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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. We hated the vibe at Harvard. I heard rumors, but kept them to myself. My DC said afterwards there was no way she was applying there after the visit. The whole tour had an air of  self entitlement - the kids in the group plus the two different tour guides. Seems we are the only ones without a home in Aspen. 🙄

Was the expecting a similar vibe from MIT and was expecting everyone to be a bit more antisocial- and that was not the vibe at all. Kids seemed passionate about their work and we both got the sense that your economic background really did not matter to them. We also saw some projects being worked on and it truly seemed collaborative by the description- did not seem like an act they were putting on.

DC is interested in STEM and wants a school with a more equal gender ratio as well. Her current school is a bit cut throat and all about social mobility (at all costs) and our whole family wants out of that mind set. So seeing the collaborative aspect of MIT was so refreshing- but we know it will be a tough one to get into, so looking for schools with a similar vibe.[/quote]

No one who has been to both MIT and Harvard, and is extremely familiar with both, compares the two, OP.  No comparison. [/quote]

Yes I agree there is no comparison.

Two of mine went to MIT

OP your kid needs more of a state school. Schools similar to MIT are just as hard to get into.

My kids went to a variety of colleges except small Lacs. All of them stem majors of some sort. Whether it was engineering, CS or a combo.

Out in the real world connections, hard work and determination make their careers not necessarily the college they graduated from. Does it open more doors in the beginning maybe. Honestly all of mine ended up with great jobs coming out of school even the one that went to a state flagship that this board would hate. It is a engineering based one but ranked way lower.  I Know DCUM hates that but it's reality.

Your kid is looking at this all wrong.

Have them find a school that the curriculum matches their interest, curriculum is not always the same.  Requirements  of courses are not always the same.

What companies come to career day for their major and internships etc.  And matriculation to their major. If they can not matriculate after sophmore year at the latest they will have to change their major not that easy at many schools.

My guess is you are reaching too high for your kid and she needs a reality check in what she is studying and where she can get in.

Then again one of mine went to a school saw no one in PJ's in the food halls and said immediately "nope not for me". LOL

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