[280] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Affirmative action
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher D. Beland)
Sat Apr 28 12:29:36 2001
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To: Morgoth <morgoth@MIT.EDU>
cc: mit-talk@MIT.EDU
In-reply-to: The events that comprise the history of the universe.
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 12:29:12 -0400
From: "Christopher D. Beland" <beland@MIT.EDU>
> If such a large fraction of the applicants are academically
> qualified to handle MIT, maybe it's a sign that the workload here
> should be increased... ?
At first, I thought this was a joke or a troll. But, on the off
chance anyone here is actually beginning to believe that...
Personally, I've seen plenty of people who were "academically
qualified" to succeed at MIT - can understand material presented to
them at this level, can complete assignments at this level, can hold
interesting and well-informed discussions about topics in class - who
cannot physically or psychologically handle the immense workload that
MIT drops on them. Just because you are really good at science and
engineering doesn't mean you're good at fitting 250 hours of stuff you
need to do into those darn 168-hour weeks we're all stuck with.
-B.
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