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Oh I hate that question. My calc grade sucks compared to the higher level math I completed. To see that I got a bad grade in Calc stands out since the specifically ask for that. However, I also took Calc 2, Differential Equations, Engineering Macroecon, Fluid Dynamics, Strengths of Materials, a lot of Physics courses...I know I am strong in enough in quant but that damn grade sticks out like a sore thumb in my application since its singled out.
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Joined: 01 Feb 2007
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I have just sent them an email about this.
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Something interesting that I suspect most people on this board would be tickled by! In midst of stealing time away at work to write my MIT essays, I was asked by the my firms's recruitment team if I wanted to go up there to interview a few potential candidates that we're looking to hire! 
I'm guessing "Also, I interviewed a few students on campus last week..." would be a true differentiator on the essays, eh? 
Unfortunately client commitments make it hard for me to actually go do that - maybe I'll go to interview the undergrads later on.
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riverripper wrote: sticks out like a sore thumb in my application since its singled out.
I took Calculus on UCB extenion online. Has A 
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The school replied that the AP Calc grade from High School would suffice.
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Why does not MIT have an admissions forum?
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Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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xerox wrote: Why does not MIT have an admissions forum?
i hear they are not very technologically savvy at MIT
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Check this link. Might help in formulating goals for cover letter.
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/2007-newstudents.php
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For the (self-reported) transcript which is read-only, how does one indicate more than 8 courses in one term?
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Senior Manager
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collegesenior wrote: For the (self-reported) transcript which is read-only, how does one indicate more than 8 courses in one term?
I had the same problem, and the adcom advised me to indicate dates for every single course taken or make it clear otherwise.
I filled all my courses in disregarding the gray borders around the eight-subject sections, and I filled term dates in every line of the Term Dates column. Also I left one blank line where one semester ended and another started.
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hey y'all...for the essay question that asks you about a challenging interaction you had with a person, don't you all think that talking about another person might pose a privacy issue? like if I were to talk about a bad manager I had or something, isn't that something that he has to know about? maybe i'm just overthinking this. also, can we use aliases? like "I'll refer to him as bob"...
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collegesenior wrote: For the (self-reported) transcript which is read-only, how does one indicate more than 8 courses in one term?
You can 'unprotect' the sheet and add rows to it.
Go to TOOLS->PROTECTION->UNPROTECT SHEET
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abhishek.sardana wrote: collegesenior wrote: For the (self-reported) transcript which is read-only, how does one indicate more than 8 courses in one term? You can 'unprotect' the sheet and add rows to it. Go to TOOLS->PROTECTION->UNPROTECT SHEET Thanks
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collegesenior wrote: abhishek.sardana wrote: collegesenior wrote: For the (self-reported) transcript which is read-only, how does one indicate more than 8 courses in one term? You can 'unprotect' the sheet and add rows to it. Go to TOOLS->PROTECTION->UNPROTECT SHEET Thanks I would not do that.
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xerox wrote: collegesenior wrote: abhishek.sardana wrote: collegesenior wrote: For the (self-reported) transcript which is read-only, how does one indicate more than 8 courses in one term? You can 'unprotect' the sheet and add rows to it. Go to TOOLS->PROTECTION->UNPROTECT SHEET Thanks I would not do that. maybe, dont want to get youself into a ApplyYourself "hack" type situation
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dabots wrote: xerox wrote: collegesenior wrote: abhishek.sardana wrote: collegesenior wrote: For the (self-reported) transcript which is read-only, how does one indicate more than 8 courses in one term? You can 'unprotect' the sheet and add rows to it. Go to TOOLS->PROTECTION->UNPROTECT SHEET Thanks I would not do that. maybe, dont want to get youself into a ApplyYourself "hack" type situation It is protected for a reason, and if they wanted you to combine sections, they would then give specific details about this. In an email they sent me, they clearly indicated that the space in the form was limited.
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What did you do for other apps? Didn't you add rows? They are not so stubborn. You can use your imagination and make such modifications.
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abhishek.sardana wrote: What did you do for other apps? Didn't you add rows? They are not so stubborn. You can use your imagination and make such modifications.
I guess, the best way is to ask the school whether it is acceptable to 'unprotect' the sheet and modify it, i.e. add rows, change numbers, etc.
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Joined: 27 Jun 2007
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dabots wrote: xerox wrote: Why does not MIT have an admissions forum? i hear they are not very technologically savvy at MIT Just so you know.......their Adcom officers are by FAR .....an I am totally unbiased cool......still between Tuck, Kellog, GSB - both Stan an Chic........MIT ppl are mindblowing in not only their response time, but also in the content of the response.
Just write them .......an they'll get back to you in like a couple of days
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aurobindo wrote: Check this link. Might help in formulating goals for cover letter. http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/2007-newstudents.phpcool .......thanks
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