Accepted to MIT: should I attend?

collegealum314
Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:20:57 +0000

The bigger question is why the OP would want to go to MIT. In my reply, I was assuming that the OP would like some of the software-oriented classes as well as the classes in a humanities major; also, that he/she would enjoy programming as a UROP or as a job (SIPB). My impression was that the career goal was to be in software. I think it’s ok if you aren’t thrilled with GIRs, especially since qualified candidates could spend only a semester doing them.