<p>On the application where it asks you for grades, should you write the pluses or minuses (eg. A-,B+) or just leave the letter grades without them. At my school, it doesn't affect GPA but it does appear on the transcript. Also, should I report grades in PE and non-college-prep, graduation-required courses that are pretty much a joke?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Nevermind about the pluses and minuses; it says on the FAQ that we should have them accurately representative of our transcript.</p>
<p>Yes, I did anyway.</p>
<p>Also, I think the question is, do you have room to report non-college prep classes? I didn't, but then again, I don't have every slot full.</p>
<p>Re reporting your grades on the "Self-Reported Coursework Form" ----</p>
<p>I suggest you put down the grades just as they appear on your transcript. To quote MIT's instructions for filling out this form (from their admissions website: "The Freshman Application/Self-Reported Coursework Form"):</p>
<p>...."It might help to have a copy of your high school transcript in front of you while completing this form. Consult your guidance counselor if you have questions."....</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>...."In the "Term and/or Final Grade(s)" field, list term and/or final grades for each class, as found on your school transcript (semester, trimester, quarter, final, etc.)."....</p>
<p>As for EA applicants sending in first quarter grades -- another excerpt from the admissions website ("The Freshman Application"/"Mid-year Grade Report Form"):</p>
<p>...."Early Action applicants on quarter-based systems often ask if it is okay to send in their first-quarter grades. This is not required, but it's certainly okay. Please note, however, that you must still send in the mid-year report after the second quarter grades have been released."...</p>
<p>Everyone (including EA applicants who are accepted or deferred) has to send in a Mid-Year Report, and that will update any grades not reported earlier. </p>
<p>Any other technical questions you might have about filling out the application are probably answered <em>somewhere</em> in MIT's rather comprehensive admissions site.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>