<p>Hi folks,</p>
<p>I've been out for 3 weeks on fall recruitment travel; just wanted to apologize for going awol from these threads.</p>
<p>I'm back now, and will try to monitor this forum more frequently.</p>
<p>-B</p>
<p>Not a problem. I have a question though... regarding more personal questions (that include information we may not feel comfortable revealing on a messageboard), can we e-mail you questions?</p>
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<li>Timur S.</li>
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<p>Absolutely! :-)</p>
<p>Sent'd!</p>
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<li>Timur S.</li>
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<p>Ben tell me one thing: Does anyone applying to MIT as an international (or more specifically getting into MIT) get any lesser than 800 on the Math IIc or is getting a 800 on the Math IIc common for all that give the exam.
More importantly does a 800 MathIIc scorer have an advantage over a 790 or 780 scorer. My questions are specifically regarding internationals. Please give me a frank answer.</p>
<p>P.S. My test went very well though but I just want to know if the tiny diff in score does matter because after giving the test I felt that because of the pattern there is a chance that a person who can get 800 on the test may end up with like 790 or 780.</p>
<p>If a 750 is fine, I'm positive a 780 will be. Keep in mind, though, that SATs aren't your biggest challenge. You're in the international pool, which is (by far) the more difficult pool to get accepted from. Time spent worrying about your SAT II or preparing for another one can much better be spent working on your essay.</p>
<p>Yep, 780 is no different from 800 in our eyes, international or not. Timur's right though; it's extraordinarily hard to get into MIT as an international student, simply because of the number applying versus number of spots, and the fact that the international pool is incredibly self-selecting (many, many, many are qualified). That said, international students get in every year, and that could be you this year. Never lose hope! But always have a backup plan too.</p>