<p>Will an IPhO bronze medalist have a chance to get admitted to MIT physics? Let's say that all required tests like SAT are 75th percentile+</p>
<p>Forgot to mentioned: International Student!</p>
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<p>Ivy leagues I’m pretty sure admit around 95-99+ percentile for SAT scores</p>
<p>I meant 75th percentile at MIT, not in the Us</p>
<p>Meh. Which country? If it was something like Zimbabwe or Camroon, then no.</p>
<p>If something like China or Japan, heck yes.</p>
<p>Well… somewhere in between, no China but no Cameroon. 4B, 1HM, so certainly not a weak country! And don’t forget that I was 1 year younger than my teammates, I’m still eligible next year but by the time I participate I will have been admitten/rejected by my top choice uni’s.</p>
<p>I am bumping</p>
<p>I understand a bronze medal is given to about half all IPhO participants. By itself, that would certainly not guarantee admission to MIT, especially for an international. Test scores are also not determinant for MIT admission. Most applicants already have top scores anyway. ECs and demonstrated interest in math/science will be key. </p>
<p>You will need to provide a lot more detail, preferably in the MIT forum to get any indication. Please consider that international admit rates at MIT are between 2% and 4%, so chances will always be very low.</p>
<p>Nothing is a guarantee. But International _____ Olympiad qualification is impressive. A medal is even more incredible.</p>
<p>^False.</p>
<p>For some countries qualification is not selective at all and therefore hardly impressive. Which country you come from has a lot to do with selectivity in the applicant pool. A US or Chinese qualifier has typically gone through several rounds of qualification. If you are from Uganda and can pay the registration fee, you are in!</p>
<p>Also, some competitions such as the IPhO issue medals to half or more of participants. Again, not that impressive. Some olympiads are a complete joke. Even the IPhO has only recently become broadly attended and was mostly attended by Eastern European countries for a long time. It still pales in comparison to the IMO. </p>
<p>It is all in the details!</p>
<p>^My thoughts exactly.</p>
<p>Cellardwellar, while I appreciate your input, some of it is blatantly false. First of all, I had to go through 4 round, in which several thousands participated. Second, I’m not from a weak country, 4B and 1HM is not weak. Also IPhO is not a joke, however I totally agree IMO is the king of the Olympiads.</p>
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<p>In my opinion, if you will create a resume, that will reflect many awards and your passion for physics, splendid essays also from you and from your teachers(+additional essay from your national coach of physics), send a project you had done for some science fairs, then you had a really big chance for even Harvard.</p>
<p>God speed</p>
<p>Definitely an Ipho medal is impressive, even more impressive if you are from countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and other south asian countries. And i personally know Ipho bronze medalists who made it to colleges like MIT, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford. But in addition to the medal you also need to have good GPA and SAT scores. Also you need to focus on your personal essays. Good luck.</p>
<p>I don’t know if cellardweller is the next Richard Feynman but Ipho is not a joke. Everyone who has been awarded Bronze medal or better are geniuses. And the one who didn’t receive medals are also very intelligent students. And let me tell you it’s not a joke to make the top half of the Ipho as they are competing against the best in the world. As a Silver medalist myself, i know how hard it is. And for " cellardweller " i suggest you to google ipho questions and see how many problems are you actually able to solve.</p>
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<p>And Uganda doesn’t take part in Ipho.</p>
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