I have one suggestion that has been on my mind since graduation in 1963. I feel that there is a need for all MIT students to have the chance/opportunity to work as an intern in a company in their field of endeavor during a few semesters. There is...
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4/4/13
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One of the most important aspects of the MIT education is the kind of people is gathers inside. The ones around us have incredible life stories of success, struggle, careers, relationships, teaching, learning, communication and cultures. However, what...
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4/4/13
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I have been in higher education as a professor for >30 yrs and with two teenagers prepping for college, I am an observer from both sides. Even though I consider myself relatively well paid (upper middle class), my main concern regarding college/...
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4/4/13
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I could not imagine my MIT career without any sort of study group or psetting partners. I think there should be an online source for people to find others in their area who are studying the same subject as they are so they can possibly meet up and...
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4/4/13
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To divorce skills science and engineering from the human and social aspect of life is a terrible fallacy that denies the beauty and creativity of what we do. Yet that is what MIT does with its HASS requirement. I always felt my 8 HASS classes lacked...
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4/4/13
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The greatest piece missing from my education at MIT (and from education in general) was the real-world component to the theory-driven classes. I spent the past fall volunteering as a mentor for a program called SPARK here in San Francisco. I had a...
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4/4/13
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The edX model has a lot of promise for the future, but so far it does not completely replace an on-campus MIT education. I see at least three crucial areas where the on-campus approach still holds a major advantage:
1) Student-to-student...
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4/4/13
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"Scientists and engineers need to be able to communicate about their work – to funders, to policy-makers, to journalists, to relatives and friends, and, of course, to each other. Today, more than ever, people with scientific expertise who can convey...
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4/4/13
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Why? For immediate Q&A! Not only do you get your own questions answered while you still remember, but you also get to hear other classmates' questions (and answers)! Many times I have thought, "That's a good question I neither would have thought...
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4/4/13
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The access to world class faculty was what made my undergraduate experience at MIT one of the best experiences of my life. The faculty were not only world class researchers but educators. They were always accessible and welcoming. The face to face...
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