** MIT International Applicants' Thread 2017 **

Colleges & Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hello. This is an international student applying to the undergraduate class of 2017.
Applying for financial aid/scholarhsips - Yes.</p>

<p>GCE O’level - 10A<em>'s [Pakistan Studies, Islamiyat, Urdu, English, Maths, Additional Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computers, Statistics]
GCE AS’level - 2a’s [Physics, Chemistry]
GCE A’level - 1A</em> [Maths]
Currently taking: GCE A2’level Physics, GCE A2’level Chemistry, GCE A’level Thinking Skills, GCE A’level Further Maths.</p>

<p>Converting these grades to the US GPA scale (out of 4) - 4.0 (as told by a university)</p>

<p>Most rigorous curriculum in my school during both, O and AS/A2 level.</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Test SUPER SCORE - 2120 [800M, 720W, 600R]
SAT Subject Tests - 2200 [Math1, Math2 (800), Chem]
TOEFL iBT - 113 [29R, 27L, 27S, 30W]</p>

<p>Sports - Cricket, Soccer, Swimming, Water Polo.</p>

<p>Student Govt (5 years, including an year that saw me become the school’s Head Boy), have remained the President/ Vice President of different clubs (English Literary Society, Urdu Literary Society, Debating Club) and also the leader of the school’s band.</p>

<p>HEAVILY involved in Parliamentary debates and Cricket.
Leader of my school’s and ex school’s parliamentary debating team. Several accomplishments at the school and regional levels. Awarded ‘The Best Debater’ by my ex school.
Have remained the captain of several cricket teams (in and out of school). Played several quarter finals, semi finals and finals. Declared a top 5 and a top 10 cricketer on two distinct occasions. Regular player of the sport in my area’s team.</p>

<p>Member of a soccer team at school. Member of a water polo team too, at my city’s Gymkhana. Active swimmer.</p>

<p>Community Service (400 hours)
Paid Work Experience (400 hours)</p>

<p>Teaching Assistant of my Maths teacher at his tuition centre.
Trained students for parliamentary debates at my previous school.</p>

<p>Top rankings in International Kangaroo Maths Competitions, with the best laying in the top 0.48% of some 8500 candidates nationwide. Just won a Maths competition at IBA, Karachi too, where I also led a delegation from my school.</p>

<p>Top 15 O’level results in my school’s network nationwide.
Top AS’level results in my school’s network citywide.</p>

<p>Best Essay Writer, Best Band Player, Best Leader - some of the titles I was awarded with by the school on official certificates.</p>

<p>LOVE reading cricket books - have a small library at home too.
Enjoy collecting foreign curreny - got an album full of awesome notes and coins.</p>

<p>Hook - Designed a computer project to transform the school’s manual record keeping system into a computerized one. My Principal LOVED it, and yes, implemented it too.</p>

<p>I guess that’s all, though, I think, I must have missed out on some little things.
Please chance me for my universities - I would highly appreciate your efforts!
Thank you. :)</p>

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<p>I feel like I am at a huge disadvantage as my interview was waived. I was really looking forward to it because I thought I might present myself much better in reality. I felt like I lost a great opportunity. :frowning:
However, I hope that my recommendations and essays have delineated my character vividly.
Oh, and I was wondering if my achievements in Taekwondo would make any significant impact. Sadly, I don’t think I would have a hook on the admission as far as MIT is considered because Taekwondo doesn’t come under the list of varsity sports. Nevertheless, Taekwondo’s something I’m extremely passionate about. I have been practicing it for 9 years. I am considered as a state champion and a national qualifier. I hold a 1st degree (senior) black belt. I train under the World Taekwondo Federation’s organization.</p>

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<p>How cool ! I’m a black belt/state champion in Judo !
And 2 times state champion in Handball with my team.
(Of course, our “states” are much smaller then the united states :stuck_out_tongue: )</p>

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<p>You guys have awesome EC’s:)</p>

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<p>@hennebou, our states may be smaller, but the competition here sure is overwhelming. After all our country houses more than a billion of our kind.
@quiverfox, thanks, mate! What have you got? :)</p>

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<p>well…nothing much…:)</p>

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<p>I’m not from India actually :stuck_out_tongue:
And quiver, your ECs are awesome… You said you made 1.4M$ !</p>

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<p>@quiverfox, what’s that supposed to mean? I thought you had amazing ECs.
@hennebou, it’s an honor to meet another fellow martial artist :slight_smile: The colleges will consider my Taekwondo, won’t they?</p>

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<p>well…who told you that???:wink:
ok fine…i made a device…sold it to a company,won an international award and made 200,000$. I have a feeling this is what people described as amazing…;0</p>

<p>oH AND @hennebou That is just the estimates for 2015.;…:)Hope I get a little more also;)</p>

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<p>@quiverfox, that is awesome :smiley: Please don’t say that is nothing much; it makes me weep from inside. :P</p>

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<p>1 more month left for the RD decisions… Gaaahhh this is such a nerve-racking feeling. But I’m not expecting anything. Hope everything works out for the best. It would be nice to have a few Moroccans at MIT :P</p>

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<p>I am also from Morocco and applied.</p>

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<p>3 weeks and 1 day until we find out… So excited! :D</p>

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<p>Hey guys, I need help. I want to know if Taekwondo athletes like me can be recruited. Note: Taekwondo is not a varsity sport, but a club sport at MIT and Stanford.</p>

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<p>I think that if MIT doesn’t put Taekwondo on its list of varsity sports, then they won’t want to recruit people specially for it</p>

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<p>If you mark a varsity sport on your application and don’t fill out the recruitment form, do they contact you to get more information before Pi Day?</p>

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No, club sports aren’t able to recruit. (Former club sport captain here.) Varsity sports are school-run, but club sports are entirely student-run.</p>

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Not to my knowledge, no.</p>

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<p>I see a lot of interesting people here… which makes myself seem insignificant.
It’s amazing to see the types of stellar ECs people have…</p>

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<p>europe, you’re the only other person I know from Morocco who has applied to MIT! How many other people do you think applied from here?</p>

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<p>molliebatmit, thanks for the reply :slight_smile: Do MIT and Stanford send any likely letters prior to the official admission verdict?</p>