<p>For the sciences(specifically biology or biotechnology) which one has more rigor, thoroughness, research involved Caltech or MIT?
I dont doubt MIT, but for stuff like Stem cells Caltech must be ahead right since of Proposition 71, or is MIT ahead on Caltech on that type of research?</p>
<p>It’s generally said that if you’re into pure science, go into Caltech. For engineering, go into MIT. Caltech is much more rigorous than MIT now, considering that MIT is becoming more like an Ivy (trying to broaden its outreach, providing less rigorous courses, expanding the diversity of its fields) whereas Caltech still retains its identity.</p>
<p>MIT is in perhaps the most liberal state in the US so they might be thinking about a proposition although I’m not quite sure…</p>
<p>I’d say both Caltech and MIT are excellent for biological sciences (and I’m a Caltech student and admissions committee member, so I’m overcoming a good bit of school bias to say so :). MIT has a broad class of offerings and some excellent faculty. You certainly shouldn’t take them out of the running.</p>
<p>My friends at Caltech have seemed to find it very easy to get involved at the forefront of research – I’ve had two friends working in David Baltimore’s lab (he’s the president of the university and a Nobel laureate) and they’ve found him accessible and fun to work with. He, by the way, is a virologist and one of the top forces behind Proposition 71.</p>
<p>I’d say, go to Caltech if you want more general-science rigor and to work closely with professors right away. Go to MIT if you would prefer a larger school and a more applied feel.</p>