| MIT is predominantly a science and engineering school, whereas IMO Stanford is predominantly liberal arts and science with an engineering program (about 2/3 - 1/3 ?). Satisfying Stanford's ihum and other non-engineering graduation requirements while doing the engineering prereqs, make it a bit of a forced march to complete an engineering degree in 4 years. You dont really declare the engineering major for 2 years. Also, anecdotally, I have heard comments to the effect that there is a big difference in grading policies and workloads between pre-engineering/engineering courses and others. Part of the class would appear to drink from the firehose, while others may be sipping from a garden hose. |