masiphelps

I couldn't find an answer to this anywhere so I figured I'd ask here. My dad is a scientist at Lincoln Lab in Lexington, MA, and is employed by MIT. He is not "faculty" and is in no way associated with academia; he is in military research. If (a rather big "if") I were to be accepted into MIT, I would receive free tuition because of his employment status, but I was wondering if my chances of being admitted could be improved by the mere fact that MIT employs him. The rest of my application would probably reveal me to be qualified for MIT but unlikely to be accepted. Thanks for the help.

molliebatmit

Unfortunately, no -- MIT doesn't have preferences in place for children of employees.

Jugglingkid

My dad works at Lincoln labs too, but I'm probably infinitely less likely to get accepted to mit than anyone else =P.

chubach

For a reply to your question, please see the following post from MITAdmissions!

Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy | MIT Admissions

Mikalye

Just for clarity, the post that chubach cites refers to Legacy admissions, the practice at some non-MIT schools of giving a boost to the children and/or grandchildren of alumni. MIT does not do that. MIT ALSO, but separately, does not give admisisons presference to the children of MIT staff.