<p>Has anyone ever received transfer credit for 8.03? I took a local equivalent class which covers pretty much the exact same material and incorporates plenty of multivariable calc and diff eq, derivations, etc (it's taught by a professor who has a caltech undergrad and a harvard phd). Do you think I could get credit at all? Is it worth trying to get or trying to test out of?</p>
<p>8.03 is not a GIR, and I don't believe it's required for much else other than a physics major. On the other hand, if you ARE a physics major, you might want to have taken SOME MIT physics courses before jumping straight into... I dunno... quantum. Plus there's no benefit to being ahead of the rest of your class in a physics major, it doesn't have that many requirements, you're not saving yourself any trouble, and you still gotta wait til junior year to do junior lab.</p>
<p>Actually, I know someone who did JLab his sophomore year. There were 3 or 4 other sophomores in his section, apparently.</p>
<p>It's not impossible, but requires a lot of work and effort.</p>
<p>there's no reason to do j-lab sophomore year unless you're going away your junior year (cme or something). there's no other major that clashes with physics in terms of massive involuntary 3rd-year-long torture.</p>
<p>The man in question did indeed go abroad his junior year to study mathematics. So that would make sense. :)</p>
<p>ok, thanks a lot for the advice! i think i'll submit the info for transfer credit and see what happens, but i'll be ready to take the class if necessary- i'm too lazy to study for another test!</p>