Hello,
Do I have a chance to transfer at MIT as an international student in computer science?
I have been 1 year at my university (so 2 when MIT accepts me) but I have yet to pass any course.
On the other hand I did extremely rare and unique things related to computer science during that 1 year.
What do you say?
So you failed your courses? If so, then no.
Nope and plus give more background on your academics.
In my country only the courses you pass and the grade you get are recorded and nothing else.
This means no one knows if you gave the exam unless you pass it.
I got in one of the best 5 universities in my country.
So basically they’ll be like “why does this student have absolutely no grades in his 1st year?” Am I right?
Yes, they will see I have been “attending” for 1 year and did nothing there.
So what sort of “rare and unique things” did you do? Did you solve P = NP?
If you can’t pass a course in 1 year (whether you chose or otherwise), I honestly don’t see why MIT would accept you as a transfer student.
I don’t want to provide private information here and this is required to explain what I did. What I did will seriously impress anyone who reads my application but they won’t say: ‘Let’s hire this guy now as a professor’. I believe there are around 3-4 each undergraduates each year who have done something similar.
If I pass all the courses of the 1st year on my 2nd year with GPA 3.2/4 will MIT seriously consider my application, assuming what I did is really great and unique?
If you can handle double the workload and exams, and get high grades, maybe…
An empty first year still looks sketchy.
Please check the edited post above.
Basically, I am asking if I meet the absolutely minimum requirements (if there is such a thing).
I can only pass 50% of the courses, not 100%. Maybe max 70% if I want to get high grades.
Also, will finishing my degree in 5 years instead of 4 have a negative impact if I apply for a graduate degree?
Please read the minimum eligibility requirements here:
Thanks I have checked this.
So, in the end, given my situation, do you thing I should apply now, finish everything and apply with good grades as a graduate in 4 years or don’t bother at all?
You can apply as a transfer, but from what we’ve seen here it looks extremely unlikely. You might have a better shot applying as a graduate student, provided you do very well in your undergraduate studies.
Thank you very much for the advice!
Will finishing my degree in 5 years instead of 4 have a noticeable negative impact?
Get the good grades in your current school first. Proving you’re capable of the hard work involved to excel with tough courses is an absolute requirement for any grad school.
Yeah. I don’t think 4 or 5 years matters if you pass with Cs and Ds. Focus on catching up and doing well.
If I finish with As in 5 years will I have a noticeable disadvantage compared to finishing in 4 years?
To be honest, you probably have no chance. This is not meant to be mean or anything, but based on what you said here: no. Take whatever opportunities are available at that ‘top 5 university’ and MAYBE get in as a graduate student.