<p>No problem. </p>
<p>Again, not every school is the same. But the question originally asked about how it worked at competitive schools of Engineering. I'm an international interviewer (EC) for MIT, so I figure I have some insight into competitive engineering schools.</p>
<p>that's great mike...you being an interviewer, i hope you can tell me whether i can have an interview as well here in china</p>
<p>please someone answer my question above</p>
<p>"Hey i have a question within this question. I did physics in grade 9 and 10 but it was two general science classes, amd there were physics units. does that count or does it have to be a full physics course?"</p>
<p>physics is only offered to me in grade nine and ten the general science course. full physics courses come into play in grade 11</p>
<p>Khan91,</p>
<p>I do not have enough information to answer your question. MIT has a bunch (30 odd) EC's in Hong Kong, 6 or 7 each in Beijing and in Shanghai and some scattered elsewhere (Tianjin, Jiangsu, etc.). That being said if you live in Kashgar/Kashi, then you are likely to have your interview waived. </p>
<p>Good luck. MIT gets a lot of applications from China and it is highly competitive. BTW, if you have your interview waived, it does not hurt you or count against you in any way. It is more challenging if you could easily have had an interview and chose, for whatever reason, not to do so.</p>
<p>Juliushark, </p>
<p>I thought I had answered your question. The precise configuration of what you took rarely matters. What matters is that you sought challenging work, and for the most competitive schools, the most challenging work available to you. I cannot think of any school, including MIT, that REQUIRES a year of specialised physics. That being said, if everyone else was taking physics in grade 11, and your were not, then there should be a compelling reason why what you were doing was better.</p>
<p>Hope this helps,
-Mikalye</p>
<p>PS: I should add that the above is subject to change. I'm signing up a new EC this week in an area where my region lacked one. For all I know, the Chinese regional chair is planning a big push into Kashgar in the next few weeks. Similarly EC's resign, for a wide variety of reasons.</p>
<p>thanks mikalye, since i'm living in beijing i think i'll be able to give an interview....
you being an alumni, any advice on how i can improve my chances as an international of getting into MIT</p>
<p>well I'm taking bio phy and chem in grade 11 but I'm considering switching to IB so i think I'd have to pick 1 science to let go of</p>
<p>yea, i think so</p>