Everything you need to know about Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Admissions
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is ranked #2 inU.S. News & World Reportrankings of National Universities. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,602 students who study on the banks of the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Students at MIT have General Institute Requirements which means they base their studies on core subjects in science, math,humanities, arts, and social sciences. They major in the physical or biological sciences, management science, architecture, urban studies and planning, engineering, etc. By their third and fourth years, students are focused on theirdepartmental programshaving completed their core requirements.
One of the most exciting opportunities for a MIT undergraduate is the many research opportunities. In fact, there is a program called: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
MIT offers an early action option for admissions. This is non-binding, but allows the admissions office to give applications a closer read in early November. Early Action is limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; international citizens may only apply during the regular round.
MIT Early Actionisn’t single-choice which means you can apply to an Early Decision school which is binding, but if you get into both MIT and the Early Decision school you would have to decline MIT.
MIT is transparent with their admissions data and shares their information from the Common Data Set. Typically they accept more public school students than private school students, more males than females, and theiracceptance rateis typically under 5 percent. Very few students get off thewaitlist – this is because so many students say YES to MIT when they are accepted.Typically,MIT takes about 10-25 of the students from the wait list.
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MIT is a tough admit for anyone, but even tougher for an international candidate as they typically only take about 9% international students representing 62 countries. 40% of accepted students last year were Asian American with 1% being Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islanders.
MIT is VERY specific with recommendations. They require two letters of recommendation from teachers. One recommendation should be from a math or science teacher and one should be from a humanities, social science or language teacher. This is not the case for most colleges so take note.
Interviews are also a bit different at MIT. After you apply an Educational Counselor (EC), if there’s one available will contact you to set up the interview. Don’t mess this up as in the past MIT has only admitted 1% of students who chose not to interview.
For the Class of 2027, test scores are required. You may submit scores from theACTor theSAT. In our experience and backed up by the Common Data Set, your scores need to be, SAT: 780-800/section.
MIT Admissions Wrap Up
Class of 2028
MIT admitted 1,275 students out of 28,232 applicants to the Class of 2028 for an acceptance rate of 4.52 percent. In its early round, MIT admitted 685 students out of 11,924 applications, yielding 5.74 percent.
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I wanted to share with you the great news that I was accepted to Tulane ED yesterday! Thank you both so much for your advice and help along the way. I can’t imagine how hard it would have been without it. I am so excited and looking forward to the fall. Thank you!!
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E.A.
Application Boot Camp student
While H awaits his early round decisions, I wanted to give you an update on R. He just finished his first semester at Occidental and he has been crushing it.He loves the school and he is motivated, curious and working so hard.It has been an ideal place for him.
We cannot thank you enough for all of your help and truly wonderful advice.We are so grateful!
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C.A.
Application Boot Camp student
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P.L.
Application Boot Camp parent
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You might be surprised at what I heard H say yesterday but it’s such a tribute to how hard he worked, how much support he received, and the connections he made. After his 3-hour nap on Friday, a celebratory dinner, and a great night’s, he got up on Saturday and said, “Mom, I want to go back to Bootcamp!” True story. I’m not sure how you do it with the pace and intensity of ABC but T felt truly seen, deeply respected, pushed in the best way possible, and overjoyed about the results. We appreciate your help more than words can express.
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Application Boot Camp student
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Thank you for your patience and for your expertise in guiding our daughter. Her friends from ND are coming home this weekend and she is so happy and proud to be able to wear a ND sweatshirt she had been keeping in her closet since she picked it up at ND last June.
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We want to share the good news that P was admitted ED to Williams yesterday! Thank you!
W.B.
Application Boot Camp parents
We wanted to let you know that L was accepted at Tufts – his first choice and ED app! Thanks again for all of your help!
G.Y.
Application Boot Camp parent
MASSIVE thanks to you for all you did to shepherd us through this nerve-racking process! You are the rock, the hub, and the heart of TTA. H is so extraordinarily fortunate to have had you supporting, guiding, and believing in her.
I saw her grow right before my eyes during Bootcamp (which was phenomenally well run, due to your effort and skill). I still marvel at how much she accomplished in such a condensed period of time but I am most grateful for how you nurtured her spirit and confidence. Empowering her in that way has made all the difference this year.
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R.C.
Application Boot Camp parent
I hope you are enjoying some extremely well-deserved R&R after the intensity of Bootcamp! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for offering R and I your warmth, encouragement, expertise, and seasoned insight. R was so very lucky to have the chance to work with you. We now count you as part of our beloved extended family! ABC was certainly rigorous but it was wonderful to see R’s pride and relief when she came home on Friday.
C.W.
Application Boot Camp parent
I can’t thank you enough for all your guidance and encouragement during ABC! I’m still exhausted but also really happy about my essays. It’s a huge relief to have my common app in such good shape.I’ll never forget how much you and the rest of the amazing TTA team helped me.
K.R.
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I KNOW that YOU were beyond instrumental in this process and I wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for your efforts from August in Boston onward. You were always availableand such a massive help for K with her supplements.
H.T.
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She’s IN at Stanford! Thank you for all your support and hard work, and to the others at TTA who worked over her application. You are very much appreciated.K is a great kid and I trust her to do good in the world.
E.W.
Application Boot Camp parent
We are thrilled to inform you that H has been accepted to Duke University and will be joining his brother K there this fall.We were admittedly a little nervous when Application Boot Camp (understandably) went virtual, but we should not have worried as H came away super-prepared for application season. We really appreciate all of the frank advice and counsel we have received from everyone at Top Tier over the lastfew years as our sons have journeyed through this process.
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