Chances for an indian student at MIT

EatwillBAux-K
Tue, 21 Jul 2015 03:36:59 +0000

@jainul98
Simple answer is no. Longer answer is: you have to be talented enough for that.

By the way, you have gotten plenty of answers from many other posters. What other information do you want?

Gumbymom: Freshman profile for MIT: http://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/stats

You can compare where you stand with your GPA/Test scores.

Woogzmama: Although I disagree with outlooker’s tone and style, I am inclined to agree with his overall prognosis. There are simply too many highly-qualified Indian applicants seeking spots in American STEM programs. You are in one of the most brutal demographic sectors when it comes to admissions here. Will you need financial aid of any kind? It will limit your options if you do. If not, we can recommend many good Engineering/Tech colleges where your odds are better than they will be at MIT, but they might not have the name prestige overseas.

Itsjustschool: “I don’t understand where you might get in. If you were American, you would not be likely to get in to UCLA or UC Berkeley with your ACT or SAT composite scores. As an international, I would have to assume it would be even harder. Your SAT II’s are high, but Math Level II is low as a percentile, and your TOEFL is at about the 90% range.”

And

“You are looking at universities where your chances are not so great, especially if you are not a varsity athlete.”

Outlooker: International students don’t have any advantage. In fact, they have a disadvantage in applying to schools like UCLA.

Aunt Bea:With an 1820 on the SAT and a 27 on the ACT, you won’t be competitive for the California schools.

MYOS1634: You need to retake the SAT and score well. For top private schools, an SAT Subject NOT in the sciences would be appreciated.
UCLA and UCB will have caps on OOS/internationals next year, so forget about them.
If you can afford UCs, look into UCSB, UCD, UCSC.

And…

Achievelife:Perhaps you should do some more research. Although we can provide you with answers, I think you should take some responsibility in your applications.

While we can provide your some advice, to me you seem to want us to give every single detail that YOU need to find on your own