<p>I got into Stanford EA. Tell me why I should want to go to MIT over this school, and any other school in the world.</p>
<p>Well, if you need us to answer this question for you, you probably don’t.</p>
<p>One of the things that I love the most about MIT is how much everyone around me loves being here. A common story is ‘I knew that MIT was the right school for me, and when I got my acceptance letter, it was one of the most exciting moments of my life’. So, go to Stanford and let someone who really loves MIT have your spot.</p>
<p>… not exactly what I was looking for. I was more looking for reasons why people who go to MIT love it so much. I have my own judgments of all sorts of elite schools. Just wondering about your viewpoints, if you go there (think of it as if it’s the second stage of the alumni interview, where the interviewee asks the questions).</p>
<p>Yes, go to Stanford EA, and IF you get into MIT, let some poor wait listed soul have your spot.</p>
<p>And my response is ‘you don’t need me to answer these questions, when you know, you just know.’</p>
<p>Seriously, there are probably at least 10 threads on this topic in this forum, and there’s also all of mitadmissions.org. Do your own research.</p>
<p>Some people.</p>
<p>I agree. If you’ve looked at MIT, and it doesn’t jump out at you as the place you want to be, then you probably don’t.</p>
<p>Are any of you actually students? If not, stop complaining about my wanting more information. Just because you see it one way doesn’t mean that everyone shares your viewpoint.</p>
<p>If you are students, MIT is very closed-minded. If you’re not, I hope that you realize how ludicrous you’re being.</p>
<p>Pot, kettle, black.</p>
<p>I just wanted some information from current students. If there are any current students reading this, please post and reveal yourselves. This is not a very good showing for MIT. I’m looking for more information because I can’t visit the school again, and the first time I went I didn’t have enough to meet with students (couldn’t afford a long trip, money has become an issue).</p>
<p>No offense, but when you come off as a jerk, you will be treated for one. We are not MIT reps or salesman or anything. People like MIT for many reasons, all very different. Go to [MIT</a> Admissions](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org%5DMIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org) and read information there. </p>
<p>As for your question, you shouldn’t. Stanford is a great school and if it’s a match for you, then you will be happy there. Nobody can tell you why MIT is great - things like that should be figured out yourself. It’s like food tastes; nobody can tell you ‘x’ tastes good and ‘y’ doesn’t because it depends on the individual person.</p>
<p>Alternatively, just use the search feature for something like “why mit?” and have fun =]</p>
<p>You don’t want to go to MIT.</p>
<p>Also, k4r3n2 is a current student.</p>
<p>I don’t know which “food” will taste best. Hence my vain attempt to get more information. I don’t think I came off as a jerk. I was immediately blasted with negative responses…</p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions: The Match Between You And MIT](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/the_match_between_you_and_mit/]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/pulse/the_match_between_you_and_mit/)</p>
<p>I would suggest you read anything on this page / the sidebar (mitadmissions.org is kind of difficult to navigate, so I understand if you failed at searching it).</p>
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<p>Post just goes downhill from there since we all thought you were acting haughty because you got into Stanford and apparently you need to be convinced to go to MIT.</p>
<p>From an applicants perspective, I would need to be convinced NOT to go to MIT if I’m accepted. It’s hard to explain why I like it because you might not like it for the same reasons, and it’s just “different.” </p>
<p>But yeah, after reading the first 4 words, I couldn’t really take you seriously. I don’t see the point of writing that, especially not with something like “sell me”.</p>
<p>This actually answered a lot. Thank you all for your input. When compared to the other schools for which I posted this, this was very enlightening. I wish you all the best of luck in whatever you do.</p>
<p>I think we all agree that this thread so far hasn’t been helpful for anyone. </p>
<p>Perhaps the unproductive start may have been the pretense that it is the responsibility of students on this forum to “sell” MIT, so that you’ll be the ultimate arbiter of its relative value. I assume these aren’t the undertones you wish to convey, but it could be interpreted that way. To the regular to these boards, this is the first suspicion when the person doing the questioning doesn’t share any personal interests-- in field of study, in career goals, in what they want out of university life, etc. The differences between Stanford and MIT are well-known on these boards; the differences among students asking about these distinctions aren’t. </p>
<p>I am an MIT grad student, and I chose it over Stanford. Of course a grad student’s reasons for selecting a school are going to be different from an undergrad’s, but I’ll describe a few personal reasons in broad strokes. Please keep in mind that this is a personal decision and perhaps you can relate to my concerns, or at least my thought process. I liked the cultural and intellectual pluralism that Cambridge and the city of Boston offered, and thought it would be more stimulating than Stanford, which reminded me too much of the surburbs in which I grew up. I was told by grad TAs at Stanford that undergrads in their department were very career oriented; at MIT, I heard that students were more interested in the technical material and research. It seemed to me that MIT had a stronger and more distinct culture (almost requiring a new language to learn about majors, buildings, plus hacking, tooling, punting, etc…). I liked that I could be in the middle of such strong cultures as MIT, Harvard, and Boston could provide. </p>
<p>More importantly, in my experience, selecting a school is more about self-reflection than it is learning about your options. It is relatively easy, I think, for a college or university to put its best face forward. But introspection is very challenging. Congratulations on your successes, and good luck in your decision.</p>
<p>Fact 1: I also got into Stanford.</p>
<p>Fact 2: I came to MIT.</p>
<p>Fact 3: I don’t regret it.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thank you. That is what I was looking for. I didn’t mean to seem condescending at all… I just wanted a comparison. Sincerely, thank you.</p>
<p>I see from another of your posts that you are interested in physics. Perhaps you are already aware of this, but the physics instruction at MIT is very unique. Google “MIT TEAL”. My understanding is that reviews are mixed; some students love it, and others hate it. Perhaps this is a unique and appropriate thing to consider if you’re considering majoring in physics.</p>