<p>Sakky, how about PhD EECS? Also the same case as MEng?</p>
<p>The PhD EECS is open to everybody. But I strongly suspect that home-field advantage exists in that program also, and others suspect the same. We can't prove it, but we think it is likely. Granted, former MIT undergrads are more likely to apply to and then matriculate at MIT for grad school...but I have a hard time believing that's the only explanation for why there are *so many * former MIT undergrads in the MIT grad school. I have to believe there is some homefield advantage at play. </p>
<p>There is a saying at MIT that the easiest way to get into MIT for grad school is to just go there for undergrad and then stay there. That contributes to the phenomenon of the "MIT-cubed": meaning those people who got their bachelor's, master's, and PhD all at MIT.</p>
<p>Sakky, thanks. Is it the same (home field advantage) for other PhD programs like Physics and Mechanical Engineering?</p>
<p>Is it true that the universities (MIT, other US unis) are more likely to sponsor international PhD students in the field of Physics (pure sciences) compared to engineering?</p>
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Well, I don't know that it has NO bearing. I have to believe that some undergraduate schools can help you to get into some grad schools, particularly when we're talking about going back to same school you were at as an undergrad. Many grad programs provide strong 'homefield advantage' to their own undergrads, and certain ones are exclusive to their own undergrads.
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I think that momof3sons was saying that undergraduate reputation and graduate program quality are not the same thing, and that great graduate programs in a given field may be at schools with relatively unprestigious undergraduate programs, as I'm sure you'd agree.</p>
<p>And hey, in a sense, Harvard Med is MIT's medical school. ;) So I think MIT's medical school might be quite a bit better than Princeton's!</p>
<p>jhl, MIT tends to favor its own undergraduates in engineering master's and PhD programs, but not in science PhD programs. There are exceptions -- MIT undergraduates are not allowed into the chemical engineering program, while they are allowed into the biology PhD program -- but generally the school of engineering likes inbreeding more than the school of science does.</p>
<p>Actually, Sakky is a bit off base here. MIT does have a medical school, Harvard Medical School. Sakky may not know that there are a ton of joint programs between MIT and HMS!</p>
<p>...lol yep. that's what i heard =P</p>
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Yeah, but at least Princeton has a better medical school than does MIT or Berkeley. Princeton's business school is clearly better than Caltech's. Princeton's law school is better than Brown's or Dartmouth's.
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LOL HAHA nice one</p>
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Actually, Sakky is a bit off base here. MIT does have a medical school, Harvard Medical School. Sakky may not know that there are a ton of joint programs between MIT and HMS!
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<p>Similarly, Princeton also indeed has a "medical school", for Princeton runs joint programs with the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at UMDNJ.</p>
<p>Sakky, good point. I wonder if Princeton's is as well integrated as the HMS HST program? <a href="http://hms.harvard.edu/admissions/default.asp?page=hst%5B/url%5D">http://hms.harvard.edu/admissions/default.asp?page=hst</a></p>
<p>I don't know. But what I do know is that not only does the MIT alumni database not show anybody having ever earned an MD (or DO) degree from MIT, that degree isn't even available as an option I can choose to sort the data.</p>
<p>I also know that MIT is not accredited by either the LCME or the AOA. I'm not sure what that means. Newmassdad, perhaps you can enlighten us.</p>
<p>Sakky, you're a smart guy. :) Go figure it out from the link I posted.</p>
<p>Hah… MIT is known for science and engineering and CALTECH is the top most college for science. If you are interested in law/medicine/business go4 HAVARD.</p>