<p>Assume I work very hard in MIT in the next four years as undergraduate, do I have very high chance to continue my graduate school degree at MIT (I want to do biology master or Ph.D. with MIT professors)? What is a "OK" GPA for a MIT undergraduate if he or she seriously wants to continue his or her graduate degree at MIT?</p>
<p>If a MIT professor finds me interested and allow me to be his master or Ph.D. student, do I still need to take tests like GRE, GMAT? What are some requirements I need to do to get into MIT graduate school from MIT undergraduate? Thanks!</p>
<p>Well, you really can't get a masters degree in biology at MIT. (Most top biology programs don't offer a masters degree -- they're not particularly useful for a career in the sciences.)</p>
<p>I got accepted to the MIT biology PhD program with a 3.4(/4.0) overall and a 3.3(/4.0) in the biology major. This was the first year that biology undergraduates were allowed to apply to the PhD program, and I believe that all of us who applied got interviews. I know that several of us got in after interviews, but I haven't asked everyone if they got in or not. I assume most of us got in.</p>
<p>In order to apply to the biology PhD program, you have to complete the application, including taking the GRE general test. A GRE subject test is optional. You do not apply to work with a specific professor, and you're actually required to work in a different lab from the one you worked in as a UROP. Like most applications, the PhD application requires three letters of recommendation from professors, a statement of purpose, a transcript of grades, and a summary of your work and research experience. If your application is satisfactory, you'll be invited to interview with the program in February of the year you apply; not everyone who interviews gets into the program.</p>
<p>Great research experience is probably the most important qualification, followed by strong letters of recommendation.</p>
<p>thanks! so GRE to MIT graduate school is not as important as SAT to MIT undergraduate, right? What's the general range of GRE scores for admitted students?</p>
<p>Most graduate schools don't publish the GRE score ranges for admitted students, although the MIT biology program does happen to be an exception.</p>
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All interested students are encouraged to apply. The average undergraduate GPA for admitted students is 3.62, and the average GRE's are:
Verbal (650; 88%),
Quantitative (738; 87%)
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<p>I would tend to speculate that there's quite a wide range of verbal scores, but that the math scores cluster pretty strongly above 700. Almost 10% of the people who take the GRE get a perfect 800 in math, and anybody trained in science or engineering has a good shot at an 800.</p>
<p>A great score won't get you into the program, but a bad one could keep you out.</p>