I got accepted to ECE for 2018 entry, and I want to defer my admission to 2019 entry.
I also want to request program change to engsci (I mean, they said I can do it so why not try…).
Do I need to accept my current offer before requesting deferral/program switch? I emailed the admission office long time ago but they still didn’t reply and the deadline for accepting offer is coming up so I wanted to make sure I don’t miss anything.
May I know when did you get your acceptance letter?
@Bunnycat321 mid-March 2018
You need to email again.
I’m concerned, @equality4all.
You’ve been accepted to U of T (awesome Canadian university) and I’m assuming Georgia Tech (very good American school) – since you asked about a tuition waver. Since you are international and not Canadian, and based on your responses, I’m assuming you have financial need. My guess is probably that you should consider top Canadian schools that do award scholarships on merit or top Canadian schools that are “relatively cheap” (McGill says it’s only $20164-46220 per year https://www.mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/yearly-costs )
UBC offers some scholarships: http://you.ubc.ca/financial-planning/scholarships-awards-international-students/
Why are you deferring admission? So you have can apply and have on average ~1 % chance (seriously) at MIT for the Class of 2023?
My contact in the admissions office tells me that’s the odds for Canadians.
As of October 6, 2017, MIT’s Registrar reported there were 22 Canadian undergrads. That’s Canadian citizens. http://web.mit.edu/registrar/stats/geo/
Some of them did their final year at Phillips Andover or Phillips Exeter (read: rich kids private school that places a ton of kids into elite schools).
Want to know the number of Canadians admitted in the Class of 2022? 4.
One was on CC:
https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/player.asp?id=840551
I forget her handle but I believe she wants to be 6-3.
so you might be curious about some of the rest:
One is a cyclist, won a 25K cycling competition (June 2016) in the 15 and under category averaging 25.4 km/h; he also had the fastest time in the race. He also won an honourable (Canadian spelling) mention in the McMaster Physics Online Physics Competition (Dec. 2017).
The third … http://www.ncsasports.org/mens-rowing-recruiting/british-columbia/vancouver/stgeorges/darius-chan
A Vancouverite, very into rowing…
My Educational Counselor buddies in Canada keep a stoic stiff upper lip (I know, that’s a Brit thing) when it comes to their applicants getting admitted. One told me that she gets amazing profiles that had they been American, they would have been admitted.
So anyway – do not gamble on a 1%.
@agapetos I understand what you’re saying. Many people who don’t know about my situation in detail think the same way. I was also accepted to McGill, but it’s the same as U of T and Georgia Tech - I can’t pay for it. McGill is nearly $50,000 for my program (engineering), so doesn’t make a big difference in tuition from the other two. I can’t go to a university this year, I’m going to take a year off and see if my financial situation can get any better. It would be a waste to let go of another whole admissions cycle so I’m reapplying to schools as well in the meantime.
And a comment about UBC - I was considering it, but I didn’t make their application deadline for scholarships, which was also a case for USC.
I did look into some Canadian schools, but their FA was centred around OSAP (Ontario student loan), which I wasn’t eligible for either because I was a noncitizen.
@equality4all
You have enough money to pay the fees to apply (and to take the SAT and subject tests), but I think you should be more selective with your schools.
If you cannot afford to pay the tuition, then think about alternatives, like community college and good public universities that give scholarships as well as directly to public universities that give scholarships (including UBC).
MIT undergraduate is a pipe dream for most people. It’s insufficient to have the right academics and even interests. It is far easier to be the best student in community college, then progress to being a great student in (flagship university/college in your area), then going to a top notch research school being paid a stipend for graduate work.
I can definitely see some of (Ivies, MIT, Stanford’s) thinking: “How does this student contribute in our community?”
[IvyGate used to say that one of the questions asked was, “Would I want this person to be my roommate? Would I want to be friends with this person?”]
Having great grades is not enough to demonstrate that an applicant would be of valuable contribution.
Having diverse interests is not enough to demonstrate that an applicant would be of valuable contribution.
Even if you are admitted to MIT, don’t assume it will be completely free. MIT expects some degree of self-help – the amount that you will be able to earn in the summers and during the term.
An older document (2011-2012), here: https://orgchart.mit.edu/sites/default/files/bb/201209_briefingbook_section6.pdf
indicates that for families that make less than $25k USD, MIT will cover 90% of the total bill but that means you would still have to cover your self-help portion. They make make tuition “free”, but you will have to cover your own expenses (like books, transportation, going home, laundry, etc.).
The more your family makes, the more they will have to pay.
Students who have “some skin in the game” tend to take their studies more seriously.
While I was a pretty serious student in high school (as in, I was a straight A student with many subjects in the high 90’s), I was even more motivated (if that’s at all possible) when I was paying for my education.
Sorry, this is off-topic for U of T. I’ll stop.
I think U of T is a great school.+