<p>I heard from my friend that MIT is getting rid of sats as requirements for next year's admissions.</p>
<p>anyone hear about this?</p>
<p>Actually, no college in the united states requires the SAT reasoning test (the general one). Most require either the ACT or the SAT, though.</p>
<p>However, there isn't a substitute for the SAT II (the subject tests). MIT might be getting rid of that requirement? Or possibly getting rid of the ACT/SAT requirement? I honestly don't know, but I haven't heard anything about that myself. It would, however, be in MIT's nature to free up the requirements for application, so it's definitely possible.</p>
<p>It's probably SATII's they are not requiring. You should take them anyway, though. They'll still look at them.</p>
<p>can someone from MIT comment to this?
I want to know.
I hope they keep it because it is one of the few standards they can use to compare students from across the country since school to school can vary so much.</p>
<p>I haven't heard anything, and a priori I would tend to assume that the requirements are not changing.</p>
<p>From Matt, in an email to me this afternoon:
[quote]
There are no changes planned for MIT's policy on standardized tests. The standardized test policy will remain the same for at least the forthcoming application cycle.
Matt McGann
Associate Director of Admissions
[/quote]
:)</p>
<p>didnt they change the sat II requirements from 3 to 2?</p>
<p>Until the new SAT was required, MIT applicants were required to take a math SATII, a science SATII, and a humanities SATII. </p>
<p>Since the new SAT includes a writing section, only two SATIIs are now required.</p>
<p>Is the ACT essay used for purposes besides like a validity check for your MIT essay?</p>
<p>they better not...i actually did well on teh SATs</p>