Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)
Social And Engineering Systems (SES)
PhDAmerican
Application Details
- Institution
- Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)
- Program
- Social And Engineering Systems (SES)
- Degree Type
- PhD
- Degree's Country of Origin
- American
- Decision
- Not provided
- Notification
- on 13/02/2021 via POST
- Undergrad GPA
- 0.00
- GRE General
- Not provided
- GRE Verbal
- Not provided
- Analytical Writing
- 0.00
- Notes
- TTPB: I would assume it's a rejection (I was one of the ones who got an interview) based on the email's wording. Looks like that's the pool who is offered admission. But 2 notes of consolation -- since I have been in your position for a few schools I really liked this cycle! (1) The acceptance rate at programs like this are very low so by definition many qualified people won't be accepted. This happens because (1a) MIT would rather risk a false negative than false positive and (1b) sometimes really idiosyncratic things come up, like who has funding for a particular project. But ofc none of this is necessarily a reflection of you as a candidate since you can't control MIT's risk tolerance or projects of faculty. (2) In general, I think this was a bad year to apply for PhD programs because so many people applied for PhD programs. So many people who would have been accepted last year will not be accepted this year simply based on numbers. And in that case, it's always worth it to shoot again next year. And your experience of applying this year will be helpful. Hopefully these comments are somewhat useful/consolatory. And ofc, best of luck with your other choices since there are many amazing programs out there :)
Institution Statistics
Acceptance Rate
22.8%
Avg. Notification Date
February 15
This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.