<p>thatsme - if that's how your school generally does it, it should be fine.</p>
<p>All recs are good (assuming they say good things about you). :-) A past MIT prof might be able to talk about your match a bit better than someone who is unfamiliar with MIT, but the fact that he/she used to teach at MIT alone likely wouldn't carry more weight than any other rec.</p>
<p>Ben,what are your working hours like?Do your committees work all day and all night during this period?</p>
<p>yeah.. he taught me at my summer math insititute.. so he knows me well. for a 6 week program</p>
<p>We work pretty normal business hours in committee (9-5ish with a nice long break for lunch in the middle). This is to make sure that we're always "fresh." Considering we all usually work a lot more when we're not in committee, it's actually sortof nice to keep normal hours. :-) The only bummer is that we work through the weekends too...</p>
<p>ben - so midyear reports are not a factor in decisions? thats bad cos I jumped in my class rank and GPA a lot :\ They got it already I think on Monday</p>
<p>Hey tedjj, they're definitely a factor but rarely a persuasive factor if inconsistent with the rest of the app.</p>
<p>See my longer response in the "what, did i screw myself over" thread... :-)</p>
<p>oh ok - thanks Ben. arghhh I cant wait until decisions - I'm so nervous. mit is the best :D</p>
<p>No problem! Hang in there... I know waiting is the worst. :-(</p>
<p>oh by the way - Ben do you know how many international students applied this year? and will exactly 100 of them get acceptance? or more/less</p>
<p>Not sure how many international students have applied this year - I don't think they've released that figure yet. As for 100 (more or less) getting accepted, that sounds about right.</p>
<p>Ben, thanks, that was what I meant.</p>
<p>lol i hope all college admissions officers are this nice.</p>
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Yes, even after being overwhelmed by all the queries on email, phone, blog, in person, and now even on CC!</p>
<p>Yes, I second that mercuryquad. It is great that someone from the admissions office is nice enough to spend time answering questions here outside of their regular responsibilities.</p>
<p>No problem guys, glad to be able to help in the process. Answering questions here is better than answering individual emails anyway, as others who may have the same questions get to see the answers...</p>
<p>Hello and good day.</p>
<p>Please, why are the international applications not yet in for selection?</p>
<p>Are there some special rituals that have to be performed?!!!</p>
<p>and also, PLEASE could you tell us the number of international apps?</p>
<p>Approximately what percentage will be admitted?</p>
<p>Please, is extra weight given to International SAT math scores, since their verbals are usu not so good,as they are not used to such?</p>
<p>If not, HOW is this imbalance resolved?</p>
<p>Thank you very much.</p>
<p>Quite frankly, i wish all admissions reps were this nice and thoughtful!</p>
<p>Ben said before that about 100 int'ls will get in... and that caused that I dont believe anymore that I have chances :D</p>
<p>look at it this way...about 100 people who no longer believe that have a chance actually do ;-).</p>
<p>I agree. Ben answering questions here is VERY helpful. About 4 of my questions were answered somewhere in this thread!</p>