Question about mid-year report and EA

[stupidkid]

<p>On the mid-year report, it says</p>

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This form is required for all applicants (including Early Action admitted students) who currently attend a U.S. or U.S.-based high school. This form should be returned to us as soon as possible after completion of the fall semester (or after completion of the second quarter, if your school uses a quarter-based schedule). If your school uses a trimester schedule, please return this form to us following completion of the first trimester. We realize that most Early Action applicants will not have first term grades by November 1; if you apply Early Action, please return this form to us as soon as these grades are available.

Does that mean for those applying EA and on a semester grading schedule, MIT won’t see our grades until the decision comes out? My school breaks each semester into three 6-weeks with a report card for each six-weeks (and the semester grade, which appears on the official transcript, is calculated with some weird formula based off three 6-weeks). So judging from what is written in the mid-year report, MIT won’t see my grades from the first 6-weeks, right?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

[dally]

<p>Right. So your first-semester grades basically don’t matter unless you’re deferred.</p>

[stupidkid]

<p>So should I tell my counselor to not turn it in until my 1st semester grades are available? (Is that a dumb questions?)</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>