GAC Status
1/21/2012
463 complete and assigned, 16 never completed, 23 rejected due to low TOEFL.
4 processed as off-cycle
152 Admissible, sent for sector review
96 Inadmissible, no further action.
Of the remaining 219
13 ready for decision
32 Pending GAC 3rd review
174 Pending initial GAC review
IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES THIS YEAR
- For the next two years, we won't fast-track candidates. Please check out the GAC 2011 report for why we did this.
- Some students have radically different GRE scores, out of 170. It may be best from now on to stick to the percentiles (which apparently are still out of 100). Please see the new GRE score explanations.
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:
- Click on "Search"
- 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.)
- As of 2011, we no longer fast-track students.
- 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
- December 15, 2011: Grad applications website closes
- January 9, 2012: All folders have two reads
- January 12, 2012: Initial review meeting Agenda and Minutes
- January 23, 2012: All folders completed
- January 27, 2012: Final review meeting
- March 1, 2012: Students notified of admissions decisions
- March 16, 2012: Open house