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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD (TJ grad) was waitlisted at CMU CS. Now she studies CS at a T20 college and although considers herself the best CS student in her college class, she knows how far ahead CS-wise her ex-classmates got by studying at CMU and MIT. Their CS classes are much harder than hers, and she has to self-educate in her spare time.

OP, what amount of money are they making?[/quote]

It is possible that MIT manages the stress in a better way.  CMU has very hard grading on a curve...so it is difficult to get an A or a B.  At the same time, Stanford CS (as example) basically says everyone will get an A or a B.  Having the threat of a C (or lower) hanging over your head can cause massive anxiety vs. knowing that as long as you are trying, you won't get less than a B (and most will get As).[/quote]

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Most of the kids in a program like CMU SCS have never gotten a grade below an A on any high school assignment. The transition into an environment where C's (and below) or 50% & below are handed out freely, and following what the kids believe is "intense" studying (relative to their history), can be soul crushing for them.   [/quote]

It makes you wonder about the kids who are crushing it in these high level classes vs this kid, who seems intelligent enough, but obviously was in a program not suited for his interests. What did these other kids experience in HS that this kid did not?

Although in the beginning of this video, I think he said that anyone at CMU can double major in CS and take the high-level classes. But why he continued taking high- level classes, one he even described as "phd level",  if they were causing so much stress for him is another unanswered question here.

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