<p>I have three questions:</p>
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<li><p>What weight do letters of recomendation have on admissions?</p></li>
<li><p>What scholarships are offered from MIT?</p></li>
<li><p>How much of the tuition do these scholarships actually cover?</p></li>
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<li>A lot of weight. They are the voice of other people confirming and strengthening how you portray yourself in your application, and MIT’s only indication, other than the interview, that you are a kind, socially capable person.</li>
<li>MIT only offers need-based financial aid.</li>
<li>Sometimes all of it, sometimes part of it. You pay as much as you can pay, and MIT is pretty good at figuring out how much that is. If you get in you’ll get your financial aid package then. There’s also a calculator on the financial aid website that can estimate how much aid you will get.</li>
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<p>Thank you very much. This information has greatly assisted me. If anyone else has something to add or just reinforcement of what lidusha replied with, don’t be shy!</p>
<p>There isn’t anything more to add. Her answers are correct. You can refer to the MIT website for futher confirmation if needed.</p>
<p>I realize that the website has the information, but I’ve found that interacting with other people returns better results. Plus, having been one of the leading members of my school’s Web Design team, I know that crucial information is often overlooked.</p>
<p>The MIT Admissions blogs are actually extremely well written and comprehensive. They cover far more than almost anybody on CC can tell you. Why? Because they are written by MIT Admissions staff, current students, and sometimes even some administrators. So sorry to break it to you, but your school’s website is probably nothing like MIT’s, because there is such a wealth of information on there that you could probably find the answer to any MIT-related question.</p>
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<p>How so? </p>
<p>I’m agreeing with moonman676 here.</p>
<p>I wasn’t referrencing MIT specifically, but websites that I look to for information in general. I just want a reliable spread of opinion to make a better-informed decision.</p>
<p>I would reliably inform you to check the website.</p>