<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have a question regarding music/art supplementary. My son had his interview yesterday, he mentioned his extra-curricular activities are concentrated in music/band, piano etc. his EC advised him to send a audio or type to MIT as a suplementary, but he is not majoring in music or art though. My son most likely will apply to the business/economic field. Should my son follow the EC’s advice? if so, is it going to give him an edge? or just unnecessary? Thank you.</p>
<p>I’m an american citizen and am going to apply for financial aid. However, when i preview part 1, my Social Security number doesnt show up on the app. Is this correct?</p>
<p>would it be appropriate to use the word “freaken” in one of my responses? lol I know it’s weird, but it adds emphasis to my response.</p>
<p>I don’t see any place in Part 1 where you’d put your social security number.</p>
<p>@tomdead - Are you referring to the FAFSA form? See the “alert” on FAFSA’s front page about SS# not showing up. Also, the form for next school year will not be available until 1/1.</p>
<p>I’m very into sewing and crafting, and I’d like to show off that side of me to the college admissions people. Should I make a website full of pictures of my projects and link it in the application?
If so, where in the application should I put it, and does anyone have an idea of how i should set up such a website?</p>
<p>renagirl9- you can use freewebs (.com) and take pictures of your work and upload them to your site. you can give a brief blurb about your work on the site as well, just remember, the whole world will be able to view your webpage.</p>
<p>there’s an “additional info” box on the last step (page 9) of part 2 of the app where you can post the link, and tell the adcoms what it is.</p>
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Wanting to major in music or art certainly isn’t a prerequisite for sending a supplement – very few people apply to MIT wanting to major in those departments, but a number of people send music/art supplements. </p>
<p>It can absolutely be useful to send supplements, although the usefulness varies with talent – the music/art supplements are similar to athletic recruitment in that they’re a way for the faculty at MIT to identify very talented applicants and recommend their admission. But there’s no downside to sending a supplement.</p>
<p>I took two summer classes (for credit/with undergrads) at my local ivy. where should I send the transcript (my hs won’t put it on theirs)? to undergrad admissions address? or just self-report? do I need the cover sheet? thanks</p>
<p>renagirl9 - yes please. i’d recommend wordpress, blogspot, or google sites.</p>
<p>On the self-reported course work, should I leave the “term grade” section for classes I’m currently taking blank, or should I fill them in with my grades from the first six weeks?</p>
<p>The teacher recommendation forms say that they should be sent to room 10-100. The supplemental form indicates that it should be sent to room 3-108. Which is the correct address for mailing transcripts, recommendations, etc?</p>
<p>Either should be fine – both of those rooms are occupied by the undergrad admissions office, but the mail actually goes to a mail room in the basement, not to either 10-100 or 3-108.</p>
<p>sorry about obnoxious repost…
I took two summer classes (for credit/with undergrads) at a local college. where should I send the transcript (my hs won’t put it on theirs)? to undergrad admissions address? or just self-report? do I need the cover sheet? thanks</p>
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<p>Any idea about how many out of the 20,000 applicants last year, 1000, fewer or more? I suspect that at least one fourth of those who go to MIT are good at music.</p>
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<p>Are there many clubs/teams for musicians/artists?</p>
<p>I took ACT twice, both tests have the same composite score, but the reading score is better in one while the science score is higher in the other. I had one test report (with better science score) sent in last month and it shows on myMIT account as processed. I have not submitted my Part 2 yet. Should I send the other test report as well, so the better reading score could be reported too?</p>
<p>For the Activities section, we are given 5 slots.
If say, I am involved in only 4 activities that I consider significant and am heavily involved in, should I bother putting a 5th activity in which my involvement was very shallow in comparison and I quit after sophomore year?
Basically I’m asking if it would look bad if I only had 4 activities listed I guess. I’m sure I could find a better activity to put for the 5th slot but if it wouldn’t count negatively I might just leave it blank.</p>
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No, I’ve never seen those numbers. There are certainly a large number of students applying to MIT who are talented in music.</p>
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Of course – music and art are very common avocational interests of MIT students. You can find a list of performance groups [url=<a href=“http://arts.mit.edu/participate/performance-groups/]here[/url”>Student Performance Groups]here[/url</a>]. I think something like sixty percent of MIT students participate in the arts at some point during college.</p>
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You certainly can, and if you do, the better reading score will be reported. There’s no downside to doing it, other than the cost of sending the scores.</p>
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No, if there are four activities that are most important to you, just list those four. </p>
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I don’t know the official answer to this, which is why I skipped it. I suspect you should send the transcript to the undergrad admissions address, but you should call the admissions office to be sure.</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. I will go ahead and send the other one too.</p>
<p>Hi!
I contacted my interviewer on October 10 and she has not responded. Should I call the phone number the EC provided? Wait a little longer? Or should I call the admissions office and inform them of the situation?
Thank you so much</p>