<p>Hi MITChris</p>
<p>I know the admission office is taking a break for the holiday. But I sent my evaluation letters, transcript etc through EMS. However today when I try to track my package it says that that the package arrived on 24th of December however the business was closed so a notice was left. Besides that it also says that my letters will be send back if it is not claimed in 5 days, which is December 29th What do I do? Will MIT claim it in time?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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What you choose to send, and how long it is, is up to you and your judgment. </p>
<p>From an old blog entry of Matt’s:
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The degree to which this is not a chances thread cannot possibly be overstated.</p>
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Honestly, don’t worry about it until the admissions officers post the blog entry saying they’re through all the mail. If one of the letters still isn’t submitted at that time, you’ll be able to have your teacher re-submit it.</p>
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Well, either is fine – they’re your short responses, and you can structure them in the way that seems best to you. But 100 words is not really all that much space, and I think you’ll find it difficult to write more than two or three sentences with a 100-word limit.</p>
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The admissions office is closed for the holidays, but the records office isn’t, and the MIT staff who receive the mail will probably be back tomorrow.</p>
<p>@molliebatmit</p>
<p>Thank you so much for such a quick reply. A huge load is off my chest. Now going back to work on my essays.</p>
<p>I have a quick question.
Once I am finished with Part One, can I submit only part one and submit part two later?
I ask because I don’t want to submit both parts at once.
Thanks.</p>
<p>@amstillivies</p>
<p>yes you can :)</p>
<p>thanks.
i have another question.
i am an international student residing in the US.
however, in part one, when i am asked if i am hispanic/latino, i cannot say yes (which i am).
it does not allow me to.
when i do the print preview, it automatically says I am not Hispanic ):
should i say that i am latino in the additional info?</p>
<p>Somehow I didn’t notice this thread before… oops.
How strict are the essay limits? Does 100 words or fewer mean anything after that will be cut off?
Also, on the form, I notice that there’s only space to indicate two recommendations. Is there any specific place I have to say that I’m expecting a 3rd?</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Sorry for the repeat question, but I think it is not answered. Should I trust Microsoft Word or should I trust the MIT word count? I clicked on the preview and the full essay appears. </p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>
<p>Thank you MITChris. That answers my question I guess.</p>
<p>But (and that’s a question not just to MITChris, but to anyone who may know the answer), is it possible that faxed documents get mixed with someone else’s documents? I mean cover sheets obviously have my name on them, but recommendation letters do not. Is it possible that they get separated somewhere along the way, or is it not going to happen?
Or is it best to scribble my mit ID somewhere on every page just in case?</p>
<p>Hello MITChris, I was wondering about a few questions. In the self-reported coursework, I have reports for grades from different terms, but I think my counselor didn’t include them (though I’m not sure). Should I include them then? Another thing, is year 12 in the application form equivalent to year 13 in the IB, because it is the last year?</p>
<p>nefliege - theoretically only MITChris knows the answer about the fax since these supposedly go directly to their computers and get stored there although I could be wrong on that. If they are being stored as files directly on the computers when you send a fax, there is no question of losing sheets.</p>
<p>Disregard my questions in #827 I figured out the answers.</p>
<p>Today’s roundup…</p>
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Yes.</p>
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Right – the ethnicity option is only for domestic applicants. If you would like to mention elsewhere in the application that you are Hispanic, you are certainly welcome.</p>
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Yessir.</p>
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No, supplemental recommendations can just be sent unannounced.</p>
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If the full essay appears in the preview, then it doesn’t matter what Word says – what you see in the preview is what the admissions office gets.</p>
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The faxed material is automatically converted to PDF and, AFAIK, automatically matched with your application.</p>
<p>Still, all things considered, it’s always a good idea to include identifying information on each page of a fax.</p>
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I’m not entirely sure what you mean here, but just fill out the self-reported coursework to the best of your ability and in the most sensible way you can think to fill it out.</p>
<p>“If the full essay appears in the preview, then it doesn’t matter what Word says – what you see in the preview is what the admissions office gets.”</p>
<p>I have a lot of words in the “Tell us about your school’s grading system” section and the text turns out very small on the preview (like size 8, maybe). Is this okay?</p>
<p>thanks for the clarification.
im very close to submitting my application!</p>
<p>One more thing about formatting: The optional section seems to remove any spaces between section or paragraphs. I have a brief description and a note after the main entry in the optional section and despite hitting return to separate them they run together in the preview. Is it okay to just put this to separate them?</p>
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<p>Disregard the last question, please. The paragraph brakes are just smaller than expected per return.</p>
<p>Small font question still open :)</p>
<p>@MITChris</p>
<p>“We strongly, STRONGLY prefer faxed documents at all times.”</p>
<p>I just saw this post from you and now I’m terrified, I’ve already had my transcript and recommendation letters posted about two days ago… it’s fine right?</p>
<p>^^
I’m pretty sure that if they were going to reject you for postal mailing, they wouldn’t list it as an option for submitting documents :p</p>
<p>molliebatmit, thank you =)</p>
<p>Angelic - it’s fine.</p>