Engineering Graduate School

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<p>I was wondering what it would take for me to get into MIT Graduate School for aerospace or mechanical engineering. I am currently a senior in high school and I will be attending Georgia Tech next year. In high school, I was 5 steps behind everybody else on applying to college, and I want to change things for graduate school, which is why I am asking these questions now. I would also like to go to any other graduate school such as Caltech, Stanford, University of California Berkeley, Cornell, or any equivalent college.</p>

<p>Do they ask for your high school transcripts/SATs? Do they look at college extracurricular activities? Do they look at college research projects? What kind of GPA would they look for from Georgia Tech? What graduate standardized test scores should I get? How important are teacher recommendations?</p>

<p>The only thing I really have going for me is math, (770 SAT), I am enrolled in AP Physics, AP Calculus, and AP Statistics. My reading/writing could be better (530 CR SAT and 560 Writing SAT), what are the best ways that I could improve this for the GRE?</p>

<p>Any advice helps- Thanks :)</p>

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<p>I am an civil engineering major accepted at MIT for grad school. So while I may not be doing the same type of engineering you are, I beleive I can give you some insight. First off, clubs and stuff are nice, but they really have no bearing on whether or not you get into grad school. If you want to get into MIT, you should work hard on your early classes so you have a gpa buffer when you get to your harder classes later (I wish someone had told me this, because my GPA after my first three semesters was 2.89). Next try to do really well in your in-major classes and visit office hours of your in-major proffesors. This is important for building a relationship with them so that they will write you good recs. Once you get to know your professors and maybe develop an idea of what you want to do research on, use your faculty connections to get involved on a project. Try to do a summer research experience. </p>

<p>Enjoy GT, its a great school.</p>