What is required to get into MIT and ITT Tech

[KoRnboy999]

Well then MIT sounds like a crock.... What about NYU? Is that basicly just as good in what they teach?

 

[acidvoodoo]

Originally posted by: KoRnboy999
Well then MIT sounds like a crock.... What about NYU? Is that basicly just as good in what they teach?

you seem to be in georgia, check out Georgia Tech, that's where i am looking into, and in state is dead cheap

 

[KoRnboy999]

I'm not to partial to Georgia school... I'm originaly from Vermont and I prefer to be up north. Unless of course GT is better than NYU. Plus I've already recieved information for NYU, nothing from GT.

 

[SuperTool]

Some tech schools are more geared to graduate students, with undergrads more on the sidelines. Not good if you are paying 35K/year, and professor treats you as a distraction from his research.

 

[bolido2000]

Originally posted by: BlipBlop
I think CalTech is as prestigious as MIT, if not more so.

Caltech is not as well known (nationally and internationally) compared to MIT

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: HokieESM

And here's another hint about "exclusive" private schools: your chances of being admitted GREATLY increase if 1) one of your parents/close relatives went to said school or 2) your parents make more than $250K a year. Yes, it IS that biased, YES it is that unfair. The alumni bit--which is simply the monetary bit to a university like that--is VERY important. A guy at my high school (who was #2 in my senior class) had a 1550 on his SAT, a 5.1/3.95 GPA (weighted/unweighted), and scored 110, 135, and 140 on the AHSME in his 10th, 11th and 12th grade years (and 3, 6, and 8 on the AIME)... and was rejected from MIT. He called the admissions office to talk... and their response was: "you have no chance of really paying the tuition, so it wasn't in our best interests".

That's a whole load of bull right there. If the admissions office had really said that then they probably would have had a lawsuit against them.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: cchen

Originally posted by: HokieESM

And here's another hint about "exclusive" private schools: your chances of being admitted GREATLY increase if 1) one of your parents/close relatives went to said school or 2) your parents make more than $250K a year. Yes, it IS that biased, YES it is that unfair. The alumni bit--which is simply the monetary bit to a university like that--is VERY important. A guy at my high school (who was #2 in my senior class) had a 1550 on his SAT, a 5.1/3.95 GPA (weighted/unweighted), and scored 110, 135, and 140 on the AHSME in his 10th, 11th and 12th grade years (and 3, 6, and 8 on the AIME)... and was rejected from MIT. He called the admissions office to talk... and their response was: "you have no chance of really paying the tuition, so it wasn't in our best interests".

That's a whole load of bull right there. If the admissions office had really said that then they probably would have had a lawsuit against them.

yea, i agree. chances are your friend just made that up because he didn't want to admit he was outright rejected for legitimate reasons. my friend is not rich and she got in... a lot of exclusive schools offer a considerable amount of financial aid.

and once again, SAT and grades DO NOT MATTER THAT MUCH. my friend does not have stellar grades, but she is really passionate about subjects and it showed in the interview.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: bolido2000

Originally posted by: BlipBlop
I think CalTech is as prestigious as MIT, if not more so.

Caltech is not as well known (nationally and internationally) compared to MIT

just look at acm competitions... MIT is always one or two... i don't recall seeing cal tech in the top 3 with any regularity.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: bolido2000

Originally posted by: BlipBlop
I think CalTech is as prestigious as MIT, if not more so.

Caltech is not as well known (nationally and internationally) compared to MIT

thanks to this thread its the first time i'v heard of Cal Tech

 

[MainFramed]

where is Cal Tech?

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
where is Cal Tech?

CAL - Tech.
My guess it's in California... from the CAL... and from the site... http://www.caltech.edu/
and MIT, is in Mass.... MA... in Boston.

I was thinking about both, but instead I'll stay in Canada, and go to the US for graduate school.

Simon

 

[TallBill]

or there might be a MIT in michigan.. i know theres a IIT in illinois... i attended NJIT in new jersey last year. The school itself was horrible, but the education was high.

What exactly do you want to go to school for? CIS? MIS? IT?

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: TallBill
or there might be a MIT in michigan.. i know theres a IIT in illinois... i attended NJIT in new jersey last year. The school itself was horrible, but the education was high.

What exactly do you want to go to school for? CIS? MIS? IT?

I dont know exactly yet.....

 

[jteef]

I went to Georgia Tech. I've said it before, I wouldn't recommend it. Some other schools you can look at are University of Texas at Austin, Berkeley, and University of Illinois @ Urbana/Champaign for public schools.

GT is just not a fun place. I dont know how to explain it except that its just the overall atmosphere around the campus that blows. It got 5 million times better when I moved way off campus(Vinings area). The Home Park area is too close. As a freshman / soph living in the dorms without a car, it was terrible. There is literally no way to "get away". I went there because it was the best public engineering school at the time. I dont know if you'd qualify for hope, but that seemed to be a really good deal for folks in GA.

jt

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

MIT definitely has a great reputation but I don't see them as being so far above everyone else in the undergrad dept. I had an (honours) physics course last semester that covered the same material and used the same book as the equivalent (again, honours) physics class at MIT.

As was said above, MIT's reputation comes mostly from their graduate school.

 

[MainFramed]

wait.... so there is to differnt MIT schools??

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
MIT definitely has a great reputation but I don't see them as being so far above everyone else in the undergrad dept. I had an (honours) physics course last semester that covered the same material and used the same book as the equivalent (again, honours) physics class at MIT.

As was said above, MIT's reputation comes mostly from their graduate school.

it's not that hard to copy a syllabus and use the same book... that's not the part that makes MIT good... it's the professors and other students.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
wait.... so there is to differnt MIT schools??

there might be other schools also known as MIT. just like there are several UWs... university of washington, university of wisconsin, etc

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
MIT definitely has a great reputation but I don't see them as being so far above everyone else in the undergrad dept. I had an (honours) physics course last semester that covered the same material and used the same book as the equivalent (again, honours) physics class at MIT.

As was said above, MIT's reputation comes mostly from their graduate school.

it's not that hard to copy a syllabus and use the same book... that's not the part that makes MIT good... it's the professors and other students.

well said

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: MainFramed
wait.... so there is to differnt MIT schools??

there might be other schools also known as MIT. just like there are several UWs... university of washington, university of wisconsin, etc

got ya, thanks

 

[LongCoolMother]

MIT is real tough. my cousin got nearly all 4.0's and above for high school and scored 1520 on his SATs. he got rejected from MIT. they say most likely because he didnt have enough extra activities and recomendations (from professors etc.)

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
MIT definitely has a great reputation but I don't see them as being so far above everyone else in the undergrad dept. I had an (honours) physics course last semester that covered the same material and used the same book as the equivalent (again, honours) physics class at MIT.

As was said above, MIT's reputation comes mostly from their graduate school.

it's not that hard to copy a syllabus and use the same book... that's not the part that makes MIT good... it's the professors and other students.

Sure that's part of it, but if you learn the same material as everyone else, does it really matter? Graduate school is a different beast altogether and that's where other students and professors REALLY come into play

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
MIT definitely has a great reputation but I don't see them as being so far above everyone else in the undergrad dept. I had an (honours) physics course last semester that covered the same material and used the same book as the equivalent (again, honours) physics class at MIT.

As was said above, MIT's reputation comes mostly from their graduate school.

it's not that hard to copy a syllabus and use the same book... that's not the part that makes MIT good... it's the professors and other students.

Sure that's part of it, but if you learn the same material as everyone else, does it really matter? Graduate school is a different beast altogether and that's where other students and professors REALLY come into play

i agree, the difference is much more pronounced in graduate school, but i'm still inclined to believe that the undergraduate experience is also better. if you learn the material the same both ways, then yes, i guess they are equal, but chances are you will learn more when you have really good professors and a really good studying environment.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
MIT is real tough. my cousin got nearly all 4.0's and above for high school and scored 1520 on his SATs. he got rejected from MIT. they say most likely because he didnt have enough extra activities and recomendations (from professors etc.)

did he have alot on his app tho? like extra things that he knows... Programing Langauges, HTML, (etc) Like others mentioned, they dont care mostly about how good you do in class but more of what your doing out of it. (like learning HTML, Flash...etc.)

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: MainFramed

Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
MIT is real tough. my cousin got nearly all 4.0's and above for high school and scored 1520 on his SATs. he got rejected from MIT. they say most likely because he didnt have enough extra activities and recomendations (from professors etc.)

did he have alot on his app tho? like extra things that he knows... Programing Langauges, HTML, (etc) Like others mentioned, they dont care mostly about how good you do in class but more of what your doing out of it. (like learning HTML, Flash...etc.)

i'm going to be honest with you, i am pretty sure they don't care about that stuff. they DO care about extra things, but they are talking about extra things like you taking extra courses, independant study, contests, etc.