<p>MIT certainly takes this into account.</p>
<p>First, international students’ applications are read and selected separately from domestic students’ applications. While there are certainly some native English speakers in the international pool, international students are generally being compared with other non-native English speakers during the selection process.</p>
<p>Still, it’s important to remember that classes at MIT are conducted entirely in English, so it’s critical that non-native speakers demonstrate an ability to read and write in English. That doesn’t mean that scores must be perfect, or that an international applicant with a marginally higher score on the CR portion of the SAT is automatically admitted over someone with a marginally lower score.</p>
<p>MIT’s admissions process is holistic. Any factors relevant to your academic performance are considered, and speaking English as a second (or third, or fourth) language is absolutely a factor relevant to your performance on the SAT CR section.</p>