Ah - application is done!

Colleges & Universities Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>That’s right: three months’ work finished in just one click.
What now? Apocalypse, end of the world? Not really. Although I mostly enjoyed doing my application (especially the essays; it was really interesting to write about myself), I am now definitely looking forward to the next three months. What does that mean? Well, I am going to take Marilee at her word: “Don’t forget to have some fun this year”. OK, she probably referred to 2005. But hey, it’s never too late. At last I can now fully concentrate on my real passions again. Computer science, I am coming ;)</p>

<p>PS: Oh, good luck to all of you!</p>

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<p>you think u will get in? international pool is tough. I live in Boston close to Mit</p>

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<p>No, no, I guess you misunderstood me. I am not thinking about my chances in any way. And I would be snobbish, fatuous and unrealistic to think that I would get in. I am just happy to have more time right now to pursue my interests (i.e. computer science, programming).</p>

<p>And yes, international pool is <em>really</em> tough. Incredibly tough.</p>

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<p>lol yea, worth a try tho</p>

<p>i donno y i didnt apply there my dad went there</p>

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<p>hi abless,
What kind of programming do you do.
Do you have any competition experience. Are you interested in competing. Or your interest is in the applied programming.</p>

<p>I am in the same situation. I will submit my application in the next two-three hours and I will really try to have some fun after that.</p>

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<p>Hi Swetko.
I don’t have any competition experience in computer science. It is not a school subject here in Germany; besides, competition are rather unknown/unusual here, not to mention in computer science.
Anyway, I have always been programming just for fun. I love it, it is a true passion. My projects were pretty diverse (I have, for example, written several projects for network programming). My biggest project was an operating system, though.</p>

<p>I wish you all the best for your application. Do you program, too?</p>

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<p>Yes, I do program.
But my programming experience is rather limited (in terms of breadth).
I am only knowledgeable in competition programming and I have participated in some international competitions.
But I have never programmed anything else.
If you are interested what exactly is competition programming search for IOI or take a look at the course 6.046J (Introduction to Algorithms) at MIT. I could say i know more than half of the textbook for this course. Programming competitions consist of solving algorithmic problems.</p>