Graduate Admission into MIT

molliebatmit
Thu, 29 May 2008 16:48:44 +0000

collegealum314:

Well, I think it is considered more important in math and theoretical physics. A 4.5/5.0 plus good research (a publication) from MIT will probably get you in everywhere in most fields. From what I’ve heard, that is not true for math and theoretical physics.

Jessie means classes in grad school, I think, and you mean classes in undergrad.



collegealum314:

They don’t care at all if you have a life.

…and in fact, they might actively prefer that you don’t have a life.

Once you’ve proven to the graduate admissions committees that you’re smart enough to do groundbreaking research in your field, you have to convince them that you’re dedicated enough – I feel like half the battle in grad school is being self-motivated enough to keep on keeping on. If you’re thinking about graduate school, you need to want to do research badly enough that you’ll persevere through the difficult times, which are difficult and numerous.