For EA deferred students, what additional materials are you sending?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi people,</p>

<p>I was just curious about stuff you guys (EA deferrals) are sending to FURTHER strengthen your application. Please post them here.</p>

<p>Me first: One additional recommendation letter, and an additional essay about my research.</p>

<p>HAPPY HOLIDAYS!</p>

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<p>Better SAT II scores.</p>

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<p>my counselor told me to send something unique that would represent who i am but im still kind of thinking about what to do</p>

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<p>I might send another recommendation and write a letter to the school. I don't know what else I would write about or send in. Hopefully this is enough. I found out too late to take the SAT/ACT again and my college doesn't accept Jan. test scores so I'm hoping I won't need anything more. I think my SAT II did do me in unfortunately, bc it was a required part of their application.</p>

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<p>Better SAT II scores (780-->800 in Math IIc isn't a big deal, but 600 in Bio --> 750 in Physics) as well as transcripts from Syracuse University and Bates College. I will be getting an A in a first-year writing course from Syracuse, and an A in a third-year math/computer course at Bates that is equivalent to 6.001 at MIT.</p>

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<p>full research paper :) hope it helps I actually was regreting not sending it in on Nov 2nd</p>

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<p>nothing... didn't know you were supposed to send something</p>

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<p>whens the deadline for sending additional materials?</p>

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<p>3 research papers; should have sent it in from the beginning.</p>

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There's not a hard deadline, but you should try to send things by the end of January so they can be read with your file. MIT will start selecting students around Valentine's Day.</p>

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<p>if we submit extra materials, will it show up on the my mit account so we know that mit received it?</p>

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<p>I doubt it. You already sent in your required info so they probably won't tell you. Don't worry if they don't get it or if they do. It's rare that that stuff happens so stop playing these crazy scenarios in your head.</p>

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<p>Only the Mid Year Grade report shows up in your MyMIT account.
And as StevenWheatland said, the letters rarely get lost but still you should them via USPS Priority mail with delivery confirmation or just snail mail WITH delivery confirmation.</p>

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<p>Sending in a research abstract, a recommendation, and an extra essay, all with a cover letter.</p>

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<p>can regular applicants send in additional materials? is it a good idea to?</p>

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<p>RD applicants can certainly send in additional materials. It is getting very late, however, so any additional materials should be sent absolutely as soon as possible.</p>

<p>Whether sending materials is a good idea is up to you: will the extra materials provide a more complete and compelling picture of you as an applicant, or do they simply provide more paper for your application? Materials that help the admissions officers see the real you should be sent; filler material should not.</p>

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<p>Mollie,</p>

<p>If I take my materials to MIT this Wednesday, would that be too late?</p>

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<p>I'm sending a cover letter, followed by one newspaper article about a charity event I organized, one about the math team I am a captain of, and a writing sample. Is that odd?</p>

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<p>You can send them anytime before selection starts (which is usually around Feb 15th or so), but your application may already be finished being read, and the readers who have inevitably read your application already will not see your update. So it's not too late until selection, but there's no guarantee that all or most of your readers will see the update.</p>

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<p>then who looks at the midyear reports?</p>

<p>and do the readers only use the summaries during selection?</p>