Family Situation and MIT?

MITChris
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:12:49 +0000

@Kamikaze -

Yes, we will take that into account, as long as we know about it. Quite a number of our applicants have different situations like this - a disabled sibling, a need to work to support the family, a parent working or in the military overseas - and we take the impact on their time, extracurricular involvement, and grades into account.

The best thing your friend can do is let us know. Doesn’t have to be a biography, just a simple explanation. We see these things all the time so we understand in most cases what is going on.