<p>I am currently a senior in high school (class of '09).</p>
<p>Even though I have excellent grades and decent SAT scores I know that I will not be accepted to MIT.</p>
<p>I have attended three high schools, and with each school I have had different requirements. So, I have not taken any high math or science courses.</p>
<p>I have, however, taken all honors classes since freshman year, and one AP class junior years, and three AP classes this year. Compared to other applicants four AP classes is not enough.</p>
<p>Also, I have not taken any SAT Subject Tests due to my lack of higher level math and science courses.</p>
<p>I have been accepted to a few state universities. They are good schools and I can get a decent education from them. However, my dream school has always been MIT.</p>
<p>If I was to make up for my problems in the past at a state university, during what year would it be best to apply as a transfer? After one year? Two years?</p>
<p>Also, will they accepted SAT II's that are taken while in college?</p>
<p>If this helps, I will be majoring in Computer Science.</p>
<p>I think the two easiest times to get in are as a freshman, and as you begin your graduate studies (I don't know about the latter though). I would recommend you try to get in now. Because (this is entirely based on stats), you will find it very difficult to get in after that. However, if you do manage to transfer in, then I would recommend doing it right at your sophomore year.</p>
<p>I wanted to take Pre-Calc and Calc but they said it was not possible because there were other classes that I needed because I moved too often.</p>
<p>Because at my old school I was taking French 2, and then I moved to the school I am at now and because they don't have French I have to start my foreign language classes over with Spanish 1 and 2 this year. Its a bad situation to be in because I had 1.5 credits of French.</p>
<p>Transfer admissions are CRAZY competitive. Give it a shot now, you never know unless you try. That said, it's definitely best to transfer ASAP, so sophomore year would be best.</p>
<p>Also, I'd just like to point out that this statement: "Compared to other applicants four AP classes is not enough." is patently false. It all depends on how many AP classes were available to you. I took 2 AP classes in high school, and that was the maximum offered at my school.</p>
<p>Admittedly if you haven't taken the appropriate number of years of math, chem, bio, physics, etc, then that might pose a real problem in terms of being admitted. But it's probably worth a try, don't you think?</p>
<p>LauraN - Yes, I thought I could just go for it, and see if I had a shot but the SAT Subject Tests are my problem. First off, I did not have the classes to even know the basics for one of the required science tests and I have not taken Pre-Calc for the math test.</p>
<p>Also, if I could take the Subject Test I would not have the money to do, as our family is in a financial situation, and I have used two fee waivers already.</p>
<p>MIT is my dream school, but due to all the problems I have faced, there is no way that I can apply for freshman admissions.</p>
<p>"If you are eligible, you are entitled to use fee waivers to cover the cost of two SAT Reasoning Test registrations and two Subject Test registrations (for a maximum of six Subject Tests)."</p>
<p>I am going to take the Subject Tests!! Maybe I have a chance!</p>
<p>Oh, I hadn't realized that money was part of the equation...apologies! Although I guess I don't know the details of the fee waiver policy offhand...but it would make sense that they would at least allow you 4, since as far as I can remember, most schools require the SAT and 3 subject tests (hmmm, or maybe only 2, since writing was eaten by the reasoning test?)...so the fee waiver program would be pretty useless otherwise.</p>
<p>My advice is to go for it, if only to avoid those awful "what-if" thoughts later.</p>