Thank you! =)

Posted by: Daniel on June 29, 2006

What about TOEFL mid 50% score range? We only know that the minimum is 570, 600 to be competitive. Also, when will we be able to see the Resgistar's Office data for 2006-2007?

Posted by: Gary on June 29, 2006

Thank you Matt!

Posted by: Arka'10 on June 29, 2006

Wow, that's impressive and scary at the same time.....so I guess I'm only slightly below the 50% mark...so that's not that bad. I can only wait and hope for next year! (actually....technically...this year...december...oh man)

Posted by: Jon on June 29, 2006

Can you explain why MIT is very selective? I know that it's the one of the most selective colleges in the US. I know applicants have to show their passion for MIT and their true personality. Among the applicants who love MIT and show high passion, how does MIT choose?



Of course, the applicants are judged by their ACT and/or SAT scores, essays, recommendations and etc. Where is the line that seperates the accepted from the rejected?

Posted by: Visali on June 29, 2006

O_O....*wondering how on earth she got in*

Posted by: Nur on June 30, 2006

no comment

Posted by: yes on June 30, 2006

Wow. That is very humbling.

Posted by: Christina on June 30, 2006

Well, I was recently accepted this past year. Going down in August. And to tell you the truth, I am below many of those percentages. To truly be a good applicant, make sure your application package is well rounded. The strongest point of my application I believe, is an internship that I had during the summer before my senior year at a research facility, and I actually continued to work there during the first part of the school year. The SAT's are extremely important but they wont break your application if you don't happen to do particularly well on them. Don't be discouraged to apply if your scores don't land in that 50% range

Posted by: Dominic on July 1, 2006

Thank You.

I really wanted to know these figures.

Posted by: Rupa on July 1, 2006

Yeah, Dominic's right...don't worry if your scores are lower than that range. Remember, 25% of people from this last year *were* below those ranges...pretty comforting!

Posted by: Benjamin on July 2, 2006

Visali,



Read some of Matt's older posts for that information and read some of Ben's posts (http://ben.mitblogs.com)



Mike.

Posted by: Michael Borohovski on July 2, 2006

Any idea what date the application for '07 will come out? The website just says "July"...

Posted by: Daniel on July 2, 2006

Does MIT give any admissions "weight" to those wishing to major in a field that is not innately techical, such as Comparative Media Studies, Writing and Humanistic Studies, or History?

Posted by: Claire on July 3, 2006

It's a very strange feeling with this admission process to major universitys. This 2007 application will be my first and i already feel like i'm playing lottery: 2,568 international citizen students applied 110 admitted almost pure lottery.

Posted by: Stefan on July 4, 2006

A quick response for Claire:



Once you get into the application process here, you'll notice that you don't get to declare a major. That decision comes up at the end of your first year. Therefore, I doubt that whatever you claim to have an interest in will boost or harm your chances of acceptance. These people seem to be far more moved by a visible passion for wherever your interest lies than by an interest in all things scientific. My biggest accomplishment from high school was writing novels, which have no technical basis.



Technical or not, if the school offers the major and you enjoy the field, there won't be any penalty to pay. Diversity is vital on this campus, after all. Be proud of your desire to learn about Comparative Media Studies and let the MIT Admissions Officers see that.

Posted by: Evan I on July 5, 2006

Wow, I was one of 218 to be denied early action... took me six days to do the math. jk. I'll try again next year.

Posted by: 0 on July 5, 2006

Are deferred-then-accepted applicants included in those accepted under regular action? Or are they separate?

Posted by: Kristin on July 6, 2006

hi!im an indian student trying very hard to get in to MIT, when is the best time for me to appear for SAT? I'm going to finish my high school on march, 2007.how many SAT exams do i have to take?Will there be an interview for me?will all the applications sent will be called to write the exam? Is there any extra admission requirement other than SAT?Please give me all the regarding informations.

Posted by: Sanjay on July 12, 2006

I notice in the breakdown that the admission rate for men is a little over 11% and for women it is roughly 28%. This obviously is a result of the fact that many more men apply to MIT than women. But the actual enrollments are more equal. I am sure you get plenty of qualified women, but I am wondering (1) if they are generally not taking the science courses and tend to contribute more to the humanities courses (2) if women take on the physical science courses are they at a disadvantage? Do they face any discrimination as a result (3) Are they as equally supported by the science departments and do they graduate at the same rate as the men ? (4) if they do start off behind in their science preparation are there plenty of resources to bring them up to speed ? (5) What percentage of the freshman women take physics compared to the men? I guess I am not so concerned about getting in as what happens once they are there. I am just trying to figure out if this is a good place for women to get an undergraduate degree in science as compared to schools like Middlebury, Wellesley, Dartmouth, or Amherst which are more competitive for women to get into in the first place.

Posted by: terer on July 24, 2006