A P P L I C A T I O N F O R T R A N S F E R A D M I S S I O N

Transfer Admissions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 3-103(T) 1
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Last/Family name First/Given name Middle initial

(617) 253-3400
mittransfer@mit.edu Date of birth ( Month / Day / Year )

Evaluation A: School now attending

by a math or science professor

2 Applying for term beginning in:
• Please read the instructions carefully. Fill in the lines above with your
name, date of birth and school. February 2011
• Check February or September boxes. (Be sure your professor knows (U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents only)
for which term you are applying.) Application deadline is November 15.

• Give this form to a math or science professor who knows you well. September 2011
Application deadline is February 15.
• Please submit only one of each required evaluation form. Use the
Supplemental Document Cover Sheet for additional recommendation
letters.

3 Name of professor completing this form___________________________________________ 4 Subject taught______________________________

5 Sign your name below only if you agree to waive your right of access to review this recommendation.

Signature _ Date

1 TO T H E E VA LUATO R

This form is written on behalf of the person named above who is applying
to MIT as a transfer student. We are obliged under the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment) to make your comments
available to the student if she/he enrolls at MIT and has not signed the
waiver above.
We would appreciate your honest assessment of the applicant’s intellectual
ability, self-confidence, originality, and willingness to accept challenge and
responsibility. If the student has unique qualities or characteristics, please
bring those to our attention. Anecdotal illustrations are often helpful in our
evaluation of the applicants.
If you find this form too restricting for your comments, please feel free to
attach a separate sheet or write a letter.
Thank you for your contribution to our evaluation process. We very much
appreciate the time and energy you put into writing. If you have any ques-
tions about this form, please feel free to write or call our office.
This form should be mailed directly to the MIT Admissions Office at
the address above.

The committee on admissions is attempting to distinguish the very best

applicants (on a variety of criteria) and asks you to keep in mind two ques-
tions: As the student’s professor, how would you describe the applicant’s
academic abilities to one of your colleagues? What will the student bring
with her or him to the greater community of MIT?

Your acquaintance with the applicant: know only through records see from time to time know well

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A. How does this student compare academically to other students you have taught?
One of the top few
Good (above Outstanding (top encountered in my
Below average Average average) Excellent (top 10%) 5%) career

B. I recommend this student for MIT: With reservation Fairly strongly Strongly Enthusiastically

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Evaluation of transfer applicant by a math or science professor

C. What are the first words that come to mind to describe the applicant?

D. Describe the quality of the applicant’s intellect and academic work. Please comment on the student’s originality of thought and ability to grasp difficult con-
cepts. In what ways might you distinguish this student’s academic performance from that of other able students?

How has the applicant achieved good grades in your class? Check as many as apply.

By consistent hard work By grade consciousness By virtue of memory By brilliance of mind

Other___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E. This space is for additional comments. Are there unusual circumstances in the applicant’s case (personal or academic) that you feel we should know?

Print name ___________________________________________ Phone number __________________________ Ext. ____________________________

Title _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

School address ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of evaluator _ Date

Thank you for your time and effort. Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions about this
form or the admissions process in general.
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