<p>Accepted EA at MIT and just received a letter indicating I was accepted at Stanford but not formal till may.</p>
<p>I am leaning towards one but would like to here some input.</p>
<p>MIT vs. Stanford</p>
<p>I probably wont get swayed to much by the input so feel free to express your honest opinions. Already have one that I will probably be attending.</p>
<p>I feel blest to have two great options in front of me.</p>
<p>yeah, that's a great "problem" to have haha</p>
<p>Many regard MIT to be the absolute best, but I would personally choose Stanford because of it's location and more relaxed atmosphere.</p>
<p>good luck either way!</p>
<p>the academics at both are regarded about equally. MIT slightly higher, but it's just nitpicking</p>
<p>I'd go with Stanford, because it's more of a well-rounded university, whereas MIT is strictly science/engineering. Better social life etc at stanford</p>
<p>congrats.</p>
<p>Visit both at their accepted students weekends and decide then. (Although -- were you the one who was going to have to miss senior prom to go to Stanford's weekend?)</p>
<p>The social life at MIT is not inherently weaker than at Stanford, and MIT isn't "just" a tech school by a long shot. The weather does get colder in Cambridge than in Palo Alto. :) But there's just no deal-breaker in either case that you'd be able to find out without visiting the schools and experiencing the atmosphere firsthand.</p>
<p>Those are my two favorite universities in the US. You are blessed indeed. I agree with Millie. Visit both campuses and surrounding areas and decide based on fit. Academically, you cannot go wrong.</p>
<p>yeah visit schools
but once u visit MIT you might not like it. some classrooms and chairs are really bad. The environment is cold (which fits engineers). Stanford is more well-rounded in many other majors (in case u wanna switch). MIT is heavily math/science/engineering concentrated so you will definitely get a great education at MIT engineering. That is not to say Stanford is worse. </p>
<p>If bio/chem engineering I'd say choose Stanford (or if u like sport events)
EECS/ME go for MIT.</p>
<p>Both has great assets and professors and students and pretty much everything else for you to be a good engineer :D</p>
<p>I personally think no other school beats MIT in engineering.</p>
<p>I’ve said this many times in this message board, but im gonna say it again:</p>
<p>MIT is engineering and engineering is MIT</p>
<p>I would chose Stanford (most likely)</p>
<p>Mainly for the atmosphere/location, options outside of engineering, grade inflation (mostly within humanities I would assume, but present nonetheless) and for a great engineering program.</p>
<p>yeah mollie im the sma one who was gonna miss CPW. It has changed im going to Stanford in March and MIT over Mardi Gras and CPW.</p>
<p>Well, that's good to hear, that you'll be able to visit both schools. :) I hope that will help -- it usually does seem to clarify issues for prospective students.</p>
<p>well, if ur an engineering major, then you should definetely accept MIT's offer.</p>