<p>hi , I am a student from india . I wants to pursue my engineering course at mit. I have given sat this year . I will get my sat results after 20 days . I have already applied to mit & purdue for fall admission 2011 . I will not be able to give toeffl and sat subject tests before may . So will i get admission to purdue and mit if i do well in my sat exams and get marks in the range of 2200 . I am applying for engineering course .</p>
<p>MIT admissions is a lot tougher than you seem to think, especially for internationals. There is no cutoff for admissions, and certainly getting a 2200 on the SATs alone is not sufficient for admissions (you need many other things for admissions.) Internationals who get in MIT often placed highly at the international math olympiad, or other science competitions.</p>
<p>I would say Purdue would take you, but I would apply somewhere in between Purdue and MIT. How about U. of Illinois or U. of Michigan? Berkeley is a little harder to get in, but is also a good choice (and not as tough to get into as MIT.) </p>
<p>American colleges do not have a cut-off system for scores. (Some state schools do, but not for internationals.)</p>
<p>Have you taken any SAT’s yet? Any subject tests? What is your current GPA and class rank?</p>
<p>You’ll be considered, of course. But only if you fulfill your requirements. Some kids are still considered without full testing requirements, only if tests are not administrated in their countries (SATs are not given in some countries like China and Iran). But in your case, you’ll obviously have to take the two SAT Subject Tests. How about giving another try next year?</p>
<p>@collegealum314
I have been mixed up a little bit at this Olympiad thing. Some people are telling me you have to have some international award to get in. Others tell me that you don’t. I even know some guys from “Palestine” who got in with no international awards. Of course, in some parts of the world, competitions and Olympiad are not as accessible as it might seem overseas. Do you have a theory? :D</p>
<p>Well, I don’t have a theory about whether you need an olympiad award from some countries and not others. I didn’t mean to imply that you needed an olympiad placing to get in as an international, but it seems like the percentage of olympiad winners in the international pool is much higher than in the domestic pool. And this gives you an indication of how competitive it is. One assumes that, without an olympiad award, you would need something else particularly outstanding.</p>