<p>Just wondering, but why do they want to know what type of education our parents got? Will it put me at a disadvantage if my parents received graduate degrees?</p>
<p>…well most people who qualify for free and reduced lunch…are on free and reduced lunch. Or at least that’s what I gathered from the name XD</p>
<p>You can dig around on this website for more information:
[Income</a> Eligibility Guidelines](<a href=“http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/iegs/IEGs.htm]Income”>http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/iegs/IEGs.htm)</p>
<p>See what the application lets you do, but I believe it requires both parents.</p>
<p>Engineering2015–It’s partly because it is a program for minorities and they want first-generation students/people who haven’t had as many opportunities, and partly they do it for the same reason colleges do-to get a good sense of the background of an applicant. Get used to having to fill out this information, it’s very common.</p>
<p>That being said, my dad had a masters degree and so did the dad of at least one other E2 participant, so it doesn’t take you out of the running.</p>
<p>So in general MITES is pretty much impossible to get into (the 6-week one)? That’s the one I really want to do. Anyways thanks for all the help @AmaranthineD !</p>
<p>Howdy, </p>
<p>I am a MITES 2013 alumnus here to help answer your questions. To give you a brief introduction, I’m from West Texas. African American and Caucasian. First Generation. Anything else you’d like to know, just ask.</p>
<p>@zaysmith Could you give a brief overview of the types of people (stats and such) who got admitted, please? Thanks!</p>
<p>Is the work and volunteer experience a section to detail my part-time job?</p>
<p>engineering2015,</p>
<p>Although there was really no typical MITES student, I can give you some general information. There was really wide range of SAT, from around the 1800’s all the way up to 2400. Similar results for the PSAT. Everyone generally ranked high in their classes, and took a challenging course load. However, we honestly didn’t discuss stats often enough for me to give you an accurate representation of all 78 of us. If you’d like, I can give you my personal stats.</p>
<p>Maxinator, </p>
<p>Definitely list your job.</p>
<p>@zaysmith Yeah that’d be great if you could give your stats!</p>
<p>Hey Zay!
I might know who you are…are you on the MIT Applicants fb page? x) If not, you should join, just search it! Tons of OEOP alums XD</p>
<p>Something that Zay (and me) tried to emphasize is that MITES is one of the programs where stats are really not as important as some other parts of the app. People have had SATs in the past from triple digits all the way to 2400. The GPAs tend to be pretty high though since most of the students are top or near top in their high school. So even if he did feel like posting his stats, they wouldn’t help you very much. If you have reasonable stats(like not a bunch of Cs and Ds), you are competitive for the program.</p>
<p>I detailed some of the more intangible qualities of MITES/E2 admittees in an earlier post. Zay, if you would like to comment on that from your MITES perspective? I believe it was the third page(really long post).</p>
<p>Engineering2015, you can really never know! All the programs have acceptance rates around 3-5%, but nothing is really impossible! There were probably non-first-gen kids at MITES too!</p>
<p>@AmaranthineD So being ranked 1 in your school does not give a serious advantage over other applicants in the top 10%?</p>
<p>You’ll find that even when it comes to rank reporting for college apps, many schools just report decile because at extremely competitive school, the top ranks may vary only by a few decimal points. It’s more important for you to have a decent GPA and a challenging courseload, which they can get from your transcript.</p>
<p>In the app it asked for my GPA and the asked me to convert my GPA? What should the converted GPA be based off of, just this semester or all the years I’ve been in high school?</p>
<p>9th/10th grades for GPA, and send them your first semester/quarter grades when they become available.</p>
<p>I asked the MITES staff about GPA:</p>
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Hello,</p>
<p>My name is ***, and I’m applying for MITES. In “Test Scores and Courses,” it asks for which GPA scale is used by my school, but it uses both (I think.) If this were the case, which should I pick?</p>
<p>Also, should the GPA numbers I input include only my freshman and sophomore year grades, or should I also include my junior grades so far?</p>
<h1>Thanks!</h1>
<p>Their response:</p>
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Thank you for your inquiry. I would recommend that you select your weighted GPA and you should see a box to fill in both your unweighted and weighted GPA. Fill in both boxes. </p>
<h1>Your GPA is your cumulative GPA and should reflect from Freshman year until now (including all scores received this year).</h1>
<p>Hmm, okay, my bad. I think the confusion is that different schools release the grades at different times. Schools which are on trimesters will have the GPA calculated to reflect junior year, whereas my school didn’t have the grades available until after the app was due(and I sent them the mid-year report after). Thanks for checking!</p>
<p>Is it mandatory to get recommendations from your current math/science teachers? One of my sophomore math/science teachers knows me way more than my current teacher and it would be advantageous for me to get one of my recommendations from this teacher.</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“MITES – MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering and Science”>MITES – MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering and Science]FAQ[/url</a>]</p>
<p>"16.Do my letters of recommendation have to come from my current math or science teacher?</p>
<p>Unless you do not currently have a math or science teacher, your letters of recommendation must come from your current math and science teachers. If you are not taking a science or math course this year, please ask a science or math teacher from last year to provide your letter of recommendation."</p>
<p>Hey everyone! I am a MITES 2013 alumni so I would be glad to help answer any questions you might have. Sorry @amaranthineD if I’m intruding.</p>
<p>Welcome Class of 2015! I am a MITES 2013 alum as well! After viewing the questions you all were asking, I see that most of you are worried about test scores and grades. Don’t be discouraged if you aren’t a straight A student or if you didn’t get a 2400 (240 on PSAT) on your SAT’s. I got a 170 on the PSAT and that was the only test I submitted. I go to an all IB urban school in the middle of Boston which historically hasn’t sent any students to top ranked colleges. So my class background alone would not have gotten me to MITES. Those essays are your best friend though, and your recommendations are key as well! Trust me, you will not regret putting in the time to write the essays in the end! If you have any questions about MITES, MIT, colleges in Boston/Cambridge, or just life in general, don’t hesitate to contact me! I wish you all great success!</p>