so then my question is, why is it necessary to turn a school into a pressure cooker?
Note that I didn't say I approved of a high-pressure environment. :) I don't think it IS necessary to have Extreme College (I went to UGA and dealt with it quite nicely; no high-pressure environment there other than that which I created for myself by being perfectionistic).
The fact remains, though, that some schools ARE performance-oriented and demand nothing less than perfection from their students. This is why only the ones with the best grades, the best records, the best brains get into said schools. MIT is one of those and always has been. If you know about that sort of thing up front, you should be prepared to deal with it going in. Just my two cents.
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Date: 2004-08-20 02:20 pm (UTC)Note that I didn't say I approved of a high-pressure environment. :) I don't think it IS necessary to have Extreme College (I went to UGA and dealt with it quite nicely; no high-pressure environment there other than that which I created for myself by being perfectionistic).
The fact remains, though, that some schools ARE performance-oriented and demand nothing less than perfection from their students. This is why only the ones with the best grades, the best records, the best brains get into said schools. MIT is one of those and always has been. If you know about that sort of thing up front, you should be prepared to deal with it going in. Just my two cents.
cheers,
Phil