How will the pandemic affect MIT admission this year?

Groundwork2022
Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:04:44 +0000

This is a lot of angst over a college from which you have a 98% chance of getting rejected. MIT is going to assemble the class it wants, regardless of whether or not applicants have test scores. You can argue why test scores matter all day long, but if MIT wants more URMs this year and X number of students from Europe, you having a better test score than any of those applicants means zip.

Put forth your best application. Don’t hold back your good scores as they are a data point in your favor. Realize, though, your chances, without being a recruited athlete or child of a major donor, and whether or not you have a great SAT score or don’t submit one at all, is only 2%, which is why you shouldn’t put all your eggs in this basket.