When Does the MIT 2010 Application Come Online?

python38 · 06-23-2009, 10:42 AM

I've visited the site, but it only says that it'll be out sometime this summer.

When does it usually come out each year?

adamonkey2 · 06-27-2009, 10:54 PM

i don't think the release date for this year's application has come out yet.
but last year's was released on August 4th.

soadquake981 · 06-28-2009, 01:13 AM

Yeah, they say early August somewhere on their website.

bigjay71 · 07-03-2009, 12:56 AM

do they pretty much have the same application every year? If so, what is the main essay question?

adamonkey2 · 07-05-2009, 07:53 AM

Last year's main essay was:

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Essay (around 500 words): Choose essay A or B.

Essay A: Tell us about an experience which, at the time, really felt like the "end of the world" -- but had it not happened, you would not be who you are today. Describe the process through which you discovered value in the negative.

Essay B: Describe the world you come from, for example your family, clubs, school, community, city or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations?

Melody224 · 07-05-2009, 03:31 PM

Essay B sounds just like the UC essay prompt.

computergeek173 · 07-12-2009, 11:01 PM

I was actually just wondering that...

pigs_at_sea · 07-13-2009, 03:14 AM

hey guys
it's the same as the one from 2008 promise
there was a link to it in one of these threads if u guys can find it..

kemcab · 07-13-2009, 07:29 AM

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Essay B: Describe the world you come from, for example your family, clubs, school, community, city or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations?

Ha, I can have a field day with that.

molliebatmit · 07-13-2009, 10:17 AM

From an email I got today from Matt:

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Also, students should be prepared that 1) this year's application may come online later than last year's did; and 2) there may be some changes to the essays.

I wouldn't start writing those essays yet.

Puzzle · 07-13-2009, 01:43 PM

perhaps not refining essays, but i think it's still a good idea to write essays. You can probably apply some of the ideas to a new essay topic - I don't think what MIT really wants to know about you is going to change from year to year.

just me though. I know I have a hard time coming up with ideas quickly, so the more brainstorming I do now, the easier it'll be later.

question though - while I know what Matt said in his email isn't definite, how probable do you think major essay changes are? [whole new questions, not tweaks to current questions] like, does admissions say this every year just to give them the option to change the essays, or is this unusual for an admissions officer to say?

molliebatmit · 07-13-2009, 08:26 PM

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perhaps not refining essays, but i think it's still a good idea to write essays.

Well, at least don't get your heart set on these being the essay topics.

My impression is that major changes to the essays are probable -- this isn't something I've heard every year, and certainly not something I hear in a spontaneous email on a Monday morning. My impression is also that this email is directly in response to threads like this.

(Hi Matt!)

Puzzle · 07-14-2009, 01:52 AM

Thanks Mollie. (Hi Matt as well?)

python38 · 07-14-2009, 01:54 AM

^^Thanks! Looks like we'll have to wait, then.

(Side note: One thing I really like about the whole MIT admissions process is the whole "personalized" aspect of it, what with the blogs and so forth.

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