So, considering transferring.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>When I was applying to college a year ago, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to end up doing. I slacked off, and wouldn't have expected to have a chance at getting in anyway. I applied to a few schools that all seemed to have fairly strong programs in everything, and I ended up at BU. I've finally settled on mechanical engineering. Now, nearing the end of my first semester, I'm having second thoughts. I love it here, but the coursework just doesn't seem all that challenging, and I'm really underwhelmed by the engineering program.</p>

<p>Now, I understand that transferring to MIT is extremely competitive. College board says that 17 were admitted out of 289. Anyways, here are some stats, let me know if you think I have a chance.</p>

<p>Test scores:
SAT (CR/Math/Writing): 700/750/640
Math II: 800
U.S. History: 650
ACT: 31</p>

<p>High School (public):
Class Rank: 35/320
Varsity Golf (9-12)
Varsity Track (9-12)
Math Team (12)</p>

<p>Work and community service:
20 hours per week working in a library during my senior year
2 hours per week serving as the assistant to a town board
Designed and carried out a project to build bridges on public trails
(Just started looking for jobs in the Boston area, but no luck so far)</p>

<p>College:
Chemistry: A-
Multivariate Calculus: A-
Introduction to Engineering: A
Writing: B</p>

<p>Planning to take diff eqs, another intro to engineering class, physics, and another writing class next semester.</p>

<p>So now that that's out of the way, what am I going to have to do for subject tests? Am I still allowed to take the required science one, even though I'm in college? What about the regular SAT? I did fairly well in highschool, but I'm afraid my scores might not have been MIT-caliber.</p>

<p>And now for my last question: If, by some divine intervention I do get accepted, would I be really far behind all the other sophomores?</p>

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<p>Yes, you will have to take the science subject test (physics, chemistry, OR biology e/m). Retake the SAT I if you really think you need to. It looks fine to me. Students have gotten into MIT with those scores. Go to <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/&lt;/a> to see for yourself.</p>

<p>Go to MIT</a> Transfer Admissions and read everything if you haven't already.</p>

<p>If you were to be accepted, I don't think that you be a sophomore. Some units don't transfer over. Would you be far behind the sophomores? I really can't say. Would you be ahead of the freshmen? Probably. lol</p>

<p>Btw, I'm also a transfer student.</p>

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<p>As you said, transfer admissions are very, very difficult. More competitive than freshman admissions. I do, however, know someone who was accepted as a transfer student (she had second thoughts and didn't end up transferring, but she's now at MIT as a PhD student).</p>

<p>Her grades were good, but, if I remember correctly, not phenomenal. However, she already had extremely good research experience, and had taken a couple of MIT classes as a cross-reg student and gotten As. No clue what her test scores were. But the fact that she would be behind others from her year was one of the reasons that she opted not to transfer after all.</p>