Noreen7867

will it look bad to the admissions board if we do not visit MIT before applying? i heard that they like it when people visit because it shows interest, but my family cannot afford a plane ticket. also, is it very detrimental to my application if i have not won any major math or science awards. i have only placed in some national competitions against other Muslim high school students and some simple science awards at my school. thanks!

soadquake981

I doubt they would reject you just because you haven't visited. I would guess that many of the accepted students never visited MIT before they were accepted.

molliebatmit

Someone will need to mail the forms, whether it's you or them.

The address is
MIT Office of Undergraduate Admissions
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-108
Cambridge, MA 02139

No, MIT does not consider whether or not you've visited -- they do not track or consider interest.

Most people who are admitted have not won major math or science awards. Just list the awards you do have.

TheDude2491

On MIT's application, it asks for the high schools that I've went to.

The high school I go to only has gr 10 - 12, so should I just have that and leave out the entire grade 9 section? If not, what should I do? I cannot find my gr 9 school on their application...

Also, can someone give me MIT's Undergrad Admission Contact information, especially phone number (I somehow can't find it)? I want to know this just in case because I might want to ask them some other questions

molliebatmit

Contact information is at the bottom of the MIT admissions homepage.

If you cannot find your 9th grade school, you can always write your 10th-12th grade information on the application, then send your 9th grade information on paper as supplemental material. Perhaps someone else has a better idea.

Coolbart323

Just checking a few things for the self-reported coursework section.
1. The section labeled social science is for history classes right?
2. The section at the bottom with check boxes for whether or not you took calculus, chemistry, etc. asks for years. At my high school all of these subjects have two years worth of classes associated with them. Should I report the first year I took the class, or the later?

Coolbart323

Sorry for the double post, I couldn't find the edit button.
How should I fill out the siblings section? For example one of my sisters double majored, meaning two degrees. There is no way I can abbreviate this to fit in 10 characters while still saying in what she majored (BSc and BA is the best I came up with). Also, if my siblings have graduate degrees should I use two lines, or just ignore those degrees?

crzylilaznjay

Hello
I was just wondering if I moved into the U.S. and lived here for 9 yrs with only E2 Visa under my parents' business, and I have tax number but no social security number and no greencard,
would i still be able to apply EA for MIT or not since im actually considered as International Student, even though i've lived here for 9 yrs? thnx

hamsi2004

1. The section labeled social science is for history classes right?

~ Yeah, it's for history classes.

2. The section at the bottom with check boxes for whether or not you took calculus, chemistry, etc. asks for years. At my high school all of these subjects have two years worth of classes associated with them. Should I report the first year I took the class, or the later?

~ I think when I did it, I put the later year and then made a note about it somewhere in the application. It shouldn't matter a whole lot, since you'll be submitting your transcript too.

molliebatmit

Yes.

I don't have the application in front of me, so I don't know if you can possibly list two years. If not, then just pick one year or the other -- they'll see your transcript, so they'll know which classes you actually took.

I would just write the fields in which she majored, not the names of both degrees. It's not really relevant that she got two separate degrees for this question.

The question asks for college (undergraduate) degrees only, so you can ignore the graduate degrees.

If you're considered an international student (which is based on citizenship, not country of residence), you cannot apply EA.

sydneym

On the application, there is an option for submitting supplementary material, like a letter of recommendation from a research mentor. How would one send that on? Would it have to be mailed directly to the office of admissions?

tomjonesistheman

^I'm getting an additional rec as well. I think the teacher would have to mail it in separately. You give your teacher a stamped, addressed envelope, and he/she sends it in.

molliebatmit

Yes, you or your teacher/mentor should send the additional letter directly to the office of admissions. Their address is on the bottom of the admissions webpage.

You can choose to have the additional letter be completely free-form, or you can give the extra recommender an MIT recommendation form and have him/her fill it out.

T-bird

Quick question:
"How do you spend your time outside of regularly scheduled classes?"

Would it be inappropriate to list school orchestra as one of these activities? While it is a regularly scheduled class, I obviously have to practice for it outside of school, and as an officer/section leader, I do a lot of stuff to help run the orchestra, and that takes up time outside of class. I'm leaning yes, I should list it - but please tell me if I'm wrong.

molliebatmit

Sounds great to me. Even things that have regularly scheduled classes can be extracurricular.