TOEFL TOEFL scores are not accepted. IELTS All applicants must demonstrate that their command of English is sufficient to participate fully in the regular research and academic activities of an SES student. They can do this by: Completing their entire secondary education (e.g., high-school), or four consecutive years of post-secondary education (university, college, junior college, etc.), at an accredited school where the official language of instruction is exclusively English. Taking the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, academic format. The minimum IELTS score expected is 7.5. GRE We expect that successful applicants to SES will meet or surpass the following minimum Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores (in the current scoring format): 157 on the Verbal section (150 for non-native English speakers) For older testing formats this translates to roughly the 75th percentile for native English speakers, and the 45th percentile for non-native English speakers. 159 on the Quantitative section For older testing formats, this translates to roughly the 75th percentile. and 4.0 on the Analytical Writing section. Note that these are minimal expectations and admission to SES will be competitive. All applicants are required to submit recent GRE scores. If you believe you have previous GRE scores on file with MIT (e.g., from an application to another MIT department) you may write to idss_academic_office ‘a(chǎn)t’ mit.edu to verify that your scores are available.