throwaway7819

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by throwaway7819 4y ago
As you haven't listed an email address in your profile, would you mind sending an email to mit-dilemma@pm.me? I'd love to get in touch, thank you for your thoughtful response.
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by throwaway7819 4y ago
> I would love to read your take after few years. Maybe you can do a Tell HN after 10 years. That's a great idea. I'll reveal the contents of this hash to prove that the person who posts in 10 years is indeed who I am: af
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by throwaway7819 4y ago
I've visited Z a lot growing up, but I've never been to MIT. I am certain that I want to go into computer science, though, and it's been my passion since before I was fully aware of what MIT even was.
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by throwaway7819 4y ago
Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful reply. I've made a fairly large and comprehensive spreadsheet that takes a lot of factors into account. The TLDR is that if I went to MIT, I'd see a massive initial dip in NPV, b
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by throwaway7819 4y ago
Thanks for recommending this path. Would the second 'ivy' refer to returning for a graduate degree? As in 'undergrad > big tech > grad > lab > startup'? What would recommend the timeframes be at each stage?
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by throwaway7819 4y ago
Transferring out is a good point; it'd be much harder to transfer in. People talk about people coming out of MIT having 'inflated salaries', but are there any sites that quantify the value of a MIT degree for the path I hope
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by throwaway7819 4y ago
I've talked to people at Z, and it seems like the CS program is fairly standard and on the whole pretty good. I think that, given that I have a lot of family and friends in the area, I might have an easier time getting started socially
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by throwaway7819 4y ago
Some postscripts: P.S. — I started programming when I was fairly young (about 10 years ago), and I've spent hours each day since then programming, reading blogs, and poring over books (SICP, Let Over Lambda, etc.). I'm especially
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Ask HN: I got into MIT. Should I go?
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