MIT doesn't read all EA applications?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I am currently a freshman at MIT. Last year, I applied early, was deferred, and then was ultimately accepted RD. Many, many people I've come to know here were also deferred and then admitted, so don't lose hope! (But do send in supplemental materials if you feel that will strengthen your case.)</p>

<p>My question is this: Does MIT read every early application that it receives? </p>

<p>Last year, MIT deferred every early applicant from my high school. Our counselors called admissions and were informed that MIT had not looked at any of the early applicants from our school, and had deferred us all by default. Apparently, the same thing happened two years ago, as well. (Though before that, students had been admitted early.)</p>

<p>Our school has quite a bit of clout and regularly sends a handful of seniors to MIT each year. It is for this reason that I imagine our counselors were able to get so candid an explanation out of MIT--others schools might not be able to achieve this, leaving their deferred EA applicants in the dark, free to imagine that they simply did not have what it takes.</p>

<p>Does MIT still do this? Does it have a list of schools from which it accepts students early--or does it simply have a list of schools from which it will not consider early applicants (seems more feasible)?</p>

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<p>No such list, I'm betting big money. Two readers for <em>every</em> application, I'm betting big money. No school's applicants are deferred "by default", I'm betting big money.</p>

<p>Given the need to staff the phones for call-ins today, it's highly unlikely BenJ will be able to respond to this, but I'm sure you'll get an answer from him as soon as he's able. I'd expect it to be a more polite version of what I expect my 16-year-old would say: "What were your counselors smoking?!"</p>

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<p>Whoah - that is simply not true. KentuckyFriedBeef, if you would be willing to contact me offline (either via email or in person @ 3-107), I would love to speak with your counselors and find out how this misunderstanding happened.</p>

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<p>I have no contact with MIT, but the idea that any college would automatically defer everyone "by default" just defies logic. There is absolutley no reason for a college to do so.</p>

<p>KFB: was this just parking lot rumor, or did you GC tell this 'fact' to you personally?</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure MIT, just like most colleges, reads all applications</p>

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<p>It was conveyed to me as fact.</p>

<p>Ben, I would love to meet with you and will try to come by your office tomorrow.</p>

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<p>what seems more likely to me is that the high school failed to get its part in to MIT in time and the entire school's apps were automatically deferred because they were incomplete. Your GC might have been trying to pass the buck for their own error.</p>

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<p>The same situation happened to me and my friends at our high school this year.</p>

<p>Out of the 6 that applied to MIT (and there are only about 60 in our grade total), all of them were deferred.</p>

<p>I'm almost positive that our GC's didn't send all our apps at the same time, so that couldn't have been it.</p>

<p>I was actually thinking along the same lines as KentuckyFriedBeef until Ben posted.</p>

<p>Hm... my guess is that our GC's will phone MIT about the situation to clarify things up as well.</p>

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<p>Kliuless, isn't it possible that MIT really did decide to defer all 6?</p>

<p>Only 1/8 made it this year.</p>

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<p>Hello Ben,</p>

<p>I have been reading ur posts for over 6 months now and as always found them very very helpful .. i although hav some queries which if cud be answered by you wud be of gr8 help....</p>

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<li><p>I got a verbal score of 600 and writing 620 .. But my english is among my strongest .. Am a journalist at national newspaper ..hav awards on english(nat.debates) .. BestJournalist for year 2004-05 and many many english related stuff... Do u still think the 600 wud hold down on me...</p></li>
<li><p>I attended the 3rd Diversity maters Forum with 65 countries organised by the Commonwealth society where a total of only 2 students were there .. i was being one of them...that was my biggest achievement. and likes with posts lik foreign misiters and head of states were present.. it was a grand meet.. SO basically how do i present it.. What i hav done is that attached a 2 page activity sheet with only major interest and dedicated fields and what i did there.. and on a seperate sheet added all honor and awards which are beyond state level ( state, nat international ....not the city level or schul ones)..there hav given a para on this..is this right??</p></li>
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<p>SAT1:
CR:600
Writing:620
MAths 800 (twice)</p>

<p>SAT2
MAths level2 =800
Maths level 1=790
Physcis:760
No toefl.</p>

<p>SO plz comment.....I wud highly appreciate ur coments.
Have a nice day</p>

<p>Ankur
India</p>

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<p>hey smartmind, your SAT IIs are identical to mine, except i took Chemistry instead of Physics...</p>

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<p>oh well, Ben said he wont be here again until Jan, but well, Ankur, I will say that you could take the TOEFL and that way MIT will only evaluate your SAT II's and the TOEFL and you have Excellent SAT II scores. ALso remember that admission for International Students is specially difficult so you should aim for the best scores always and make a GREAT application!</p>

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<p>smartmind: what the ef... dude start another topic</p>