I'm not smart enough to go to MIT...
Don't tell me I am, either. I know what kind of kids go there. I know what kind of prep schools thery've been at for the past four years. I know how many AP classes they've taken.
I'm from Montana. I 'm behind. Our school only offers three AP classes. Physics is a joke. I'm behind, and I'm not smart enough. I'm going to be crushed.
The panic is setting in. I have to decide, and I can't decide. I can't decide yet. What will happen to me?
:-(
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"What I realized suddenly was that the true failure would have been if I hadn't given a damn. You can bandage a wound, set a broken bone, but not caring...you can't cure that and you can't recover from it."
"What I realized suddenly was that the true failure would have been if I hadn't given a damn. You can bandage a wound, set a broken bone, but not caring...you can't cure that and you can't recover from it."
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I won't tell you that you are smart enough, because you wouldn't believe me if I did....BUT, I will tell you this; it is not your job to decide if you are smart enough to go to MIT. It is their job. And you are absolutely crazy if you think an elite college, such as MIT, does not know what they are doing when it comes to establishing a criteria and sticking to it.
Will you be the smartest one...probably not.
Will it be harder than anything you have done so far in your life....probably.
Will you be behind some students, especially those who have attended expensive private high schools.....perhaps.
But absolutely none of those things mean that you aren't smart enough for MIT.....they are all circumstantial.
I am praying for you to have great clarity about your decision....may it not be cluttered with doubts and fears.
Ashlee is right. You won't be the smartest one there, but they accepted you early admission, didn't they? Lindsay, it will be okay. MIT will be a challenge for you and for many other students who will be there. And you'll love it.
In addition to what they said above, consider this:
By that logic, I am not smart enough to go to grad school. It is the #1 Criminology school in the country and we didn't even have a Criminology program at Carroll. It is in New York City and I am currently from Montana. The top percentatge of the elite of the City University of New York system got into this school and I went to a small podunk liberal arts school in Montana. I guess I shouldn't go...
Sound familiar?
that's different. it really is.
that is one of the most irrational things you have ever said. it is equivalent to me saying "i got an A on this paper as a freshman in a 200 level philosophy course from the man known as B+ Beardsley. what a crappy paper." sure, i say that, but it is a) totally untrue, and b) utterly ridiculous to maintain in the face of an equally though more recognizable fallacy.
it isn't any different, it is no less ridiculous, so admit it and be a little more honest with yourself. being afraid is one thing, but accepting such fatalism doesn't do you any justice.
and also, you have another three weeks to decide ;)
It's not the smartest one that succeeds in college (unless you are a genius I guess), it's the most disciplined and dedicated. I never had a problem grasping the concepts (my degree was in software engineering)....it was keeping up with the projects, and studying for tests.
1. Your weakness is trying to do too much at once.
2. Make goals
3. Keep your focus
4. Plan your semesters (not just what classes you are going to take)
5. Make sure you take care of your body (I know you like to run, I'd keep that up)
Oh, one more VERY important thing. Find out where to get in touch with tutors. There were a few Calculus classes I had to take that I would not have gotten through if it weren't for a very attractive deaf girl that tutored me :)
don't not go somewhere because you're too scared to. don't go there if you feel like it's not the right fit for you.
I'm actually one of Basel's friends from home- and i'm finishing up my first year at berkeley- i love it here. :)
I agree with Ashlee... the people at MIT have been doing this admittance thing for quite a while. If they think you can do it, you can. Listen to all of your friends who've known you for quite a while. If they think you can do it, you can. I've only known for a couple of years, but I think you can do it. And if you think so, you can.
Every freshman who goes to MIT, except perhaps the kid who had 4 patents by the age of 15, is going to feel shellshocked and scared. Big university, big city, and a girl from tiny little podunk Montana. A girl who was discussing Kierkegard and Nietzche within 24 hours of meeting me.
Maybe you haven't had all the educational opportunities of some of these kids. But that does not, in any way, make them smarter.
You're brilliant, Lindsay. You'll do amazingly. I have faith in you.
Good luck, hon.
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