Is taking a computer science cals something that will make a difference to MIT?

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<p>My mom has the idea that it is important to MIT to have taken at least one computer science course. I am pretty sure this is wrong, but can I have someone who went to MIT tell me who's right? thanks</p>

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<p>I don’t think MIT requires any programming classes as part of the General Institute Requirements (GIR’s). However they’re pretty important for many engineering majors, particularly course 6 (electrical engineering & computer science).</p>

<p>However, taking a programming course in HS definitely helps.</p>

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<p>You definitely don’t need to have taken a computer science course in high school to be admitted to MIT, and most admits haven’t taken one.</p>

<p>If you’re interested in pursuing computer science in college, it might be useful to you to have taken a course in high school. But you can complete an MIT EECS major in four years without having any programming/CS experience prior to coming to MIT.</p>