<p>How about for Rensselaer in CommonApp?</p>
<p>Important question. kinda
If my freshman year was in a non-US system so do I report them on the app?</p>
<p>^ Grad student or transfer?</p>
<p>In any case, I think you should make your own thread. 
This thread is about freshman non-transfer applicants (AFAIK).</p>
<p>^^ Haha, neither. I’m freshman first year international</p>
<p>My freshman year was in the Indian system. So do i have to report the grades?</p>
<p>I think there’s a spot on the Common App for previous high schools attended, but I don’t know about MIT’s app. Maybe you could use the Additional Info section?</p>
<p>Confused92: What do you mean by ‘freshman year’?</p>
<p>9th grade. This is for the self reported coursework section in the mit app</p>
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<p>That bolded part I found confusing for me when I first saw it. Thing is, in Australia (and I suppose other countries in the southern hemisphere), our school year runs from Feb-Dec, and my Australian tertiary studies begin in March, whereas all admissions decisions from the US come out in April.</p>
<p>So just a word for anyone in a similar position as I was - I emailed the MIT Admissions Office and they said it was okay for me to apply as a freshman.</p>
<p>“So just a word for anyone in a similar position as I was - I emailed the MIT Admissions Office and they said it was okay for me to apply as a freshman.”</p>
<p>You can apply for admission as a freshman if you are in your first year, but as soon as you hear and decide to attend, you have to terminate your studies. You can’t complete a full year and come to MIT as a freshman.</p>
<p>^ Just curious: Passioniskey, where did you find that information? (I like your nickname :D)</p>
<p>Hey mollie, just curious…
Why is there a quota for intl students? Is this a recent thing? When I was at MIT in the early 80s, it seemed like there were many intl students. Several of my friends were international, and their governments were footing the bills.
I would think, given the economic situation, that the Institute might be inclined to accept more full-pay foreign students who aren’t eligible for financial aid (but I guess I’d be wrong!)</p>
<p>To be honest, I’m not sure what the rationale is, but I get the feeling that the quota is imposed at a level higher up than the admissions office.</p>
<p>At any rate, everybody, whether domestic or international, is admitted need-blind, so I’m not sure it would be ethical to admit more international students simply because they were full-pay.</p>