No grade for internationals?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I applied as an international student (Class of 2015) and got in this March.
To answer your original questions:

  1. Grades are still required, as Piper said.
  2. it is NOT true that MIT only looks at SAT and the CV. In fact, SAT (reasoning test) is OPTIONAL for international applicants for whom English is a second language. They (you) can take TOEFL instead. However, 2 subject tests (1 math and 1 science) are required.
  3. There is ABSOLUTELY no such thing as a “typical profile” for either US or international applicants. I highly recommend reading the last paragraph of this nicely written passage on “the match between you and MIT.” ([MIT</a> Admissions: The Match Between You And MIT](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/the_match_between_you_and_mit/]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/the_match_between_you_and_mit/))</p>

<p>In response to Mikalye’s insightful comment:
Actually, many international students admitted to my class have already graduated from HS, partly because it’s VERY hard for them to simultaneously focus on studying on for national college entrance exams and applying to US colleges. I can name at least 8 international kids in the Class of 2015 who got into MIT AFTER their HS graduation. So keep this as an option if you’re seriously interested in MIT and don’t mind a gap year or two. (One of us graduated 5 years ago! But he’s a happy MIT frosh now. =D) </p>

<p>Lastly, this is a newly started blog specifically designed to entertain, encourage, and (hopefully) enlighten int’l applicants interested in MIT: [-An</a> Overly Excited MIT Student’s Random Thoughts-](<a href=“http://wsjeffchen.blogspot.com/]-An”>http://wsjeffchen.blogspot.com/)
Stay tuned if you’d like. Also feel free to ask any application-related questions below the blog entry, and I’ll get to them as soon as possible.</p>