karik4ri

Hi guys..

Im from Malaysia.

During my early days while in university 6 years ago, i was not really good in maths.
I got C for all my maths subject. i studied at Malaysia no. 1 university.

But i got majority of A's and B's for all my computer sciences subjects.

I'm currently working in R&D company doing research work in computer sciences . I have been working for 4 years now. I also have a couple of professional certifications eg computer security certs, research certs, etc..

I also already has a number of patents and published research papers in IEEE, various conferences.

I'm applying for MIT EECS. Just wanna give it a shot .. a crazy shot maybe..fingers cross..

I would like to ask you guys, in your opinion,whether am i eligible enough to being admitted by MIT as an international student at EECS?

does MIT only accepts people with highest grades during college time?
if that counts, I'm not that 'genius'. but i do know how to carry out research work in the area in which I'm passion about - computer security/information security.
I'm also good with speaking and writing. My English is not that bad because I read English almost all the time. All my books also are in english. I also speak english at office.

Guys.. I need your advice/opinion/anything.. does person like me have any chance to get admitted. How does MIT evaluate international student from developing countries?

I'm in the midst of taking my IELTS and writing my personal statement.



Thanks.

Mikalye

Given that you were in university six years ago, I presume that you are applying for a masters or doctorate program in EECS. That is a little bit tricky with regard to this board, as most of the questions and answers here relate to undergraduate admissions. For starters, the admissions office will not be involved in graduate admissions; those are conducted by the relevant departments. You can find information about the EECS graduate admissions process (and online application) here: MIT EECS - EECS Graduate Program

As far as what they are looking for, it is tricky. Given that graduate admissions is largely about assessing the candidates ability to do meaningful research and to contribute to the development of the field in a meaningful way, then your existing patents and published IEEE papers will mean a lot. Letters of Recommendation are also hugely important. Whether they can overcome a poor university transcript is a question that only the EECS department can answer.

karik4ri

Thanks Mikalye for the response : )

Yes, I'm applying for the PhD. I don't have Master's yet. My undergraduate was computer science majoring in AI.

Yes, regarding the evaluation letter, I have selected my colleagues here at my R&D lab. Most of them are PhD holders themselves. I also managed to get the support from my head of department which is a world recognized theoretical physicist (he is a Professor). These people are willing to write letter of evaluation for me. I have 1 physics professor, 1 Doctorate and 1 senior engineer to recommend me.

Since my company is among the highest patent contributor in the country, all researchers here (including me) need to produce meaningful IPs each year, as it is a part of our yearly objective. Meaningful here means, acceptable by the IP committee. (Yes, we need to defend our idea in front of them before it can be filed for IP).

My grades for maths during my undergraduate days, is not very good. But after working in dynamic research environment for 4 years now, I managed to lights up my passion for maths and physics slowly from the bottom. I did my own homework and read many books. Since our research here relates to maths and physics too.

By the way, anyone here has any experience as an international student at MIT EECS? Care to share your experience.. : )

Does it necessary to take all maths subject for achieving the Master's degree? or we can choose whatever subject take we like or we feel we can handle it well?


Any advice is really appreciated.