TheDuderino

Note that MIT EE doesn't ask for GRE scores. In my opinion the GRE is a poor reflection of your abilities, so I'd say that's awesome.

What do you mean by "worth applying to"? You're not sure if you're qualified enough, so you're deciding whether it's better to self-select yourself out of MIT? Because I think it's a pretty incredible place.

Headed to MIT!

For posterity's sake: Undergrad Institution: Decent EE Institution in America Major: Electrical Engineering Minor: Math GPA in Major: 4.0/4.0 GPA in Minor: 4.0/4.0 GPA overall: 3.89/4.0 Note: Heavily overloaded course schedule with many grad-level classes Position in Class: Summa Cum Laude (although no position information) GRE Scores: V: 160 Q: 166 A: 4.5 Area: Information Theory / Communications Recommendations: Excellent recs from known profs in my field Research Experience: 1.5 year in radar and atmospheric physics 1 year in bio-imaging 1 journal publication Work Experience: 1 summer internship and 1 year in a full time position, both at respectable places. Awards: Full scholarship senior year, top senior design project, summer research award, Tau Beta Pi, Dean's list every semester Extra-Curriculars: President of the Chess Club Applied: MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, Caltech (all for EE PhD, MIT area 1) Accepted: MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton Waiting On: Caltech

Surely, hope someone finds this useful. Undergrad Institution: Decent EE Institution in America Major: Electrical Engineering Minor: Math GPA in Major: Top 5% Position in Class: Top 5% GRE Scores: Didn't submit for MIT EECS Recommendations: Excellent recs from known profs in my field Research Experience: 1.5 year in radar and atmospheric physics 1 year in bio-imaging 1 journal publication Work Experience: 1 summer internship and 1 year in a full time position, both at respectable places. Extra-Curriculars: President of the Chess Club Others: Very rigorous classes taken, many at the grad level Accepted at so far: MIT, Berkeley, Harvard

I'm Area I.