<p>If nobody actually thought MIT was better than Stanford, it wouldn’t have lasted so long. There’s no criteria for adding and subtracting points.</p>
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<p>says who?</p>
<p>In the fields where they all compete against one another MIT is arguably the better school (math, science, engineering, economics…).</p>
<p>^ that’s what (some) MIT students like to tell themselves. (MIT isn’t better in any of those disciplines.)</p>
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<p>I have a feeling that those who keep voting up MIT don’t think that it’s actually “better” than H or S, but want it to win anyway. Hence the whole “MIT fanatics” on the board. Which is okay–after all this is just a popularity contest. ;)</p>
<p>I was just surprised that one of H/S was eliminated before MIT, which is much more narrow the other two.</p>
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<p>Narrow and deep will beat broad and shallow any day. Let’s face it when was the the last time a school called itself the “Stanford of (Insert country)”. MIT is the recognized worldwide leader in science and technology.</p>
<p>i guess math/science/engineering is more popular.</p>
<p>and people vote for their favorite school. what you said is what others say who don’t think MIT is better (using your logic) :)</p>
<p>anyway, it’ll be a battle between MIT and Stanford, the top 1 & 2 schools in the country:)</p>
<p>MIT 24
Stanford 13</p>
<p>+s</p>
<p>MIT 25
Stanford 12</p>
<p>+M -S</p>
<p>Not turning this into a debate but just wanted to add</p>
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<p>Except that doesn’t apply here… Stanford and Harvard are both broad and deep. Not sure what you mean by “Stanford of (insert country)” (do people say “MIT of (country)”?)</p>
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<p>It is a recognized worldwide leader in science and technology.</p>
<p>(Now I’m starting to understand–some people on this board actually, truly do think MIT is superior.)</p>
<p>Michigan Institute of Technology
Indian Institute of Technology
ITT Technical Institute</p>
<p>Dime a dozen. :p</p>
<p>There are only 3-5 universities that offer breadth and depth across a wide range of academic disciplines.</p>
<p>And there is only one Leland Stanford Junior University.</p>
<p>MIT 24
Stanford 13</p>
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<li>furd, - mit</li>
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<p>Yes they do.</p>
<p>Tsinghua. MIT of China
IIT. MIT of India
Technion, MIT of Israel
National University (Singapore)
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<p>MIT 23
Stanford 14</p>
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<li>Stanford, - MIT</li>
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<p>MIT 24
Stanford 13</p>
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<li>m, -s</li>
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<p>I have a feeling it’s mostly MIT people who refer to other ITs as the “MIT of <strong><em>.” But of course this is irrelevant anyway (you hear “</em></strong> is the Harvard of ___” way more often, yet H was eliminated before MIT).</p>
<p>MIT 23
Stanford 14</p>
<p>-M, +S</p>
<p>MIT 22
Stanford 15</p>
<p>-M, +S</p>
<p>MIT 24
Stanford 13</p>
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<li>MIT , + Stanford</li>
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<p>MIT 21
Stanford 16</p>
<p>^I think thecolororange meant to say MIT 23, Stanford 14</p>
<p>MIT 24
Stanford 13</p>
<p>-S, +M</p>
<p>MIT 25
Stanford 12</p>
<p>MIT 26
Stanford 11</p>