<p>I scored a 740 on the SAT II Physics exam despite having consistently scored 750-800 on the practice exams. If I feel confident that I can perform better on another sitting, is it a good idea to retake? If not, is there a need to explain that I took the test while taking only taking mechanics at school(aka with minimum knowledge of E/M)? </p>
<p>Also, is it okay to send additional SAT II scores in non-math/science subjects or would it be looked upon unfavorably? </p>
<p>I am from Ecuador. I had my MIT interview some months ago. I enjoyed the interview. Lasty week, a friend of mine also had his MIT interview, and he told me that the interviewer talked about me. My friend told me that the interviewer said that MIT was really interested in my profile and wanted to know more about me. I have taken the TOEFL, and I got 106. I took A Biology E SAT test and got 750. However, I am not that good at math! And my math score is a mess!
I am planning to study Biology or Neurobiology. Do you guys think I really have a chance?</p>
I suspect that if the Reading and Science scores are used at all, it’s only with a cursory glance – the goal is to have everyone’s scores be comparable to everyone else’s, and SAT submitters wouldn’t have equivalent scores to the ACT Science and Reading sections. </p>
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This may just be an oversight. It’s possible that, if your parents were never married, the default assumption would be that you live with your mother, but I suspect not.</p>
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It won’t hurt you to retake, certainly, but it’s unlikely to help in any way. A 740 is not the sort of score that needs an explanation. </p>
<p>Ultimately, you can do whatever you want, and it’s not going to be problematic from MIT’s point of view, but it’s also not likely to be terribly useful. If you aren’t admitted, it will not be because of a 740 SATII score.</p>
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It’s not a problem, and, no, there’s no way it would be harmful. But MIT doesn’t consider scores that aren’t required, so it’s not likely to be useful.</p>
<p>Do we need to include a cover sheet (like the Supplemental Document Cover Sheet) for the letters of recommendation from school teachers?If so, can someone please tell me where to find it?! I’ve been scouring the MIT website and I don’t see anything like that! It made me wonder whether we really need the cover sheet…</p>
<p>If you look in the “Application Forms” section of MyMIT, you will find forms for “Evaluation A” and “Evaluation B.” These are cover sheets and instructions specifically printed for teachers writing your recommendations. That’s also the reason why you can’t find them available elsewhere – they are printed with your name, MIT application ID, etc. already on them, so you need to access them via MyMIT.</p>
<p>As for whether they are required, if your school submits letters through Naviance/Docufide, or if your teachers prefer to mail them with their own cover sheets, that is fine. However, MIT generally would prefer the standard cover sheets for consistency, but by no means are they required. MIT is flexible for these things as long as they get the required recommendations.</p>
<p>I had my interview more than a week ago for EA (I know, it was pretty late), and was wondering whether or not I should send in the Conducted Interview form now. I know that two weeks haven’t elapsed yet (that’ll be the middle of next week), but my interviewer’s evaluation hasn’t been received… well, I’m not sure if it was even sent in yet and I’m getting really nervous!</p>
<p>Apologies if this question has already been answered on the thread, but I had a question about the essay word limits.</p>
<p>Though the word limit is 250, the online application does in fact let you go over 250, and when you download the application preview, all the words are scaled down to snugly fit in the application. My essays are around 290-310 words, and I’ve already spent much time cutting them down drastically, and don’t think I can hit 250. </p>
<p>Anyone have any ideas if this is okay or not? Thanks :D.</p>
<p>I agree with napalm. 275 words sounds about right. My significantly longer than allowed essays looked like they were fitting beautifully every time I previewed them. However, when it came down to actually submitting the application it would not accept my essays. Slash your words now! Don’t wait till the last minute to find out that your application can’t be submitted. Anyway, even though I was worried, getting rid of extra words was much easier than I had anticipated.</p>
It’s up to you. I’m not sure what the deadline is for ECs to submit their EA interview reports, but it is likely coming up soon, so it’s reasonable for you to submit the conducted interview form. </p>
<p>Either way, there’s no reason to be nervous – if the report isn’t in when you submit the conducted interview form, MIT will bug your EC for it. There’s nothing else you need to do.</p>
<p>I’ve been considering applying to MIT as a transfer. I’m only a freshman in college so I understand that if I apply now for Fall semester MIT will only see on semester worth of grades so the high school transcript will play a large role. My high school GPA was only about 90, although from a very competitive high school, and my second term senior year kind of killed it (70’s in Differential Equations and Photography ughhh). I’ve been doing very well in University(Including an A in Differential Equations) and I think I can get very good references, but I was wondering if I should perhaps hold off on applying until after I’ve finished a full year and apply to Spring semester of next year. Will my high school grades carry less weight?</p>
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<li><p>What is this conducted interview form? I had my interview during the first week of October, and it says everything is okay on MyMIT for the interview section. </p></li>
<li><p>If I ordered my test scores from ACT after the November 1st EA deadline is it still okay? I wasn’t too familiar with the college application process and the MyMIT never mentioned that I needed to officially submit so I thought self-reporting was okay.</p></li>
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It’s reasonable to assume that a very strong college performance will be more important than your high school grades, and that the importance of high school diminishes as you spend more time in college. </p>
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The conducted interview form is for people who had an interview, and a few weeks have passed, but the interview report hasn’t shown up as being received on MyMIT. MIT doesn’t have any way of knowing whether a student doesn’t have an interview report because he/she didn’t have an interview, or because the EC hasn’t submitted an interview report in a timely way, so the form is there to let MIT know to expect an interview report.</p>
<p>If you had your interview, and MyMIT lists the report as having been received, you’re all set. No need to do anything else.</p>
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If the scores are not showing up as having been received on MyMIT, you should probably give the admissions office a call and let them know the official score report is on the way. Depending on how late you ordered the scores, they may or may not arrive at MIT in time for EA decisions.</p>
<p>About the interview…I’m from Puerto Rico so my native language is Spanish but I don’t know in which language I have contact my EC. Anyone that already had the interview and was in the same position?</p>
No sooner than December 7th. No later than December 20th (guess). Released, probably, by the week. This leaves the 7th and 14th. 7th unlikely due to setbacks from Sandy.</p>
I’ve been around here long enough to know that the winning strategy is not to guess. The exact date is likely to be announced next week (the first week of December).</p>
<p>Recently, I have obtained a decently sized award, think (Siemens Semifinalist, Coca-Cola Semifinalist …) something like that. Should I send a report to MIT stating this and if I should, what is the best way to contact the admissions office for them to add this award to my record.</p>