@ItsjustSchool Maybe I shouldn’t have said MIT in particular. But Caltech, I know for a fact (from my friend and others) is extremely competitive Sorry if it seemed like I was trying to discourage him from attending these schools. I am not. The bell curve thing I just heard my friends talk about it and thought it was true, but apparently not.
If you go to MIT/any other school and put in the hard work, you will ultimately be a much more knowledgeable person when you graduate and you’ll have experienced one of the most stimulating intellectual environments in the country.
@StrikerX However, what I’m trying to say is to make sure the school is a good fit for you when you decide to attend. Fit plays a huge role in determining how well you do at that institution and that’s what the most important. Many of my friends went to schools for the brand name but never thought how they fit. They perhaps could have thrived better at smaller LAC’s where it is more personal or places where the competition is not so fierce… Ultimately, find the school that you think will fit you best and go on from there. If you think Harvard/Caltech/MIT are 3 schools that you believe are a good fit for you, then by all means apply and I wish you the best of luck come admissions time.