<p>I see a lot of chancing going on in this thread, so to help these people out, in your opinion what are the basic qualifications (test scores, gpa, rank.......) that could potentially qualify you for admission to MIT. Just to be clear, I am not asking what grades will automatically get you in, because there are no such things. What I am asking is at what point will they say "ok your grades and test scores are good enough lets see what sets you apart from all the other people with these grades/test scores". I think this should help people who are starting chance threads decide if they are qualified enough to be considered this way.
Basically, at what point do grades not matter. I apologize if this is confusing or if I was unclear.</p>
<p>SAT’s above 700 and GPA’s 3.8-4.0 with challenging courses.</p>
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<p>Eventhough Matt has said “Students should try to score above 650 on any individual SAT”
I still think it is not possible to answer your question.
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I think Molliebatmit has mentioned that MIT will look every paper of your application.
They will not throw your application if your SAT or GPA scores are very low.
So, if you have as low as 300 they will look at it and say " ok lets see what sets you apart from all the other people"</p>
<p>I think there is no such thing as enough score.
They will look at your whole application even if your SAT score is zero, and probably will accept you if you some how managed to cure cancer!</p>
<p>I hope it helps
Good luck</p>
<p>"SAT’s above 700 and GPA’s 3.8-4.0 with challenging courses. "</p>
<p>I’m applying and I have neither of these. I hope MIT will see that I have a life other than in a textbook.</p>
<p>I didn’t have a GPA like that, though my SAT I’s were all in the 700s.</p>
<p>I am an asian applicant, and the asian pool is ultra competitive.Everyone is basically a genius. They have everything, 4.0’s, 800’s. etc. etc. </p>
<p>SO to say that you don’t need a high GPA or that other reassuring non-sense is just irrelevant to some ethnicity’s.</p>
<p>Lets face it, if you are asian and you have a 3.5 GPA and 700x3 or 2100 on the SAT, chances are you will not get in. Sure there are certain nuances, such as family or social-economic disadvantages. But overall, people who cure cancer or are Mathematics Olympians typically dotn have trouble with their GPA and SAT score’s anyways.</p>
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That is of course true, but they also represent an extremely small part of the admissions pool. I have been doing this for some time, and I do not see the criteria for folks of asian decent as being any different than the criteria for other applicants (exception: international applicants applying directly from China and from India are indeed very competitive)</p>
<p>" "SAT’s above 700 and GPA’s 3.8-4.0 with challenging courses. "</p>
<p>I’m applying and I have neither of these. I hope MIT will see that I have a life other than in a textbook. "</p>
<p>I think top schools want to see kids that have a life they are passionate about as shown through their EC’s while still being able to have the high GPA and Test scores. Sure you may have one weak area but not because you can’t juggle a heavy schedule.</p>