Having taken meds, and known plenty that do, I have to say that I never took them to function as fully as others, but to function at all. Neurochemistry is so messy that adjusting it reminds me of the adage "measure with micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with axe." And, I've watched as the efficacy of the meds fails over time (in fact, I've never met ANYONE who didn't have to have their dosages tweaked or changed outright from time to time), which means that the only way to know it's time to fix things is to be experiencing the problems the meds are supposed to be fixing. Having that happen in the MIT crucible is, reasonably, on the list of "not good things."
I feel the quote means exactly what she says -- if you do not have highly developed coping skills then the stress is going to wash you out, and they have such a high application rate that they could have let a different student in that COULD have succeeded. If you know this of yourself, that you have stress issues, perhaps you should consider a different avenue to a degree.
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Date: 2004-08-24 08:48 am (UTC)I feel the quote means exactly what she says -- if you do not have highly developed coping skills then the stress is going to wash you out, and they have such a high application rate that they could have let a different student in that COULD have succeeded. If you know this of yourself, that you have stress issues, perhaps you should consider a different avenue to a degree.