Djokovic

ha CalAlum you are silly. Yes I get your point, but sometimes you have to evaluate what you gain by saying something above the limit and what you might lose in going above recommended limit.

book_worm

Should I list my summer program under both summer activities and scholastic accomplishments? (It's one of the example programs listed in the the admission's blog about the distinction between scholastic/nonscholastic achievements.)

chouder22

Does MIT consider freshman high school grades for the application? Because since then, I got 4.0's, but a 3.5 in freshman year.
Thanks

molliebatmit

Yes, MIT considers freshman grades.

PiperXP

Note, you've done it right - they'll see improvement from a reasonable GPA to an awesome 4.0 as a bonus I don't think you should worry about it.

Respectfully

Wow. MIT application here we go. This thread has been helpful in answering a lot of questions I've had along the way (so far). Thanks again Mollie, et al.

I'm sure I'll be back with questions of my own.

T-bird

anyone know how long it takes for them to process teacher recs? I know both my teachers mailed them last week, and I'm not expecting them to be processed so soon, but what's the point where one should start worrying?

molliebatmit

You shouldn't start worrying until Matt posts a blog entry saying they've finished processing all the mail, which is usually around mid-November.

There can be a big lag between when your application components are submitted and when they're updated on the tracker. This isn't a problem -- odds are, your stuff really is at MIT and is getting to your folder in the proper way, and if your stuff isn't there, it's not a problem from MIT's point of view if your teacher sends a duplicate recommendation in mid-November.

T-bird

Thanks mollie

Just an update for people who may be wondering, when I checked today both recommendations had been processed, so in my case it took about a week from the day they were mailed to the day they were processed.

Djokovic

Hey Mollie, big Q for you. I haven't sent my SAT scores yet cause I wanna see what I get in the Oct SAT first. Would sending the scores around Oct 24 be a bit too late for people going Early Action? (deadline Nov. 1st)
Cause I heard that regular score reports take like forever to get to colleges, months even.


Or should I rush them?

Thanks!

molliebatmit

It's possible to take even the November SATs for EA without rushing, although that's taking the November SATs and designating MIT as a score recipient at the time of the test. I would probably advise designating MIT as a recipient at the time you take the October test.

As far as I am aware, it's not that it actually takes months for scores to get to schools, but schools get the scores electronically on a set schedule, so test scores taken on a certain date might not be available for schools to download until their next delivery date.

Djokovic

so you do think it is ok for me to send scores a couple of days before the App deadline for EA? MIT only needs the App by Nov. 1st, but they can get SAT scores later?

molliebatmit

Is there any reason you wouldn't designate MIT as a score recipient at the time you take the test in October?

I mean, sending the scores in late October will likely be fine for MIT -- they'll add the score to your folder when it arrives -- but it would be safer to send the score as early as possible.

tomjonesistheman

mollie do you have any idea on how Questbridge works with Early Action MIT? Cause I'm doing Questbridge and will submit additional info by their November 2nd deadline (including October SAT II's). They say they will forward my application to EA MIT after December 1st (Match results come out), but wouldn't decisions for EA have been made already?

GordmanFreeon

By when should supplemental material have arrived in order to be seen in time for Early Action decisions?