MIT Class of 2024 Admissions Statistics

It’s Pi Day and, accordingly, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has released Regular Decision notifications. In all, between Early Action and Regular Decision, 1,457 students have earned admission to the MIT Class of 2024. These 1,457 students were drawn from a total applicant pool of 20,075. This marks an overall … 

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MIT Class of 2024 Early Action Statistics

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has released its admissions statistics for the Early Action round of the Class of 2024. In all, 9,291 students applied Early Action to MIT this fall. Of these 9,291 applicants, 687 earned admission. Additionally, 6,792 applicants were deferred, while 1,622 were denied admission outright. It … 

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MIT Class of 2023 Early Action Statistics

The Early Action round for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Class of 2023 is in the books. Admissions decisions have been signed, sealed, and delivered. In all, 9,600 students applied under MIT’s non-binding Early Action policy. Of these students, 707 earned admission. It doesn’t require a mathematics degree from MIT … 

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MIT Class of 2022 Early Action Statistics

Admissions figures are in for the Early Action round at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Class of 2022. In all, 9,557 students applied to MIT this Early Action cycle, marking a 13.9% increase in EA applications from last cycle. Of these 9,557 students, 664 earned admission. This equates … 

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From Goat Herding to MIT

There was a terrific Anderson Cooper piece tonight on CBS’ “60 Minutes” that featured the story of a young man, Mubarik Mohamoud, a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who escaped from a life of herding goats and is now studying electrical engineering at one of the finest universities … 

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Former MIT Dean of Admissions

Just about eight years ago, we wrote about the resignation of MIT’s then Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones. Hey, we’ve been blogging a long time! Twenty-eight years prior to her resignation from the top admissions post at MIT, Marilee Jones had applied for a job at the school and, when … 

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MIT Admission

We’ve been making fun of college brochures for years on the pages of this blog. So many parents and students believe that because they receive a brochure from a college, it means that college is actually interested in them. It means that student actually has a shot of getting in. … 

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Applying to MIT

Finding success in applying to MIT might be tough for comedian Stephen Colbert. Not that he’s considering doing so. But if he did apply, let’s just say that Dean of Admissions Stuart Schmill would shred his application. Literally. If you didn’t think deans of admission at highly selective universities had a … 

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Admission to MIT

MIT is the proud alma mater of Noramay Cadena, the first in her family to attend college.