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Originally Posted by BirdDancer
Do you have to submit some standardized test score (like GRE) and/or letters of recommendation to apply? If yes to one or both, high ratings/scores might make the undergraduate GPA seem meaningless and be ignored. I remember reading that Albert Einstein was a lousy student in his youth. That didn't stop him from achieving great things later in his life.
Or maybe for certificate programs, MIT is not so particular about scores and things. Even big name schools like to make money however they can. I'm sure the certificate program is excellent. Any smart person (like you) should be able to do well in it with good effort. I graduated from a good university, but have also audited a course at one of the absolute best universities in the US. The "best" university's class was not beyond me, even though I wouldn't have made it into that university for undergrad.
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Fortunately, no, they do not require GRE scores, which is good because mine are expired, but they do require a single letter of recommendation in addition to the transcripts.
Also, that's good to hear that top university courses were not beyond you. I'm not sure if these ones will be beyond me, though. They seem rather math intensive, and I am a bit out of practice with my math skills. Nevertheless, I could brush up on those skills and hopefully perform well enough to earn good grades. Though, I think they mentioned somewhere in their lengthy FAQ that they have a cutoff for grades in their program. Supposedly, you can't receive any grade less than a B-, or you're out. (I'm a flat out poor test taker, which is my main concern with these courses. I excelled in grad school because I explicitly chose courses
without final exams. I suppose I could request accommodations, however.)