<p>Does the MIT admission office look to see if you were denied by RSI and/or MITES when they evaluate your app?
I didn't think so, but I received an email from an outreach officer who mentioned that I was rejected at MITES in his email. I opened an app for MITES but never completed it because I had already made different summer plans by then - so will adcom be able to see this information as well?</p>
<p>I doubt it would be looked at, but I’m wondering what the email from your outreach officer said.</p>
<p>The Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) at MIT suggested that I contact you as an excellent potential candidate for admission for the freshman class entering in the fall of 2014. </p>
<p>We have been told that OEOP did not offer you a place in the MITES program, but nevertheless it is clear from your background that you have taken your academic preparation very seriously and that you have demonstrated both the interest and potential to undertake rigorous studies in the sciences, technology, and engineering, an attribute which you share with MIT students.</p>
<p>Whether you are planning to spend your summer at a summer program, or working, or researching your college options, you should be thinking about the fall and applications for college. Given your interest in MITES, you may be considering MIT and similarly selective schools. While I cant speak for all schools, I think it is safe to say that there are things that you can be doing right now in preparation for submitting your applications.</p>
<p>I have a timely tip to share with you: MIT and many other selective schools require the SAT Subject Tests in addition to the ACT or SAT Reasoning Test. As MIT requires one math and one science subject test, we encourage you to sign up for the tests that best correspond to the courses that you have just completed during your 11th grade year.</p>
<p>The SAT Subject Tests will be administered on October 5th and November 2nd. The deadlines to sign up for these tests are September 6th and October 3rd, respectively. You can sign up at [SAT</a> - College Board - The Most Widely Used College Admission Exam](<a href=“http://sat.collegeboard.com%5DSAT”>http://sat.collegeboard.com).</p>
<p>If you have any questions about the subject tests, or any other questions about MIT and the admissions process, please feel free to contact me throughout the upcoming summer and fall. I will be in touch with you again as the fall application season nears with more tips and advice.</p>
<p>Quinton McArthur
Associate Director of Admissions &
Director of Diversity & Targeted Outreach
Office of Admissions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, 3-108
Cambridge, MA 02139</p>
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I would guess, from this wording, that they were given a list of students who applied/started applications but weren’t offered a spot. I would not assume they have access to any information beyond that.</p>
<p>My guess is Outreach is only addressing the apparent MITES rejection because they think someone rejected from the summer program would feel funny about applying to MIT as an undergrad. It’s not the sort of information that would be useful to the admissions committee when evaluating apps.</p>
<p>I would think they’d reach out to all the MITES applicants - rejected or not - because it’s a good pool of potentially excellent students. I agree with collegealum314.</p>
<p>I doubt rejection from MITES would have any bearing on your application. You should definitely apply.</p>
<p>Rejection from MITES, RSI, or another MIT program will not affect your admission. The pre-college programs are not selected based on your strength as a college applicant, so it’s not directly relevant.</p>
<p>I was rejected from the Women’s Technology Program (WTP) last year, and even though I was told frequently that the program has no relationship with MIT admissions, I was sort of crushed. I started thinking that I’d never have a shot of getting into MIT if I couldn’t even get into a much smaller program with a higher acceptance rate. But, as MIT said, it had nothing to do with MIT admissions.</p>
<p>From the MITES page:</p>
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<p>DS was not accepted into MITES but was admitted EA. He felt that the MITES application process gave him a head start on the essays and made the application process a bit easier.</p>
<p>The goal of these summer programs is different from the goal of MIT overall in some cases.</p>
<p>MITES is designed for people who haven’t had a lot of opportunities. If you are overqualified, you will probably be rejected. </p>
<p>RSI, on the other hand, takes people who are the most ready to meaningfully engage in high-level research as a high school student. It is more selective than MIT undergrad admissions. If you get in RSI, you probably would be in the top ~5% of the admitted MIT undergrad class in terms of academic talent/preparedness. So getting rejected from RSI shouldn’t dissuade you from applying to MIT.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Very useful feedback :)</p>
<p>Not admitted to MITES, accepted to MIT EA.</p>
<p>Rejected from MITES and RSI, accepted to MIT EA.</p>