Home

Useful information

• New GRE Quantitative and Verbal Scoring band, conversations and explanations are here: New GRE 
• Average AA test scores of admitted students from Fall 2011 are here: 2011 Average Test Scores (also gives TOEFL information).
• The 2010 US News and World Report Rankings for Engineering Schools are here: USN&WR Rankings
• Rankings on Indian engineering schools here
• Fulbright Fellowships
• 2011 US Air Force Academy Statistics

Other information

• How to review
• How to get all of the folders assigned to you that you have not read yet:
  1. Click on "Search"
  2. Enter in the search box "reader:yourname & !reviewer:yourname". For instance, I do "reader:nickroy & !reviewer:nickroy".
• The main application review site is here https://gradapply.mit.edu/aeroastro/review/
• You can send mail to the entire GAC via aa-gac@mit.edu.
• Any difficulties, please mail me (Nick) at nickroy@csail.mit.edu or call my cell at 617-875-2506. 
• The 2011-2012 GAC members are here: Aero Astro Grad Admissions Committee Members

GAC Specific Info

• Intended meanings of scores:
  • 4: Definite admit
  • 3: Admissible
  • 2: Possibly admissible (unlikely to be admitted – probably shouldn't be read by sector)
  • 1: Probable reject (not worth sending to sector)
  • 0: Definite reject (consider summary rejection by GAC chair)
    (This interpretation of the scores is at the GAC level. The scores at the sector level are purely for ranking candidates, and don't have a specific interpretation.)
• Fast-track criteria: 
  • A folder will be fast-tracked if both initial reviewers give the folder a '4', or if two of three reviewers give the folder a '4' and GAC discussion indicates a fast-track is warranted.  
  • A candidate admitted as a fast-track will receive an early admission letter and individual faculty can begin contacting the student, but the student will be invited to attend the open house with regular admits. As of 2010, we no longer invite fast-track students to visit early as our success rate with students visiting outside the open house has not been high. 
• Send to sector criterion:
  • A folder will be sent to the sectors for additional reviews if it receives no more than one score of 2 or lower.
  • Under-represented groups will be sent to the sector for additional reviews if it receives two scores of 2 or higher.
• Reject criterion:
  • A folder will most likely not receive additional reviews from the sector if it receives 2 or more scores of 2 or lower.

GAC Schedule

• March 1, 2012: Students notified of admissions decisions
• March 16, 2012: Open house

General Admissions Information

• GAC Policies.
• History of the GAC.
• Notes for future years.