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Is there anyway of studying at MIT through Imperial?

futureaussiecto

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Anyone know if there are any schemes/links, like there are with Cambridge??

Reply 1

not1

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futureaussiecto

Anyone know if there are any schemes/links, like there are with Cambridge??

Not AFAIK.

Reply 2

//Mike

I do know that there is a program on the Aero Engineering course whereby you can spend your third year in the US at MIT, however you can't apply for it through UCAS and instead apply during your second year.

Don't know about other courses though.

Reply 3

rock_eleven

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haha. MIT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imperial

Reply 4

Tom H

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A second year biochemist managed to spend the summer doing a project at Stanford in the US. The supervisor was so impressed with the knowledge and skills that this guy had, way better than an equivalent person from Stanford, that Stanford is now gonna offer a summer placement in biochem every year just for Imperial students.

So, although these big names in the US are often seen as so much better, it's not always the case.

Reply 5

Evil Phoenix

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futureaussiecto

Anyone know if there are any schemes/links, like there are with Cambridge??

no but if you do well in your degree and do extracurricular activities as well then you might just be accepted for graduate courses at MIT.
Usually many people apply undergraduate in the UK and then proceed with a Master's degree or PhD in the states.

Reply 6

rock_eleven

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Tom H

A second year biochemist managed to spend the summer doing a project at Stanford in the US. The supervisor was so impressed with the knowledge and skills that this guy had, way better than an equivalent person from Stanford, that Stanford is now gonna offer a summer placement in biochem every year just for Imperial students.

So, although these big names in the US are often seen as so much better, it's not always the case.

dude, go for it!!!

Reply 7

MdSalih

If you do well enough at IC - you have a chance of doing postgraduate at MIT. Very good chance due to the fact that IC is well recognised worldwide for a variety of academic subjects scopes which lie in parallel with those of MIT.

Note, it'd be done on a case by case basis. Would have though you could further enhance your chances by being a "better" than excellent student with a good demand :smile:

Which course you planning on taking on at IC ?

MdSalih

Reply 8

//Mike

Off topic: MDSalih - same guy as NTFS/OSNN?

Reply 9

MdSalih

//Mike

Off topic: MDSalih - same guy as NTFS/OSNN?

Yes, that would be me.

Small world.

You must be an old timer on there to remember me.. alias?

MdSalih

Reply 10

//Mike

Yeah, used to frequent the boards, left late 2002 early 2003 it must have been. Username was was Quiksilver... all the oldies still there? Jewelzz, Gonaads, EP etc?

Reply 11

SlyPie

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rock_eleven

haha. MIT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imperial

You know, that is actually true.

MIT's admissions rate is LOWER than Harvard's.

It's the most competitive university to get into in America. It accepts 13% of applicants, keeping in mind that these applicants are f*cking prodigies.

Reply 12

futureaussiecto

OP

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MdSalih

If you do well enough at IC - you have a chance of doing postgraduate at MIT. Very good chance due to the fact that IC is well recognised worldwide for a variety of academic subjects scopes which lie in parallel with those of MIT.

Note, it'd be done on a case by case basis. Would have though you could further enhance your chances by being a "better" than excellent student with a good demand :smile:

Which course you planning on taking on at IC ?

MdSalih

Ive applied for BEng Computing (but i asked the interviewer today would it be possible to change to Mathematics and Computing if i wanted, he said yeh probably)

and BEng Information Systems Engineering.

Reply 13

Pao

Dude !!! You guys should NOT go to MIT if you did not find this website
http://www.ic.ac.uk/p1578.htm
"A small number of students on these courses will be given the opportunity to study in North America during the third year at MIT, Boston"

Reply 14

futureaussiecto

OP

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Pao

Dude !!! You guys should NOT go to MIT if you did not find this website
http://www.ic.ac.uk/p1578.htm
"A small number of students on these courses will be given the opportunity to study in North America during the third year at MIT, Boston"

see, if they let the plane spotters (jk) go to MIT, why cant the EEE and ISE people go??

Reply 15

Mike Z

I'm not sure whether you noticed futureaussiecto, but on the admissions day last Wednesday for EEE/ISE, in the presentation there was a brief suggestion that in the near future a US university would be taking part in the exchange scheme.

Reply 16

dragons_circle

slypie

It accepts 13% of applicants, keeping in mind that these applicants are *****ing prodigies.

Not all of them. Since USA doesn't have an equivalent of UCAS, everyone applies privately to as many unis as they want so a fair number apply on the off-chance they might get lucky.

Yay Computing ppl! Imperial's my insurance, I asked if it would be possible to go to California for the 3rd year work placement and the interviewer said yes! That would be my dream.

Reply 17

Wineblood

Who the **** wants to go to the US anyway ??

Reply 18

futureaussiecto

OP

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Mike Z

I'm not sure whether you noticed futureaussiecto, but on the admissions day last Wednesday for EEE/ISE, in the presentation there was a brief suggestion that in the near future a US university would be taking part in the exchange scheme.

hey you were there too!!! Yeh i did but i thought "the odds of thet being MIT are slim", i did the thread a couple of months before last wednesday as well. If the US uni was MIT that would be uber cool!!! :cool: