Attempting to transfer to MIT (wishful thinking I know)

[circulos meos]

Hello,

For a while now, I've been dreaming of attending MIT.

My question is: What would the sucessful transfer application of a physics major look like?

-would I have a better chance of acceptance based on the fact that physics is less common that say engineering?
-does high school stuff (sat,gpa,etc.)matter as much?
-how about research?

 

[radium]

Physics is very popular at MIT, there are around 70 or so physics majors per year. It would not give you any advantage to apply as a physics major.

 

[circulos meos]

Physics is very popular at MIT, there are around 70 or so physics majors per year. It would not give you any advantage to apply as a physics major.

Damn. Well I figured that most transfer students would fall into the engineering categories and that maybe a physics major would be more rare. Either way, I suppose that was worth a shot.

 

[zAbso]

Your best bet is to just go to the schools website and look at their transfer requirements. I doubt that wanting to do physics over engineering will increase your chances.

 

[circulos meos]

Your best bet is to just go to the schools website and look at their transfer requirements. I doubt that wanting to do physics over engineering will increase your chances.

Their transfer requirements are pretty obvious. They would want over a 3.5 with various calc and physics courses. I wasn't attempting to bank on the physics major aspect entirely, I just figured I'd ask if it'd help a bit.