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I really don’t have any insight into this, which is why I didn’t answer it earlier.</p>
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He should go through the essay answer and replace the apostrophes and dashes with their plain-text equivalents. This is a general problem when people copy and paste from Word.</p>
<p>Mollie, thank you! He probably did work that out, but I’ll check.</p>
<p>Ok, thank you for your reply!
But another question (sorry hahah) - I will be giving my teachers the Evaluation A/B forms with my signature waiving my right to read their recs - but if they will be submitting through Docufide/Naviance, what do I have to/not have to give them?</p>
<p>First, a general message: sorries for asking questions are never necessary in this thread – it exists for me and others to answer frequently asked questions. As a general rule, if you have a question, so do five other people who are too shy to ask. So ask away! Just be aware that I am not (yet) omniscient. And, of course, thank yous are unnecessary, but always appreciated. :)</p>
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Nothing changes from the typical setup, although of course you don’t need to worry about giving them envelopes or stamps, which some people like to provide their on-paper recommenders. If they’re submitting electronically, they don’t have to use MIT’s form, but it’s always appreciated and more useful if they address the questions asked on MIT’s form within the body of their letters.</p>
<p>Just to clarify - so is there a way for the recommenders to fill out MIT’s form electronically and also attach it to their recommendation via Naviance (other than straight-up scanning)? If so, how would my signature waiving my right to read end up on there?</p>
<p>Correct – if they’re submitting electronically, they’ll need to scan and upload MIT’s form if they want to use it. I don’t know how people waive their right to view the recommendation if their teachers don’t use MIT’s form. I suspect they just don’t waive. It’s not a huge deal.</p>
<p>Ok, thank you!</p>
<p>For the “level of distinction” category on the Scholastic Distinctions section of the Transfer app, would Semifinals (top 10% in the country) on an olympiad in high school qualify as “national”? </p>
<p>(I made the National Finals of the same olympiad in the subsequent year, which would of course be national level, and it seems like Semifinals should be at a lower level than National Finals, hence the question.)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>^ To tag onto that, would a selective summer program drawing upon a national pool of applicants count as a national distinction? I also won an in-program award so I’ve selected national and school and indicated both within the same section (since I was running out of spaces).</p>
<p>EDIT: There were also some international applicants/attendants, but I feel it would be misleading to put international distinction</p>
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I would say both of these count as national distinctions, since you were in competition with a nationwide pool of other students.</p>
<p>Hi! Couple of questions for you from a current high school senior!</p>
<p>1) What does MIT look for in terms of “hooks?”
2) I am retaking my standardized tests in October (SAT Reasoning) and November (SAT II’s, Chem and Math II). Because my scores don’t come out before November 1st (the EA deadline), how will sending my scores in work?
3) Is applying early the best option for me, considering my standardized tests aren’t finalized yet?
4) My school, until this year (…), has offered AP classes only to juniors and seniors. I took two APs junior year (Chem and World History), but have really tried to make up for it by taking 4 this year (Physics C: Mechanics and E/M, Calculus BC, Biology, and Psychology). Do you think MIT will look down on this?</p>
<p>Thank you very much in advance!</p>
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<p>MIT looks for many different types of students. I hate the word “hook” :P. Be strong in your classes, use your spare time doing something awesome (building something cool, playing a sport, doing community service, doing academic competitions - whatever’s available).</p>
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<p>You will need to mark your scores to be sent in to MIT when you sit down to take the test, and they will arrive in time for consideration.</p>
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<p>IMO, this doesn’t matter either way. Can you complete your part of the application? Is there any way your application would benefit from waiting a couple months?</p>
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<p>Awesome, thanks a lot for your help Piper! I feel sort of pressed for time for my essays and all my standardized tests, so I believe RD is actually the best for me. </p>
<p>Last question, does MIT require sending in every standardized test score? Or do they allow scorechoice, where I can just send my best ones?</p>
<p>They allow scorechoice. That said, I’m not sure you’ll be able to apply scorechoice to last-minute tests. (They will also choose your best scores, anyway, so sending in extra is never harmful.)</p>
<p>I think I’ll be applying RD, just because I feel my application will be a lot stronger by then instead of by November. Last-minute tests shouldn’t be a problem for RD right?</p>
<p>And I agree with sending all my scores in, it’ll definitely show an upward trend.</p>
<p>First, thank you so much for doing this FAQ!</p>
<p>I’m reapplying to MIT as a senior this year (rejected last year as a junior) and had a couple questions: </p>
<p>1) Do you have any idea when MyMIT will allow me to create a new account? When I try currently, it throws an error saying that there is already a user with my credentials.</p>
<p>2) Do I need to resend my standardized test scores?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
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You’ll need to wait until they purge the database of last year’s accounts. I’d advise sending an email or calling the admissions office to see when this will happen – it will be quite soon, I would imagine, but it would be nice to have a more exact timeframe.</p>
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Yes, I believe that when they purge the database, all the information from last year is cleared, so everything needs to be re-sent.</p>
<p>Hi, two quick questions:
I’m the guy with the email question before. Well, turns out that my EC is really bad about emailing me back and actually deciding on a day to interview. Every time I email him (I make sure to give him a week to respond in case he is just busy) we start trying to work out a day and then he just falls off the face of the earth … If it turns out that this guy never actually gets around to interviewing me, would this be a valid situation in which my interview could be waived?</p>
<p>Second, if you become a semifinalist in Intel STS, should you notify MIT yourself or will they already get that information?</p>
<p>^ You should email MIT Admissions and explain the situation before it starts getting close to a deadline, so you can schedule with another interviewer.</p>
<p>You should notify MIT that you’re an Intel STS finalist.</p>
<p>Can you be selective in listing your AP scores?</p>