<p>SAT prep IS child's play</p>
<p>My uncle went to IIT. He went to Stern for grad school. Now he's in business and his career has nothing to do with math/science/engineering. ;)</p>
<p>My friend's mother and uncle both graduated from the top of their respective classes at IIT. Her mother became a doctor, but when she moved to the US, they didn't recognize her certification. She didn't bother taking equivalency tests to prove her education, so now she's a stay-at-home mom. Her uncle went to Cornell for free for grad school.</p>
<p>My friend (who graduated '05) goes to IIT. He's smart, but he's no genius by my school's standards.</p>
<p>I'm not trying to prove a point. Actually, I didn't even mean to. But if I did, please don't hold it against me. :)</p>
<p>ive always thought it was insanely hard to get into iit, but now that ive seen the actual exam, it seems pretty easy... i mean the sciences arent too difficult and the math is just a little bit above calc bc, anyone whos gone past it in high school should be able to handle it...
maybe i should apply there lol</p>
<p>That's not a big surprise spydertennis, espcially since you're probably going to become the valedictorian of your class at Harvard. :)</p>
<p>i can see what you're saying, all the problems are def approachable. but they are kind of tricky to finish w/ the absolute right answer. keep in mind, that in order to get into iit u need a what? 99.5 on this exam?</p>
<p>if you can go 2 caltech or mit then why on earth would you go to india?? i just dont get it... but then again i dont get why ppl go 2 caltech or mit when they can go 2 the amazing uc-berkeley.. matter of preference i guess</p>
<p>Hey there was an IMO and IPhO gold medalist of India and he decided to go to.....MIT</p>
<p>Why not IIT?</p>
<p>I don't know.</p>
<p>A 2% acceptance rate? Good lord.</p>
<p>i haven't taken any ap exams yet because i haven't finished any of my ap courses yet; how much easier are ap exams compared to this? a lot ? i hope</p>
<p>ap us history exam is pretty tough... i havent taken any math ap exams yet (ap cal ab coming up in may)</p>
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Well, considering how insanely overpopulated India is...</p>
<p>Yeah...I was reading through this and I was gonna comment on how huge the Indian population is.</p>
<p>I lived in India for the first 10 years of my life, and I can tell you that as a kid (very young age), I always wanted to get into IIT, something promoted by both my parents, both IIT grads and overall smart people.</p>
<p>Now, I see my cousins going for it, and I really question if it's that great. Keep in mind that:
a) Academic excellence is admirable, but no excellent indication of future success
b) My cousins, already among the brightest people I know, spend years prepping for it, so that does soften the impact
c) People who study for IIT do it for many, many years. For at least a few of those who get in, it's got to cramp your interpersonal skills to stay in a room for that long during your teenage years.</p>
<p>My parents also agree now that a top tier US university would be a far better way to go. My Dad, who works in finance, says that in the long run, an IIT degree only matters if the person who holds it was bright, motivated, and interesting to begin with.</p>
<p>Also a final note: that test is pretty hard, but not ridiculously so. I'm sure that kids that get into HYP, MIT, Stanford, Caltech that end up in math/sci/ eng fields have the potential to make IIT. Add to that preps + years of motivated studying for one test, it's not as formidable as it initially approaches. Of course, if you make it, that's certainly very impressive and laudable.</p>
<p>Well India has about 4 times the US population. The acceptance rate to Harvard, MIT, etc. is about 12%, so divide that by 4 and you get 3%. So nothings surprising.</p>
<p>The acceptance rate isn't out of proportion, but the questions are pretty hard for high school students. It looks like you have to have to be knowledgeable in math, physics,and chemistry; you can't be really good in just one subject. I'm sure not too many ppl can handle the whole test and get an acceptable score.</p>
<p>I have to say that I'm a little mad that there is no biology section seeing as that is my favorite science. I was scrolling through the test praying for just a little bio, but then again, biology isn't the most useful class to engineers. (except bioengineers)</p>
<p>That is interesting (I didn't bother to look at the test). I wonder how much they emphasize biology over there (if at all)?</p>
<p>Well, in India, you choose one area to focus in. When my parents went to college (in India) they could either go for Med or Non-med. They both went for Med and majored in math. My cousin in India right now had the choice between science and fashion (?), and she chose fashion (my dad doesn't like her anymore for that).</p>
<p>My dad was telling me how college admission in India is solely based on one test. I think that's why he thinks the SAT is the most important thing ever. I'm like "yo I just want 700+ on each section" and he's like "NO YOU HAVE TO GET A PERFECT SCORE!!!" He's going to be heartbroken in 8 days. ;)</p>
<p>fashion?? cool!! designing clothes can make big money too, especially if you end up working in Paris.</p>
<p>I chose Physics....</p>
<p>Test was a breeze...they used to have National Olympiad questions for Math...</p>
<p>I'm out!</p>
<p>Bangalore represent!</p>