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Expert: Sue Kayton
Date: 5/7/2008
Subject: full scholarship
Question
QUESTION: I am Ayush Khaitan, and recently won a full scholarship from India to study in Singapore in an IB school. I want to study in MIT with the aid of a full scholarship. How do I go about it? I was interested in working for NASA.
ANSWER: Apply to MIT through the regular admissions process. If you are admitted, they will offer you a scholarship based on financial need. MIT's website has further information.
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QUESTION: But are need-based scholarships full? What criterion do I have to fulfil in order to get an attractive scholarship?
ANSWER: You did not say if you are applying to MIT as an undergrad or as a grad student. Undergrads are admitted independent of financial need. There is no limit to needs-based scholarships and they are never full. MIT is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated financial aid for admitted students.
Grad school, in addition to needs-based scholarships, also has RA and TA positions, plus grants.
The only criteria you need for an attractive scholarships are (1) to get admitted and (2) to have financial need.
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QUESTION: I'm applying for an undergraduate course. Can you please give me the link to MIT's requirements? First you said that need-based scholarships are never full. Then you went on to say that MIT is committed to meeting 100% of the financial aid for students. I'm not sure I comprehend this contradiction.
Answer
Mit meets 100% of demonstated financial need. We never run out of scholarship money - that's what I meant when I said the program doesn't get "full."
Visit MIT's admissions site and the financial aid website
http://www.mitadmissions.org/
http://web.mit.edu/sfs/financial_aid/prospective_freshmen_and_transfer.html
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The admissions rate for international students for the MIT undergraduate program is very, very low. About 3% of applicants are admitted. So make sure to apply to other universities, too. The admit rate is so low because international students are limited to 8% of the incoming freshman class, and we get many, many applicants.
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