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<p>Because MIT is the only school that I (and the other discussants who responded to me) have been talking about since post #5. That’s what I mean by the discussion. Like I said, I don’t know what’s going on at other schools. </p>
<p>And besides, again, I’m still bemused as to how the question of funding even came up in the first place. The OP certainly never asked about it, and given his interest in “preferably private” schools, he may not care anyway. So exactly why did this topic come up?</p>