<p>What is the last minute to send Part 2 of the application? MIT has received and processed all parts of my application except Part 2. Is January 1 11:59 PM the last minute when I can send Part 2?</p>
<p>Have a look:
[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “MIT Regular Action Deadline”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/deadlines/mit_regular_action_deadline_1.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/apply/deadlines/mit_regular_action_deadline_1.shtml)</p>
<p>Thanks.That means I can submit on any time on January 1.</p>
<p>But is that 11:59 EST or PST?</p>
<p>What is List any scholastic distinctions you have won since entering high school and indicate the level of distinction.?</p>
<p>Awards and Honors in an academic field.</p>
<p>Then there’s one in an extracurricular field.</p>
<p>Okay thanks. i filled those in. What to write in Part 9 optional esay?</p>
<p>I’m just starting my essays now. I’m not applying to any other college, but somehow procrastination still has its hold on me. Do all humans procrastinate, or just some unlucky subset?</p>
<p>Haha. What you applying to MIT as well and you just starting? =OD (Yes! Another one gone! Increased chances! Yayz!) xD</p>
<h1>cgarcia: All humans do procrastinate, but just sometimes. Hurry.</h1>
<h1>MrPanda: So you’ve completed it :D</h1>
<p>Hey what should I put in for the optional essay?</p>
<p>It’s optional. You don’t need to put anything in.</p>
<p>If there’s something special about you (and there probably is) that didn’t come out elsewhere in the application, the optional essay is a good play to write about that.</p>
<p>If you managed to say everything you wanted without the need for the optional essay (and there’s nothing at all wrong with that - it’s great) then you shouldn’t feel obligated to put something in there.</p>
<p>In other words, I don’t think it’s the place for a “Why MIT” or “reading list” essay as so many people seem to use the optional portions for. I’m just an applicant like you, but that seems to be the vibe I get from most admissions folk.</p>
<p>Stupid question. I see people putting “Science Olympiad” as scholastic distinction. Is it important that you came far? I participated in the International Math Olympiad (IMO) twice and International Physics Olympiad (iPhO) once. I didn’t even pass the first (national) round :(. Do people who list it came far? Could I put myself as “International Math Olympiad contestant”?</p>
<p>I think that’s not proper, is it?</p>