** MIT International Applicants' Thread 2017 **

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<p>Mollie, I didn’t mean to offense anyone. But here a few stats supporting my “logic”, from the Common Data Set ([MIT</a> Office of the Provost, Institutional Research](<a href=“MIT Institutional Research”>MIT Institutional Research) , already linked above) :</p>

<p>-For 2003-2004 :</p>

<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 7651
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 2898
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 885
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 850
Men admit rate : 885/7651~11.6%
Women admit rate : 850/2898~29.3%
Overall admit rate : (885+850)/(7651+2898)~16.4%
Among the accepted, % of men : 885/(885+850)~51%
Among the accepted, % of women : 49%</p>

<p>For 2004-2005 :</p>

<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 7669
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 2797
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 898
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 767
Men admit rate : 898/7669~11.7%
Women admit rate : 767/2797~27.4%
Overall admit rate : (898+767)/(7669+2797)~15.9%
Among the accepted, % of men : 898/(898+767)~54%
Among the accepted, % of women : 46%</p>

<p>For 2005-2006 :</p>

<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 7608
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 2832
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 758
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 736
Men admit rate : 758/7608~10.0%
Women admit rate : 736/2832~26.0%
Overall admit rate : (758+736)/(7608+2832)~14.3%
Among the accepted, % of men : 758/(758+736)~50%
Among the accepted, % of women : 736/(758+736)~50%</p>

<p>[…]</p>

<p>For 2011-2012 :</p>

<p>Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 12,443
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 5,466
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 891
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 851
Men admit rate : 891/12443~7.2%
Women admit rate : 851/5466~15.6%
Overall admit rate : (891+851)/(12443+5466)~9.7%
Among the accepted, % of men : 891/(891+851)~51%
Among the accepted, % of women : 851/(891+851)~49%</p>

<p>So, I skipped a few years, but you can go and check, you’ll find similar numbers.
=> Yes, women are more likely to get accepted. Now, is it a consequence of the lower number of female applicants and the ~50/50 ratio of men/women accepted (, or is it a mere correlation (=women are more likely to get admitted because they are stronger applicants) ?
Who knows.
I’d say it’s the former one, but it’s just my honest opinion.</p>

<p>(If you find stats supporting the idea that it’s easier for asians to get into MIT, feel free to share them!)</p>

<p>EDIT : If there’s something wrong with my math, feel free to correct me everyone !</p>

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<p>@Hennebou
I agree with the less female applicants and roughly 50/50 split.</p>

<p>And about the Americans having a higher chance, that would be due to many applicants being American and that these universities are American. Very few universities have a larger international population than domestic.
In terms of ethnicity, (where Asians can fall under US), they are probably trying to keep a similar distribution of ethnicities as the country, or past years (give or take)</p>

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<p>Don’t get me wrong, when I said “american girls” I meant girls who are from america (citizen or permanent resident => domestic applicants).
That’s because there’s no evidence of that 50/50 ratio in the international pool (at least, haven’t seen a stat about that).
Could be possible that they try to make it 50/50 with the domestic pool and then don’t consider gender with the international pool, as the number of admitted from the international pool is very small, they can make it 60/40 or 70/30 without changing much the overall men/women ratio.</p>

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<p>@quiverfox, preparation of mains is going on well. And yeah, the decisions really are distracting. I have exams going on until 19th and so my parents wont let me see the result until the exams are finished. :(</p>

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The MIT admissions officers have stated that it’s the latter.</p>

<p><a href=“If%20you%20find%20stats%20supporting%20the%20idea%20that%20it’s%20easier%20for%20asians%20to%20get%20into%20MIT,%20feel%20free%20to%20share%20them!”>quote=hennebou</a>

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Well, I didn’t just make it up, obviously. From [this</a> post](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/9899004-post8.html]this”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/9899004-post8.html) of Chris’:</p>

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<p>The fact that female students, and Asians, are admitted out of proportion to their numbers in the applicant pool does not, by itself, indicate that measures are being taken to increase their numbers.</p>

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<p>Oh My God. I am from India too. I can literally hear a few sighs. But well…
I cant concentrate on my 12th Boards. Let alone JEE. We decided not to see decisions too. Atleast before Maths on 20th. But I couldn’t resist. </p>

<p>So I am sure I am going to be looking at MIT’s the minute it comes out.</p>

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<p>NoT me …I feel calm and relaxed now…</p>

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<p>@RisingDragon Which state are you from? I’m guessing you are from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Your final exam schedule matches the AP Intermediate Board exam schedule!</p>

<p>I am not at all tensed now. I have a feeling that I may not cry even if I get rejected. But don’t take this as NO LOVE FOR MIT.</p>

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<p>@hopingforbetter, Indeed, I’m from Hyderabad.
@hennebou, that response was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
@quiverfox, I appreciate and admire your attitude, man. :slight_smile:
@PennDream, I know that feeling, bro.
@molliebatmit, I have a question and I hope you don’t mind my asking. Here goes… Would MIT be able to estimate the rigor of a school’s curriculum if that particular school does not appear listed when filling out the application? And would MIT be able to tell an applicant’s background if not much is written about his/her circumstances? If so, how?</p>

<p>Wouldn’t it be awesome if everyone of us would get accepted? IMO you all seem very fitting of MIT. My parents ask me not to get overexcited and although my chances are quite low, the suspense is just overpowering. :D</p>

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<p>Yeah…Its definitely worth the shot…even if its like shooting a cannon ball over the great wall of China( and managing to start a war:))</p>

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<p>RisingDragon, if your school isn’t known to MIT already, hopefully your guidance counselor would have addressed those sorts of issues in the guidance counselor letter. The admissions office is definitely familiar with a wide range of schools around the world, though.</p>

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<p>Are there any users here from Singapore? :)</p>

<p>P.S. Decisions are out in 2 days :P</p>

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<p>@molliebatmit, my guidance counselor didn’t write any letter. Nevertheless, I hope MIT understands. Thank you! :)</p>

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<p>I’m From China :)</p>

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<p>@RisingDragon : Didn’t he write a rec. letter ?</p>

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<p>Anyone else dying to get these decisions?! :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

<p>and @RisingDragon
I think they can’t gauge rigour through a mixture of methods - recs, SAT scores, your ranking as well as your list of courses/subjects… They also don’t recognise my school and I did worry a bit… but Princeton did recognise my school and I know that we produce some of the top A Level results out of Africa, especially Southern Africa. So just keep in mind where some people may have gone?</p>

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<p>30 Hours and 20 minutes left!!! I’m so stoked for these results!</p>

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<p>@Raj
Me too bro! Though I hadn’t gone to the extent of counting hours and minutes xP</p>

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<p>hey i have been offered diploma in mechanical engineering at a reputable polytechnic college in india. Should i take the offer . will it increase my chances of getting into the top universities. Also along with 11 and 12 .</p>