Adding an essay after EA dealine?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I already wrote an essay for the opional essay about what I have created but I was wondering if I could send in another more recent one should I be deffered.</p>

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<p>Yes, you may send in additional materials if you are deferred. However, I’m not sure if they’ll consider an updated essay? I think deferment is mainly for more data (mid-year report, new SATs) to come in for consideration.</p>

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<p>Last year, I sent in an optional essay after i got deferred. if you are done with the essay already it doesn’t hurt to send it to them now. If it doesn’t get read in the EA round, you’ll still have it on your file if you get deferred during RD.</p>

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<p>Matt has a [blog</a> entry for deferred EA applicants](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/deferred_students_update.shtml]blog”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/deferred_students_update.shtml) every December.</p>

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<p>You see the thing is that I just finished my eagle project for my Eagle Scout rank in boy scouts and I would consider it exciting news should I get the rank in the coming months, but I would like to write an essay on it, not just hand something in saying I became an Eagle Scout.</p>

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<p>I think there’s a difference between writing An Essay on a topic, and writing a letter to be put in your fil describing the things that you did after you sent your application in. I sent in the latter - a two-page update on my FIRST robot and other things that I had done over my winter - and I think that many other deferred applicants did this as well. A letter would probably be fine for getting the necessary information across, and you can update Admissions on other parts of your life, too.</p>

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<p>Right, you can send in additional material, but admissions doesn’t suggest replacing any of the material that’s already in your application.</p>