<p>And exceedingly grateful we are for MIT’s generosity! MIT also has a great policy of allowing outside scholarship to reduce the amount of loan and work study in the f. aid package, so definitely try for those outside scholarships.</p>
<p>@MITChris : What if I want to take a gap year and re apply next year ? Will my application be deleted of your systems ? Or can I just “update” it with my new achievements ?</p>
<p>You may certainly reapply if you wish. However, I <em>never</em> advise students to take a gap year only to improve their application for MIT specifically. It’s not worth investing a year of your life. </p>
<p>If you want to take a gap year (or go somewhere else) in order to challenge yourself and do well then we would welcome your application again. But do it for you, not for MIT.</p>
<p>@MITChris, I would like to know how practical is it to reapply as an international transfer applicant? People say that getting in as a transfer is extremely difficult, if not impossible without any hook. I don’t think I have any hook. So considering that, would it be reasonable to apply as a transfer? Moreover I’m concerned about how one’s rejection might affect one’s ‘re-application’ in this scenario.</p>
<p>I’m not sure I can answer this in terms of “practical” or “reasonable.” We’ve certainly admitted international transfers whom we denied as freshman. It’s unlikely - but then, so is being admitted to MIT in the first place. It’s really a matter of what you think is best for you. That’s vague, but I don’t think there is a right answer for the general case, just a right answer for each particular person.</p>
<p>@MITChris, Thank you for your response! Is there a definite number of seats for the transfer applicants? I mean -like- the international freshman have around 100-150 seats every year.</p>
<p>No. Depends entirely on how many open seats there are in the class.</p>