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While I'm not an MIT student, I think the school puts a huge emphasis on being pragmatic ( see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=530659 http://news.ycombinato
by screwperman 17y ago
While I'm not an MIT student, I think the school puts a huge emphasis on being pragmatic ( see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=530659 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=530659 ). Also, given the huge disparities in abilities of the freshmen there, I'd reckon that, more often than not, an MIT education would be a humbling experience.
- nostrademons 17y agoMy dad, an MIT alum (though in chemistry, not CS), likes to tell the story of how whenever new grad students arrive on campus, everybody's wearing Phi Beta Kappa rings. By the second week, they've all disappeared. When everybody's got one, flaunting yours displays arrogance a whole lot more than intelligence.