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Originally Posted by 1232cricket also I think I read somewhere that MIT does not consider your high school context or something like that (i probably misread)?
What does that exactly mean? I come from a fairly competitive school (but not for big awards like Siemens) in Michigan.
Does that put me in a different context than someone whose from a big time science school from a richer community like Thomas Jefferson in Virginia? |
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does consider your high school context. This means that they will look at your high school achievements in light of what was available to you -- taking 10 AP tests and doing research with a professor at a local university is a lot more impressive for someone who comes from a small rural school that sends few of its students to college than for a student at an outstanding prep school.
Context can mean many things, and it's your job to explain your particular circumstances in the application.
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Originally Posted by pollocamper6060 Will MIT NOT consider the SAT Writing portion this year also? |
I haven't seen it announced yet whether MIT will consider the SAT writing score this year or not. They have not used it in their evaluations in previous years.
An interesting fact, though, is that even with no explicit selection for writing scores, the middle 50% score range for admitted students is 670-770. So whether or not MIT is using SAT writing scores in its evaluation, admitted students tend to have high scores.
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Originally Posted by soadquake981 I have a related question - if MIT does consider the SAT writing portion, will it read and consider the SAT essay? |
I don't know the answer to this question, but I will try to find out for you. I strongly suspect that MIT does not make a habit of reading SAT essays, and if I had to bet, that's where my money would be.