<p>S took an physics class senior year was based on a college honors-level intro mechanics/E&M course for physics majors. It required MV/DiffEq as a pre-req, which was one of the big attractions. It was not considered AP, though he took the Physics C exams at the end of the year. Never took any other AP science course. He was accepted EA.</p>
<p>MIT really does look at what opportunities you’ve had and what you’ve done with them. If you go to a HS where lots of people submit projects to Intel, make AMC, etc., it’s very, very tough to get into MIT unless you’ve done something else that’s pretty extraordinary – they know what those schools have to offer. There are plenty of folks on CC who have gotten into MIT without access to research, resources, etc. Sometimes they created their own opportunities – sometimes they took what they had and hit the ball out of the park.</p>