<p>Hey hey hey. See, I’ve agreed with most of your other posts. But this is just completely off. You accuse quiverfox of generalizing or making uninformed comments and then blatantly go off and do the same.</p>
<p>“You don’t know what it’s like at Imperial.” You don’t know what it’s like at MIT either. </p>
<p>“My counterparts back at MIT are still stuck on Biology 101, Chemistry 101, Physics 101, and how to “rigorously prove” the derivative of ln(x).” Are you crazy? Sure, they have their General Institute Requirements, but even they range in complexity.</p>
<p>Take the basic course in Mechanics for Example. It’s 8.01, i think. Even in Mechanics, you have three different courses: 8.01L, which is for students who have no great knowledge of physics or mathematics, calculus in particular; 8.01, which is for a student who has studied calculus previously; 8.012, for a student who has extensive knowledge of calculus and physics. 8.012 is where they give you “Olympiad Level” problems.
Besides, it’s not as if everyone at MIT even has to take 8.01 in their freshman year. And forget about just undergraduate-level courses, you can take graduate-level courses (which i presume are more complex than “rigorously prove(ing) the derivative of ln(x)”) as an undergrad if you’re capable.</p>
<p>“Do you know that every single year at Imperial, we have projects which most MIT undergrads don’t even think about through their 4 years? First year is a 2ft x 1ft aluminum truss that can hold up a car without breaking. Second year is a wind turbine. Third year is a revolutionary aircraft concept. Fourth year is research in industry for 2 months.”
This is nonsense. If you pass the necessary exams, you could take part in the UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunites) as early as the fall of freshman year. [MIT</a> UROP: Basic Information - What is UROP?](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/urop/basicinfo/index.html]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/urop/basicinfo/index.html)</p>
<p>UROP, unlike your “revolutionary” pre-decided projects, allows you to do research on the frontiers of science as an undergraduate. Your ability to do research at MIT is unfettered. Look at some of the project openings: [MIT</a> UROP: Current Research - Project Openings](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/urop/research/openings.html]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/urop/research/openings.html)
The projects you talk about aren’t that great at all.</p>
<p>I know you were a qualified candidate, and probably deserved more than you got. But there’s no point trying to act offended. It initially seemed like your opinion was unbiased and you were, in a sense, helping people. Now, you just seem like a kid who can’t seem to get over some rejections. If you are as happy as you state you are at Imperial College, you wouldn’t be “bleating on and on” about how MIT is this soulless institution filled with unqualified American students. If you really believed what you are writing, you wouldn’t apply to the institution in the first place.</p>
<p>“Good day to you, sir.”</p>