Transfer?

[ginkgo807]

<p>I graduated from high school this year and decided not to apply to any schools. </p>

<p>Initially I was planning only to work until next summer, but I couldn’t find a job until just recently (two part-time jobs, which includes the graveyard shift) so I decided to take classes at the local community college (Calculus 2, Macroeconomics, Intro to Statistics, and Cultural Anthropology).</p>

<p>I am planning on taking classes next semester as well: Calc 3, Principles of Physics: Waves, Sound, and Thermodynamics, and perhaps Film as Literature. </p>

<p>Initially I thought I could apply to MIT as an incoming freshman when I decide to focus primarily on my education but I’m wondering now if I have to apply as a transfer student… </p>

<p>From [the</a> MIT website](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/apply.html]the”>http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/apply.html):

How can I tell if I’m eligible to apply for transfer to MIT?
If you have completed two or more terms with high academic standing at an accredited college, university, technical institute or community college, and you are entitled to honorable dismissal, you may apply to MIT for transfer. However, we cannot accept applications from students who at the time of entry will have finished less than one year of college or who would be within three terms of earning their bachelor’s degree. Being admitted as a transfer student does not necessarily translate to favorable consideration at the graduate level.</p>

<p>What coursework do I need to complete before I apply to transfer?
Every applicant for admission must present evidence in the final application of having completed one year of college calculus and calculus-based physics, and one semester each of chemistry and biology. Core graduation requirements for all majors at MIT are two semesters of college calculus and calculus-based physics, and one semester each of chemistry and biology.

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<p>So what I am planning to take this academic year, the two academic terms, would not meet MIT’s definition of “completing two or more terms” since I’m not taking chemistry or biology?</p>

<p>I’m not really interested in transferring my credits. I wouldn’t want to start at Calc 1 though…</p>

<p>After this year I will not be learning in a formal setting and I don’t really know when I’ll be back in a formal, structured learning environment. Maybe I’ll apply in ~four years so this is for future reference. Thanks for any help/advice.</p>

[molliebatmit]

<p>Are you officially a degree-seeking student at the community college? That’s the criterion I’ve always heard – that transfer applicants have spent time as degree-seeking students at other institutions.</p>

[ginkgo807]

<p>I am not a degree-seeking student at the cc. Thanks for that piece of information. :)</p>