<p>@juniormathwiz,</p>
<p>I’m assuming you copied and pasted from MS Word.</p>
<p>Open up your essay in MyMIT (the textbox, and edit all the apostrophe’s ( ’ )you use. Basically delete them and retype them. That should get it down to the same word count MS Word shows. The formatting in MS Word is different.</p>
<p>also take out the dashes that you copied from MS Word.</p>
<p>Even after doing that, I had exactly the word limit, and it wouldn’t go through. so 249 and under.</p>
<p>sorry if this has been asked already, but does MIT want us to list all our academic achievements in the “additional information” if there are more than 5, or only list the 5 most important ones and don’t write any in the extra section?</p>
<p>What type of information do the EC’s write about?</p>
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This isn’t really a question anyone else can answer for you. If you think sending the app along with a music supplement and an additional letter of recommendation will help the admissions office understand who you are, then send it. If you don’t, then don’t. You are allowed to send additional information, and the admissions office won’t get “annoyed” if you take advantage of the opportunity to send it. But additional information is also not automatically helpful to them.</p>
<p>About the app specifically, if it’s not playable across a wide variety of platforms, I’d advise sending a description instead of the app itself.</p>
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You should list the five most important in the awards section. If you have more than five and want the admissions committee to know about them, you should write them in the additional information section.</p>
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They write about their impressions of you from the interview. Generally, they’ll avoid talking about information that the admissions officers will already have in front of them.</p>
<p>Hi, I’d also like to get a response to these two questions:</p>
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<p>So Mollie, would a video of me running and explaining the app be a good way to give it to admissions?</p>
<p>My school faxed rec letters and transcripts a while ago, but they still aren’t checked in the “Application Tracking” box. How long does it usually take to process these?
In addition, I’m sending a supplemental letter. Is there a way I can know it’s been received?
Thanks.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that the word limit for MIT’s short answers was more of a guideline rather than a strict cut off. However, my app can’t be submitted with a few extra words over–is this a change in the application, or a glitch on my side?</p>
<p>Hi Mollie and Chris (and others),
I am a musician and an engineer. I compose techno music and play songs on my synthesizer. What would be the best way to present my music? I could submit a music supplement, however, I cannot get a letter of recommendation or a music resume since I am self-taught and perform only for my friends. I could also put an .mp3 file on my engineering blog and a video of me playing, but then how could I guarantee that the committee would watch it, or even be able to? I appreciate any comments or suggestions. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Need a bit of help. How do you change an application from EA to RA? Son has been looking on the website but can not see how to accomplish this?</p>
<p>neverending - </p>
<p>it’s a strict cutoff this year. </p>
<p>jp8000 - </p>
<p>i’d just include a link to an MP3 or youtube video in your application. i can’t guarantee someone will watch / listen…but they probably will. </p>
<p>memphis - </p>
<p>should be able to do so in MyMIT. if not, email <a href=“mailto:admissions@mit.edu”>admissions@mit.edu</a></p>
<p>Chris, I will be attending the University of San Francisco in the Fall 2012. First, is it realistic to suggest that with a great performance at USF for a bachelors degree in Economics, that I wouldn’t be as hindered as someone who perhaps attended a more selective school? </p>
<p>Second, USF doesn’t consolidate my grades coming in as a transfer to those earned at USF, so my question is…which GPA would MIT be reviewing, my USF GPA that will be my graduating GPA from USF (leaving out my Pre-transfer GPA that I used to gain acceptance into the school) or an accumulation of both?</p>
<p>Nevermind!</p>
<p>Hi MIT Reps. </p>
<p>I had my interview about a month ago. Yesterday I logged onto my myMIT account and saw that the name of my interviewer changed. It said I should contact someone and they will reassign me to my original interviewer. Who do I contact? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Are AP scores self-reported on the application? Or do I submit a score report from some agency?</p>
<p>Does the system not allow you submit essays over the word limit? I can save them, but I don’t know if I can actually submit them.</p>
<p>no, it does not.</p>
<p>Are there any reported issues with the more button for for AP score reporting? It has not worked for our kid at all.</p>
<p>Not that I know of, but you should email <a href=“mailto:admissions@mit.edu”>admissions@mit.edu</a> to make sure it gets on the right person’s radar.</p>