<p>There is only ONE MIT. Sure, Caltech, Stanford & even Berkeley engineering will provide world class educations, but only one of the four aforementioned schools enables a student to cross register at the rather old college in Cambridge.</p>
<p>If it’s all about FIT (the standard parent mantra), then certain schools will rise to the top. A parental goal of “protecting” kids from a disappointment at age 18 is rather silly, IMO, bcos the obvious response would be ‘don’t apply’. Instead of ‘protection’ per se, it’s far better to ensure a kid has options.</p>
<p>A goal of a “challenging secondary education” is ed-speak, and means absolutely little, bcos Sarah Lawrence & Bard offer a challenging education as does MIT</p>