<p>So I just looked at my Part A of the MIT Application (I printed it out before I submitted it) and for some reason it shows my date entered high school as 2019? When it should be 2010. Is there anyone to email or way to just fix this? I know its a minor detail but I don’t want it to seem like I’m a time lord.</p>
<p>Time Lords are URM’s, and are accepted at a 43% rate–stick with 2019</p>
<p>^ Dude, we’re trying to pass as human here, don’t out us.</p>
<p>Ha! I think you’ll have to fix it by contacting the admissions office – email is probably fine. Be sure to include enough identifying information that they’ll be able to match your email with your application.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Is there any particular advantage/reason in submitting Part 1 of the app early? I mean, I have it finished, I just didn’t see a point in submitting it until I was completely finished.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Nope, there’s no reason, positive or negative, to submit the application at any time other than when you’re done, with two exceptions:</p>
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<li><p>You should submit comfortably in advance of midnight on the day the application is due. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard the story where people procrastinate until 11:45 PM, then discover some major flaw with an essay, and post here in a panic. MIT is pretty understanding, but it’s better just to submit in advance and not have to worry.</p></li>
<li><p>Some international regions require students to have submitted Part 1 before they will assign an interviewer and schedule an interview, so they can be sure that people who receive an interview are serious about applying. If your region was like this, you would probably already know it.</p></li>
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<p>Mollie, do you know where I could find an email address of which to send this email to? I cannot seem to find any contact info on the Admissions Website?</p>
<p>I tried to email the Admission Office at <a href=“mailto:admissions@mit.edu”>admissions@mit.edu</a> according to the information given on the page [MIT</a> - Comments/Questions](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/comment-form.html]MIT”>Contact | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology). However, I have yet to receive the replies from them. I’m outside of the US. Do applicants usually call the admission office directly?</p>
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The mail and phone contact info is at the bottom of each page. The email address is on [this</a> page](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/pages/meet]this”>Meet the admissions officers | MIT Admissions); it’s admissions at mit dot edu.</p>
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I’m a total Luddite, but I always suggest calling over email. The admissions office gets a huge volume of email every day, and it’s easy for emails to slip through the cracks. </p>
<p>You’re certainly welcome to re-send your question via email, but it it were me, I would just pick up the phone (or the VOIP, as it were), and give them a call weekdays between 9 AM and 5 PM EDT.</p>
<p>I’d like to get your opinion about how to prioritize my son’s achievements for the application form. How would you rate the following three?
- National Merit Semifinalist
- Finalist for NaChO (National Chemistry Olympiad)
- AIME (American Invitational Math Examination) qualifier</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Hi! I have a question 
I am applying to MIT EA, and I asked an A and B evaluation teacher before summer. Now, both teachers no longer teach at my school but I have kept in contact and they will upload the letters on Naviance. Is it necessary to have them fill in the MIT specific Evaluation forms? Since both are no longer teaching here, it would be quite inconvenient. I just don’t want to be at an disadvantage, :)</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>No, it’s not necessary for them to fill out the MIT-specific evaluation forms, as long as they address the points in the form within the body of their letters.</p>
<p>Hi,
So, my parents attended a vocational school, but that isn’t an option in the “highest level of education” question about parents. Should I choose “high school diploma” or “some college, no degree”?</p>
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<li>Does submitting part 1 a pre-req for scheduling interviews?</li>
<li>If I submit part 1, and want to fix any minor issue before submitting part 2, will it allow me to edit part 1?</li>
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<p>hey just wondering. I got a 3 on the AP english test which meant i only had to take english 2 and not english 1 at my community college (thats the way it is at most colleges in my state too). I was wondering if MIT will accept this. I dont care if i end up having to take english 1 at MIT if i get in as a transfer. I just want to make sure its not one of the reasons i might get rejected</p>
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Was this in lieu of a high school diploma, or did they attend vocational school after high school? </p>
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Not generally, but ECs in some regions do require submission of Part 1 before they will schedule your interview. If this is true for your region, your EC will let you know when you contact him or her.</p>
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MIT doesn’t require any specific humanities courses for graduation – there are overall requirements in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, but no specific course is required. (And there’s also not an equivalent course to “English 1” or “English 2” at MIT – there’s not a defined sequence of introductory courses in either the Literature or Writing departments.) Your English 2 credit will likely earn you general credit in the humanities, but will not exempt you from any of the specific humanities/arts/social sciences requirements.</p>
<p>EDIT: And, no, MIT doesn’t require that transfer students start college in introductory courses. Having taken English 2 will be fine for transfer admissions.</p>
<p>It wasn’t a replacement for a diploma. At their school high school ends at 10th grade, but the courses they took did go beyond 12th grade, and it was specialized. It wasn’t exactly “college” courses, so I wasn’t sure is “some college” is appropriate. And I was wary of choosing “some college” because I didn’t know if that would make them sound like dropouts, which they aren’t. :P</p>
<p>When Part 2 of the application asks if I plan to participate in the varsity sport, does that mean competitively? For example, I want to continue rowing in college, just not on the varsity team or anything; should I highlight crew and just not select the ‘I have submitted/will submit the MIT varsity athletics’ box?</p>
<p>I wasn’t sure whether ‘(not required to do varsity athletics)’ for highlighting the sport meant highlighting the sport was not required to do varsity athletics or that even once you highlight the sport, you’re not required to do varsity athletics</p>
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Agreed. 
I think I would probably choose “high school diploma”, although I don’t think it’s problematic if you choose “some college”. Don’t worry about it too much – it’s not so crucially important that you should explain it in the “anything else you’d like to add” section. </p>
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I think it’s intended to mean both – that neither checking nor not checking the box commits you to a particular course of action.</p>
<p>I’m not actually sure whether they want you to select a sport if you don’t intend to pursue it at the varsity at MIT, but only at the intramural or recreational level. It’s an interesting question, and perhaps Chris will pop in to give us some insight.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I’d like to get your opinion about how to prioritize my son’s achievements for the application form. How would you rate the following three?
- National Merit Semifinalist
- Finalist for NaChO (National Chemistry Olympiad)
- AIME (American Invitational Math Examination) qualifier</p>
<p>Also, my son pasted the optional essay answer from a Word document onto Part 1 of the application. The apostrophes and dashes are appearing as ??? but when when we view the pdf version of the application, it looks okay. Should we worry?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>