Problems with Filling up Part 1 of MIT Form

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I was filling up the MIT Form today and met a few problems, and I wonder if someone can help me out. </p>

<p>There is this portion that asks you to fill in your ethnicity. May I know if this is only for US citizens? Because I am an international applicant, and I tried filling in my options, but it seems that the system is scripted to wipe them out. </p>

<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>Agreed! Mine kept getting erased all the time, is this a problem???</p>

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<p>It is only for US citizens. Sorry for the confusion!</p>

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<p>woooo MITChris you are the college rep of MIT!!! awesomeness.</p>

<p>anyway so this ethnicity in the common apps is not for international students?</p>

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<p>Lol thz for the really quick reply MITchris. </p>

<p>@akashdip… uh i think it is implied after reading mine and op that it is not for international :). In fact he said “it is only (emphasized) for US citizen”. hehe</p>

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<p>well i guess i have sufficiently high iq and reading skills to infer at least that :D</p>

<p>it was just a follow up question when you dont know what to ask. ;)</p>

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<p>Wah… lol sry, i didnt mean to imply tat way… hehehhehe but then a follow up question that ask approximately the same thing ? lol is tat a tradition or sth?? :smiley: anyway, gl with the app!</p>

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<p>:D i didnt mind anyway. just relax.</p>

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<p>Hi MITChris,</p>

<p>Thank you so much for your quick reply! </p>

<p>I have another question. When I am filling my my parents’ university, the names of their universities are too long to be filled in entirely. May I know what I should do? Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>Just one more question!</p>

<p>I’m trying to fill in Section 2 of Part 1, where your write your address. I type in my address correctly, then hit save. When I do that, a red box pops up saying “enter home address” and my address has been completely messed up. Anyone know what I can do?</p>

<p>Also, in Part 2, what do you do if you’ve been taking a class for more than 1 year?</p>

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<p>@waitingforivy: regarding your second question, what I did was just put the class down twice with the two different grade levels then explain that these courses were 2 year courses in the “general comments on grading system” section. I imagine that would work just fine.</p>