How will MIT’s standardized test requirements be affected by COVID-19?

We will not require either the SAT or the ACT from first-year or transfer applicants applying in the 2021–22 cycle. For more information, read the recent blog post published by Dean Stu Schmill.

Please note: As we announced in 2020, we will no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests.

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