R-DNA

Hello MIT-ians,

What is the typical freshman courseload in MIT? Just wanted to see how far my AP course load would be in resemblance.

Olo

Typically freshmen take two terms of calculus, two terms of physics, a term of chemistry, a term of biology, and some humanities/arts/social science classes.

R-DNA

Thanks for your reply olo. What abt computer science?
Kids in my school take around 6 APs on an average their senior year (only year for APs) and score 4~5. I want to make a choice between learning the art of 'grinding' 6 APs (which might be very handy in college) and going in depth with just 4 APs. Not sure which is quite a right choice at this stage. I do understand that MIT has no fixed number of APs to be taken at HS. But it would be wise to match senior yr courseload with freshman yr at college, right?

jessiehl

Your AP course load isn't necessarily all that relevant to the college experience. I took 8 APs and a grad class at my local university when I was a high school junior. Certainly, I worked harder that year than any other high school year, but I think I worked harder every term at MIT.

My first term freshman year at MIT was 8.01 (intro mechanics), 5.112 (advanced intro chem), 18.01/02A (the 2nd half of single-variable calculus plus all of multi-variable in a term + IAP), and 17.40 (US foreign policy). My second term was 8.02 (intro E&M), 7.013 (intro bio with a focus on human bio and neurobio), 21W.735 (writing and reading the essay, an upper-level writing class), and 17.0something (American political thought).

R-DNA

Er...so its nothing abnormal then! The top 10% students always take around 8 subjects here. Thanks jessiehl! I really want to take statistics+CS AB (a combination that leads to 7 subjects in my school!) I take 8 subjects (one AP) now...so I guess it won't be all that difficult.
Thanks again!!!