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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Case and Worcester are not MIT peers. Not even CMU, except in CS.

MIT peer is Caltech.  Different schools, vibes. If the student is also into liberal arts, check out Harvey Mudd. Engineering at Mudd, liberal arts at Pomona...  [/quote]

There is no peer to MIT. It's a unique school. [/quote]

Waterloo in Canada is considered the Canadian MIT.  No idea if this is remotely accurate.

I honestly don’t think CalTech is a peer school in that you are more likely a kid chooses MIT over Ivy/Stanford and didn’t even apply to CalTech.  Cuerious where CalTech kids also apply generally.

I think CalTech is a riddle.  Never meet a CalTech grad in the commercial sector but know a number that are literally rocket scientists at JPL.  Very few tech entrepreneurs from CalTech.[/quote]

I was the person that said there isn't a peer to MIT and what I meant by that wasn't just course offerings, obviously there are a lot of various engineering schools, but in the focus and personality of the institute there isn't a peer. Meaning CalTech is obviously very similar academically (my advisor at MIT came from CalTech and thought the students were much more intense) but the personality of the institutions is very different.

MIT has this very whimsical approach about if you can dream it, we can make it real. Literally come to lab with the craziest ideas and let's try. They are very pro-entrepreneurship. Pro-sports, pro-music, pro-mental health, huge Greek system and very collaborative with the other colleges in Boston. [/quote]

Whimsy? 😊 love this. Thank you!

what if your kid isn’t an engineer, necessarily? My DS is interested in experimental physics, but has never described himself as engineering minded. Not a tinkerer/builder. Maybe MIT wouldn’t be right in that case?[/quote]

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