Anyone here from Harvard or MIT?

[Anonymous No.10811806]

How is it like to study at those places? How hard is it? How much do you have to read or study daily? What are the level of the other students? Are the professors good at teaching? Thanks for reading, I always wanted to know how is the reality for the average student at Harvard.

[Anonymous No.10811822]

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[Anonymous No.10811827]

>>10811822
What's that supposed to mean?

[Anonymous No.10811836]

>>10811806
Not a student, but I know several people attending MIT, and I talk to them about it frequently. They seem to feel like it is very difficult and a big shock from being the smartest kids in their schools/hometowns, being able to pass through classes with no difficulty. Really, it seems like a normal college curriculum shock but for a much higher level/standard. Idk many professors but I know there are a lot that don't take themselves too seriously and still like to joke around in lectures, just like normal professors/teachers. I remember hearing about a diff eq prof who demonstrated unstable equilibrium by running back in forth harmonically before running face first into a wall. And, obviously the level of the other students is much higher than what they are used to- but everyone going there is of very high dedication/intelligence so as far as I know there's not a huge gap in student level. Probably not qualified to answer not being a student there but felt like answering anyways bc several friends attend there and they tell me about it very often

[Anonymous No.10811838]

>>10811827
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[Anonymous No.10811840]

>>10811838
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[Anonymous No.10811850]

>>10811840
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[Anonymous No.10811852]

>>10811836
I see, thanks for answering. What I heard is that they have very few hours of lessons per week and that it is expected of the students there to stay all day at the library studying on their own, one girl who studied astrophysics and political science there said she had to read about 1000 pages in some weeks. Really nice reading those stories and kind motivates one to be better and compete at a higher level.

[Anonymous No.10811853]

>>10811850
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[Anonymous No.10811855]

>>10811853
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[Anonymous No.10811857]

>>10811822
>>10811838
>>10811840
>>10811850
>>10811853
Bro, why are you trying to destroy my thread with those posts? What did I do to you?

[Anonymous No.10811861]

>>10811857

[Anonymous No.10811864]

>>10811806
I don't know shit, just a student at an "average" University in Europe. But our prof of organic chemistry who taught at Harvard always likes to bring up, that he doesn't see a difference in quality between 1) the level of education/difficulty of the courses there and 2) the average studenta ability compared to our university where he teaches at now. He says it is all a huge marketing hype/stunt for americans to spend even more extra tons of money on education.

[Anonymous No.10811885]

>>10811857
They're so retarded, they can't answer a basic question

[Anonymous No.10811887]

classes r harder here at mit than stanford. i dont study except day before test. for every 1 good lecturer there are at least 10 shitty lecturers. grading is 50% A , 50% B (need As for quals, not giving As pisses off students/profs who need to focus on research)

t. ee phd

[Anonymous No.10811954]

>>10811864

The real advantage of universities like MIT, Harvard, Carmbridge (UK), Oxford (UK) may not necessarily be the courses and lecturers per se but the networking and financial pulling power these universities have (for research etc). They attract the brightest working on the cutting edge in their respective fields because they have funding to see them through. Incredible networking opportunities abound if you are really noticeable and want to work with a particular professor on some project. That level of interaction and opportunity is in my opinion what separates the great universities from the standard. The courses may essentially be the same but all else being equal you have far greater opportunities going to a famous university like the aforementioned. If at the end of the day all you have going for you is that you simply attended it as a statement on your CV its meaningless. If you were not able to take advantage of the networking of student investment opportunities you'd have been better off going to any other place.

[Anonymous No.10811969]

I'm europoor but I believe undergrad is the same everywhere. However those institutions have so much money that grad level courses and doing something like a PhD means that you work with the best in the world. Of course for certain fields that doesn't mean much but for most things in the sciences it can't be beat.

Imagine it's like a sport where these institutions buy all the talent

[Anonymous No.10812015]

Professors from those places who give presentations about their research are always really good. Judging from MIT OCW the course content doesn't really differ much.

[Anonymous No.10812147]

There's a large gap between completing a course and doing actual cutting edge research.

[Anonymous No.10812252]

>>10811806
Harvard is overrated, MIT is the real deal

[Anonymous No.10812513]

>>10811806
Excepting certain programs some elite unis offer that arent intended to be standard like that infamous harvard math undergrad one, for most purposes its pretty much the same as any half way decent uni.

t. went to a decent uni (waterloo canada) then columbia for phd

[Anonymous No.10812604]

>>10811969
>tfw go to school with similar amount of money but they don't put their money into being good

[Anonymous No.10812657]

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[Anonymous No.10814231]

I didn't study there, but I recently started researching at MIT after having done research at another undergrad school known for its research. I can say for sure that the pace at which science happens here is far faster than my prior experiences there. I think it's due to a) the massive amount of funding, and b) the sheer concentration of field experts here. Instead of having to wait for a couple weeks to collaborate or get advice, things here happen rapidly. It's a breakneck pace but it's very intense and I love it so far.

[Anonymous No.10814484]

>>10811836
>> Not a student, but

Stopped reading right there.

[Anonymous No.10814521]

>>10811806
I got into MIT but I chose this institution after visiting it.
Difficulty: high
>lots of course prerequisites; hardest institution to graduate from in the country
Daily reading: high
>you are expected to learn a lot of math on your own, and that's for everyone
Level of students: high
>most students here want to become researchers and scientists so they study like crazy and are probably USAMO/IMO/Olympiad winners prior to being accepted here
Teaching ability of profs: low-mid
>a lot of the profs here are very good scientists but they aren't very good at teaching; again you're expected to be a self-starter

[Anonymous No.10814554]

>>10812657
based!

[Anonymous No.10814573]

>>10814521
Fuck, if only James hadn't hidden his name!

[Anonymous No.10814593]

>>10814573
top kek

[Anonymous No.10814594]

>>10814573
fuck

[Anonymous No.10814604]

fixed

[Anonymous No.10814608]

>>10814594
You did it for (You)s you dirty slut

[Anonymous No.10814610]

>>10814608
Only a really pathetic guy would do that desu.

[Anonymous No.10814624]

>>10811857
He legit posted the best replies. If you think a Harvard or MIT student's schedule's any different from any other non-community college, you're obviously one of those IQ retards.

[Anonymous No.10814663]

>>10814610
quite so

[Anonymous No.10814668]

>>10811806
As a Cantab I can say that it's mostly about the networking and who you meet above the actual institution being higher level. Of course the lecturers these places attract will be some of the best qualified and experienced, but my best teacher at teaching me, was one at Secondary school. Without going all /x/, being at these institutions get you into the niche closed circles. For example there are FM lodges at Oxbridge only for current undergrads, post grads have a separate one, and I imagine the same stands for US. Imo the level of the top 10 Uni's are probably fairly similar, but the top 3 or so are there because of 'who' not 'what' they know. And you do feel outcast if your face doesn't fit, but maybe that's just a britbong posho thing

[Anonymous No.10814673]

>>10814668
>Cantab
What is your field of study/occupation/salary/IQ?

[Anonymous No.10814734]

>>10814673
Chemistry Teacher, so Natural Sciences into a PGCE, just finishing my TT but you can probably guess what kind of schools and salaries schools hire grads for. Don't know about IQ, never bothered me, but I'm not near Mensa level I wouldn't think.