<p>Does anyone know? What is the average GPA of internationals. It won't affect my decision whether to apply but I'd like to know. Everyone who says they got admitted has 3.99+GPAs and a 3.8/3.6 is scattered in there.
A cited source would be nice too. Thanks.</p>
<p>In MIT's 2005 Common Data Set information, they report an overall average admitted student GPA of 3.89 (Common</a> Data Set). They have since ceased reporting an average GPA for admitted students, so no more recent data is available on the CDS.</p>
<p>Is 3.5 (UW) too low, provided that it falls under Top 5% of the class?
Class size-400
And my high school is one of the three most selective high schools of the country...
Just to add,
I had a 4.0 GPA in the 9th and 10th Grade..
But due to Subjective type of testing it reduced to 3.5(11th+12th average).
I think my essays and ECs demonstrate my true abilities (those abilities which are not depicted in the transcripts)..So, should I consider applying??</p>
<p>I am an international applicant.(I mentioned this because there a fierce competition among international applicants to MIT!!)</p>
<p>MIT admissions does not use some arbitrary cutoff for GPA as some State schools may utilize. They will deconstruct the transcript to understand what courses were taken, how difficult they were and how well you did in them. Obviously if you have a lot of Bs in math and science it will be more of a concern than in languages or history. Thay also look at context: was your curriculum challenging enough based on what was offered at your high school. The adcoms know most high schools very well, especially if they have had applicants in the past from the school. If they get several applicants from the same school , MIT will generally seek to establish some form of ranking. That does not mean the one with the higher GPA automatically gets an edge. A lower ranked student may have done some outstanding research which may compensate for slightly lower grades. Personal characteristics also play a big role. They ask ECs who perform the applicant interviews to score the applicants on various characteristics and rank them if they can. </p>
<p>While it is hard to generalize, a more "angular" student with some oustanding features (and possibly some slight weaknesses) will have higher chances than the strong all-around student without distinction. The former can easier be 'sold' to the admissions committee when decision time comes around and may also be as a better fit for the MIT culture.</p>
<p>I would also just like to point out that there are a good number of high schools that don't rank, and also that they have GPAs on widely different scales- my high school, for example, doesn't rank and has a GPA on a 100 point scale...so just keep that sort of thing in mind when you look at the data. I mean, I caution against taking SAT data seriously, but at least everyone takes the same test in that case.</p>
<p>If I went to one school and then transfered to another, should I call my old school to get a school report? </p>
<p>Also, if I got 2 Bs (block schedule translated into 6 class schedule) in orchestra one year because of the one and only assignment we had, is it a big deal? It has pulled my gpa down, but I feel that MIT would re-calculate without classes like orchestra. Am I wrong?</p>
<p>MIT won't recalculate your GPA, but 2 Bs are NOT the end of the world.</p>
<p>plus two real Bs in ap world and lang.</p>
<p>That 3.86 doesn't sound bad but it may have risen. </p>
<p>I like all the info here that was put in. Though I'm not sure that MIT will recalculate grades in elective classes. It should but that's a huge increase in time.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>