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Hi all,
what do you think are my chances at Hogwarts? He he... poor joke, but I guess a nice attention grabber since you're reading this. Hogwarts does not apply to this board anyways - its a high school ;-).
I'm a sick and stupid guy who did not apply in junior year to college and will wait till next year september to get into college. I'm aiming at MIT, and my scores and ECs are a good combination - almost everyone including someone working at MIT thinks I'll get in if I apply this year. I also found out from drexel univ., which is ready to take me this year itself because of my EC's.
My question, really, is whether it is good to apply now to MIT and wait an year, or to apply to drexel right away, attend an year of college there and then transfer to MIT after that. How, do you think, my chances will be altered? will this transfer process help my chances or negate them?
I'm an international, so it probably won't make a very big difference to me in the difference in quality of the courses taught at MIT and drexel, and anyways the first year mostly has more of general physics maths and the like, so it won't matter much i guess.
I'm anxiously looking for your advice, and would be very very happy if you could give me any.

By Sim98211 (Sim98211) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 02:11 pm: Edit

transfer is a lot harder than freshamn admission, check out the figures urself...

By Longhorn (Longhorn) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:03 pm: Edit

Yea Mrpotter, that's what I've heard often. Better you stay home and do some more 'witchcraft and wizardry ' and then apply like a good normal student.

By Longhorn (Longhorn) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:04 pm: Edit

And hey, transfering from some real small college will further lower your chances to almost none.

By Serene (Serene) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:17 pm: Edit

hmm. you could consider take some college classes but not enroll as a student pursuing a degree though. =)

By Mrpotter (Mrpotter) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:24 pm: Edit

Good idea. You mean, the summer school things? do some colleges enrol people for specific classes too?

By Almostdone (Almostdone) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 01:24 pm: Edit

MRpotter? are u related to THE harry potter? well then i would say u have a VERY good chance of getting into hogwarts since u have a legacy. hehe. just playin.

By Mrpotter (Mrpotter) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 02:44 pm: Edit

No, actually I'm the illegal child of Harry's parents, about whom Harry comes to know in the 5th book. :-D