Choosing Caltech over MIT and Stanford...

zoogies
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:13:41 +0000

Wow - I didn’t know that was the new dining director. I didn’t know we had a new dining director, actually. It was really nice, though. I wonder who dragged all the beds into Chandler? :P

I think the House system and Caltech’s size are the most defining aspects here. Oh, also, the weather. I mean, these can all be good or bad (except for the weather, which is almost overwhelmingly good. I don’t miss seasons at all, because winter in MA sucks). I really enjoy the small-size atmosphere, although I don’t think I would not have enjoyed a much larger one (say, over 10,000 students). But definitely the trust system, both in exams and what Ben was saying, that people are looking out for each other, is awesome. :D