After submitting my MIT Application, I am positive that the full application did not provide a good picture of who I am. Thought I spent a large amount of time on my essays, I feel that there is much more to be known about me, like my ambitions and aspirations, or my family situation. Would it be acceptable for my to send a letter to the admissions office, which aims to fill in some of the gaps in my application? I have seen on their website that we are allowed to fax or mail to the office as long as it pertains to information that provides a fuller picture of who you are. I really think that a well written letter will provide a more vivid picture of who I am. Is this acceptable to send? I know it is not technically an update or achievement, but I think it would further complete my application.
@MITPhysicsAlum I did interview. I was not sure how much it was weighted in the application, though. And I feel that a few more key pieces about myself would be clarified coming from a primary source. Should I refrain from sending it?
“Anything else. As #14 on the application part 2 says, we know that no admission application can meet the needs of every individual. If you think that additional information or material will give us a more thorough impressions of you, feel free to provide that information or material. You can do this through the online application or mail things in to MIT Admissions. Please include your full name and date of birth.” Is what a post by the director of admissions on the MIT blog says
Also, I feel the fun form is more for updates rather than information about me as a whole.
Send your letter. Chances are they will read it. I think the MIT Admissions office is very careful, one of the most thorough admissions processes , they aim to be fair and if they say they will take extra info then I think they will. If they get too many letters they can always make a rule, that they will not read extra letters. But for your year, no rule so send it.
I agree with the above post. Because there is no explicit rule prohibiting extra material, it would not hurt to send a letter in if you believe that it will help your application. The worst that could happen is if they do not read it.