No SAT or ACT required for first-year candidates or transfer applicants applying in autumn 2021 or spring 2022. Students who have already taken the SAT/ACT or can do so securely in the near future are urged to submit their scores to assist us better assess their readiness for MIT. ⁠Despite its limitations, our research demonstrates that taking the SAT/ACT increases our ability to predict student success at MIT. When a kid doesn’t have SAT/ACT results, we have to look (even) harder at other indicators, like those indicated in the following bullet point. Students who have not taken the SAT/ACT and cannot find a safe chance to do so in the near future are discouraged from taking the test to safeguard their own and their families’ health. Our decision will not be based merely on the absence of SAT/ACT results, but on a thorough evaluation of other academic components of their application (such as grades, coursework, and other examinations).