<p>Hello ... I was having some trouble deciding between these two schools. My long term goal is hopefully to study science/medicine later so I was curious which school I should pick. Right now I'm leaning towards Williams because it seems like I will get more personal attention and, (possibly) a better class rank. What do you think?</p>
<p>Hello. 
:D</p>
<p>And a better, more well-rounded college experience. That would be my choice too.</p>
<p>now this is a really tough choice…</p>
<p>MIT is MIT, but the Williams undergraduate experience is something very special</p>
<p>go with Williams and follow the path of the purple cow</p>
<p>Do you think MIT will cause me to have more of these so-called all nighters, assuming that I am the average college-confidential-er?</p>
<p>I’d go with MIT myself. They’re two very different places.</p>
<p>Hahaha, you’re going to have plenty of all-nighters wherever you go.</p>
<p>Having been accepted to both MIT and Williams, I’m surprised you haven’t suffered plenty already.</p>
<p>If you’re afraid of incessant competition and hard work, then you’re right in leaning toward Williams.</p>
<p>That isn’t to say that your experience there won’t be bittersweet, but it’ll be sweeter.</p>
<p>On second thought, my gut feeling is that if you are going to worry about all-nighters before you even start school, then MIT might not be for you…</p>
<p>are you serious? MIT hello? Unless you want the whole closely monitored and guided, english boarding-school type faculty attention. Oh and a pinch of snobbery/elitism.</p>
<p>I went to MIT a few decades ago. If I were choosing a college today, I would pick Williams in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>I believe that MIT has evolved over the years, but in the 80s it was a very strange place full of hyperdedicated types. Yes, there was a lot of academic pressure, and I am sure you will find Williams challenging in that regard as well. The problem at MIT was that the social scene was warped by the huge gender imbalance and the general lack of social experience among the student body. It was not a place for balance, not a place where the “whole person” was educated. Nobody you know will be majoring in theatre, dance, foreign language, sociology, history, or even English. Many sections will be taught by international graduate students. A common saying at the time was that getting an MIT education was like trying to drink from a fire hose.</p>
<p>For some people, being surrounded by brilliant, lopsided scientists and engineers is paradise. The very fact that you are questioning which school would be a better fit, leads me to suggest that you may not be one of them. Go to Williams and be surrounded by brilliant, well-rounded people. (I’m not an expert on Williams, but visited it with my D last year and liked it a lot, plus felt really comfortable on campus.)</p>
<p>“are you serious? MIT hello? Unless you want the whole closely monitored and guided, english boarding-school type faculty attention. Oh and a pinch of snobbery/elitism.”</p>
<p>Well, “guided” in the sense that advisors care about the trajectory and focus of your academic career, but it’s not as if they can compel you to take a particular class or course of studies.</p>
<p>I also like it when my professors aren’t obnoxious and indifferent to me, that they’re genuinely concerned about whether or not I have an understanding of the material and that I’m enjoying it.</p>
<p>Also, there is no snobbery/elitism at Williams, because although it’s a prestigious school, it’s not well-known. Therefore, it’s kind of pointless to get in-your-face with people about the fact that you go to Williams, “to drop the W bomb”–first of all, because it’s petty, and second of all, because it likely wouldn’t achieve the desired effect anyway.</p>
<p>I’m under the impression that you harbor a resentment against students from privileged families–evident from your criticism of English boarding schools and snobbery/elitism–and that you assume that Williams is a school that caters to these students.</p>
<p>However, you’re mistaken. Williams is far more diverse than MIT in every possible respect. You’d be hard-pressed to find a group of more humble and interesting people from all imaginable backgrounds.</p>
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<p>Congratulations DMOC! You know you’re the man, and you know out of everyone in our high school you deserve it the most! Whether you go to Williams or MIT, it doesn’t matter ( although I say that you should go to Williams, because it is a smaller school and it will fit your special needs as an individual and student…you know what I mean!) Good job DMOC see you in Math class!</p>
<p>Ali this is a personal thread. 
Btw I am still waiting on the waitlists (lol) so I might not even go to Williams.</p>
<p>DMOC what are your waitlist schools?</p>
<p>Oh really? I told everyone at school…</p>
<p>…sorry LMAO ( not really :P)</p>