<p>^Regarding your questions about “quota” and “FA”, that is not true.
There is no unofficial quota for any kind of applicants. If there is a quota, it would be an official one. AFAIK, MIT can ONLY admit int’ls up to the number of visas granted to them by US Government. So no there is no unofficial quota set by MIT but instead they are limited by the the number of visas made available to them by the government.</p>
<p>As for the financial aid, I can only point you to the MIT SFS:
[MIT</a> - Student Financial Services](<a href=“MIT Student Financial Services”>MIT Student Financial Services)
But to sum it up, no, if you are admitted and indeed in need of financial assistance, they will be covering your need. They will cover much more than just the tuition. However you must note that, as I understand, MIT expects you to cover a fraction(an extremely small one) of your expenses thru this way or that way yourself(like working on/off-campus, UROPs etc.).</p>
<p>That student contribution excludes parent contribution and MIT finaid. I can only speculate about the reason behind this move but I believe that they are doing this to make the students more responsible and have them get some work experience.</p>