<p>Hey,
I was wondering if international students from Singapore are required to do an extra year of prep school before attending MIT even though they have sat for all their required SATs?
Thanks</p>
<p>Im doing a universities project at high school where you have to choose a college and talk about it to the class. Show and tell really. My first obvious choice was MIT, and our teacher wants printed brochures about our university. That's one catch, and the second one is that I'm Intl. Does anybody know if MIT sends out printed, tanglible materials upon request (all the way to Mexico)?</p>
<p>They have a wonderfully creative and informative brochure. I'm sure if you contact admissions they'll send it to you.</p>
<p>Thanks, I'll send them an E-Mail.</p>
<p>What is the ACT score needed to get into MIT?</p>
<p>Just as with SAT scores, there is no minimum ACT required to get into MIT.</p>
<p>According to the latest Common</a> Data Set, 20% of admits submitted ACT scores. The 25th percentile composite was a 31 and the 75th percentile was a 34.</p>
<p>whats a good score to have</p>
<p>32 seems like "the" plateau for ACT, as that puts you in the 1430 range for the old SAT, and anything above it just seems like icing</p>
<p>Keep in mind, according the CDS that Mollie so graciously linked to, 1/4 of MIT students who submitted their ACTs had scores lower than 31. That means that a 31 is at least competitive, although obviously the higher your score, the better.</p>
<p>If you've already scored around a 31, I think it would be far more advantageous for your application if you spent quality time on your essays instead of studying for a higher score. Scores are really just sort of qualifiers to make sure you're capable of handling the work. The rest of the decision falls on being the right fit for MIT. Essays can convey this; numbers cannot.</p>
<p>Bottom line: don't worry too much about scores... spend that time making sure to transfer the core of your personality into an essay.</p>
<p>If i've taken three SAT II's (physics, math II, literature), will you guys take my Lit score into account? And if you do, would it probably be for better or for worse?</p>
<p>MIT only consider the scores that makes you look the best.</p>
<p>Any additional SAT II's higher than 750 should be sent to MIT =)</p>
<p>A reminder that you don't get to choose which SAT II scores, or which SAT I scores for that matter, are sent to schools. When you order a score report, all scores for all SAT I/IIs you've taken are sent to the college. It is up to the Admissions staff to consider/ignore those scores as appropriate. </p>
<p>You list your best single-seating SAT I scores, and your math/science SAT II scores, on your MIT application, and only those two SAT IIs are required. As omareduardo13 says, the Admissions folks want to see you in your best light, so they are likely to note other high scores and ignore others. :)</p>
<p>If you get a bad score on a test that we don't require, it won't hurt you. If you do well, it can only help you. But only worry about doing well on the two that we do require! :-)</p>
<p>How much is Tuition and/or Room and Board for MIT ?</p>
<p>A lot. </p>
<p>(Around $46,000 total)</p>
<p>oh man, I can't afford this university!!!... How much scholarships/finicial aid do they grant?</p>
<p>MIT has need-based aid only -- no merit aid. Admissions are need-blind (so if you need aid, it will not make you a less attractive candidate), and MIT will meet 100% of demonstrated need, which they determine through reports of your family's income.</p>
<p>Most of us (75%?) get aid, and many of us get pretty substantial aid, although obviously it depends how much money your parents make.</p>
<p>They seem to have financial aid at a level where payment is just barely doable, involving substantial hardship for students and families alike. Frankly, I don't think that this policy makes much sense - if the university just increased financial aid packages across the board by a few thousand dollars, it would make the prospect of attendance much less marginal for most students.</p>
<p>Um, well, financial packages do vary from person to person. And what's marginal for one family may not be marginal for another.</p>