Hello everyone!!!I want to tell you about my dream university and explain how to apply to it....
Before that i want to tell you a little about MIT....let's check it out
How to appy to MIT?
If
you are an international student, you may not be familiar with the application
process for American colleges, including MIT. This is a quick overview to help
you understand how applying to an American school like MIT works. Some of the
information in here is also true for American colleges other than MIT, but you
should make sure to check with other schools before applying since we can't
speak for them!
Am I International?
MIT considers any student who
does not hold US citizenship or permanent residency to be an international
applicant, regardless of where you live or attend school. US Permanent
Residents are those students who have an official copy of their Green Card in
hand. If you are in the process of obtaining a Green Card, then you are
considered by MIT to be an international student. If you are an American
citizen or permanent resident, then you are considered a domestic applicant;
however, if you have lived for long periods of time outside the United States,
some of this information may still be helpful to orient you in the process.
When To Apply
Most US students apply to MIT at
the beginning of their final year of high school, and international applicants
should do the same. Only accepted students are required to send final grades,
and we understand that they will not be available until the summer months. Most
applicants are 17-19 years of age. Some may be younger, especially if they have
studied ahead; some may be older, especially if their countries have mandatory
military service after secondary school.
Students who have already
enrolled at another university - either in America or abroad - must apply to
MIT as a transfer student.
How MIT Considers International Applicants
MIT receives many applications
from very smart and talented international citizens. From this great pool of
candidates, we may only take a small cupful. Every year more than 4,000
international students apply to MIT, and we can admit fewer than 150.
We limit the number of
international students we can accept because of our generous financial aid. MIT
is one of the few schools in the US that offers need-blind admissions and meets
their full financial need. "Need-blind" means we will consider your
application equally, no matter how rich or poor you are or how much you could
pay to attend. "Meeting your full financial need" means MIT will give
you enough financial aid so that you can afford to attend, no matter how much
or how little your family can pay.
Even though the international
application process is very competitive, we still admit wonderful students from
all over the world every year. There are students from 116 countries at MIT.
Approximately 9% of our undergraduates are international, and 40% of graduate
students are citizens of other countries. There is a strong international
community here at MIT, so no matter how far you are from home, you can still
feel at home here.
What You Need To Do
To apply to MIT, you must take
some tests and complete our application. Due to capacity issues only a limited
number of interviews are available in some regions outside the US. If you live
outside the US and your interview is initially waived, you will be notified if
an interviewer becomes available. Requesting an interview will not ensure that
you will receive an interview. If it is not possible to provide an interview
for you, we will not hold it against you.
Grades
& Coursework
If you attended high school
outside of the United States, your grades and subjects of study might have been
very different than those of most American students. However, this will not
negatively impact your application to MIT.
MIT Admissions Counselors are
trained to understand the educational system in your part of the world. We do
not try to convert your grades to the American system, or to find other sorts
of equivalence. You will not be competing against your classmates or students
in other parts of the world; we do not have caps or quotas for countries. We
consider each student as an individual as they proceed through our
process.
However, all students are
required to demonstrate minimum competence in fields they will continue to
study at MIT. We recommend that all international students
study:
·
Four years of English
·
Mathematics, at least to the level of calculus
·
Two or more years of history / social studies
·
Biology
·
Chemistry
·
Physics
While these courses are not
required, studying them will increase the chances that you will be sufficiently
prepared academically to attend MIT. Students without all of the listed
recommended classes are welcome to apply.
Tests To Take
International students - or domestic students
who do not speak English natively - have two options for testing. We have no
preference between these options. It is your choice, and you should take the
set of tests with which you feel the most comfortable (All November testing is allowed for EA consideration and January
testing is allowed for RA consideration.):
·
Option
1: The SAT or the ACT,
as well as two SAT Subject Tests: one in math (level 1 or 2), and one in
science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m).
·
Option
2: The TOEFL (we do not
accept IELTS) as well as two SAT Subject Tests: one in math (level 1 or 2) and
one in science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m). This option is especially recommended for students who do not
speak English at home or in school, or who have been speaking English for fewer
than five years.
Native English speakers must take either the
SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT; and two SAT Subject Tests: one in math (level 1
or 2), and one in science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m).
All students must meet the testing
requirements. You may not substitute other exams (such as IB, A-Levels, etc.)
for the above testing requirements. Students from countries where the SAT and
ACT are not offered (such as Iran and the People's Republic of China) will be
considered without a full set of required test scores on a case-by-case basis.
We have no minimum or recommended scores for
the SAT Reasoning Test, the ACT, or the SAT Subject Tests. You may wish to view
testing statistics from the most recent admissions cycle here.
However, we do have minimum and recommended
scores for the TOEFL. These minimums are in place to ensure your level of
English proficiency. Because MIT offers no English as a Second Language (ESL)
programs, and English is the language of MIT, all students must show that they
will thrive in our community. The minimum TOEFL scores are:
|
|
Minimum
|
Recommended
|
|
Paper Based Test
(PBT)
|
577
|
600+
|
|
Internet Based Test
(iBT)
|
90
|
100+
|
Your scores must be reported to us officially from the testing
agency; scores you list on your application and scores appearing on
your school transcript will not be considered official. We recommend you list
MIT as a school to receive your scores when you take the test. If you take the January test, you must list MIT as a school to
receive your scores or we will not receive your scores in time for our review. Our SAT and TOEFL code is 3514, and our ACT code is 1858.
It is important for all students - and very important for international students - to
register for tests with the same name as you have indicated on your application
and MyMIT account. Your
record and test scores will not be linked to our system if the names do not
match.
The MIT
Application
Application Process
International students fill out
the same application as domestic students. For more information, you should
read more about:
Dates & Deadlines
Dates and deadlines for EA/RA are
as follows:
·
September-October of application year: create a MyMIT account, begin the application
·
October 20: deadline to contact your interviewer (if available)
for EA
·
November 1: EA deadline
·
November 30: deadline to complete all testing requirements
for EA
·
December 10th: deadline to contact your interviewer (if
available) for RA
·
Mid-December: EA decisions released
·
January 1st: RA deadline
·
January 31: deadline to complete all testing requriements for RA
·
February 15th: deadline to submit all Financial Aid materials
·
Mid-March: RA decisions released
Okay thats all about MIT and how to apply to MIT, i hope i can study in MIT aamiin....
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