Accepted to MIT: should I attend?

k4r3n2
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:45:07 +0000

One thing to consider that hasn’t been pointed out yet is that the computer science degree at MIT requires one to like math and physics since you have to take EE classes as part of the core.



Your information is outdated - the curriculum was redone for 2011s and beyond. The only EE content I had to learn for my CS degree was in 6.01 and 6.02, the two intro survey classes. 6.001 no longer exists. That being said, CS is heavy in theoretical math, so you will need to be comfortable with writing proofs. Computer science is actually shockingly different from software engineering, so if you just want to code, you’re going to be disappointed with most CS programs.