[758] in Depressing_Thoughts
Re: classes at the 'tute
dschmidt@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dschmidt@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Mar 2 23:27:07 1989
jik sez:
> I came to the stunning realization this morning at about 1:30am when I woke
> up to do a problem set that was due today that once again this term I am not
> doing what I want to be doing in my classes at MIT.
> I guess classes aren't supposed to be what we want, there supposed to be what
> we need to know to do well in our fields but don't know we need to
> know because we don't know it yet.
I'm taking four classes this term, three of which are about things
that I am actively interested in and happy to be taking. Two of them
are really great and I look forward to them; one's OK. Last term,
three out of my four classes were great.
Maybe you're in the wrong major? I was thinking of going course 8
until the quality of the classes dissuaded me. Are there any classes
that you do enjoy? Maybe I can give you suggestions...
> MIT would be great, if it weren't for the classes....
I always get annoyed when people say this... I think they're one of
the best things about it. But people do have widely different
experiences here (obviously).
