Accepted to MIT: should I attend?

collegealum314
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:54:05 +0000

I would really like my question to be answered because I might even decide not to apply at all if it appears that you have to be necessarily math/physics oriented to even consider this school.



Traditionally or historically, MIT grads are math/physics oriented, even if they don’t pursue math/physics at MIT. However, there are people (and moreso recently) who are not into math, despite strong stats in that area. MollieB obviously enjoyed her time at MIT, and I get the impression she didn’t really enjoy math/physics. I know someone who took all their language classes at Harvard because it was more rigorous, so that is possible if you feel that strongly about that particular area. I’m sure the language classes are good at MIT, though. And there are good classes and star profs in other areas. Economics is arguably the #1 dept. in the world, but I don’t feel it’s a good choice for someone who doesn’t like math or physics (especially at MIT.)

You really need to explain what you mean by the statement, “it appears you need to be necessarily math/physics oriented to even consider this school.” Be more specific. And also, what interests you in MIT and how you would like to distribute your time during your undergrad years. So far you have said you would like to take comp science classes even if you don’t major in it, so that is one reason to attend MIT.