the world, but for example, if there isn't an EC available where I live (not the country, but my city or state), can I schedule an interview with him if he lives in a nearby city?

Also another question that has to do with ECs. Lets say I plan on visiting the US on "x" date at "y" place. Will I be able to have an interview with an EC (me being an international applicant)?

Thank you for your attention :).

Although the application tracking is up are there still documents that have not been processed that have been sent before January?

My counselor says she has sent the required materials on Dec. 21 and they haven't shown up on my tracking, but I don't want to bug her again.

Thank you

@ A high school junior.
On the application there are only two spots to fill in subject tests. One for math and one for science. So if you take more than one the school should see it when you send your score reports (I think) but it won't be on your actual application.
Hope that helps.

finally ^_^
wow, someone could be reading/have read my app by now xD

@ A high school junior,
I agree with Anonymous. I think that taking multiple tests is redundant, especially if they're in the samish areas. In other words, if you aced Physics, you probably don't need to take the Chemistry test. Ditto for, say, Math 1 and Math 2. However, if you took your required math and science and think you're going to do really well on, say, French or Literature, you might want to take it because it will highlight a skill the admissions officers might not otherwise know you have.

When will financial aid tracking be up on MyMit?

Also, the necessary forms are the FAFSA and CSS Profile, plus submitting tax returns, correct?

The MIT financial aid site is helpful, but a blog post might also help address any questions, issues, impending deadlines, how long it takes for MIT to receive those forms, etc.

Thanks!

Hi Matt/ any other kind soul that has an answer!
I have the same concern as I-hope-I-shouldn't-be-worrying. My teacher sent the evaluation back in November last year by regular snail-mail and it still hasn't shown up on the my.MIT portal. Now my teacher's retired and is on vacation and I wouldn't really want to (nor would he like me to) disturb him. Is it acceptable if I have it done by a 10th Grade teacher instead? (Coincidently, the teacher who taught me in the 11th Grade retired the year before- and other 11th and 12th grade teachers are really busy with administrative work and with updating the course material and notes.)
I found it slightly peculiar that the items haven't been received as both the teacher evaluations were sent together and one seems to be reported as missing. Is there a chance that it still hasn't been processed? (sent in November!) I just wanted to confirm before requesting my teachers to redo it.
On a completely unrelated and slightly useless note- I just emailed MIT to enquire about the status of my application yesterday and the tracking portal's back today- What a coincidence- or is it? :D
Thanks in advance! :)

hi!
i took sat subject test on deember 6th,2008. the scores are online. i scored 780/800 in chemistry,670/800 in math level 1 and 690/800 in physics. the collegeboard website reveals that the scores are sent to the college. but the online tracking still shows no sign of receipt of the scores. i would like to mail emailed score sheet for my application process.this is for the time being. please advise me.

regards

ravikiran

Matt,
I have a question. I already sent all of the information requested by MIT, and my MyMIT account says that all of the papers have been processed. But as everybody else, I am freaking out.
Is there any "master Submit button" that we need to press for our application to be submitted? If there is, where is it? If there isn't, are we going to get an email telling us that our application is now complete and that we should just wait?
Thank you for your time and patience.
Regards
Samy

Thanks everyone! I guess I'll take Math 2, Chem, and Bio, and put whichever of of the two sciences I do better on. :)

It's a great feeling to know that I got all my papers in :)

Just one question about stuff that might happens after the deadline:
- me & and a friend are almost finished making an iphone app
- might place in chess at nationals in February
- etc.

What is the best way to let MIT know of any changes and is there a cutoff date to inform MIT of these changes (besides when admissions come out)?

Nice!

Nice!

Hi Matt! I just want to say thank you for all your efforts. MIT is the only school that has truly tried to make the application process as stress free and as easy as possible. I really appreciate it

@ Matt
I'm an international student so my Mid Year Report isn't being sent. It's fine if the box next to it remains unticked, right?

Thanks a lot Matt!

I expect doing all this application filing work can be a tiresome job........so thanks for doing such a good work @ it.

I'm sure me and all the other prospective '13 really appreciate it........

Thanks a lot Matt!!!
I am happy to know all my application materials have been received....

I have two questions.......

1)How do we track the Financial Aid application submitted to the MIT Financial Aid Office?

2)When and where will the statistics for this years admissions process be online?

Thank You for all your help.

hi Matt1

I wanted to ask you that I had not taken an interview though an EC was available as I couldn't contact him. I was just wondering will it hamper my chances of getting admissions? What is the criteria that admissions officers are looking for in a candidate this year?

Thanks a lot for the help

hi! Matt!
I checked the application tracking and found out that my evaluation A hasn't been processed.
Since I'm an international student, I need to translate my teachers' evaluations.
After I finished translating, I put evaluation A and B in the same envelope.
But the appilcation tracking showed that MIT has only processed my evaluation B.
So I was wondering if you could check again that envelope before I send you my evaluaion A again. Thank you!

Hip Hip Hooray for Matt and the Admission Staffs =)

@Kunaal

I feel you can ask your 10th grade teachers to fill the evaluation forms. I did the same.

In my case, I was in one school from kindergarden to 10th grade. So the teachers there know me really well.

If your case is similar then i think you should proceed.

MIT does not recommend ( I didnt find this stated anywhere :D) that we should submit reco's from our 11th and 12th grade teachers.

hi Matt, i just got my A Level results a couple of days ago. is it necessary to send in my results now? or is it too late?

@anonymous1 (0714): Normally, they don't count the lack of an interview against you, unless you are applying from a country where English is not the primary language (in which case the admissions office wants to verify that you can speak and understand English). However, you won't have had the chance to show the non-paper side of you. and this is part of the reason why applicants who do not have an interview are admitted at lower rates than those who have.

That said, there is a difference between not having an interview because you tried and failed to contact your EC, and not having an interview because you never attempted to contact your EC. You should let MIT know if you are in the former category, and they will follow it up with your EC. I can't speak for all ECs, but by now I have reported any applicants assigned to me who are in the latter category (I have one such applicant this year, and I hope you are not this person).

@Julio ('14?)
Our EC assignment system should automatically match you with the closest EC to you. If there isn't one, your interview will be waived.

If you do plan on traveling to the US and would like to do an interview while you're here, be sure to let the EC Office know early by writing to interview@mit.edu so we have enough time to try to set you up with someone close to where you will be staying.

Finally MIT has recieved all the required items and they appear on the tracking system which actually is very reliving after months of hardwork;compling the documents and posting them.

if my school does not fill out mid year grade reports, is it okay if they just send my report card after the first semester.

@HS junior: We won't look at more than your two best tests, so there's no need to take three. On the other hand, since you can take three in one sitting, and a number of schools you might like do require three, I often think it's a good idea to take three at a time. It's your call.

@Julio: Michelle has the right answer: "Our EC assignment system should automatically match you with the closest EC to you. If there isn't one, your interview will be waived.
"If you do plan on traveling to the US and would like to do an interview while you're here, be sure to let the EC Office know early by writing to interview@mit.edu so we have enough time to try to set you up with someone close to where you will be staying."

@"I hope...": You should have your counselor resend the materials. You can blame it on us if you like so she doesn't feel "bugged."

@(Ju)Lia '13: Financial Aid tracking will be up soon; stay tuned. I'll try to get a blog about financial aid soon, too.

@Kunaal: I just double-checked; we do not have your A evaluation. I don't know why. Do whatever you think best to remedy the situation.

@ravikiran: We can't take email attachments; if you could, fax would be better.

@Samy: No worries, you're all set.

@Kevin: Email or snail mail are fine ways of updating. We will review everything you send in up until the decisions are finalized in March, but the sooner we get things the better, for sure.

@Tree: Yes, that's fine.

@Shivank: 1) Soon, there will also be Financial Aid Tracking. 2) We'll post statistics when we can.

@anonymous1: If you tried to contact your EC and couldn't reach him, please let us know in an email to interview at mit dot edu.

@Annie: We found it; the system should reflect that shortly. Thank goodness!

@Singapore girl: Not too late, send them along!

@Eric: Just to follow up, if an interview is waived for an international student (or any student), and we need to get a better sense of English or find out more about anything else, we will definitely contact the student directly to schedule an interview. So don't worry at all if your interview is waived, it will not be held against you.

@Anonymous: Yes, a report card with semester grades should be fine.

@EC Office Michelle

Thank you for clearing my doubts :). Hopefully an EC will be available by my living zone.

Hye matt,

When can I expect the RA decisions ? I am really really very anxious. My app is all submitted and I am anxiously waiting for decisions.

Hi Matt,

I'm really glad the system is back online, I've just checked it, and everything was fine. I'm just waiting for my SAT scores, they will be up on Feb 2, as I took the Jan tests.

Thank you and all the Admissions office for your effort and time =) .

Hello,

I checked the status of my own application. My counselor sent an envelope containing a teacher evaluation, a secondary school report, and my transcript. The tracking system registers the teacher evaluation, but not the secondary report or the transcript. This does not make sense to me since they were sent in the same envelope.

How might this be possible? If the forms have been lost, I would be happy to ask my counselor to fax them ASAP.

Thank you,
William Mruzek

"If you are missing an application piece, don't worry! You can ask your teacher or guidance counselor to fax the document to 617-258-8304."

My counselor mailed my mid-year grade report about a week ago because we just recently completed semester exams, and it has not been processed yet. Will the mail be processed on time, or should she also fax the document?

Thank you for your help, Matt!

hi! I was just wondering if you knew how many people applied regular action this year...I believe that an article in the tech said around 15,000. Is that number correct? Does 15,000 include EA deferred applicants?

Thank You!

Thanks Matt for the advice. Little words can mean a lot.

I just have two questions for anyone who can help me.

I am currently a High School junior and am going to take the ACT in April. Even though the application tracker for next year wont be up until late summer, should I send my scores to MIT and will they be recorded/save for when I can send in my application?

My second question is should I take the SAT or the ACT? I know that there is no preference, but I see a lot of people talking about their SAT and almost none talking about the ACT.

Hi,I am an international student applying for MIT and i recently noticed that although i have sent both teacher evaluations and secondary school transcripts by courier and reached last month, the application tracking status shows that it is still unprocessed.

I don't mean to offend, but could my package by any chance have been misplaced ?

i am very upset. everybody can track their applications online now but i am still unable to see anything on my mymit account.ihave posted all my material through indian speedpost on 30th dec.are they all lost.you said you have read all of them.

i have given my interview also in the month of august.but i can't track that also.neither my sat test scores of nov and dec are their.

please tell me if i should fax each and every part of my application again.i have the zerox copy of everything with me.i have also submitted my application fees of 65$.i can't understand anything i am feeling too bab.

please tell me if i should fax each and every part of my application again.i have the zerox copy of everything with me.i have also submitted my application fees of 65$.i can't understand anything i am feeling too bad.

This question may sound stupid but here goes: On the CPW medical release form, where it says if you are a single parent, "bold your name," does it literally mean to write the signature in something to make it bold or can you just have the custodial parent sign their name normally since they will be the only one signing it?

45th! lol

I'm an international applicant. I had sent in My SAT Reasoning and SAT subject Tests last year and don't know if I have to resend them since I am reapplying for admission. Please Advise.

HELLO Matt,

in my fee waiver application, i have pointed my financial inability to give the TOEFL test..will that cost me my admission to MIT??

Hi Matt,

I have no idea why ...
My transcripts and recommendations were sent in dec (I tracked the courier service and it says they were deposited at MIT on the 31st of dec)
However, none of them seem to have been processed and all those little boxes (with the exception of things i submitted online and my interview) are not tickked.

Do you advise me to resend all those materials?
(My school is currently closed for mid-term break and it may take a week to get my things again)

Dear Mr.McGann'oo,

My name is Shiva Navabi. I am a first year student of electrical engineering undergraduate program at Amirkabir University in Iran. I am a top and bright student in my school as I have been always in all my educational years and have graduated with honor in every level.

I am writing to express my interest in your program, electrical engineering. I realize MIT University would offer me greater opportunities and make it possible for me to move toward the great successes. I believe my talents, skills and qualifications make me an ideal candidate for your program and ensure my success at MIT University. I am confident that I would be a successful member of your electrical engineering program, and I look forward to proving it to you.

Please give me your precious advice on how I can be admitted in your program. Your assistance and advice would be truly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Shiva Navabi
e-mail: shiva870@yahoo.com

Hi, I was just wondering if the Fax number is the correct one? I faxed my scores but it won't go through. As for the subjects I took them on the January test date. (to mike)

Hi Matt,
I just wanted to ask does "Processed" (In My MIT Tracker) mean "Read"? If it does I'll be a sad sad person! I have been monitoring google analytics for my blog... I have not got any Hits from MA... I told about it like 5 times or more in my application... Looking at it, really is going to give you the Informal or Nerdy-Funny picture of me...
or are the admission offices computers routed past a router in some other state/place?

Thanks for the reply you gave to Kevin I really needed it!

I'm scared. Dunno if getting 800/800 in SAT II tests and 106/120 (I sucked at speaking during the test (panicd!) It lost me 10 points) is good enough.

A weird thing happened in like november... My EC's contacts disappeared from MyMIT!! It was there before... I've emailed interview at (even i hate spam) mit dot edu. Hoping to cover up for my toefl losses you might consider! Fine enough right?

Do you send notification e-mails if there's something missing in application?

hey,
My stuff is all settled. Not to worry.('twas a minor mixup of my last names)

Thanks

@Cassie

Anything missing on your application should show up on the My MIT portal.

My tracker says the Evaluation A is unprocessed. Does it stand for "fax another"?
All other school reports were sent in the same envelope and they have been processed.
Do I need to wait for the status to change?
If the school has to fax the form, would a photocopy suffice or it is to be filled again?
freaking out here.....
Reply soon (thanks!)...

Is a History or Geography teacher considered a humanities teacher? in other terms, if the evaluation B was done by a history teacher, could that be the reason why it wasn't processed?

@shiva
you should make an account and the app will be there for the next admissions season
https://my.mit.edu/AdmissionsWeb/appmanager/AdmissionsWeb/Main?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageMyMITHome

@shashi
processed doesn't mean read. it just means they've received it.

@Help
I'm pretty sure history is considered humanities

Hi Matt,

My entire application has been processed except for the Interview. Now when I click to fill out the form, the instructions ask for the interview date. I don't exactly remember the date as it was not a scheduled interview. Can I put an estimation?
Thanks!

Hi Matt,

My entire application has been processed except for the Interview. Now when I click to fill out an interview form, the instructions ask for the interview date. I don't exactly remember the date as it was not a scheduled interview. Can I put an estimation?
Thanks!

@Chris
It honestly doesn't matter. MIT will take either one. I personally think the ACT is a much better test, since it doesn't seem designed to stress people out. I still fail to see why the SAT needs ten sections for three categories. The ACT has one section per subject. This is nice because it means you'll probably have fifteen to twenty-ish minutes to check over your work instead of the five-ish you'll get on the SAT. The SAT groups questions by difficulty. For each category there will be a section that's easy, one that's medium and one that's hard. So, all the questions you'd like to check over are all in one section, while you'll have plenty of time at the end of the sections where you know they're all right. This tends to drive students who are used to having half an hour or more to check answers up the wall.

On the other hand, if you're not absolutely sure where you're applying, it's best to take both. Not all schools accept the ACT.

@ Chris Part II
I'm pretty sure MIT will hold your scores. I had to go blog-stalking, I knew I'd seen that question before. http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/mit_regular_action_deadline.shtml
Fairly early on, someone named Dennis asked the same question and Matt said they could hold them.

@shiva
may i ask you your choice of addmission do you want MIT to transfer or for graduate study?

My teacher told that the teacher recommendation and secondary school report(with transcript)were sent in the same envelope.My secondary school report has not been processed.What should I do?

Thanks steph

k stupid!

k stupid!

@ matt...

Hi, my documents have been processed.. does dat mean dat they have been reviewed??

By when can we recieve d decision or rather when is it scheduled?

@ Mohit:

I have applied '13 too... processing doesn't mean being reviewed. It means they have our documents in our folders or dockets or whatever it is called. We will be informed of the decisions mid March...

I guess your from India. Which place?

Hey Matt,

I recently got diagnosed with a severe back condition, that has had me out of school for the last month and in bed since December. My surgery is tomorrow (fingers crossed) :). The problem is that this last month, I had to take my midterm exams as well as my SAT subject tests. I was unable to study and had to take them while i was in severe pain. The midterm results were horrible and i got bumped down from an A to a B in all my classes (i have an all AP course load) and I can only imagine how i did on my SAT subject tests. I'm really worried about how this is gonna effect my admission chances.
On another note, i just realized that for the second optional essay i attached something that i had already sent with Part I of the application. Would it be okay to fax or mail another essay?

I would appreciate any input on this. :)

Thanks

Hi Matt,
I am reapplying this year. As I have not taken the SAT again, I had asked the admissions office if I had to resend my scores. They said that they would be able to review my scores from last year. I just wanted to confirm if this is fine and whether my scores have been added to my file.
thanks

i love mit

Hi!!!
I had the following doubt
1) I had listed Physics to be evaluated as my Subject test with Math Level 2. I gave my subject on 24 Jan ’09 and my Chemistry went better. Is there any possibility that admission committee considers the better of the two scores for evaluation? Should I fax or email an application to get the better of the two evaluated?
2) I sent an email as well as fax to make changes in some essays of my application (with the reasons ) and got a reply that the changes are added to my application. But in online tracker no such information is provided. Should I re-email or fax the changes.

Yes, i know it will show up on 'my mit'. Some of my documentation can't be provided, though, because of law differencies between my home country and US (i'm international applicant). How do i know if mit will consider my application or not? Will they inform me? (I wrote explanation in application itself)

@ rankeya..

Yeah me 4rm Mumbai..u??

@ rankeya..

Yeah me 4rm Mumbai..u??

Just wanted to make sure:

If International Applicants need to send in a mid-year Grade report?

Thanks!

Hi Matt,
The tracking system shows that my evaluation A and the interview report are not processed. Before bothering my teachers again I wonder if you could check again because evaluations A and B were sent in the same envelope.
I had my interview in December(EC: Omar H. Roushdy). Would you check that too?
Thank you very much!!!!

i couldn't officially report my toefl score because of the weird situation in Iran(have explained it many times per e-mail and phone to admission office)i faxed my toefl report, will it be considered?

@akhila: I don't yet know when decisions will be ready. When we know, we will post it here.

@William: We have found your SSR/transcript. You're all set.

@Karly: I'm sure we'll get to your midyear grades soon, no need to worry yet.

@Anonymous: Yes, that's about right. I'll report the full tally soon.

@Chris: 1) Yes, we can save your scores. 2) We honestly have no preference.

@Chow: I'm looking into it. If we find it, I'll let you know.

@shiv: We have most of your application. I am looking into what's up with your app tracking.

@Yeah: I have put the question out to our CPW coordinator. I don't know but if I had to guess, I think the parent could just sign their name.

@Leonard: We'll be able to use your scores from last year. The Records Office is working on this.

@SRV: We will consider your context in reviewing your application.

@heartbroken: We have all of your materials; we had two different application folders for you.

@Shiva: Transfer admissions: http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/
Graduate admissions: http://web.mit.edu/admissions/graduate/

@Applicant: Yes, I do believe it is the correct fax number.

@Shashi: "Processed" has nothing to do with "read." And your interview was waived; this will not be held against you.

@Cassie: No, we don't; students should check on MyMIT. In your case, I do see a note about your personal circumstances regarding your teacher letters and school report; that context will be considered.

@Needhelp: I don't know who you are, so I can't look for the Eval A. At this point, I would fax it.

@Help: History would count for Eval B. At this time, I would recommend faxing another copy.

@Isra: Yes, you can put in an estimation.

@Surya: I don't know who you are, so I can't look for the SSR. At this point, I would fax it.

@Mohit: "Processed" has nothing to do with "reviewed." And I don't yet know when decisions will be ready. When we know, we will post it here.

@'13?: You should definitely send a letter (or have your counselor send a letter) to all of the schools you're applying to to explain your circumstances. And yes, it would be okay to fax or mail another essay.

@Ahmad: We'll be able to use your scores from last year. The Records Office is working on this.

@Kuber: 1) We will look at your best test, so we'll be using your Chemistry, it seems. No need to do anything more, we'll do it automatically. 2) No, we have it, no need to resend.

@lissa138: Students not in US school systems don't need to send it, but if you have new/updated marks/grades, you can send them along.

@Hazem: We're looking for it; I'll bet we find it, but you may want to fax it just to be sure.

@sepideh: We have your TOEFL, you're all set with that.

Hello, Matt

Your Awesome!!!

Okay. I think my transcript only has grade 11 marks. I'm not so sure. I finished one of my courses which is my only semestered course.. just recently so I have one final grade 12 mark. So what you're saying is that I should ask my school to send in my updated grade 12 marks when I get my 2nd term report card (which will be in Mid-Feb), right?

Thanks for all of your hard work. =]

Thank you Matt!!
I guess I'll just wait another 2-3 days and if my evaluation A doesn't show up I will "bother" my teacher again and let him fax it to you.

Hey Matt,

I sent in my grades for class 12 even though I am an international student and the mid- year report doesn't apply to me. So i just sent a photocopy of a mid- year grade 12 examination recently by courier. I know that even if it is processed it won't show on my MYMIT account. So how would I know you received it?

I know I shouldve faxed it but I already sent it by courier.

I had also sent art supplements to the respective person according to the address given on the web. How do I really know that they have been received?

Will my international EC be informed of my admissions decision?

@ mohit:I'm from Kolkata.

Hi Matt,
First of all thanks to your very helpful and informative Blog. it helps us a lot.
I have quick question. Do you consider Canadian school as “U.S.-based school systems” ?
Do we need to send in “Mid-Year grade report”? Thx

Matt,
I sent my Teacher Evaluation with my fee waiver application yet my fee waiver has been granted but my teachers' evaluations have not been processed.

Ok. Thanks Matt.

Hi, Matt!
I am so glad that the Application Tracking is up again. Still, I'm a little worried. Since I am an International Student I sent both Teacher Evaluations in the same envelope, along with my transcript and Secondary School Report, yet Evaluation B hasn't been processed. I read another post here by Annie with the same problem, and you guys were able to find her Evaluation. Is it possible for MIT to check my envelope again as well or should I send you another copy?

Hi, just a quick question - I listed the AP bio and art exams on my app as ones I was planning to take this spring, but since being admitted (and planning on coming! EEE! so excited...) I have no reason to take them anymore since no credit is given for them. Do I have to send a letter or anything about that, or does it not matter so long as I'm still working just as hard in those classes?
Thanks!

P.S. I also switched a spring semester graphic design course I was planning on taking to an independent study in German...? Is that okay?

Hi Matt,

Looking at your response to Kevin S.L.'s inquiry, I'd just like to clarify: if we send in additional information (past the deadline), do you prefer it to be mailed, faxed, or emailed? I'd like to add a portion that would act as an addendum to #14 on the application (additional information question). Would this be appropriate?

Thanks,
wlue

@ matt

Thanx Matt...

I'm just geared up 4 d decisions!!

I'm sorry for this but, my essay is tooooo long..It's more than 1000 words..Is it fine?

@rankeya

Hey, i have lived in Kolkata..!! Where do u live dere and which skool do u study in??..
What major do u intend to do in MIT ?

muwuahhhhh MIT

Dear Matt McGann '00,

I have just sent my midyear reports along with some supplemental materials mentioned in your blog. I also included the recommendation letters. However, I just found out that my teacher have sent different (school mandatory) ones a while back along with the part 2 Application before reading the tab #11 above, so which one would be read?

Would you read only the first ones? Or would you also read the second one? Because I am sure that the second one is better...

@ mohit: i live in ballygunge........ nice to know u lived here.............. im planning to major in pure math, preferably algebraic number theory or analytic number theory.......... anything and everything tht might help me tackle the Riemann Hypothesis.... i know thts presumtuous.......... but so i just want to equip myself right now with the right tools to tackle the problem and i dont care which part of pure math it takes me to...

Hey, i am an international applicant. My application is complete which means that my official transcript has been sent. Do I need to fax copies of certificates for any exams marks that appear on my transcript? or is the transcript sufficient? Do I need to fax copies of certificates of any achievements that I put on my application for instance placing first in my region in a particular subject?

Thanks Matt

Matt,

I just realized that I sent my TOEFL score in November to the Sloan School of Management and not the TOEFL code specified by MIT-3514. On my application, I have mentioned how interested I am in Business and Management and Visual Arts. I have mailed my art portfolio in December. I have two questions:
1. Is it okay if my scores have been sent to Sloan even though I am not really applying for a specific major? Or should I resend my scores to the code 3514?
2. How can I check if my art portfolio has been received and matched with my other documents?

Please do help me out here. Thank you!

Dear Sir,
Thanks for answering my query.Please let me know whether the scanned copy of SSR along with the attachments be sent(through e-mail) instead of faxing the same.

Regards,
B.Suryanarayanan
Location of high school: Chennai(Tamilnadu,India)

Hi Matt,
sorry for writing again...
I've received my TOEFL score and the score recipient to MIT is indicated as delivered(TOEFL account). However the score is still missing on the MIT account. Please check it!
Thanks!

@Rankeya
I am from Kolkata too.In which school do you study?I am from CBS.

Hi Matt
Thanks for helping us. You really are wonderful
Ahmad

Thanks for all the help Matt.

@mayukh:I am from LSA.

I plan not to visit any admissions related blog anymore... the more Indians i see applying to MIT the fainter my chances get.......

No offense to anyone applying from India though..... My anxiety is only because I dont have a back- up.

All the best to all of you though...

Matt,

As a deferred EA applicant, I sent in some supplemental material by mail. Is there any way to verify that this material is now in my application folder?

Thanks so much!

hmm i see. so i should send in my mid-year grade 12 marks when they come out (around mid-Feb)? Cause I think my transcript only has grade 11 marks...

So I should ask my school to fax the mid-year grade 12 marks when they come out to MIT, right?

@ rankeya..

Hey, dats a gud purpose 2 be in MIT.. hope u succeed..ALL D BEST!!

@ mayukh, @rankeya, @ matt...

I dunno how applicants apply 4rm India generally.... But it seems 2 b a lot of dem....
Probably Matt can help us at dis....
I can c one 4rm Chennai as well....Looks lyk many apply 4rm all d metropolitan cities of India.. no one 4rm Delhi??..
All d Best every1.... may d best b in..

hey mohit,mayukh,rankeya..indian applicants
its really damn tough to get into MIT...
my EC told me that around a 100 indians apply each year and barely 1-4 get into MIT....
though the internation students office stats suggests that the average number of indians getting in to MIT is around 7-8....
lets hope for the best...
and i am from mumbai..
Best of Luck everyone!!

@ Carole

Just send a mail to

admissions@mit.edu

And they will let you know

@ Rankeya
Well same here-no backup but i need some material to suffice my curiosity and help me wait until the
decision day

@Mohit
I know 4 people applying from delhi-There may be more.

@All..
I did it before and i do it again
my mail id's are
ruhban2004@gmail.com
ruhban2004@yahoo.com

get in touch--will love to know more about you all

@ Shivank

Yeah its tough but isnt that what makes it all the more desirable

@ Matt

The admision office told me that my application is complete and ready for review-

Any chance of you having read it or it gone infront of your eyes

Or is this information not meant to be shared until results!!

@ Ruhban, @shivank..

100 applicants ???????????????
1-4 get selected?????????????
dats bilwildering, astonishing, baffling....everthin....

MAY THE BEST GET SELECTED....

@ Shivank

U 4rm Mumbai??.. where do u live??..which skool or coll..??.. Who was ur EC..??

I too have noooooo backup... all hopes from MIT....

@all...Indian applicants..

mohit_dhagat2000@yahoo.com

Lets come in touch....

@Mohit

lol-has every indian only applied for MIT-

wel but i know quite a few who have applied for many other institutions too

@Matt
sorry to bother you much but i assume that you lso were a student of MIT- you can very well relate to our eagerness to knwo more n more about it.

Well in teh common data set, its mentioned that student's intrest is considered for addmisiions too- What are the parameters on which you tend to gauge the level of students intrest

@the ppl above me
chill out...
people applying frm india >100(not sure but guess)
and around 30 get in...
check it out for ur self
http://web.mit.edu/registrar/stats/geo/index.html

@Bilal

Well the weather down here today is really helping me chill out but yes i would like to point out that the number shown there is of the total no of indians in the undergraduate program
as in of all the 4 years of study

@Indian applicants...

30 refers to the total undergraduates from India[freshman to senior]. I guess around 200 or more apply and >10 get admitted. That's no surprise, more than one third's of the world population lives in India & China. And what are you guys speaking of? NO BACK UP?? the best candidates have IIT's for back up, remember this is MIT ....world's best technical university!

@All

a more preice no. can be obtained by subtracting the no of indians in the last year(19) from the no in present year(31) which equals 12 but we cans afelya ssume that soem amount of people grduated from teh institute too so we can take it to be more than 12 which is quite encouraging

however going one year back we have 16 total indians n the next year after that i.e 2007-2008 we have 19 indians
makin the no a mere 3 buta s again some people must have left so this no can be taken to be more than 3 buta s compared to the nest year this no. atleast superficaially is less encouraging

However you as i did for teh first time i found these results would start dancing witha happiness because it looks that our chances are increasing many fold yearly i would point out to you one more result

in teh year 2006-2007 1o indinas were tehre n in teh next one 16 so again quite a no seeing taht we can add soem no for those who would have graduated that year-

So, after such a seemingly lost post i coem to the conclusion that finding a defininte admission strategy for indians isnt so very obvious and that anyone who can do that is liable for a Noble Prize

lol-sorry guys dint had ny otehr work yo do hope you enjoyed

On a serious note, and as far as i could tell by the reading on the website and attempts to read behind the lines-There will not be a set number, however yes the internation qouta is a set amount for all i know 3052 international students applied and out of them 119 got selected which if you compare with our IIT's n all is quite a chance-So hope for the best

"Faith Does Wonders- Do Not Lose It"

@Varun

Well i for one have not applied for it- and so must teh otehrs when they say no back up

ahh..
my mistake..
anyway theres nothing else we can do except cross our fingers and hope for the best...

correction!

correction!

correction! less than 10

Thanks a lot Matt! :)

@all

HOT TOPIC OF DISCUSSION....
HOW MANY APPLY TO MIT ???....LOLZ...

@ALL

HOW MANY """JEE""" ASPIRANTS OUT HERE....INDIA'S BEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY??...

@mohit
I am a JEE aspirant

@mohit
I am a JEE aspirant

@Mohit--

I am not- but u said all your hopes are on MIT--
So u must have meant in international institutions

@Mohit

Oh it was mayukh's entry i thought it to be urs--

have u appplied for jee or not

@ Indian applicants:

I do not mean too belittle any IIT aspirant but just incase you didn't notice this forum is MIT.

As for statistics- If you are sure you are good enough you will make it.

Flaw with the above statement- WE all think we are good enough.

I know its nice to be with people of your own kind but this is also a global forum.

@ Varun: "THE BEST CANDIDATES HAVE IIT AS A BACKUP"- so those who do not are not the best? wrong point of view there mate.

Its nice to see MIT being so popular among Indians.

Knowing how many Indians make it to MIT doesn't help.

Admissions to MIT is lot more logical than admission to IIT.

So Indians lets not make it a forum to talk about IIT JEE... that'd be disrespecting this institution you are applying to.

@Rankeya

I whole heartedly agree

@Matt

My questions seemed to have been burried down in the posts so i post them again

1)The admision office told me that my application is complete and ready for review-

Any chance of you having read it or it gone infront of your eyes

Or is this information not meant to be shared until results!!

2)Well in the common data set, its mentioned that student's intrest level is considered for addmisions too- What are the parameters on which you tend to measure the level of students intrest

3)" Luck By chance" Got released---did you see it--it contains quite a number of bollywood stars

Dear Matt
I appeared for my SAT 1 on December 6 and collegeboard has already sent my scores. But MyMIT is showing that my testing requirements isn't fulfilled. Also I appeared for SAT Subject Tests on January 24 and am awaiting my results. Will it be all right ? I could not contact my EC. Can you help me please? I am freaked out!

@Sanya

Dont know about the first one but jan sat test is an acceptable date so it shouldn't be any problem

@Sayan

sorry bout the mis-spell

Question: (accidentally posted to wrong topic; whatever)

One of my teachers' recommendations got lost in the mail, but when I asked him to fax a copy to the office like it said on the tracking page, he asked if there was any other way of sending it, since he doesn't own a fax machine. (Or, presumably, have easy access to one.) So - is it allowed for missing application pieces to be resent through mail or email?

@ all...... YOU GOT TO READ THIS ...

First of all, MIT cannot be compared to any othet institutions in the world forget about the IIT's.. MIT is a premier copyright brand on its own and uncomparable...

MIT's selection of students is phenominally good. No other institution in this globe has soooo detailed application and an interview. In the application you get to express your secrets of life, interests and ambition. In the interview you get to express with proofs and u get 2 interact with an MITian...And ur in dere..!! u know what it is....!!!!!!

IIT's on the other hand have a sad and dismall state of affairs for their selection into the grand institute...thereby reducing the quality of the institution... The introduction of quotas for student and faculty, HRD Ministry investing so less on the research facilities in the IIT's....Opening newer IIT's beacause they have to accomodate the Backward classes candidates....
ITS ALL SAD..

MIT and IIT.. Writin it together is bad..

I know is bad on my part 2 b an Indian citizen and speaking all this but dats the MEAGRE TRUTH..

MIT has all kinds of students who have an overall personality development and not just of your brain...as in the IITs....In the IITs there are only and only GEEKY NERDS...

I too am an JEE aspirant but I study for JEE just to increase my knowledge on the subject I like the most and with an aim to crack JEE...

My friend who cracked IIT-JEE 2008 got AIR 337 is now in IIT - Bombay doin Electrical and Electronics Dual Degree (5 Yrs.) tells me: " It looks like I have taken a wrong decision to go to the IITs" I asked him: "WHY ????" He said: "I wanted to do something extraordinary in my life. I had a goal to acheive (though, he kept it secret and didn't tell me dat) I wanted to research and discover something.. Having looked the labs I'm just able to focus on what I'm interested in. Rather I'm learning on what is taught in lectures and MUGGING THEM UP...."
This statement sooooooooo shocking to me...
GUYS DONT U THINK SO???

On the other hand, MIT gives UGrads an opportunity to research(UROP) from day u enter into the institute. It understands the students pretty well and that's the reason it ""NO. 1""...
and IITS are NO. 36 (IIT-B)-191(IIT-G)...

JEE is not the only solution for selection to IITs, The Govt. of India is not the only solution for the research in the IITs....WHAT ARE THE DIRECTORS SITTING IN THE IITS DOING???...JUST PASSING COMMENTS....

SO GUYS MIT IS THE BEST AND WILL REMAIN THE BEST ..!!

WHAT ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT???

@ ALL (TYPING ERROR I MISSED AN IMPORTANT WORD IN HERE)
I too am an JEE aspirant but I study for JEE just to increase my knowledge on the subject I like the most and """NOT"""with an aim to crack JEE...

Hey, a nerd is somebody who emphasizes academic achievement, and a geek is somebody who accumulates knowledge in esoteric areas. Sounds good to me.

@Indian applicants...

hey guys, any of you had interviews?? or did everyone get it waived?!!

@Varun

Mine intially got waived but later on i travelled to delhi and got it done--Was urs waived

@mohit
IITs do not have enough funds to spend in research.
And as for the selection process, MIT has only around 12000 applicants, while around 400000 people apply to the IITs. It would have taken months to read 400000 applications and conduct as many number of interviews.

@ anon

I agree with u..But why is dere a need of Quotas...400000 applicants out of which dere are 200000 OBCs applicants ..?? Ppl. can be selected through merit only... I understand its difficult to read 400000 applications and conduct as many interviews but, also it be understood dat there is enough labour force available in India..

@ anon

I agree with u..But why is dere a need of Quotas...400000 applicants out of which dere are 200000 OBCs applicants ..?? Ppl. can be selected through merit only... I understand its difficult to read 400000 applications and conduct as many interviews but, also it be understood dat there is enough labour force available in India..

The battle between IIT and MIT will never end which is bad enough because in the process both MIT is being demeaned and so is IIT......

Can v close this IIT issue now? because i'm beginning to find it a bit embarassing... no offense to anyone though... the stats are interesting.....

No selection system is perfect......things can never be perfect... otherwise there'd be nothing new in life......

i had my interview done in Kolkata..... very nice man my EC..... I like young ECs because they can really enthuse energy into you....

Hi Matt
Will I come to know whether my scores from last year have been added to my file?
Ahmad

@Rankeya

True.. The IIT issue should be shut now... never compare things...
I had ma interview done in Mumbai...a MITian family of 4.. father, mother, daughter, son...all 4rm MIT..

@ all Indians.........
See we cannot compare IIts with MIT ..........the two are just a class apart......

and well IITs do require analytical knowledege and not only MUGGING as is the case with CBSE board ,etc...

and its not necessary that a good score gets you into MIT....
you need to have an excellent background.....

something which is not much encouraged in India...

@rankeya....I think I had the same EC as I am from mumbai too..

guys get in touch my email id is:shivankrai@aol.in

Best Of Luck !!

@shivank

Which skool/coll. do u go to in Mumbai?

Although MIT is the best, SAT's are not conducted by MIT and they are quite easy. IIT-JEE is the toughest engineering exam in the world! if you can score 60% in JEE you would easily get 800/800 in SAT subject tests. you do need a lot of skills to write JEE, out of 300,000 candidates only 3% score more than 35%!!

All the best for everyone

varun,

I had my interview in my place only. It went on pretty well and my EC was a student of class of 1974 of MIT.

When will the "MyMIT Application Tracking" be available for the deferred students who were accepted last year but instead will enroll this year?
Thank you Matt and yes, Records Office is fabulous!

For some reason, my comment won't go through. Anyways, thanks matt. but just wanted to clarify

so you're suggesting/saying that I should ask my guidance counselor to send you my mid-term report card marks (i got to a non-semestered school but I have one semestered course)? I assume that the transcript that my guidance sent in may only have grade 11 marks (I'm not sure) so as soon as I get my mid-term (2nd term) report card (MID-FEB) I should send in updated marks to MIT, right?

@mohit......
I go to Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School-ISC
in mumbai..
@anonymous....
SATs might be easy.....but they are not the only criteria for selection to MIT...........as I said earlier...........you need to have an excellent background............
as for JEE's.........agreed it is arguably the toughest exam in the world...........but the selection process is flawed........
the IITs dont care about the students background,etc.......
to them what matters is the JEE: an 8 hour test taken on 1 day which can change your life forever.........usually for the worst...
theres no comapring MIT and IITs...

@Ruhban Shah, I donno yet - I'm from Bangalore, I haven't applied for MIT this year. I wanna have a break[gap year] first as I have other intresting things to do first. I'll apply for class of '14, so no compitition for you guys! good luck..

@Akhila, where was the interview? at what place?? hope I'll have my interview too!

@Shivank

I agree with u...
oh, so u r in IS..(Podar)..Is it an international School..??

@varun

One down but still so many to go--lol
Well best of luck to you too-I do hope with all the hope in this universe that i will be able to welcome you to the class of 2014

Don't mind but what i really see right now are a bunch of intelligent people who dont know whether IIT is better or MIT..... that's all i see whenever i read the comments posted on this blog..

one time you're confident MIT is heaven the next you think IIT is that much better...

different people have different opinions but most of you guys keep contradicting your own selves and that isn't a good sign is it???

what i would like to know right now isn't whether IIT has a better entrance procedure or MIT...

lets talk about ourselves....

what are each of you planning to do when you get to MIT.... i know most of you are decided about what you want to do.... that's one thing that education systems in India do.... they do not present you with myriad options.... they narrow your choices down... so what is it that you guys wanna be doing.... if u dont wanna share that's fine because most of us find this private.... but dont worry about plagiarism!!!

@Rankeya

Yaay i was geeting to beleive that everyone except me is so keen on discussing itt--

Nyways moving on

I plan to go for computer science and enginnering cuz computewrs the thing thaat kindled my flame since the first time i played prince of persia 2d bout 11 years ago

Alongwith my passion for computers, am a bit of a poet, my friends tend t say that i have a talent with words which i use as much as i can-

What bout u n everyone else--wat you beleive is ur most strongest point

one more thing though--
M quite fied that for me MIT is better( i emphasise) for me--others might have different opinion--and thats because i dont believe in reading books n giving exams but in reading books and changing them

Hi,

My secondary school report hasn't been processed. The envelope I sent it in was inside another envelope together with my teacher evaluations that got processed. So I was wondering if there is a chance that you could check one more time if you have received it before I ask my school counselor to send it again.

Thank you,
Miroslav Bogdanovic

@rankeya, @Ruhban

As I have mentioned before..I will mention it again and will be firm to what I think..

MIT cannot be compared to any othet institutions in the world forget about the IIT's.. MIT is a premier copyright brand on its own and uncomparable...
too am an JEE aspirant but I study for JEE just to increase my knowledge on the subject I like the most and """NOT"""with an aim to crack JEE...
MIT IS THE BEST AND WILL REMAIN THE BEST ..!!
STOP THE IIT TALK PLZ!!

@Mohit

Heloo!!!! daaa

We already stopped--I dont even remember starting it--

Nyways--so tell us about you n ur application

@Rankeya

secret! I haven't revealed my goals to anyone in my life not even my father, I can only write that in MIT's application. I shall spend my whole life working on it, but first I need help, MIT can provide the best help!

MIT and IIT just have no comparison.

MIT is a intitute which provides a platform to the students to prove themselves,it is a intitute which tries to understand you like a friend,it is like our parents who would be happy to see us growing no matter from which country we are.MIT understands that it is not possible to reach perfection but there has to be an ability inside your soul.they don't expect you and your results to be the BEST,but they ask your efforts to be the best.

BUT PLEASE DO WORK HARD FORGETTING ABOUT THE RESULTS.
"IT IS THE EFFORTS WHICH MATTERS A LOT IN THE LIFE OF A STRUGGLER"
so keep on making efforts because "EFFORTS NEVER GO IN VAIN,THE DREAM WHICH IS ALSO YOUR LIFE NEVER DIES BEFORE TURNING INTO REALITY"saying more to myself than to you all.

IIT:iit is just superb,the difficulty of the exam proves that indians are so intelligent,IIT seems to be a challenge in life just like MIT is.
the diff. b/w the two is only this that IIT wants you to prove yourself first and that too only through one exam JEE AND THAT TOO YOU CAN TAKE FOR TWO TIMES ONLY.

IIT IS BEST IN ITS OWN WAYS.

AND NOW IF WE TALK ABOUT THE institutes then i must say that just like MIT AND IIT DONT have any comparison in the same way INDIA and AMERICA dont have any comparison.
india is a developing country where as america is a developed contry.so it is obvious that their will definitely be some distinctions in the advansement of the intitute.

"please always look things from where it stand and not from where you stand."

it seems as if you are an indian who is still unaware of his own country conditions,india still needs funds in order to fill the empty stomach of the poor villagers instead of using it on the work of researches.

your friend seems to be an absolute idiot,if he had such a great desire to invent and discover then he should have approached somebody for guidance beforehand only,whether the institute is perfect for him or not.
now there is no point in insulting IIT for it,it is his mistake not IIT's.Hope you know that iit has no secrets about it its all open.
ask your friend to stop criticizing the insti. but to broaden his outlook its not the end of his life he still can do great things AFTERALL HE IS AN IITian.
meanwhile
"YOU MUST RESPECT THE PLACE WHERE YOU ARE"

IIT:it is full of people who can understand,apply and recall things faster than an ordinary mind.their working is not dependent on a mere calculator.indians are more labourious in comparison to other countries students(specially the IITians).

you are saying that you are preparing for JEE though aimlessly.I can bet that your words are not true coz the people like you can't get into IIT even if they wishes to.

because the people who gets into IIT are not the common people they are the once who have made the use of every second,who realise that hard work is the only key to success.they don't believe in miracles but on their own efforts.they are the people who have the courage to go and strike at the hardest.They are not like you who can sit to write the blogs for almost an hour.if there would have been a true jee aspirant in place of you then he would have been revising his notes in the begining of FEB instead of doing this foolry on the net.

GROW UP MAN "TRY TO LOOK FOR THE GOOD IN OTHERS AND YOU WILL DISCOVER THE BEST IN YOURSELF."

no matter lacs of people sit for the IIT's but their are only a few hundreds who have seriously prepared for it ,who have putted their efforts in it.

sorry if i said anything wrong.
you can understand that thoughts vary from every other indivisual.
dont you all fight for proving iit or mit superior.
both are super best in their own ways and have super best people.

@ iit my heart mit my soul in particular
n Everyone in general

Lite buddy--

woo
so much fire in you so much passion i can feel the flow in the words but no one here is diminishing iit or mit no one is-- i cant even find y this whole comparison thing came up but yes i suggest we take this comparison to some other place--people here have questions n desperately need answers--It will be hard for anyone to find the questions that may not be important for us but are important for others-So lite re

n yeah we aint so bad-
we were indians the second we were born n will continue to be so-No matter where we go, where we are

MIT---IIT--Doesent matter-- U matter we matter--What matter's is that we are here--for a reason and we will achieve it-

There is one thing that we can never change n it so happens to be the best thing in this world-Thats destiny

What matters is the way we go by
Either we go on criticizing all its moves
or
we go on enjoying all its moves

The way we chose is life

So in nut-shell

Life rocks but to keep it rockin we will have to rise above IIT n MIT-

Isnt it even written on the website-

Its the desire that matter--We all by being at this level maybe not academicly, not resource wise but all the same by being at this level have proved that we are not different but essentially we are not like others too-

We will by god's grace n by the fire that runs in our heart n mind reach the goal we have set for ourselves n eventually achieve for ourselves,for our nation, for the whole planet earth

seriously ive been telling you all to stop this..... for a long time..... you just wont listen.......... now its turning into some grotesque melodramatic fanatic patriotism....... did any of us ever say India is a bad country?
i dont anything of that sort was ever posted...

if IIT fanaticism leads to such narrowness of mind and vision and such deliberate misinterpretation of words then im better off not being there.........

THE ONLY THING THAT GETS YOU ANYWHERE IS YOUR ORIGINALITY.... hardwork can only get you to a certain level... after that its all you........

@all Indian applicants: please can v stop it here..... none of you are realising this debate is assuming unnecessary proportions....

seriously ive been telling you all to stop this..... for a long time..... you just wont listen.......... now its turning into some grotesque melodramatic fanatic patriotism....... did any of us ever say India is a bad country?
i dont anything of that sort was ever posted...

if IIT fanaticism leads to such narrowness of mind and vision and such deliberate misinterpretation of words then im better off not being there.........

THE ONLY THING THAT GETS YOU ANYWHERE IS YOUR ORIGINALITY.... hardwork can only get you to a certain level... after that its all you........

@all Indian applicants: please can v stop it here..... none of you are realising this debate is assuming unnecessary proportions....

lol--everyone is telling to stop but bytheir own self post a post about it--

cool re--

so rankeya---did u give toefl---

@Matt

My questions seemed to have been burried down in the posts so i post them again

1)The admision office told me that my application is complete and ready for review-

Any chance of you having read it or it gone infront of your eyes

Or is this information not meant to be shared until results!!

2)Well in the common data set, its mentioned that student's intrest level is considered for addmisions too- What are the parameters on which you tend to measure the level of students intrest

3)" Luck By chance" Got released---did you see it--it contains quite a number of bollywood stars

4)Can we email you. I mean if you won't consider that an intrusion

I was interviwed by Mr vinay rai
president of rai foundation--

Went quite good--I even got chocolates
For the record i love chocolates-

So nybody home--

@ ruhban: no toefl man.... i dont think we need it too..... ive been 13 years in an english medium school.

my english is good... perhaps not a 800 material in the SAT but good enough.... i guess... hehehe... i sound pompous....

my interview was by an architect in kolkata.... MIT alumnus...

@all

I have C++ pracs.
MY BOARDS HAVE STARTED!!!

@all

Guys, I dont think I'll be in here now for long...
probably v can get in touch through e-mail..
My E-mail ID: mohit_dhagat2000@yahoo.com

ALL THE BEST EVERYONE!!...

@Rankeya

Well i had to give toefl cuz i had too give my tests in fast forwardness cuz i got my passport late--

N know u dont sound pompous--truthful might be the word

@Mohit

soo u also taken C++- my practicals were over in december only-What did u make as ur project--
I am the only student of C++ in my school--he he-i guess now i sound pompous

@iit my heart mit my soul..............
What rubbish post was that supposed to be?
Yes IITians do go crazy and go on slogging.......
and the only thing they know is preparing for JEE..........
I have about 4 such IIT crazy lads in my school........
each getting about 99 percentile in brilliant tutuorials........
but................to them there is no life beyond books.........
any extracurricular actitivit on any sort is simply a waste of time for them........and obviously due to their buring desire to get admitted to IIT their health is getting affected....
IITs dont care about what you have achieved and done in the past...........what matters to them is just 1 paper of 2 parts totalling 6 hours on the basis of which you get an admission...
that too can be given only twice and only once in a year....
IITians are geeks.......but JEE is just too badly planned and conducted...
and what did you say India has to feed the stomachs of poor children living below the poverty line?
tell me how does an IITian who does B.Tech from there and MBA from USA contribute to the cause of these poor people...
India has to take care of these people....but IITian dont care about them....
and the government too only remembers about them when the elections are approaching...
and if IITs cant help its aspirants realise their dreams and discover themselevs....what are they there for?Just using the nations money to produce geeks who think that getting into IIT is the most important thing in life and once there,their life is made?
The Indian education system is flawed and you have to accept this...
I agree that our level of studies in CBSE and ICSE are way higher than in places like America....
but the fact remains 4 lac students instead of preparing for 10+2 end up totally devoting themseleves to JEE...
Tell me whats the use of the 10+2 in such a situation then?
4Lac students will give JEE this year too...and only 5928 will be selected...
What will happen to others who couldnt qualify?
Either sacrifice another year preparing for JEE or else get into some not so highly reputed engineering college and ruin their careers forever..................................

@mohit ..........ISC board is 12th standard of ICSE board not International board.
@rubhen.............nice post ...i agree with your views...
i have taken C++ too..but our practicals are in 2 weeks time...
we finished our journals a month ago.anyways are you able to cope up with stacks and queues?......for me everything else in C++ was pretty easy
@rankeya...........its very clear MIT is way of better than IITs...no confusion about that...TOEFL is not required at MIT if you give SAT1
@iit my heart mit my soul............i did not intend to hurt anyone...but just make my views clear to everone...specially in reply to your totally one sidedid view of IITs....
@everyone............hope this topic on MIT v/s IITs ends soon..
my board exams are beginning from 16th so even I (like mohit)
wont last for long on this blog.
bye and take care..

@Shivank

Thanks bro----well yeah not much of a problem--i had probs with sql as i couldnt get practical hands on it--but that too is resolved

My application tracking shows my Mid-Year Grade Report as "not processed". I don't study in a U.S. or U.S.- based school system, so I believe I don't have to send it in? Will my application be considered complete and read now, or do I have to do something else?

@Muhammad

Well if everything else as in the standard testing requirements is done, than i beleive it is ready for review

@ shivank I agree wid u totally. 1 sided view of iits can b dangerous. I have finished wid my c++ but phy. And chem. 2 go. All d best every1!!!!!

I am the legal guardian of a junior year high school student who wishes to apply for admission into a program which includes specialties in both mathematics and finance. Her high school does not offer sufficiently challenging courses in math, physics, of chemistry next year. The local college can provide core courses in these topics designed for science majors but attending the local college would prevent her from gaining her high school diploma.

My question is whether her application would be rejected or viewed in a negative light due to her not earning the high school diploma if her performance was otherwise acceptable?

@rubhen shah............are you in a CBSE school........then you must be following Sumita Arora......coz we dont have SQL in ISC,rather we have Linked Lists and Binary Trees...and Stacks and Queues using pointers only.........
@mohit...............thanks for supporting my post.....more or less same situation with me as far as 10+2 is concerned............which school and board are you studying in?
@all Indians.........I think we should move to a newer post now.....or else use our email ids rather than using up Matts blog........which is supposed to be for people to ask him questions about the admissions process........
rubhen has already contacted me by mail...
waiting for the rest.......mohit,rankeya,all other indians....
id---shivankrai@aol.in
we could make a community on Yahoo! or Hotmail that would be better........
See you guys later........and hope for the best..

@shivank

I'm in a CBSE board school(NCS,Mumbai). My id is:
mohit_dhagat2000@yahoo.com

This has certainly become "The Great Indian Laughter Blog".
One says stop, one says start. Lets discuss something which has a purpose and which gives information.

So how many of you have had interviews? How did they go?
And has your application been processed completely?

I am Sharath Chandra...and I am from Hyderabad, so do contact me if you ve got nothing else to do in your day. ;) kidding ;)

my id is sharathchandra_92@yahoo.co.in

~PEACE~

How have you people scored on the SAT's and TOEFL?
I got 580 on Critical reading, 610 on Writing and 760 on Math.
SAT 2 - 1600/1600 ( Math n Phy)
TOEFL - 111/120.

I hope its alright to share the scores :|.
I understand that they are not the only criterion for selection but just wanted to know how all of you have scored!

@Shivank

yep am in CBSE board..

@others

well my interview was quite as i expected it--it wasnt downright formal but neither was it all the way unformmal.

it was a gr8 experience cuz we talked abt MIT, my other options-Though when i sai dthat am only applyin for MIT, he suggested going for more to

bout my scores--have only got toefl yet-Got 106 out of 120
-

@everyone...........well my score arent great at all.........thats why I dont have much of hopes of getting in to MIT...though one can never give.......so I still have some hope thanks to my extra curriculars..........

SAT 1 CR=570,Math=660,Writing=670
SAT 2 Math II=750,Physics=730....

@rubhan..........u must have given SAT Subjet Test and not SAT Reasoning test,that why you perhaps only have your TOEFL scores....

Anyways,Best Of Luck Everyone!

all set on writing 200 comments on dis blog !!!!!!
yay!!!!!!!1

id: rnkydtt@yahoo.co.in

i prefer live messenger though:

rankeya_uft@hotmail.com

@sharathchadra: u were born in 92 and applying to MIT now?? dts early isnt it???

@MIT: you guys rock!!! you instantly update my application tracking..... yay again....

you are tonnes better than some of the other colleges and the app track systems....

thank you!!!!

hope to hear from you soon enough now......

cheers to all !!!!!!!!!

@Shivank

yep thats the way it was--i couldnt give reasoning test cuz i got my passport on jan 13th--
n there was only 1 aceptable date left--So gave toefl on the 18th n sat 2 on 24th.

n i hope n belive MIT aint gonna take our scores as the sole judger, so all of us have a good chance--I wish i could say everyone will get through--

@rankeya
congratz for the 200th post--whers the party--
n yeah maybe he is 92 but if u go by that way than i am only 4+--- i must be one hell of a human--lol

@all
Rock On People

@Matt
Ny word on whetehr the class size will be increased this year

class size increase?? no such thing should be done! dilution is not good, IITs lost their flavour for the same reason!! If there are more students there are more universities, let MIT cheese cake house the best rats!

or beavers may be!

@Rankeya

I am in my 12 grade. Or lets be desi here and call it 12th class. So yeah i ve applied for my UG. On Time I guess.

@Ruhban

I didnt get your 4+ thing yar.

@All

What other Universities are you applying to? ( I hope this is an OK-to-discuss topic :D)

@All

I have created a community on orkut.

The name is MIT Applicants.

Do join it.
When we run out of place here we can discuss stuff there.

@ sharath: no offense dude! i ws jst curious.....

200 !

@Varun

dude totally agree i would have loved to be one of the 4500 something students in MIT-But i read an article on The Tech-they are expecting 15,000+ applications this year--
N the international percentage will be the same, so given a choice between more less chance percentage of admittance or 20 or so more students--I will choose the latter-

Well i think it is ok to discuss- perhaps the blog topic isnt that but a blog all the same--
Me Only applied for MIT-n guess what i thought i was teh only crazy guy to do it-but quite a few others have done the same

@Sharath--
i meant if we take ur being 92 in ur for a sure shot of u being born in 93, than that way my id has 20004 2hich makes me only 4+ of age

Sharath, Your scores are great. By the way, I am also from Hyderabad. Where do you live and in which school do you study ? I am in state board.

To all Inian applicants:

Good luck to all of you for your board exams.

Rankeya, mohit, shivank, Ruban Shah, Sharath You are all great man. I wanna continue or else start being a friend to all of you. So, if you think thats a good idea, my ID is

akhi_denduluri@yahoo.com

I wouldn't be writing much on blog because right now my practicals are going on. Bye

@Akhila

Well as is popularly said " The more the merrier"
N yeah thanks for the the luck----need it desperately

@Akhila

To you n everyone else i give my own preartion

"Excellence of luck"

best is just not good enough---lol

@Akhila

I live near the Airport and I am in Krishna Murty IIT Academy. What about you?

@sharath ...........good work.........i am joining that orkut community........u aint have 1 on facebook?

@All Indian..........stanford receievd 30000+ applications this year...a record for them............so MIT getting 150000 this year is nothing new............and the reservation is approx. 5% of american students intake.............so that should be good for us...........
thanks for all the wishes.........my boards start in a weeks time......
Best Of Luck Everyone...........and may MIT have more reservation for international students.......... :-)

@ Matt,

any update on the admission process?? anything...

@SRV

Looks like this blogs been abandoned

@ Ruhban

it seems so....with so much going on here in this post of Matt particularly....

hey matt...i know that this entry is not about it, but can you tell me a little bit about how apllying to M.I.T.?
because i'm from brazil, and i'd like to apply there, but i dont know where to start doing...so if you could tell me what to do i would be really thankfull...and what about scholarships, how can a person get one?...what does this person must havve to be accepted on a scholarship or even a normal student.

if anyone could help me i would be really thankfull...

what does this person must havve to be accepted on a scholarship or even a normal student.

i mean, what skills, what this person must do, you know...

thanks

Hi
May I ask for the date of releasing admittance of Regular Action applicants?

Thank you for your time.

Heather.

heather, march 17th?

Some parts of my application are missing. I have tried to send them through fax but there is some problem and inconvenience. Can I scan and email my documents to you on your email address?

Hello Matt,

Can you tell me more about applying to MIT as a special student? I graduated high school two years ago, chose not to apply to a private college, but found a job and attended a community college the first year. I am now abroad studying a foreign language, self-studying various subjects (mainly science and mathematics), and teaching myself to play piano and to work with oil paints. I am returning to the United States later this year.

I am not a resident of Massachusetts, but the idea of taking a few graded courses at MIT sounds interesting and challenging. Is it possible for you to tell me a little more about the application process? Requirements? Does the mere fact that I am not a Massachusetts resident disqualify me as an applicant?

Any advice would be appreciated, thank you, Matt!

Matt,

I had sent the secondary school report on the 15th of last month. But it still does not show up in my mit dashboard. The evaluations were also sent along with that and these are shown as recieved. Is my secondary school report missing? In that case, what should I do?