<p>In 1999, a short piece on the admissions office was in The Tech – the article is [url=<a href=“http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N13/admissions.13f.html]here[/url”>http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N13/admissions.13f.html]here[/url</a>]. It discusses the numerical ratings a little. Personally, I have no idea if the system has changed in the past eight years – I would be very surprised if it had stayed exactly the same.</p>