<p>Hi,
I'm wondering why a few months ago on the ACT website it said that MIT would require the ACT writing section for the class of 2006. But I checked the ACT website this week and it says that MIT does not require the writing test. On the MIT website it says it is required for the class of 2007 onward. Does anyone know why there are these discrepancies? Does MIT require the ACT writing section or not? Any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Josh</p>
<p>Testing</a> requirements from Matt</a> McGann's blog.</p>
<p>
[quote=Matt McGann]
For those of you applying this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the official statement about what we require:</p>
<p>SAT I (either the old version or the new version, available beginning March 2005) or the ACT <a href="with%20or%20without%20the%20optional%20writing%20test">b</a>**. In addition, we require three SAT II Subject Tests: one in math (level 1 (Ic) or 2 (IIc)), one in science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m), and the third in any area of your choosing.
<a href="emphasis%20mine">/quote</a></p>
<p>For questions such as this, don't rely on information from any source except a college itself. College websites have answers to many questions. Most have now posted their SAT/ACT requirements vis a vis the new tests. If the website doesn't have an answer for your question, e-mail admissions. </p>
<p>Regarding MIT's ACT/SAT policy, Mollie's answer is correct. However, you should verify by going to the MIT website. The information is posted there.</p>
<p>Well, right. But the point of the admissions blogs is to help de-mystify the admissions process, and given that the non-student authors are MIT admissions officers, I think the blogs are as trustable (or perhaps more trustable) as information from the MIT website.</p>
<p>Matt McGann, MIT Assistant Director of Admissions, recently stated in his blog that the information he posts there should be considered a reliable source of data. ("Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!") So since molliebatmit quoted from Matt's blog, that is a reliable admissions fact.</p>
<p>Just to clarify - Matt is part MIT admissions so is a reliable source. (See my prior note about contacting admissions.) However, the ACT site should not be considered a reliable source for information about MIT, nor should any website other than the MIT website. </p>
<p>Far too often, I see questions about admissions requirements for specific colleges here on CC, and incorrect answers to those questions. Students should be going to college websites for those answers if they want to be sure they are getting the straight scoop.</p>