<p>that will get you in Harvard/ Yale/ Stanford/ MIT/ Cornell/ Chicago
if you have 4.00 in HS and 4.00 in college after 1 full year?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.</p>
<p>1300, i would say is the lowest</p>
<p>1350 would prob suffice for Cornell and Chicago</p>
<p>1400+ would be the preferred ball park for all of those</p>
<p>if u have a 1400+, there is no need to retake it.</p>
<p>Doesn't MIT usually only accept less than 5 transfer students per year? Haven't these students usually done something remarkable (I.E. inventions of some valuable nature) to warrant their admission? Just curious...</p>
<p>nope. the 5 is a rumor. it was 16 last year. it just proves that they don't recruit just to fill in spots but look for worthy candidates.</p>
<p>do international math competitions count as something remarkable? i got a bunch of prizes...</p>
<p>also my SAT I question doesn't really concern MIT since they do not require me to take one but it was more for the other schools.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don't think the international math competitions would qualify as something "remarkable" as they have done little to contribute something of actual use. This is just my own feeble opinion, however, and it doesn't seem to be of value from how've you responded to my earlier post. I think any transfer candidate would be hard pressed to gain matriculation to MIT without coming from a comparable technical school (CIT) or a school equally as selective (HYPS). In terms of the transfer admit rate, it seems about as likely as gaining admission to Princeton as a transfer, and I'm not being facetious. If you have really remarkable stats, I think one of the other schools you mentioned may be a better fit, and I would say something above 1350 would be necessary. I hear Cornell prides itself on its math/engineering programs and is relatively transfer friendly, so that may be a really good fit.</p>
<p>That all said, I agree.
The thing is that I really believe that I would at the top of the class at MIT. Since my major is mathematics it would be really sad if they berate my olympiads. Moreover, half of the people on my math team with whom I have almost identical statistics are currently attending MIT, Harvard, Princeton or Oxford. I ranked 3 and 5th in Bulgaria, and Bulgaria has been in the top 4 since I can remember.
<a href="http://www.bulgaria.com/ijsbb/forum.cgi?action=list&forum=10&idtopic=55281&fromdays=&s=%5B/url%5D">http://www.bulgaria.com/ijsbb/forum.cgi?action=list&forum=10&idtopic=55281&fromdays=&s=</a></p>
<p>However, I realize that as a transfer my chances are lower than 1%. "Fate, it would seem, is not without a sense of irony."</p>
<p>P.S. don't let the levity of my frivolous response fool you. i am really proud of my math achievements.</p>
<p>Interesting fact: several years ago when the US team (largely MIT) won 1st place (I think it was in 2001), the team was over 50% Bulgarians attending MIT.
If Math for MIT is what sports are for let's say Stanford then how can math competitions be worhless?</p>
<p>If your SAT is below the middle 50%, try studying and taking it again.</p>
<p>But math at MIT isn't what sports are for Stanford. You can continue to try and justify why MIT should accept >1% of their applicants and why it would be irrational for them to not include you in that percentage, but that won't change reality. You seem to be very incline given your accolades, so why are you attending University of Wisconsin as opposed to MIT to begin with?</p>
<p>It was the only school I applied to - in state tuition. I support myself through school.
What's in this argument for you?</p>
<p>I am just curious. What's in it for you, for that matter? If you're self-funded, what makes the $40k+ tuition at these schools so appealing all of the sudden? I'm just trying to understand your reasoning. I'm not trying to argue with you...</p>
<p>You are going to "end the forum"? Do you mean you are going to stop posting here? You should consider improving your English before berating others' mathmatical ability. </p>
<p>PS the total cost of attendance for MIT is greater than $40k. </p>
<p>PPS You should be aiming for 1400-1450</p>
<p>However, the tuition is less than 40K.
Got a 1410 and 3x800 on my SAT IIs.</p>
<p>fo·rum Audio pronunciation of "forum" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fôrm, fr-)
n. pl. fo·rums, also fo·ra (fôr, fr)
1....
2. A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.
3....</p>
<p>I am ending the meeting/presentation.</p>
<p>Connotations, you see, are a fine thing to master.</p>
<p>what about the ACT? Can it substitute?</p>
<p>Taking it in February. Aiming for 34+.</p>
<p>A forum is ALWAYS used to mean a PLACE of meeting and discussing. One person CAN'T end a forum (such as this message board or thread). As long as there are others discussing the forum still exists. I hate it when people use some of the language's more obscure words to look educated. Not only do you end up looking stupid, you also give other people a wrong impression of the word's meaning. Know what the word means, or don't use it.</p>
<p>fo·rum Pronunciation (fôrm, fr-)
n. pl. fo·rums also fo·ra (fôr, fr)
1.</p>
<p>a. The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.
b. A public meeting place for open discussion.
c. A medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper or a radio or television program.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.</p></li>
<li><p>A court of law; a tribunal.</p></li>
</ol>
<p><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/forum%5B/url%5D">http://www.thefreedictionary.com/forum</a></p>
<p>Dialogue, discussion, conversation or even correspondence would have been more appropriate.</p>
<p>I doubt that a bilingual immigrant with a 3.4 at a TTT is a good judge if that. According to your logic before the internet you couldn't have said "I'll end this forum" because there were no places like this where lackluster kids like you could feel like men. The modern connotation of forum is a virtual discussion rather than the user interface of a web-hosted discussion board.
After this argument, I came to believe, however, that "pablum" would be even a better option. Especially after your contribution.</p>
<p>Synonyms: meeting, debate, discussion, conference, assembly, council, roundtable</p>
<p>Participating in the IMO is a remarkable achievement. You do have a shot at MIT.</p>