I have done a couple subjects out of a similar courses at another top US college and you would want to have and undergrad/masters in physics or high level engineering to have a real crack.
Grad schools in the US are very tough (esp. MIT) and are were the top students go to after they HD there undergrad, it's not the same as here in Aus where a masters can be easy enough with relevent work experience.
If you do get through it you will have several jobs waiting for you at the end.