<p>I’m applying through Questbridge and I realized my financial aid documents, specifically my parents’ 2011 tax returns, don’t have their signatures on it. Should I send the documents again for verification purposes?</p>
<p>What should we do if our additional info section is over the “limit”, but shows up fine on the pdf preview ?</p>
<p>I filled out my entire Part II of the application online (I have already submitted Part I and paid), and printed it out to review it. While I was doing this, my computer went to sleep by default, and now whenever I try to get back into my myMIT account it gives me the message “500 internal server error”. Is it doing this because it thinks I am logged in already? It won’t let me create another account or even email my password to myself! The rest of the MIT server is completely fine! This happened about 1.5 hours ago and I can’t find any similar cases or a recent Admissions blog post to comment about it on! Please help!</p>
<p>server is down</p>
<p>Thank you! Others have posted too - it looks like MyMIT is down for everyone. It’s happened before and they extended the deadline, so they probably will this year as well.</p>
<p>Good to know others are having the same problem though! Haha I was convinced it was something I did…</p>
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No, your teachers aren’t required to use MIT’s form. It’s fine for them to send in a letter that doesn’t utilize the form.</p>
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No, if the financial aid office has a problem, they’ll contact you later.</p>
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As I said on the previous page, I am not the best source for technical questions about the application system. My understanding is that, if the text shows up on the PDF preview, then it is fine; Matt said in his most recent blog entry, “This PDF is exactly how the admissions committee will see your application.”</p>
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<p>It further appears that the application server is down. See [this</a> thread](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1410325-mymit-isnt-working.html]this”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1410325-mymit-isnt-working.html) for discussion.</p>
<p>Also, please see [this</a> thread](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1407111-ea-applicants-please-read.html]this”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1407111-ea-applicants-please-read.html) for general information on submitting your application.</p>
<p>I am taking a few math classes at my local college and I asked the teacher for a midterm report to send to MIT as supplemental material. If I merely printed out their report (email format) an sent it to MIT without the official school letterhead / signature , do I need to send it again w/ letterhead &sig? </p>
<p>Just confused, because it’s not really a recommendation…</p>
<p>Approximately 3 weeks ago, I asked about how long it would take for letters of recommendation to be processed and I was told that it would take some time. As of tonight, my Evaluation B (which was submitted about a month ago) still has not been processed. Should I have my teacher resubmit it? If so, what would be the most reliable option? I believe she used Docufide the first time. As far as my other forms go, my Evaluation A teacher waited until Monday, so obviously that isn’t ready, but the forms my guidance counselor submitted about 1 1/2 weeks ago have been processed. Thank you very much for this thread–many of the questions posed and the responses to them have been very helpful for me.</p>
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I don’t think so, but you might want to check with the admissions office to be sure.</p>
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<h2>No, you don’t need to have your teacher resubmit it. Don’t re-send anything until the admissions office posts that they have finished sorting the mail. This will probably be in mid-November.</h2>
<p>Good luck to everybody submitting an application tonight! I’ll check back in here before I go to bed, in case there are any last-minute questions.</p>
<p>Hi Mollie,
Is there any way to check if a supplemental/additional letter of recommendation has been received?</p>
<p>My teacher was writing me a letter of recommendation for EA and she said that she was in some program where if she writes something down, she didn’t tell me what, on the MIT recommendation form, my chances of getting in will increase? I am rather skeptical but does a teacher program like this exist?</p>
<p>Hi. I’ve already submitted my application, but I regret not mentioning the fact that I’m currently developing an app. I provided a link for supplmentary material when MIT requested one however, and I’m planning to input my business plan and designs into the blog. I’m just curious as to how supplementary material is viewed in the MIT admissions. Is it even looked at for early action candidates or only used later for determining whether you will get accepted regular decision?</p>
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No, unfortunately there’s no way to verify the status of supplemental information.</p>
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Not to my knowledge, no. Certainly your odds of admission are increased if you have strong recommendation letters from teachers, but there’s no secret handshake that will make your teacher’s letter be taken more seriously than someone else’s.</p>
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The application readers will make every attempt to look at supplemental links during both EA reading and RD reading. Supplemental information is definitely not reserved only for RD reading.</p>
<p>^ molliebatmit</p>
<p>I found the program/partnership that my teacher was talking about. It is 2nd paragraph on this website.</p>
<p>[MIT</a> NEST - Member Opportunities](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/scienceprogram/nest/opportunities.html]MIT”>MIT NEST - Member Opportunities)</p>
<p>"MIT Admissions Partnership with NEST</p>
<p>The Admissions Office will consider NEST recommendations as if from an MIT affiliate. NEST teachers have also been recruited by MIT Admissions to help identify students best matched with MIT. There is no special form necessary for NEST teachers to have an impact on their students’ recommendation letters."</p>
<p>Hello! I just took the SAT subject tests for the second time on Saturday. My first time taking the tests I received a 740 Math II and 690 Physics. Compared to other applicants, I know my scores are really low. Physics is not one of my best subjects, so I decided not to retake the subject test after being away from the material for a year. I do not feel that my Math II score improved much after retaking it on Saturday. Since I am currently enrolled in Partial Differential Equations and have taken higher math courses at a local university, will MIT take into consideration the fact that the material on the SAT Math II subject test is stuff I haven’t really done in years? I feel terrible and I hope my low subject test scores have not killed my chances of getting into MIT!</p>
<p>hi mollie,
im wondering if there is a way i can send in a resume after having submitted the app? do the admission officers even want to see a resume?
thanks</p>
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Yes, MIT will consider everything on your application together in context.</p>
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Yes, you can submit supplemental material by mail (to the address at the bottom of the admissions webpage). A resume (or any other piece of supplemental material) is not expected or necessary, but if you feel that it adds valuable information to your application, the admissions office will happily read it.</p>
<p>Hi! I go a 750 on SAT physics. I have only taken mechanics because it is the only discipline my school offers. Should I point out that I took the test with only a mechanics class in the “anything else” section of the application? I only ask because I saw MITChris suggested doing this in another thread - but the applicant had around a 600 in that case so I’m not sure if this is different. </p>
<p>One other thing: I also got a 780 on math level two and have decided not to retake it - can someone confirm that this is the right decision?</p>
<p>Hi I’m just looking over my EA application pdf and it seems that I answer to questions 4 with response of question 5 and vice versa. I’m freaking out since I already submitted my application. I’m planning to call the office tomorrow or Tuesday to see what can be done. Will this have any significant impact? :(</p>
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You certainly can, but it’s not necessary.</p>
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There is absolutely no need to re-take a 780, ever.</p>
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No, it will not have any significant impact. If the answers to both questions are there (and it sounds like they are), I’d just leave it alone – the admissions office will figure out what happened. This is not a big deal.</p>