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I don’t actually know that they’re in selection committee this week – it’s just my estimate. This would be the typical time for them to start selection, as they usually start the week after Thanksgiving/first week of December. </p>
<p>In general, the announcement date is usually between the 7th and the 12th, and modally (I think) the 10th.</p>
<p>Thank you molliebatmit. :)</p>
<p>Hello molliebatmit, </p>
<p>I am a QuestBridge finalist but was not matched to MIT. I subsequently applied to MIT early action. Under these circumstances, MIT did not allow me to fill out their application; they said that the QuestBridge application would suffice. I find this slightly confusing since all other QuestBridge colleges require their own application to be filled out. Do you know:
a) Why MIT is the exception?
b) How many QB finalists are accepted to MIT early action?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am an international student applying from the U.K. and I am currently studying for A-levels in maths, further maths, chemistry and physics. Since all these subjects fall under math/science I do not have any teachers who could fill out evaluation B, have you got any advice on what I should do? Perhaps have it filled out by another math/science teacher? I have tried several times to contact MIT with this issue and they have not replied. </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>when will the results of early action be announced? will that be through an email?</p>
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<p>No – as Mollie said above, there will be an announcement on the admissions website someone in the next week or so announcing the date when decisions will be released.</p>
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Well, they feel that the QB application provides all the information they need to evaluate your application. If you’re deferred EA, you certainly can (though you don’t need to) send along your responses to the MIT essay questions as supplemental information.</p>
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I’m not sure I have ever seen that information. A very small number of students have typically been accepted to MIT via the match, of course, but my impression is that a substantially larger number are accepted EA and RD. </p>
<p>Sorry I can’t be more helpful – I realize this is sort of a non-answer. You could certainly look through the CC results threads for the past few years, but of course that’s going to be a non-random sampling of the applicant/admit pools, and it’s not guaranteed that a QB applicant would note QB status in the post.</p>
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The teacher who writes your recommendation doesn’t need to be a current teacher of yours – do you have a teacher from a past grade who could write your humanities recommendation? You could also consider having a humanities teacher who supervises you in an extracurricular write the recommendation, although the ideal situation is to have someone write the recommendation who has taught you in an academic class.</p>
<p>I’ve heard 5(not 100% sure) was match through QB for MIT. 22 was matched for Princeton this year.</p>
<p>Hi molliebatmit.</p>
<p>If I write something in my essay like “I have won many local science awards”, how should I prove that to MIT ? Do I have to give proof for every claim I make in my application or MIT will contact me if they need to verify something in my document ?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot molliebatmit :). I faced other problems when i worked on the transcript too. In my country, our schools grade students with the ladder of 1-10 and we don’t use grades like A, B, . . . like those in America and some of my subjects even have different credits. Do i have to transcribe them to the American ladder or just keep it as it is and give some explanations to the mechanic? And i also confuse about the school profile. Some of my friends tell me that it consists the transcript, appraisals, and awards. So can you explain lucidly about the school profile for me? Thank you so much in advance</p>
<p>Hey Mollie and MITChris. I had a question regarding RD. For RD, when do they go into selection committee? Will my application be first looked at before or after the midyear report is received? Also, I know I asked this earlier, but maybe Chris will be able to answer it this time. Does MIT do any GPA recalculating of any type after first semester senior grades are sent in? Thanks.</p>
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No, you don’t need to verify statements in your application. But it might be more useful to name the awards, and explain why you won them, rather than merely saying you won awards – this is what people mean when they say “show, don’t tell”.</p>
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You should leave them as they are. MIT is familiar with a number of grading systems around the world, and your counselor’s report should explain the grading system at the school. If there is anything about the grading system that you would like to explain, you can do so in the additional information section.</p>
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The guidance counselor’s report consists of your transcript and (generally) a letter of recommendation, if your counselor feels he or she is able to write one. Many counselors also attach information (a profile) about the school’s classes, opportunities, and grading system, although this is not required. </p>
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RD selection committee generally starts in mid-February. Applications will be read as they are completed, beginning in mid-January; it’s my understanding that applications begin to be read without the MYR, and the MYR information is updated as it arrives.</p>
<p>Will the MIT admissions office look at SAT scores that I didn’t get the chance to self-report on the application, but sent directly? I ask because I am an applicant from New York who took the Nov 17 makeup SAT (administered due to inclement weather).</p>
<p>@Ripziro, as long as you indicated MIT as a school to receive those scores when you took the exam, you should be fine.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks for the great post.</p>
<p>I am currently considering transferring to MIT from my freshman year of college at another school. The directions for applying as a freshman and for transferring seems to be the same, however I didn’t get a chance to read the requirements before this week. There’s only one more testing spot for SATs and unfortunately I want to retake the SAT I and subject tests. Is there a way to submit test scores taken later than the January testing date?</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>If someone had a low SAT score could showing competence in other ways “save” their application (i.e. taking graduate level classes in a field we are interested in pursuing career-wise)? thanks</p>
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No, unfortunately January is the latest test date MIT can accept for fall semester transfer admission.</p>
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SAT scores are only one aspect of the application, and they are not given more weight than other indicators that a student would be successful at MIT. It’s not that other factors or accomplishments would “save” an application with a low SAT score, it’s that those sorts of factors are weighted more heavily than SAT scores in the first place.</p>
<p>Hi Mollie! I have heard that it is okay to exceed the word limit by a few words in the essays. However, the MIT application prevents me from doing so by asking me to shorten my response before submitting. Is it possible to get around with this?</p>
<p>Good luck everyone. EA decisions to be posted online on 12/15 at 12:15 PM (EST).</p>
<p>I am an applicant from India. two days back, i submitted part 1 of my MIT application and also did the payment using my MYMIT account. I also got a confirmation mail from MIT . On this link ( [MyMIT</a> Frequently Asked Questions](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/admissions/portal/faq/#tracking1]MyMIT”>http://web.mit.edu/admissions/portal/faq/#tracking1) ) its written that we receive a MIT ID on submitting part 1 of the application, however i did not receive one by mail, nor can i see it in my application. A ‘MIT record ID’ is there on the evaluation A,B and secondary school report forms, is it the required ID?</p>