<p>LOL. i have no clue. =p jk. uh well i do want to do something related to business, where they don't have hardcore proofs>.< + other reasons.</p>
<p>yeah i know supposedly the business school is a lot less intense than the engineering school?</p>
<p>Well, you need two math classes to graduate no matter what you go into. And (though I'm not going into business/management, and hence know very little about the requirements) I'm guessing that additional math will be necessary for your degree, though likely not the types of proofs you'd encounter in some of the more pure math courses.</p>
<p>That being said- I'm 99% sure MIT does not actually offer a degree in business, but rather in management (<a href="http://web.mit.edu/firstyear/2010/choiceofmajor/courses/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://web.mit.edu/firstyear/2010/choiceofmajor/courses/index.html</a>). And Sloan is awesome, so that's still fine and dandy if that's the route you want to take in the business world. However, you should also look here (<a href="http://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad/academics.php%5B/url%5D">http://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad/academics.php</a>) where it talks about the academics involved in a management degree- note that "Mathematical analysis and modeling" is at the top of the list. I'm just concerned that if you don't like / aren't good at math, MIT might not be the best place for you. The school as a whole tends to be very fond of its numbers.</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, here are the requirements for a management degree: <a href="http://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad/management-core.php%5B/url%5D">http://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad/management-core.php</a></p>
<p>Well I'm not sure what I want do in the field of business yet, so that will remain vague.</p>
<p>and, well.....i'm not HORRIBLE ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL at math i hope >.<</p>
<p>And I'm not saying you are. I just want to make sure that you know what you'd be getting into.</p>
<p>lol, thanks i appreciate it. Yeah i'm going to do some research before I actually decide where to apply etc.</p>
<p>"you won't/shouldn't have teachers like that at the college level. teachers like that don't foster mature studying habits."</p>
<p>Comparing an AP class with an actual college class (assuming this is a decent college or better) is a moot. College course cover the same or more material within a fraction of the time.</p>
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you won't/shouldn't have teachers like that at the college level. teachers like that don't foster mature studying habits.
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<p>What studying will we do after college?</p>
<p>Most people these days have to get a Master's or a doctorate to proceed very far, aisgzdavinci. Bachelor's degrees just don't mean as much as they used to.</p>
<p>^ I meant "after college" as in you finish your PhD or first professional.</p>
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Comparing an AP class with an actual college class (assuming this is a decent college or better) is a moot. College course cover the same or more material within a fraction of the time.
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that's irrelevant to what i was saying. but, AP classes differ from school to school. in my case it would be a fair comparison because my AP classes are taught like college classes. but i guess your school's AP classes may be taught like normal high school classes where the teacher lectures and all you have to do is study your notes so in your case comparing a high school AP class to a college class is not a fair comparison.</p>
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What studying will we do after college?
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that's sort of shallow. just because you won't have teachers who are testing you doesn't mean you won't have to learn any more. learning is a lifelong activity. in any well paying professional field like medicine, law, or engineering (especially computer engineering) you'll have to study on your own to keep up with modern day advancements.</p>
<p>What do you consider a typical "college class" taught by your teacher to encompass? The AP classes here aren't lectures, but usually discussions and class activities like labs or projects that supplement books.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, what do you consider studying? When you say 2 hours of studying, do you mean 2 hours of studying the day before the test, or two hours over the material that the test covers throughout the whole time period. For example, if Test A is over Chapter 1 and 2, and I read both chapters to keep up in class (not at the same time), am I studying an hour for the test? Or is studying an hour sitting down 1-2 days before the test and reviewing material?</p>
<p>"studying" as in studying before a test, not reading sth for pleasure.</p>
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If you want to get the smartest students, ask for their IQ
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That's probably not going to do top colleges all that much for them.
My 160+ IQ cousin failed out of UConn because he has no work ethic.
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<p>Well, yeah. I didn't say that you could get the hardest working students by asking for IQ, just the smartest ones. There's plenty of really lazy high IQ students out there that go to mediocre colleges for that reason. Smart != hard working.</p>
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even if we do accept that there is an IQ difference among races, i doubt that such a small difference would make any significant difference.
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<p>It depends, really. When you're talking about small numbers, like several hundred or several dozen people, you're right in saying that it doesn't make a significant difference. However, when you're talking about tens, if not hundreds of millions of people, a shift in 3 IQ points is huge.</p>