Canadian (Ontario) applying for MIT

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>MIT has been my dream schools for as long as I can remember, but I have a couple of questions and would really appreciate if you guys can help me out (First timer, so please be nice) :)</p>

<p>I heard that American universities in general give Canadians a 5- 10% boost. Is that true? </p>

<p>Also, I am wondering if the reputation of my high school matter at all? Would the universities boost my mark by a couple of percent if they see that I go to a challenging school? Just for the information, my high school has been consistently ranked top 10 out of 690 schools in Ontario for the past 5 years, does it matter at all. ( I just think that if reputation doesn't matter people would go to easy schools for a good gpa, and its not really fair). For example, would a 3.85 GPA in my school be the same as a 4.0 GPA at some high school that is ranked 30 or 50?</p>

<p>Lastly, I received some A- and B+ in my freshman year in subjects like music, geography and gym. Since my intended major is engineering, would universities overlook or at least put less weight on those grades. Why do I take those courses you might ask? Because our school requires that you have at least one credit in arts, gym and geography before you can graduate. (PS, I received all As and A+ in my sophomore, junior and senior year)</p>

<p>Also, I am Taiwanese Canadian (have passports in both countries) and can speak two languages fluently and two other languages moderately. Do I get any "advantages" for that? or am I "treated" like Chinese in terms of admission? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>MIT doesn’t. I’m not sure why other schools would.</p>

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<p>Certainly your classes/grades will be thought of in context. They know an A in one school isn’t the same as an A in another.</p>

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<p>At MIT, you have to take 8 classes in humanities. If you’re not going to be happy with that, you should reconsider applying.</p>

<p>MIT does care about your humanities grades to some degree. But occasional/early A-/B+ are not worrisome - whether in humanities or math/science subjects.</p>

<p>There aren’t advantages between applying as a Taiwan resident or Canadian resident. Either way, you will be in the international pool, which is much more difficult than the US pool (you have many more people applying for a very limited number of spots). </p>