<p>oh man...I wish I'd applied ED to Princeton...alas it was my fate to be a mere lurker and nonthing else <em>sobs</em></p>
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<p>I wish i'd applied EA to ANYWHERE!!</p>
<p>hmmm yeah...it would have been great to get in early somewhere...not that I know the feeling...<em>sniffles loudly</em></p>
<p>such - did you apply ED/EA? Apparently some schools ban 'Early' for Internationals... anyone with info on this?</p>
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<p>Yeah, MIT does.</p>
<p>yeah it's mostly over aid issues. like chicago you can apply EA if you don't need aid. mit doesn't let intls apply early because they like to compare people in the hypercompetitive regular round. some other schools as well...</p>
<p>EA to Harvard. Yes I'm a traitor, don't get me started on it :(</p>
<p>Haha-Such join the club of traitors</p>
<p>i thought H was always your first choice so how does that make you a traitor :confused:</p>
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Shashank, come on, that was bad logic on your part... you thought you were invincible.. Princeton and MIT... I know my list is equally sadist but hey, at least I have 8 schools.....</p>
<p>sorry to hear that u were rejected from MIT, mercurysquad !!</p>
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I have scores of schools too, what with the AIEEE. Befor MIT decisions, this was my order or priority</p>
<p>MIT>Princeton=IIT>BITS>DU (Faculty of Engineering)>AIEEE>EAMCET</p>
<p>Can't blame you for shooting high. You picked the number 1 and 2 schools in the Princeton Review and Atlantic Monthly rankings.</p>
<p>All MIT Applicants</p>
<p>It is not about beating the system. It is about knowledge. And making the most of the system, even if it has flaws.
-Chetan Bhagat, in 'Five Point Someone"</p>
<p>Ive been thinking, for the last couple of days, if it would be possible to somehow recreate atleast part of the MIT environment. Since MIT is clearly out of bounds for 8500 of us, is there any way for us to exploit the benefits of an MIT education. For obvious reasons, there is no conceivable way in which we can even hope to match the kind of funding MIT has, or even the research opportunities or the kind of faculty they have. But there is one important factor which is usually overlooked but is probably the most important factor of them all, and that is the kind of people that are there with you. </p>
<p>As someone once said to me When you put together a thousand of the best and the brightest, it does not matter if there is a teacher or not; it does not matter if you have funding or not; it does not matter at all if they even bother to use the right text books; the power their combined intellect is enough to give them the best possible education there is. Perhaps by doing so, we can in part compensate for the loss of the other factors involved above. </p>
<p>What I propose is this : Start some sort of a group, perhaps a google group or something, wherein the members are applicants to MIT anyone can join in, regardless of his/her application outcome (we may not get many admittees, but hopefully few of them will help out). Together, we can overcome any inadequacies in our respective education systems. The appetite grows by what it feeds on. We can discuss ideas and thoughts can flow freely. We can help each other out in numerous ways from understanding physics lessons to asking someone out on a date. Maybe it would be possible to undertake collaborative research and we can fully exploit (I use the word exploit as a positive term) the research capabilities of the various institutions we study in. Perhaps we can help people like Shabin realize their dreams. As the years progress, we can end up with 40,000 people spread across 4 years, 10 times larger than MITs strength. Members who complete their undergraduation can stay on to help out their juniors once in a while. </p>
<p>Anyone who is with me, email me at <a href="mailto:shashank.chintalagiri@gmail.com">shashank.chintalagiri@gmail.com</a> and maybe we can make something out of all this. </p>
<p>It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. It is wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope.
- Gandalf the Grey, at Elrond's Council at Rivendell, in J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Lord of The Rings'
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<p>rao...it is a gr8 idea, but from an implementation perspective, it wont last long coz in august when most of us start college...we'd be swamped/excited/happy whereever we are...but i'd support if we get enuf ppl together</p>
<p>BTW 0 i love the idea of intl thread....country specific threads have become a bit too monotonous...</p>
<p>since i am from india, i always wondered what kind of image does india hold in foreign countries...i'd love to get some perspective on that...also in return...if u tell me your country...i will throw my two cents in...</p>
<p>I am from Nepal....Iwanna know, what you think about my country!</p>
<p>I have met and studied with many Indians and I find them as to be fantastic and open minded people. They are intelligent and smart, and quite forthcoming as well. But the one thing which I am a little uncomfortable with, is the Indian Foreign Policy towards Nepal. That has bugged me since the time I started understanding the Nepal-India ties. Otherwise, it's one of the most closest nation with people whom we Nepalese can perfectly relate to! </p>
<p>I once had come to India(Lucknow) for a competition, there I had become frends with some guys from Panipath....They were just awesome people, quite amiable! And I'm happy tht even after a year or so, we are in constant contact. Hope tht the friendship of our two nations and it's citizens gets fortified further in the Foreign lands of America!
:)</p>
<p>Guys....anyone in here who likes Rahul Dravid's batting ????</p>
<p>I know some Nepalese people and they are AWESOME! :) Honestly.</p>
<p>Well India, nepal, bangaldesh, are all just one country, really. Only political barriers exist, the people are all the same....</p>