mit as graduate school

molliebatmit
Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:05:13 +0000

Yeah – and Harvard being the top school in my discipline, I do have to approach grad school admissions assuming I’m not going to get in.

I do think it sucks, but I don’t think it’s a reason not to come to MIT for undergrad – a) it’s unlikely that a prospective biology major will be (appropriately) set on MIT grad school in biology at age 18, b) there are other great programs out there, and c) the department has a point in making sure that budding academics make a larger number of professional connections, rather than only knowing people at MIT.

What I really meant to say was something along these lines: It’s not an option to get into MIT grad school in biology/chemE if you went here, but at least MIT undergrads have plenty of other viable options – I’m very confident that I’ll be accepted to at least one top program, whereas someone in my position from a less-respected school probably couldn’t say the same.