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Race to MIT, TU München, KTH Stockholm, and UCL
Key dates:
- Mar 7, 2026 - SAT I Deadline
- May 8, 2026 - SAT II Deadline
- Jun 4, 2026 - TOEFL Deadline
- Oct 15, 2026 - Application Deadline at KTH Stockholm
- Nov 1, 2026 - Application Deadline at MIT
- Jan 29, 2027 - Application Deadline at UCL
- May 15, 2027 - Application Deadline at TU München
SAT Test Center Addresses:
- ACTR/ACCELS - 20 Esplanadna Street, 6th floor
- UMA/IEU building - 42B Akademika Glushkova Avenue
- TOEFL-IELTS Center - 9 Prorizna Street, office 13
Key vocabulary facts:
- 40,000–50,000 words - typical Doctorate student at the top US universities
- 20,000–35,000 words - typical Masters/Doctorate student
- 15,000–20,000 words - typical native English-speaking Bachelors student
- 18,000 words - suggested level to build erudition for securing admission into MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich - considering weak extracurriculars
- 15,000 words - erudition for securing admission into Berkeley, Princeton, UToronto, UCL, ICL, UEdinburgh - considering weak extracurriculars
- 10,000–12,000 words - needed for the top 1% SAT score of 1550+
- 8,000–10,000 words - needed for the top 1% TOEFL score of 120
- Knowing 2,000–3,000 SAT-specific words can significantly boost your score, focusing on words that appear frequently in SAT practice materials
- A familiarity with Latin and Greek roots (e.g., bene = good, mal = bad, tele = distant) and affixes (e.g., -tion, -able) helps deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words
- While vocabulary is important, top SAT scores also depend on reading comprehension, grammar skills, and the ability to interpret texts.
- Top 1% TOEFL performance also requires mastery of grammar, listening skills, and academic language fluency.
- VG: I tested
my vocabulary (T1) and got 21265 words result
- VG: Another
somewhat useful vocabulary test (39 out of 40)
- VG: This other test (T2) gave me the result of C2 level and 33894 words.
- VG: This other test (T3) is very much like SAT/GRE word list and the result I got was 14800 words
- VG: This 100-question test (T4) is much like SAT/GRE word list and kind of outdated but effective. I got 15800 words
- VG: Another 200-word test (T5), much like SAT/GRE word list, gave me 16230 words
- Useful Barton Vocabulary Test for IELTS
Essential word lists:
- Barron’s 800 Essential Words for TOEFL
- Barron’s 3500 Words for SAT
- Academic Word List (AWL)
- Barron’s 800 High-Frequency GRE Words
- Manhattan 500 GRE Word List
- Explore newspapers (e.g., The New York Times), academic journals, and textbooks
- Read a mix of fiction and non-fiction from sources like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and academic journals.
- Use flashcards and apps (e.g., Anki, Quizlet) to practice word meanings and usage in sentences.
Flashcard apps:
- Anki, Quizlet
- Flashcards App
Countdown to March 7, 2026
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Current Vocabulary Level by Person
| | Max | Oleksiy | Denis |
|---|
Current Vocabulary | 6650 | 6285 | 4744 |
Vocabulary Targets by University
| | MIT | UCL | KTH |
|---|
Recommended Vocabulary | 18000 | 15000 | 12000 |
26 Oct 2025 - Daily Vocabulary Targets
| | MIT | UCL | KTH |
|---|
| Max | 86.7 | 63.8 | 40.9 |
| Oleksiy | 89.5 | 66.6 | 43.7 |
| Denis | 101.2 | 78.3 | 55.4 |
26 Nov 2025 - Daily Vocabulary Targets
| | MIT | UCL | KTH |
|---|
| Max | 113.5 | 83.5 | 53.5 |
| Oleksiy | 117.2 | 87.2 | 57.2 |
| Denis | 132.6 | 102.6 | 72.6 |
26 Apr 2026 - Daily Vocabulary Targets
| | MIT | UCL | KTH |
|---|
| Max | -138.4 | -101.8 | -65.2 |
| Oleksiy | -142.8 | -106.2 | -69.6 |
| Denis | -161.6 | -125 | -88.4 |