<p>So where we have to select from the drop down menu, I can just select the earliest grade taken? (the section where it asks for calculus, biology, chemistry, and physics)</p>
<p>In the part of the application that asks the student to input their grades, can EA applicants put their estimates of their 1st Marking Period grades? or is there some other way to send them in (the MP ends just after the EA deadline)?</p>
<p>wait, so the essays’ word limit are no longer just “suggestive” and HAVE TO be under 100 words or 250 words now? so i can’t submit my essay even if it’s over by 1 word?</p>
<p>please confirm, because that means there’s gonna be massive rewriting in the coming week!</p>
<p>Momo- yes. I submitted my app today. Sometimes I couldn’t even have 250 words. Had to go =< 249</p>
<p>All worked out in the end :)</p>
<p>I do have same question about the section where it asks for calculus, biology, chemistry, and physics. I took chemistry honor at 9th grade, then I took AP chemistry at 11th grade. Should I put 9th or 11th? We only can pick one. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore enrolled at a well-known australian university right now and going on exchange next spring to an Ivy League. Would this exchange experience make me more advantageous if I apply for transferring to MIT? </p>
<p>Also which do you focus more on, the high school’s GPA or the university’s academic performance (or should I say college’s GPA instead :p)? </p>
<p>Lastly would you consider the scores of non-scientific subjects? coz I took Japanese at university as a breadth subject (like the ‘minor’ in US colleges I guess).</p>
<p>Many thanks!</p>
<p>"Would this exchange experience make me more advantageous if I apply for transferring to MIT? " </p>
<p>Not likely. But it may still be a good experience for you!</p>
<p>“Also which do you focus more on, the high school’s GPA or the university’s academic performance (or should I say college’s GPA instead )?” </p>
<p>For transfers we care more about your college performance than your HS performance. </p>
<p>And we care about all the work you’ve done at uni.</p>
<p>Hello I currently have an issue with my EC, I basicly live in the middle of nowhere in Ireland, and my school is a normal public school with barely any EC avaliable to me, will MIT take this into consideration when I apply? My grades are perfect currently and I have a great range of interests from asian culture to architecture to military history to investing.</p>
<p>If we apply early action, and give our teachers the recommendation letters and envelopes weeks before November 1, but they mail it in after november 1, will MIT still accept it? I gave my english teacher the recommendation and envelope about 2 weeks ago and reminded her last week, but she still hasn’t started it yet. I’m not worried, but I just want to clarify if we will be penalized for something outside our control (i.e our evaluators work ethic and punctuality)</p>
<p>^^You are not alone. My son gave his teachers materials for rec letters in the beginning of Oct, and the last time he checked (last night), his teachers haven’t started yet.</p>
<p>You won’t be penalized, I believe. But make sure to check with your teachers often form now on.</p>
<p>For summer activities, is it okay if we are still participating in the activity listed? (so the date will go all the way to october)</p>
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Yes, MIT evaluates applications with respect to the opportunities available to you. They are familiar with school systems in a wide variety of countries.</p>
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Yes, absolutely. And if your teacher’s letter gets lost somewhere between you and MIT, you will be given the opportunity to have your teacher fax it. As long as the letter arrives at MIT in some form or another by about mid-November, all will be well. That said, younglookingmom is quite right that politely checking in with your teachers is a good plan.</p>
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Yes, it’s okay – MIT will not make you quit your summer activities just because it’s now fall in the northern hemisphere.</p>
<p>For SECTION 9 Optional essay, the font size is very small. How do we change the font size?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Can you say if MIT is more competitive to get into for graduate or undergraduate school?</p>
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It’s impossible to compare, because for graduate school, admission is done by individual departments. So it’s not equally difficult to get in every department. </p>
<p>In general, graduate admissions are more predictable than undergraduate admissions, but rely more heavily on not-easy-to-obtain credentials like strong professor recommendations, undergraduate research history, and potential to succeed in a highly specific field.</p>
<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I have a question. What are the guidelines in case of an applicant as a questbridge finalist?
Also, explain me: does it really helps or shows more initiative a candidate that is a finalist?
I am one and honestly I am very confuse about it…</p>
<p>I just want to know that admissions will consider that in context of the entire application!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I am over by about 10 to 15 words in one or two essays that suggest 200-250 words. When I paste them on the MIT website it says there is an error but it will let me override this. Then when I preview the document in PDF file everything is there and the font does not seem to be reduced. SO chris or Mollie is this acceptable or do I have to spend a lot of time in reducing the word count to less than 250?</p>
<p>Hello Chris,</p>
<p>I have two questions that are relatively similar. The first is this: In comp sic class this year, I have created a game app for honeycomb tablets. It’s in alpha phase but does have the basic graphics and game play. Would it be helpful for me to send this to admissions, or even possible for them to open it, since it is for a specific platform?</p>
<p>The second question is this: I have already had a supplemental rec lesser sent and I am planning on turning in a music supplement this weekend. Would this honeycomb app be too much extra information or would it be fine?</p>
<p>juniormathwiz-- you have to lessen it to under 250 words. it will only let you override in saving. When you press submit, it will tell you you have errors.</p>
<p>ok thanks.I shortened one essay to 250 words but it still said it was too long!!</p>