<p>By the way, a goal to earn a lot of money is not going to get you through any electrical engineering degree anywhere. It is not an easy degree. And invent things? You don’t need a degree to invent things or be an entrepreneur. I think your goals are not realistic at all, and your motives are not going to get you far. Earning lots of money did not get you to get better grades in high school. It is not going to suddenly start getting you to work harder for MIT.</p>
<p>Step back and re-evaluate your goals and direction.</p>
<p>How dare you guys call me a ■■■■■. Fine. I won’t “FANTASIZE” about MIT. Now I regret for even applying to MIT. If I knew this before, I wouldn’t even bother it. You guys are right. I don’t even have the right to apply such a competitive school. I was being ridiculous. </p>
<p>Well, OP, you’d like to find a school that’s faster than 2 years because you find CC too long, and MIT students spend a minimum of 4 years in college but most continue with grad school, ie., 6 to 8 years of school, so, unless you’re not seeing the contradiction, it IS ridiculous to apply to that school, especially since your stated motivation is to invent things and make money, which does not offset that 1300 CR/M/W score.</p>
<p>Knowledge10…I am very sorry for all you are going through. It sounds like you really needed guidance and help in planning and knowing how things work well before today. I know you are sad and upset about how things are going. I wish someone could just sit down with you and help you make your plans according to what is realistic. And my dad is an engineer and he did not go to MIT. Try googling EE and top undergrad schools. You will see plenty of great schools that are not MIT. ((((hugs)))))</p>
<p>@undecided2014, it’s okay. I can endure any crazy obstacles and overcome them. It’s too bad that I don’t even have a chance to get into MIT. But it doesn’t mean I will give up. Because I won’t give up on what I want no matter what happens. Actually, my father is an electrical engineer but he obviously didn’t get into MIT. But he didn’t want me to major in EE at college, it’s all my choice. I decided to major in EE, did you know that I’ve fought with my father for more than 6 years because of college major issues? He wanted me to become a doctor or a lawyer. But I’d rather die than doing something I don’t want to do. It pisses me off when someone tells me to not study EE, because I don’t want anyone to sabotage my happiness, and if anyone tries to do so, then I will fight him/her to the bitter end without regretting. But thanks a lot for the comfort. I wish you best of luck, too!</p>
<p>You or lets say your father want all of nothing. With these grades and scores you are likely to not get into MIT, Berkeley, Purdue, Pomona College. That however does not mean that you can’t become an electrical engineer and get a job. Although expect stiff competition as the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that electrical engineering jobs will grow at the rate of 5% between 2012-22. But if you graduate at the top of your class from a “normal college|” you should stand a good chance of getting hired.
You can always go back to South Korea but as someone said earlier, isn’t their admission requirements more stringent? And skipping a year isn’t going to make much difference, your gpa will remain the same and the number of your AP classes. Even if you ace SATs, MIT with that gpa isn’t likely to accept you.
Hope that helped. </p>