Hello! I wanted to take this opportunity to provide an update on the admissions process.
We have received approximately 15,600 applications for freshman admission this year. As you can see on the admissions statistics page, this represents an increase of more than 2,000 applications; this is a record number. With so many excellent applicants this year, it will be hard to choose.
We have begun selection committee meetings. Thus, it is too late for any supplemental materials to be considered by the selection committee. However, an admissions officer will continue to review anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember, however, that if you have completed your application, we have everything that we need to make a decision on your case.
The Application Tracking System on MyMIT is no longer available. We are still processing midyear grades. If we are missing your midyear grades, and they have not yet been processed, and we have a question about your academic performance, we will be calling your school to get them. For other students whose grades have been consistent, we will make a decision on the case; when the midyear grades later come in, we will review them, and the decision will be reviewed if there is an aberration in the midyears. At this time, due to the continued processing of midyear grades, calling to check on the status of your midyear grade report is not necessary.
We do no yet have a set date for the release of admissions decisions. When we know, I promise you we will announce that date here on the website. We are aiming for mid-March but there is not yet a target date. Admissions decisions will be available exclusively online.
I hope this update is helpful!
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ok I guess I'm glad that at least I'm not younger
Posted by: deng on February 24, 2009
WHOOHOOOOOOO
Posted by: Navdeep ('13?) on February 24, 2009
*makes a funny sad face*
Posted by: Navdeep ('13?) on February 24, 2009
Posted by: harika09 on February 24, 2009
Posted by: harika09 on February 24, 2009
If MIT is targeting a class of about 1000 students, does that mean the acceptance rate is going to be around 6%
Good Luck,
A-K
Posted by: Abdel-karim on February 24, 2009
Posted by: Abdel-karim on February 24, 2009
Posted by: Generic_bob on February 24, 2009
will this increase somehow affect the Transfer admissions? Is it possible to get in as a Transfer international after not having been accepted last year?
Posted by: Vytautas on February 24, 2009
Seriously though: best of luck to all!
Posted by: Eyas on February 24, 2009
If it is too late for the supplement to be considered by the selection committee, what does the admissions officer do with the supplement? I have been dealing with a severe back problem and was about to fax my supplement about my circumstances tomorrow. Is it really too late? Also My counselor was supposed to fax you a letter about my medical condition with the Mid-Year Report. The online tracker does not show that the Mid-Year Report was received. Does this mean that the admissions committee wont have knowledge of my condition while they make their selection? I am very worried.
Any response will be appreciated
Posted by: '13? on February 24, 2009
Posted by: Matt A. on February 24, 2009
yes. I am posting this three times.
Posted by: David on February 24, 2009
and do you know how many international applications there are?
Posted by: deng on February 24, 2009
Posted by: 0 on February 24, 2009
what about internationals?
how many applied? is acceptance rate going to be ~2% ...?
Posted by: 0 on February 24, 2009
If it is too late for the supplement to be considered by the selection committee, what does the admissions officer do with the supplement? I have been dealing with a severe back problem and was about to fax my supplement about my circumstances tomorrow. Is it really too late? Also My counselor was supposed to fax you a letter about my medical condition with the Mid-Year Report. The online tracker does not show that the Mid-Year Report was received. Does this mean that the admissions committee wont have knowledge of my condition while they make their selection? I am very worried.
Any response will be appreciated
Posted by: '13? on February 24, 2009
Lame!
Posted by: Laura on February 24, 2009
Sounds like a special offer on the shopping channel.
Posted by: Oasis '11 on February 24, 2009
@Matt McGann: May I suggest March 14th? It's pi day, Einstein's Birthday, and a Saturday. I don't think that there is a more appropriate day than the 14th in mid-March.
Posted by: Colton on February 24, 2009
π day, PLEASE!
Posted by: Neil on February 24, 2009
Sooner the results, better it is!
@Matt McGann: Can you inform us about how many international applications have been received?
Posted by: Sharath Chandra on February 24, 2009
Congrats to us all for even taking on the challenge of applying to join the elite at MIT
Posted by: Gerardo on February 24, 2009
Posted by: '13(?) on February 24, 2009
-Jamo
Posted by: Jamo on February 24, 2009
Posted by: '14? on February 24, 2009
Posted by: '14? on February 24, 2009
15600 applications? All the best to the Selection Committee and applicants (including myself).
Posted by: Varun on February 24, 2009
Thanks for the information - it certainly puts everything into perspective! I'm having a really hard time trying to ignore my dreams of selection committee meetings where my application is crossed with a big red pen and tossed into the rejected pile.
Anyway, good luck with the selection committee meetings and let us know the release date as soon as you can.
Posted by: Ashwath on February 24, 2009
Posted by: Ashwath on February 24, 2009
Breathes in, breathes out.
15.6 k??!!!
Aborting...
Runs to stand under the shower.
Posted by: Ahana on February 25, 2009
hope the international pool hasn't gotten much bigger either xD
Posted by: deng on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Dago on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Susana on February 25, 2009
YES WE CAN!
Posted by: Roshal on February 25, 2009
Umm Los Angeles, Ca..
why?
Posted by: Gerardo on February 25, 2009
mid-year grades just came out recently.. and i'm trying to get in contact with guidance to fax these updated grade 12 marks.. hopefully, theyll come soon!
otherwise, everything else i assume for me is fine. cause i got everything else in :] way way way way before... =)
Posted by: lissa138 on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Dago on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Dhvanit on February 25, 2009
>.o_o
>.<
T_T
....now thats competition.
@ Colton
Awesome idea
@Susana
Making a great point
I would agree with either one, but with Susana just a wee bit more 'cuz it's a weekday and we can possibly call admissions *yelling for joy* if we get in...or vice versa.
Hopefully we won't have to resort to vice versa. XD
Good luck to us all !!!
Posted by: TorffickA on February 25, 2009
15.6k
That's... a lot of reading.
*waves her chances goodbye*
Posted by: Michelle from Israel on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Ruhban Shah on February 25, 2009
That's a heck of a lot of competition.
GL everyone.
Posted by: Corey on February 25, 2009
Well, we can only hope for the best....so
Best of Luck everyone
Posted by: Shivank on February 25, 2009
*good luck to all that apply-I will next year.
Posted by: Linz on February 25, 2009
Awaiting for decisions has made my love for M.I.T even more strong because I realized that the admission committe is putting time to consider my application and bringing me one step closer to my dream of living and learning admist the wonderful people of M.I.T.
Posted by: saad(bahawlpur,pakistan) on February 25, 2009
If we consider that MIT is committed to admitting no more than 30% of its class during early action, there will be at least 540/30% = 1800 admitted students. This represents an increase of more than 200 admitted (compared to last year's 1,589).
So the percentage admitted will probably continue to be about 11%.
Posted by: '13? on February 25, 2009
I was wondering if there was any way to apply for international financial aid online.
Posted by: Matheus on February 25, 2009
when can i know the number of intertional applicants anumber that will be admitted???
Posted by: SADNAN on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Faiz on February 25, 2009
Posted by: 0 on February 25, 2009
Thank you for the update. I have one question in mind: do the crisis and the increase in applicants number affect the students who apply for full scholarship?
Thanks!!
Posted by: Tugce on February 25, 2009
Good luck for everyone~!!
Posted by: gold on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Isra on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Isra on February 25, 2009
(I'm not a pessimist, I swear. I'm a realist).
Posted by: Kelly on February 25, 2009
Neat.
15,6O_O is more like it =)
Posted by: Ashwin on February 25, 2009
Posted by: 0 on February 25, 2009
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Posted by: gold on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Hopeful on February 25, 2009
Posted by: James on February 25, 2009
Where are you from?
@Matt
Any info on the number of international applicants?
Posted by: Sharath Chandra on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Arfa '13 on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Bahamaboi on February 25, 2009
Posted by: Bahamaboi on February 25, 2009
Posted by: 0 on February 25, 2009
anyway i hope the alMITy committee gives me a fair chance to graduate from this great institute.
Posted by: ravi kiran on February 26, 2009
Posted by: Arnav Chhabra on February 26, 2009
even if the admission's rate is 10%, this is a nightmare!
so from each 10 they will choose 1!!! what would make this one unique from the other 9! nevertheless mentioning that almost all applicants are special!
no offence but
after this i guess its a matter of luck!
Posted by: Marwan Q. on February 26, 2009
Posted by: Zak on February 26, 2009
Well, I guess that's what I get for wanting better knowledge of the odds against me.
But is it true what I've heard that our class, in terms of pool of applicants, will be the largest for several years?
Posted by: nikko on February 26, 2009
why "will" be the largest?
Posted by: deng on February 26, 2009
I have received a few more awards since I sent in my application. Is there any way to update the admissions committee? Thank you!
Posted by: Paula on February 26, 2009
Posted by: Kat on February 26, 2009
I'm Indian =) NRI though.
Posted by: Ashwin on February 26, 2009
Posted by: 0 on February 26, 2009
Ψ(waitlisted) ≈ 0.2429
Ψ(rejected) ≈ 0.9324
:(
But from what I heard (and this was a while ago; it might be entirely wrong) the nationwide graduating class this year would be a peak not again reached until something like 2015.
Posted by: nikko on February 26, 2009
Posted by: deng on February 26, 2009
-Jamo
(someone has to be the deviant? lol)
Posted by: Jamo on February 27, 2009
So you are an international applicant?
@Matt
Any update on the geographical distribution of the applicants?
Posted by: Sharath Chandra on February 27, 2009
Posted by: Ian Tai on February 27, 2009
Posted by: Ashwin on February 27, 2009
Posted by: 0 on February 27, 2009
Posted by: Schrodinger's Cat on February 27, 2009
Ψ(accepted|SATmath below 550) = i
Posted by: Schrodinger's Cat on February 27, 2009
Posted by: Abdel-karim on February 27, 2009
Due to the fact that one can change one's name to anything on this blog, such a event would be the probability equivalent of actually discovering aliens at Area 51.
I hope that all our applications did a magnificent job of conveying our characters to the admissions committee. The rest is truly out of our grasp.
Posted by: 13' Hopeful on February 27, 2009
Posted by: Abdel-karim on February 27, 2009
Good luck to everyone!
Posted by: T. Saw on February 27, 2009
Posted by: Abdel-karim on February 28, 2009
@ Everybody asking for # of international applicants.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the 15,600+ applicants encompasses international applicants, of which I can only estimate to be similar to last year’s numbers: anywhere from 3000-4000 perhaps?
But at this point in the game, numbers are meaningless. This is MIT: enough said. Have some confidence in your abilities, hope for the best, and stockpile on confetti. If you get in, you can have a party; if you don’t, you’ll have lots and lots of confetti!
Posted by: Kevin on February 28, 2009
Posted by: Saad Asif on March 1, 2009
Posted by: Saad Asif on March 1, 2009
Needless to say, good job! And great video :D
Posted by: Eyas on March 1, 2009
Posted by: sepideh on March 1, 2009
We live in Massachusetts; is that considered a disadvantage in the Admissions process? Our son qualifies to go anywhere just as many of your applicants do. As his mother is from the Middle East, is that enough to offset the perceived disadvantage of being a MASS resident? We do not want him ruling out MIT just for this one reason.
Thanks
Posted by: Paul on March 1, 2009
im scared now. MY birthday is on the 19 th pleasepleaseplease dont make it the 19 th. What a crappy way to turn 18!
Posted by: erik on March 1, 2009
Posted by: Abdel-karim on March 1, 2009
Posted by: me on March 1, 2009
Your data is off, as MIT has no evidence of late to admitting 30% or less of their class early, as the very data linked to in Matt's original post shows.
Last year, 522 were admitted early. So, 522/.3=1740 total admitted students for the year, theoretically. But only 1032 (including deferred, of course) were admitted in regular decision. That's 1554 total admitted students throughout the year.
I've never heard of MIT "admitting" more than 1600 students in a year, ignoring those admitted from the waitlist (which at least last year left the total still under 1600). So sorry, but don't count on "30% in EA."
Posted by: Narce on March 1, 2009
Posted by: 0 on March 1, 2009
I've lived in Massachusetts my whole life. My mother is also from the Middle East. I got in, and I'm not entirely sure why, but I am sure neither of those things had much to do with it, either negatively or positively
Posted by: Reena '13 on March 1, 2009
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Posted by: T-Bone on March 1, 2009
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Posted by: Araventinn on March 1, 2009
lol, it is one the 15th isnt it? haha
Posted by: Jamo on March 2, 2009
Posted by: Tara on March 2, 2009
this is my first post here and I just wanted to say that I was also nervous at the beggining, but now I have had a second thought and I believe that there is no need to worry about it and to be nervous, since every single one of us did what was possible and if you did not, because everyone thinks that he has not done enough, there is also no need to worry about it, because there is no way you can change things now!
Just live a happy life and if you get accepted, it will get much happier!
(I am still a little bit nervous, but I getting over it slowly but steadily:D:P)
Posted by: Anthony on March 2, 2009
wow.. your post must have been the clearest and truest thing I've read... This calmed me a bit
Gracias
Posted by: Gerardo on March 3, 2009
I guess the only issue is that every time we calm down, we are reminded of just how close we are to discovering if we will join the MIT class of '13 or not--and how our upcoming 4 years of school will look like.
Haha, if the results are released during the weekend of the 20th, I will likely be viewing them during my airfoil presentations in DC for the PTC Real World Design Challenge.
I cannot decide whether I should do this or not since any admissions result could impact my ability to present.
Posted by: '13 Hopeful on March 3, 2009
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Posted by: 0 on March 3, 2009
Posted by: Elena on March 3, 2009
Thanks a lot Gerardo, I am pleased that you feel a little more calm now:)
@'13 Hopeful
Then you should probably not see the admission decision before or during that weekend, even though it might be positive! Your presentation is also an important thing!
Posted by: 0 on March 3, 2009
Posted by: Kiwi '13? on March 4, 2009
Posted by: themightyscot on March 5, 2009
There's been a rumor at my school that MIT is releasing decisions on pi day. Is it true?
Thanks!
Posted by: June on March 5, 2009
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Posted by: 0 on March 7, 2009
Good luck to everyone that applied!
Posted by: Scott on March 7, 2009
Plus I have Science Olympiad on that day...I think I'm going to check after the competition haha
Posted by: Jenny on March 7, 2009
PLEASE notify the results fast as possible
This is getting to anxious for me
Posted by: Student on March 7, 2009
Posted by: Andrew on March 7, 2009
Posted by: 0 on March 7, 2009
its good to know that we have only one week of nightmares!
hahahaaha
Posted by: Marwan Q. on March 8, 2009
3/14 !! Happy pi day~!!!
well well.. waiting is almost over! lol
Posted by: gold on March 8, 2009
so drink a lot of tea before the pi day so that you at least smell like tea.
ask yourself
am i tea?
Posted by: prateak on March 8, 2009
Posted by: Manya Cherabuddi on March 8, 2009
Posted by: Vermillion on March 8, 2009
I'm homeschooled and intend to apply to MIT this autumn, so I'm currently obtaining my teacher references.
I was wondering - what exactly constitutes a "humanities" teacher? Does this include someone who's taught creative writing or art?
Also, does the teacher have to have taught the student in a formal setting (e.g. as a private tutor)? Can they be, say, a member of faculty at a local university who's helped a student with a college-level project that the latter was undertaking?
Thanks.
Posted by: Anonymous on March 8, 2009
When you're assessing the breadth of what a homeschooler's studied, how much value do you place on things like AP or SAT exams, GCSEs, and so forth?) What's the typical level someone would have to reach in "general knowledge" subjects before MIT would consider them? If someone didn't have any test results in subjects like Biology, Chemistry, and History, would it be certain rejection? Or would they just have to be extremely good at other stuff?
Also, how does MIT assess and value things like extremely specialized research that's done before college, but is college-level? What's the best way for a student to describe things like this in their application - especially if the meaning of the project in question is hard to explain to anyone who hasn't actually studied that field? Which is more important: something like the above kind of project, or the aforementioned test results in subjects like Biology or Chemistry?
Thank you, again.
Posted by: Anonymous on March 8, 2009
As for the 2nd post, I'm sorry to say that I doubt someone will come back to answer you properly, but it feels like the right answer is something like "Try your hardest at everything and do what you can, and the MIT admissions department should be able to tell if you are the best match for MIT".
And believe me, SOMEONE reviewing your application has studied the field your research was done in XP My "completely optional" essay was filled with jargon without me even remembering that including so much technical language in a college essay was sometimes a bad idea, but I still got accepted! So just describe your research in the terms YOU think of it in, and it should work out fine; this will actually better show the admissions department that you understand the content of the research you claim to be doing ^.^
Posted by: Narce on March 8, 2009
Matt where on earth are you?!!!!
Posted by: Marwan Q. on March 9, 2009
(Somewhere around the barren wasteland inside my head: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Pi day is only in 5 days)
So, in conclusion, go make a catapult, or design a bridge, or even sedate yourself for a weak, and then you can avoid the butterflies in your stomach.
Posted by: Generic_bob on March 9, 2009
Posted by: J.Y.Park on March 9, 2009
Posted by: anonymous 2 on March 9, 2009
It's official.
"Admissions decisions will be released on Saturday, March 14 at 2:00PM* Eastern Time."
Posted by: Sarah on March 9, 2009
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