<p>I recently began working on the MIT application, and I have some very nerdy questions:</p>
<li><p>Is it advisable to use parallel gramatical structure on fields such as the summer activities field? Many of the workshops that I attended over the summers have specific names, but other activities, like a teachers’ professional development course that I taught, are harder to describe with noun phrases.</p></li>
<li><p>In the EC field of the application, I have to describe my activities AND indicate my role. How does one do this? Should I use two fragments separated by a semicolon, or should I devise a sentence that incorporates both answers?</p></li>
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<p>I may be thinking about this too much, but I imagine that using consistant grammer would have a favorable effect on my chances.</p>
<p>Maybe using correct spelling would help too :) Just kidding, I often have little slips as well. As far as grammar goes, schools don't expect you to be quite <em>that</em> careful. My friend misspelled "Bombay" as "Bobmay" and made several other grammar errors. Ultimately, he was accepted and got into Harvard as well (where he matriculated). Just use your judgment; if you were up there reading apps, what would you think?</p>
<p>did you get the MIT app in the mail? when did you get it?</p>
<p>The paper application is available on the Internet. From MIT's undergraduate admissions page, just click "How to Apply," and you can download the PDF.</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, in addition to slinging numerous cross-outs and confusing arrows leading this way and that, I spilled juice on my application-</p>
<p>you <i>really</i> have nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>Yeah, what she ^ said. :-)</p>