I chose Williams College over _____ ?

Coloradomama
Sat, 14 Apr 2018 09:15:44 +0000

@bresdo MIT does not offer a terminal masters degree in computer science or electrical engineering anymore, only PhDs. MIT undergrads in EECS can earn a co op masters degree but thats program is not open to non MIT undergrads. MIT’s programs in the sciences, and math, pretty much only PhDs. (the masters would be a consolation prize for those that do not pass the PhD qualifying oral or written, depending on what department she is interested in) There are masters degrees at MIT in most other engineering subjects, an MBA at Sloan, and architecture, urban planning, and the social sciences offer masters degrees, but MIT is today by and large a place to get a bachelors or PhD degree, even for engineers. PhD programs are fully funded is one reason, and PhDs get better job options in most engineering fields, its not a degree for an “academic”, although MIT produces those too, but more for a technical specialist. One other program: MIT offers a Global Leaders masters program with Sloan that leads to a degree in EE, CS and business.

MIT does use TAs to help with freshman requirements like physics, chemistry and biology, which are required
for every bachelors degree at MIT, hard science classes in all three disciplines,
MIT undergrads will get to know their professors very well given
the number of students who do bachelors level thesis work. and its a very small undergraduate school, just to clear that up. Its not the same level of teacher interaction as Williams in the sciences,as a big part of what MIT does is train up PhD students and perform world class research with government grants, but the interactions at MIT are pretty close in some of the small departments like Materials Science.Students go to dinner all the time with MIT professors. The research work at MIT is big projects, big equipment, and very interdisciplinary, see MIT Media Lab which combines design, science, math, engineering to create new ways of learning, new wearable technology etc.