<p>Since this question has been asked several times recently and I don't really know the answer myself, I'm forwarding it to Matt.</p>
<p>My feeling is that it doesn't really matter what you write on your application, since your readers will have your official score report in front of them when they read your folder. Writing down the scores on the application is just a way to make it slightly easier for the admissions officers. And given that I don't think it matters, I would choose to write the November test date to give the reader the heads-up that updated scores should be in the folder.</p>
<p>Also, for the "Which department in MIT are you interested in and why" can we merge our love for TWO different departments(say Engineering and Architecture)? We had to mention one department in part 1, so I mentioned Course 6. But I really, really like Course 4 and would somehow want to do both in college(I dunno how much of that is possible :( ) So, can I really merge my love for the two departments somehow? Advisable? Or should I stick to just one course?</p>
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[quote=Matt McGann]
Students who are interested in Architecture or MIT's art community are welcome to submit a portfolio containing any art, photography, or architectural work for evaluation by our faculty.<a href="Emphasis%20mine.">/quote</a> Photography is art. I think pebbles was saying the other day that she submitted a photography portfolio, so you might talk to her about it.</p>
<p>And I don't see any reason that you shouldn't mention more than one department in the "which department" question. I know I mentioned both biology and brain and cognitive sciences in my application.</p>
<p>My son is in Course IV, and seems to be doing cross-disciplinary work including acoustics and fine arts, so I would say it is definitely possible to craft such a focus on both engineering and architecture.</p>
<p>Will a bad gym/physical education grade hurt your chances at applying early action? It's not a failing grade but well below all the other numbers on my transcript.
Also, for self reported course work do I need to include gym classes even though they are not averaged?</p>
<p>I was considering applying as a transfer to MIT. It has been my dream school since fifth grade but I was being stupid senior year and didn't apply because I didn't think I stood a chance ( I know it was stupid but theres nothing i can do about it now). Allow me to explain why: MIT had always been my dream school and I was determined to do well in high school. However, freshman year the first time my HS posted ranks, I started out ranked 138 because they included my 8th grade classes (IPC, algebra, and English 1) in the rankings. I lost a lot of my motivation but I still ended up graduating rank 14 out of 473. Currently I'm attending a public university close by and I'm doing really well, most likely my GPA will be a 4.0 at the end of this semester. I still really want to go to MIT even though I didn't apply freshman year (which is by far the stupidest thing I've done in my life). Do I even have a chance of making it as a transfer despite my high school record (i wasn't in the top 10 ranks) or should I refrain from wasting time and money and just try to apply there for grad school? Also, if you do recommend I still apply, do you have any advice for me as far as the transfer application goes?</p>
<p>Transfer application is definitely tough -- there aren't many spots open each year, so they don't admit many applicants. But if you've performed well in college, as far as I know that's weighted somewhat more heavily in transfer admissions than your high school record is.</p>
<p>It's always going to be tough to get into MIT, whether you're applying as a freshman, transfer, or graduate student. Only you can decide if you're willing to take the chance and apply.</p>
<p>This probably isn't a big problem, but I don't want to risk anything being wrong with my application. I'm done, and ready to submit, but I was looking at the preview and noticed a problem. I did everything online, including my essays, which I just typed into the text boxes (instead of uploading them). One of them (the optional 'what did you create' one) looks fine, but the other one (the regular required one) is barely readable. For some reason it almost all black and it is hard to make out the letters. As I said, both were just typed into the text box. Is there some way I can fix this? I don't want them to not be able to read my essay...</p>
<p>I just noticed that the application's "Summer Activities" portion doesn't specifically say 'last' or 'this' summer. Does this mean that I should include things for other summers, or is it assumed that it's this one?</p>
<p>I know from mymit count you can track the status for request materials. How should you know the status of supplemental materials like research paper and mentor recommendation letter?</p>
<p>These materials will not show up on MyMIT. If you want to check the status, the applicant will need to call the admissions office and check on them that way. But if they were sent in the same package, I wouldn't worry about it too much.</p>