How do MIT see Senior/Junior Year Physics?

SaiUlluri
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:22:43 +0000

I’m a prospective international undergraduate currently in my Junior Year of High School in the UK. I am considering applying to MIT with, currently, vague intentions of doing biology/chemistry or business-related degree.

To give some background, I currently study Biology, Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Economics. I dropped Physics in my Sophomore year (2 years prior to graduation from high school).

Whilst I do not intend to study Physics, I know that MIT is famous for its engineers and physicists and I was wondering if, when making my application (regardless of what course I intend to take), will MIT admissions tutor prefer to see a candidate with a recent background in Physics as opposed to someone, like me, who has dropped the subject two years before making my application?

I’ve been told that, whilst impossible to determine for sure, having a physics course in the last two years of high school may be in my favour in further stages of the admissions process when the admissions tutor has to make a decision between two otherwise equally qualified applicants.

Should I be worried that I haven’t taken Physics in my Junior and Senior year?

Thanks and any advice much appreciated!

Sai

Edit; Haha, just noticed the typo in the title. It should be ‘does’ of course :)