<p>^I’m just a parent … but I think your plan to list the AP tests, with dates, and then explain, in the Additional Information section, that you didn’t take the courses, just the tests, is a good one. They’re not looking for perfection on HOW to fill out the application … they’re just looking for an accurate, truthful depiction of your academic record. So, yeah … what you suggested should work!</p>
<p>I personally don’t think you should list all your courses as “other,” though. Forgive me if this offends, but … well … that’s just silly, that ALL your school’s courses are “advanced.” They’re either regular or AP, or in some circumstances, “other.” Your school’s report will describe the rigor of their course work and the fact that all courses there are “advanced,” if that’s the case. And, chances are pretty good, I think, that MIT admissions will know about your school anyway.</p>
<p>(These suggestions provided in the event that it takes MITChris or mollie some time to get back to you … so that you can proceed with your application. I AM just a “nobody” of sorts, after all! )</p>
<p>For the AP stuff, I guess I’ll write the AP test with corresponding grades, and then explain that this was not a specifically-designed AP class. For the second part, it depends on one’s reference frame, I guess (sorry, physics test monday). Relative to other schools, my courses would be considered “advanced”, but within my own school they are all at the same level (as there are no upper levels, no honors or AP titles on classes), thus being regular. I just want to make sure I’m putting whatever most accurately reflects my secondary school report.</p>
<p>Not that I don’t believe or trust your second suggestion, but I would like Chris or Mollie to verify it. Such is my nature. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions. :)</p>
<p>^I don’t blame you for wanting MITChris or mollie to verify my suggestions. </p>
<p>But, for what it’s worth, I DID understand what you menat by all of your school’s courses being “advanced.” And my answer remains the same. MIT admissions will figure out whether they truly ARE “advanced,” based on what your counselor sends them in the school report.</p>
<p>I completely understand that you don’t want to take my word for it … that’s why I sent the “qualifier” (lowly parent).</p>
<p>(Btw, it’s MY nature, too! So I really do get it. )</p>
<p>Just as a word of warning, I’ve been around a while, but I’m not nearly on the same level of authority as Chris. </p>
<p>I think SimpleLife’s suggestion is what I would do. MIT will see your transcript, and they’ll see your counselor’s report, so your self-reported coursework form is just to help them interpret. You can put anything in that form that you consider true and logically consistent, so there’s not really one way to fill that form. You should feel free to fill it out in the way that makes the most sense to you.</p>
<p>For SAT scores, is it bad that I waited to send all of my scores on the free report with my November subject tests? I listed my SAT I scores in the application, but now I’m wondering if I should hav just sent them separately? </p>
<p>Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I just read on Matt’s blog that they should have all of our scores except the November ones at this point, and I’d hate to be penalized for this. Thanks!</p>
<p>just gonna repost my question…
I want to fill out an “Interview Conducted” form but I can’t find it on my MyMIT account. Where should I go to get it?</p>
<p>We wonder why MIT asks for a self report of courses when the transcript has all of the info. The essyas etc are all helpful -yet that one part seems redundant.</p>
<p>^I don’t know about MIT, but there’s another school I know of that explains their similar policy like this:</p>
<p>There are so many different high school transcripts, laid out differently, with different styles, and different names for their courses, and so on, that when the students are forced to put all of their courses into a certain “College X’s” format, filing them under Math, Science, Regular, AP, Other, listing their grades in groupings that are familiar to admissions, and so on, admissions officers can much more quickly evaluate a student’s academic history and how that history stacks up relative to their expectations.</p>
<p>Like I said, I don’t know if this is MIT’s explanation. But it is the explanation my son heard at another school with a similar requirement.</p>
<p>^This is exactly the explanation I’ve seen – that having the self-reported coursework form gives the admissions officers a standardized guide to help them interpret the school’s form. They use both when reading the application.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m going to be applying to MIT, and I am a high honors who can competitively apply academically here. I also have played premier division soccer and hope to pursue soccer at MIT. When I send in my application, how do i attach film to it? Also, will I be contacted by the coach to recognize my interest in playing for their team, or if they aren’t interested, will I not be notified? Is there a better way to try to be a part of their athletics?</p>
<p>If you visit the athletics department’s webpage, you’ll see a section on [url=<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html]recruiting[/url”>http://web.mit.edu/athletics/www/varsity.html]recruiting[/url</a>]. You can contact coaches directly from there. There’s no need to send film to the admissions office with your application – there is an address on the recruitment form for you to send it to the department of athletics.</p>
<p>Two questions:
D applied EA. (1) Should she send in her official AP score report now? (she self-reported AP scores on the app) and (2) Should she send in her 12-week grade report? (The semester doesn’t end until end January).</p>
<p>guys, today my teacher told me that while looking through the recommendations he wrote for me through naviance, my guidance counselor accidentally sent my _____ university ed rec to MIT. he told me the content he wrote for the recs is pretty much the same, except there’s the phrase “______ University” that occurs three times instead of “Massachusetts Institute of Technology.” </p>
<p>will MIT call ______ university and discuss my app together? im speculating this might happen because MIT want to protect its EA rate in case ____ university accepts me.</p>
This level of plotting and scheming simply does not go on. </p>
<p>MIT will try its best to try and get you to come after you’re accepted. They won’t try to analyze where else you’ve applied and where you might be likely to attend beforehand (except potentially if you’ve been accepted ED somewhere and that school shares its ED accepted list with other schools).</p>
<p>I am international applicant currently applying for MIT undergraduate 2015 class.</p>
<p>During high school, I have been involved with some extracurricular activities regarding aviation. For 3 years, I have been teaching aerodynamics and preparing national seminars about aviation careers that happen once a year. </p>
<p>I have already cited such activity (40 words or fewer) on my online application, yet I feel that I could not delineate it thoroughly with the word limit I was imposed. </p>
<p>Would writing a supplement telling more about this activity turn to be helpful in any way?</p>