TOEFL TOEFL/IELTS scores are considered unofficial, but are sufficient for review purposes. Official documents will be required before a positive admissions decision can be made. To avoid delay, have all your official test scores transmitted electronically to MIT Admissions (from ETS, Educational Testing Service) before the December 1st deadline. IELTS English language proficiency test scores are required of all applicants whose primary language is not English. Test scores must be from within the past two years. Registration information is available at ielts.org IELTS: Minimum score required: 6; most applicants should have scores of 7 or higher. GRE The GRE General Test is required of all applicants. Please plan to take the exam with enough time to have the scores submitted before the deadline. You are encouraged to take your GRE before December. Students who must take them in December should make note in their applications stating when the official scores will arrive.

PS You can always provide information specific to your major in your personal statement. CV CVs can be included in your online application. Fee A $75 application fee. RL Three letters of recommendation (at least two must be academic recommendations). We require that all recommendations be submitted electronically, using this system. Use Evaluations and then Letter Status to ask for electronic recommendations and to check whether recommendations have arrived. If letters are missing, you must e-mail your recommenders the instructions shown in Letter Status. You can check the status of your application, most specifically the receipt of your recommenders' letters, by logging in to your application. Transcript Academic Transcript: Only one transcript from each school you list is required. Please attach a pdf of your transcript(s) to your online application. If you are invited to interview, have an official transcript from each college or university you have attended mailed as soon as possible. Transcripts must be received in envelopes sealed by the institution to be considered official. They can be mailed to: Biology Graduate Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 68-120 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307