this is totally true. not only that, but assuming you are at a halfway decent school, you will work with lots of smart people and learn many different things. you will have an opoportunity to be exposed to many different projects and viewpoints. finally, if you are worried about how `practical' it is, don't do a theory topic: work in systems or networking or another field where you write software. trust me, it's not hard to find projects where you will write tons of code and learn more than you ever wanted to about random computer topics of choice. on the other hand, typically no-one will tell you what to do and you have to be willing to be independent and come up with your own ideas and motivation.
you are a crack smoker! i have been at mit for 8 years; most of my courses have offered immense practical value. no i never took a class called ``windows for workgroups 2000'', but then if i wanted to be technician and not a computer scientist i wouldn't be at mit.
there is at least an 8 class humanities requirement at mit, which is getting stronger with additional communications and writing requirements just being added. i myself minored in philosophy -- mit has one of the best depts around.
also, the population at mit is more diverse than at many other schools, with a wide range of ethnic and socioeconomic backrounds. i find your comment about most different people not speaking english highly offensive.
next time find out your facts before talking nonsense.
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this is totally true. not only that, but assuming you are at a halfway decent school, you will work with lots of smart people and learn many different things. you will have an opoportunity to be exposed to many different projects and viewpoints. finally, if you are worried about how `practical' it is, don't do a theory topic: work in systems or networking or another field where you write software. trust me, it's not hard to find projects where you will write tons of code and learn more than you ever wanted to about random computer topics of choice. on the other hand, typically no-one will tell you what to do and you have to be willing to be independent and come up with your own ideas and motivation.
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you are a crack smoker! i have been at mit for 8 years; most of my courses have offered immense practical value. no i never took a class called ``windows for workgroups 2000'', but then if i wanted to be technician and not a computer scientist i wouldn't be at mit.
there is at least an 8 class humanities requirement at mit, which is getting stronger with additional communications and writing requirements just being added. i myself minored in philosophy -- mit has one of the best depts around.
also, the population at mit is more diverse than at many other schools, with a wide range of ethnic and socioeconomic backrounds. i find your comment about most different people not speaking english highly offensive.
next time find out your facts before talking nonsense.