Why did I get rejected? Are there anyone like me?

molliebatmit
Mon, 14 May 2012 06:49:55 +0000

Hmm ok then. Is there any reason why the quota is much lower for undergrads than for grad students?

My guess is that there’s more non-federal departmental money available to fund graduate students. To my knowledge, there is not an MIT-wide quota set on the number of international grad students, it’s just up to each individual department to figure out funding for every admitted student. American grad students are still somewhat preferable funding-wise, as they can be put on governmental training grants or fellowships, but there is some departmental money put aside to fund graduate students who aren’t eligible for government funding.