<p>@PiperXP :
This may seem like a stupid question but,</p>
<p>Can a greed card holder apply to transfer for Spring?</p>
<p>That is can I apply during the November admission session ? It is written that foreign nationals can only apply for transfer during the Fall .
I realize that holding a green card does not make me a US citizen , I just wanted to make sure . </p>
<p>Thank You. </p>
<p>Do you mean as a freshman? You wouldn’t be allowed to apply for a transfer until you had a couple years at your current university - and you would need to spend at least two years at MIT. See here:</p>
<p><a href=“Transfer eligibility | MIT Admissions”>http://mitadmissions.org/apply/transfer/before</a></p>
<p>I believe green card holders are treated the same way as US citizens, but that’s irrelevant in this case as far as I can tell.</p>
<p>@PiperXP
Thanks for answering.
I’m wondering does a psychology teacher count as a “math and science teacher” or a “humanities teacher” in the recommendation section?</p>
<p>Humanities.</p>
<p>As @skieurope said, humanities.</p>
<p>At MIT, we treat humanities, arts, and social sciences as in the same category (you might have heard about the HASS requirement). </p>
<p>Hello.</p>
<p>My son is applying to MIT, and he is an international student.</p>
<p>His counselor told him he doesn’t know what the secondary school report is, or where to download the form (so he can upload it through apply-with-us).</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your help.</p>
<p>@PiperXP
I am sorry for not making the question clear , I was wonder if I could apply as a transfer student. If I get selected during the November session , I will have spend 1 year at my community college.</p>
<p>So does this mean that even though I do not have US citizen ship , but hold a green card , I can apply to transfer from my current college to MIT during the November session ? </p>
<p>Is there anywhere else that I could ask / call to make sure of this ? </p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions </p>
<p>@overseasmom, I’m sorry to say that I’m not familiar with the new online LOR system. Is there not an option to request the Secondary School Report from the guidance counselor under the applywithus menu?</p>
<p>@San2013, MIT generally treats permanent residents in the same way as US citizens in the application process. From the website:
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<p>One question.
If I talked with my teacher while he was writing my recommendation letter, with me telling him about my activities, and he was also asking me, can I waive the FERPA?</p>
<p>@molliebatmit : I am sorry for missing that , and thank you for clarifying it
.</p>
<p>Hope I stand a chance .Thank you . </p>
<p>@molliebatmit : My Son received this answer from the MIT admission staff:</p>
<p>" The SSR form is a series of questions that are asked under the “Counselor Questions” section on the Applywithus portal (seen only by your counselor). After completing and submitting this questionnaire and other sections on this page, a PDF will generate and be sent to us for uploading. Your counselor will also see the PDF on his Dashboard once it has been submitted. So you see, the SSR form is not actually a paper form that you download from this site.</p>
<p>On the upload page, there is a drop down titled “Method of providing Secondary School Report information”. Have him select the option “Completed the questions on this website” and he should be able to move forward."</p>
<p>One more thing, my my son’s counselor told him the system did not accept the transcript pdf file, he tried with a normal version of 900 kb and another compressed version of 314 mb. Anyone else is having problem with this?</p>
<p>Thank you again!</p>
<p>@overseasmom - I’d suggest talking to the Admissions directly for that sort of trouble. </p>
<p>@xer070 - I’m confused why you’d be waiving it and for what purpose.</p>
<p>@PiperXP - I know it’s recommended to waive it so, so I want to know that if, despite what I mentioned earlier, I can still waive.</p>
<p>
Yes, you can waive your right to see the letter no matter what other actions you take or will take. The waiver only concerns your right to see the letter after you’ve enrolled – so if you sign the waiver, you can’t waltz into the admissions office next year and demand to see your letter. But if your teacher wants to show you the letter or discuss it with you, either now or in the future, there is nothing preventing him or her from doing that.</p>
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No being sorry! 
That’s what we’re here for. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>@mollieb Thanks a lot for the help.</p>
<p>@PiperXP my Son’s school conselor scanned the transcript again and was able to uploaded. Thank you! </p>
<p>Can we get recommendation letters from our sophomore teachers? I live outside the United States and take a national curriculum, and we had to drop all humanities and foreign languages once we reached 11th grade in order to purse a pure science stream. My Spanish teacher had taught me Spanish since I was in 5th grade and we’re still on great terms; I even taught a class of her’s the other day. I feel like she would be able to give me the best recommendation letter, one that really reflects who I am as a person. But when I told my student counselor about this, she told me that most colleges require recs from their current or junior year teachers. I just wanted to get this clarified. Thanks :)</p>
<p>*pursue</p>
<p>Yes, you can get a recommendation from any of your high school teachers, no matter when they taught you. It’s certainly better to get a recommendation from someone who knows you well, which is why many people recommend getting recommendations from teachers who have you fresh in their minds, but if you think your strongest rec would come from a freshman- or sophomore-year teacher, you shouldn’t hesitate.</p>
<p>That’s great to hear! Thank you :)</p>