International Transfer Quota???

molliebatmit
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:15:17 +0000

I think they most likely admit more than 100 international students, because admitting ~125 students will presumably provide a yield of around 100 students.

Also, from the link, Matt says

Recently that quota number has been approximately 100 international freshman students admitted each year.

That indicates to me that there’s some wiggle room each year in the number of students admitted – it’s not that they admit precisely 100.0 international students.

Recall, also, that the number of students admitted as freshmen is not the same as the number of students returning as sophomores, which is the reason MIT is able to admit any transfers in the first place.