Having an MIT alum. sibling

toughman
Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:08:52 +0000

k4r3n2 if they don’t give any preference, then what does this excerpt mean? "Another special case the admissions office looks at involves the direct descendants of alumni. Jones said, “There is a bit of professional courtesy involved in the cases of the [children or grandchildren] of MIT alumni. If the Admissions Committee turns one of these students down because the student is not one of the top candidates, I will personally review the case to ensure that the decision is a sound one. Rarely, though, do I actually change the decision made by the Committee. It’s just one more look.”