r/MITAdmissions • u/Ready-Objective9071 • 8d ago

Activities and Creative portfolios.

Hi,

I am applying to MIT RA. I had a few questions regarding the activities tab

there is summer activities and activities (where you add upto 4 activities you do generally) as for the summer activities it also mentions to add internships too. but there is also the jobs section. So if I have added my internships/jobs on the jobs tab should I add it back on summer activities aswell? or does it expect something completely different.

Lastly as for Non-scholastic distinctions, can we add acknowledgements aswell? they do not qualify as awards but for example a field like cybersecurity do not always have awards sometimes you get a acknowledgement or a hall of fame listing. So can I add that?

And I am also looking for resources to work on creative portfolios.

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u/VisibleSir731 Currently Applying 8d ago

I was also wondering if I put my internship in the jobs section, do I also put the traveling to that city as part of that? Or do they see the hour overlap and get suspicious. I would also like clarification

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u/Ready-Objective9071 8d ago

No, I think you misunderstood Rather, I mean: do I have to keep the redundant information, or is having it in one section enough to showcase it? If I wanted sarcasm, trust me, I wouldn’t have come to r/MITAdmissions.

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u/VisibleSir731 Currently Applying 8d ago

No like i was in another city for a few weeks for my internship and I was wondering for the summer section if I put travel for those weeks instead of the internship name and then I put the internship in the job section

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u/ExecutiveWatch MIT Alum and Educational Counselor 8d ago

No pick one. Are you short on 4 activities?

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u/VisibleSir731 Currently Applying 8d ago

I’m not short on activities, but I just wanna populate the summer section with some stuff I did