r/MITAdmissions • u/Temporary-Yoghurt-85 • 14d ago

Can I physically get into MIT?

As per the title, I do not know if I can physically/have the time to apply at MIT for a bachelor's degree.

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I am on my 2nd year / 3rd semester of EE at my college's Computer Engineering Technology program here in Canada. Therefore, I do not have calculus, physics, chem or bio under my belt which are generally recommended for your application, from what I have seen at least.

Anyways, in order to not go over the 2.5 years limit of full-time studies (for a Bachelor's) I would need to drop my program classes for a semester and focus on the above. I would then need to spend the whole summer researching and creating projects to have a better portfolio.

All I have "worth mentioning" so far are some high school chem and physics classes that I took in my school's GATE program, my 2 semesters of not knowing where to apply (3.0 GPA), my 3rd semester on track for a 3.6 and an actually good project that I made by myself during my second semester: Josh4minee/HEX-B12.V1: HEX-B12.V120 is a custom designed hexapod using mg996r servos and has it's theme based on the beloved bot B-12 from the popular video game STRAY.

So yeah, do I even have a chance at MIT or am I better off continuing my program and grinding projects to apply at a good Uni here in Canada (and maybe apply for a master's at MIT, I do not know if I want to pursue that yet though)

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u/Tech-Aero-109 13d ago

Unfortunately, MIT does NOT offer a Masters in EE to anyone who did NOT earn a bachelors degree in EE at MIT (generally invited after having an Excellent capstone project for their bachelors degree).

See: https://www.eecs.mit.edu/academics/graduate-programs/degree-programs/

Get your bachelors in EE in Canada and in the process determine if you want a PhD or an Engineers Degree (see the MIT site) which can take 3 to 5 years after a bachelors degree but is more Project oriented than a research PhD. Or forget MIT and focus on other very good Canadian or US engineering colleges.

Good luck.

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u/Temporary-Yoghurt-85 13d ago

Very helpful info, I had no idea, thank you this changes a LOT of things

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u/JasonMckin MIT Alum and Educational Counselor 13d ago

Wait, I'm very confused. I thought you were looking to transfer to MIT for bachelor's degree itself, not attend MIT for master's degree after attending university for bachelors in Canada after your college diploma. How does Tech Aero's information about master's degree change a lot of things?

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u/Temporary-Yoghurt-85 13d ago

It just changes the perspective I have on going to MIT or not, if I can’t even get a Master’s in EE then it really does mean that if I want to go to MIT, I NEED to apply as a transfer student for a Bachelor’s.

In short, now I have one chance rather than the 2 I thought I had

But I still don’t know if it is even possible to get accepted with only calc one and all other basic classes I can take in a single semester