<p>Mollie, my teachers wrote the recommendations on official school letterhead, and sent them, but I don’t know wether or not they stamped an official school seal over the back of the envelope. Would that be a problem ???</p>
<p>^ No, that should be fine.</p>
<p>I sent out a supplemental letter of recommendation yesterday to MIT for RD admission. I just found out, however, that we needed to attach a pre-made MIT cover sheet, which I forgot to attach. I did, however, attach my own cover sheet, which included my name, date of birth, school, and brief explanation of contents of package. Will that be sufficient or do I need to re-mail and attach the MIT cover sheet?</p>
<p>That is enough to match it to your application. You’re fine.</p>
<p>Would you say that it is an advantage to have your application released for initial reading earlier? Also, I emailed the admissions office the day before yesterday and they aren’t accepting emails. Do you know if I can still submit faxes with supplementary information? Specifically, I wish to submit links (to a website and to a video). Would you recommend that I fax these in ASAP or just wait until the MYR comes out?</p>
<p>Hi molliebatmit,</p>
<p>I’m an international student, and I am currently completing a research paper. I am adding its abstract in the Optional section; is it possible for me to send in the final paper by Jan 31 for its consideration for RD?</p>
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Submit the app when you feel you are ready and have thoroughly completed everything. You won’t get “brownie points” for submitting it a week before the deadline, as applications are read and re-read throughout the entire process by multiple readers. However, it isn’t wise to wait until the last minute in case something happens with the servers or to your internet, and then you aren’t able to submit it in time.</p>
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You should still be able to fax documents, but make sure you also include the supplemental document cover sheet from MyMIT so they can match it with your application. If you want those documents as part of your application for its initial reviews, you are probably best sending it as a supplement rather than waiting for the Mid-Year Report.</p>
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<p>While you are welcome to send in any supplemental documents, a research abstract is usually sufficient if you feel it adds valuable information to your application. The following is from the MIT Admissions Blogs:
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No, absolutely not. Applications are read several times by different people, so an application that’s read early by one reader will be read later by another reader, and later still by another reader, etc. </p>
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As far as I know, the fax machine is still up. But you can submit supplemental links either now or any time during January – they don’t need to be in by the RD application deadline. And the mid-year report is indeed a good vehicle for submitting supplemental information.</p>
<p>In my interview, I briefly mentioned an extracurricular activity. However, it is not one of my top 5 activities, so I haven’t listed it in the activities section of the application. </p>
<p>If by chance my interviewer mentioned this activity in her report, and MIT doesn’t see any evidence of it in my app, would they question my credibility as an applicant?</p>
<p>Should I mention it in the additional information section, for example?</p>
<p>Hi!! I want to apply to MIT. I can’t afford to though. I can probably get a fee waiver for the application somehow. Its just that I can not afford my to buy my transcripts, or to send my ACT and SAT2 scores, or the CSS profile. Will they let a student who can’t afford to send official documents unofficial? I don’t have a high school counselor, so I would be the ones sending them…I don’t qualify for the CSS fee waiver. Is there another way to get it waived? I’ve been a little stuck and thus haven’t actually officially applied anywhere yet which is worrying me, but my applications are done. Thanks (:</p>
<p>Hi, this is a really last minute question.
On the application for SAT 2, there’s only sections to input math and science scores. If i took a spanish SAT2, where do i input the score? or do i just leave it out?
also, REALLY IMPORTANT.
*MIT says they require 1 math SAT2 and 1 science SAT2.
What if i only took a math one and a spanish one?
I read on the MIT site of an admission’s officer’s blog that they don’t care which SAT2’s we take, as long as it’s our strongest subjects. so i’m not entirely sure.</p>
<p>No, ur Spanish SAT2 scores won’t be accepted since it clearly mentions that they need one maths nd one science SAT2. You should have known before hand.</p>
<p>So I just shouldn’t apply then?</p>
<p>MIT accepts scores from tests given in January. It is not too late to sign up for a science SAT 2.</p>
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Nope, no worries. You can mention it in the additional information section if it’s important to you, but it won’t be problematic if your interviewer mentions something that isn’t discussed elsewhere in your application.</p>
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It’s worth giving the admissions office a call when they open in January and discussing this with them. I’m not aware of an official policy for situations like this, but I would strongly assume they’ll be willing to work with you.</p>
<p>Just send your part of the application by the deadline, and worry about the other pieces in early January.</p>
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You should just leave it out.</p>
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You’ll need to take a science SAT II in January if you want to apply to MIT. It’s true that MIT doesn’t care which math or which science test you take, but you do need to take at least one math and one science test.</p>
<p>So I should take the science SATII in a science on january 26, and then send the scores once i get it, even though the apps are due on jan.1?
Also, what if it’s a mediocre score, like a 600? considering that I finished taking science classes 2 years ago.</p>
<p>IF i don’t take a science SAT, would i automatically not be considered for admission and should I just not apply?</p>
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You must include MIT as a score recipient when you take the exam so they receive it as soon as possible. It will be too late if you get the score yourself first and then try to send it.</p>
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Among admitted students last year, the 25th percentile on the science subject test was 740, while the 75th percentile was 800.</p>
<p>@Wiseguy</p>
<p>If I don’t take a science SAT II, then I definitely shouldn’t apply then, right?
Because I know it’s a requirement regardless of my intended major (architecture) since it’s chosen at the end of the first year.</p>
<p>^ Correct</p>