Credits from other Unis to MIT

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<p>Before i begin, i'd like to say I AM NOT a transfer student though the title may make it seem so.</p>

<p>During my senior year in high school, i will be taking 3-4 classes each semester at my local university (which happens to be UIUC, one of the top engineering schools in the country). The classes are:</p>

<p>Calc 3
Intro to Differential Equations
Quantum Mechanics Intro</p>

<p>Real Analysis
Differential Equations
Quantum Mechanics
Light</p>

<p>My question is will i get credit for these classes at MIT - if not all of them, i'd at least like Calc 3 and Diff Eq. I'm taking the classes out of my personal interest, but i would like credit for some of them haha.</p>

<p>Also, what would an admissions counselor think of this (my taking classes at a Uni). I will also be taking AP English at my school, but the reason i have to resort to this is because i have finished all of my school curriculum. Any answers are appreciated.</p>

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<p>Look here: [MIT</a> Prospective Students: Credit by College Transcript: Transfer Credit](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/firstyear/prospective/transfer/index.html]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/firstyear/prospective/transfer/index.html)</p>

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<p>The math department has some math-specific information available on transfer credit here: [MIT</a> Mathematics | Transfer Credit](<a href=“http://math.mit.edu/academics/undergrad/first/transfer.html]MIT”>http://math.mit.edu/academics/undergrad/first/transfer.html)</p>

<p>In general, even if you are unable to directly transfer the credit (because the transfer credit examiners will judge whether they consider your courses to be substantially equivalent to courses offered at MIT), you can take Advanced Standing Exams to earn credit for material you already know. It’s fairly common for students to earn credit for calculus and diff eq coming in.</p>

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<p>^I’m not sure if it’s “common” to earn credit for 18.03(at least via the ASE), since according to this [Photo</a> - Volume 130, Issue 35 - The Tech](<a href=“http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N35/graphics/advancedstanding-1.html]Photo”>http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N35/graphics/advancedstanding-1.html) only 11 students passed the 18.03 ASE. Are you saying many more students have taken Diff Eq in high school and they get credit?</p>

<p>Are there cases where the curriculum is similar to MIT’s but the student doesn’t get credit anyway(specifically for math courses)?</p>

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<p>What about credits for Project Lead the Way? It’s a program that teaches college level engineering classes in select high schools across the country. Each high school is partnered with an affiliated university such as Duke, Purdue, RIT, Cal Poly, and others. Each participating high school sends their teachers to the partner university to learn the curriculum, then teach it to their students. High scores on the final exam, like an AP, earn transcripted credit at the partner university. My rising senior already has 9 credits of engineering courses (and will have 12 total) on an actual RIT transcript. Might MIT accept these credits?</p>

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<p>Which class at MIT would it correspond to?</p>

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No, just that if you’ve taken diff eq and done well, it’s common to pass the test – although only 11 students passed, you’ll notice that was almost everybody who took the 18.03 ASE. (The 18.03 ASE tends to have lower numbers of test-takers than other math ASEs because students have to complete problem sets in addition to taking the ASE.)</p>

<p>It’s not common to have taken diff eq before coming to MIT. But it’s common to pass the 18.03 ASE or receive credit by transfer if you have taken it.</p>

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I’m not sure. My impression is that the math department is fairly lenient with respect to awarding credit, but I don’t have any personal or anecdotal experience to share.</p>

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This is exactly the issue – MIT will only grant credit for courses that correspond to an existing MIT course.</p>

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<p>So basically what you are saying is:</p>

<ol>
<li>I might get credit due to credit transfers.</li>
<li>IF option 1 doesn’t work out, i can take ASEs?</li>
</ol>

<p>That sounds perfectly reasonable, although getting credit from the transcript would be a bit less hectic :)</p>

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<p>Are the problem sets for the ASE’s really long(as in, a combination of all the psets normally done in the class) or relatively short(fewer questions on each topic)?</p>

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<p>Hmm, I though a lot of people at MIT took things like Multivariable Calc and Diff Eq in high school. I guess it’s less common than I thought.</p>

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<p>Garfieldliker - do you know Likith Govindaiah by any chance?</p>

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<p>Yes, why do you ask(PM me)?</p>