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MIT vs. Columbia

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:14 pm
by bronco199
Any thoughts? Specifically for experiment? (condensed matter, biophysics...)
Anyone visited both have any ideas?

MIT seems like the big famous, but very unfriendly department, while Columbia is the smaller, less famous, but nicer place.

decision, decision...

Re: MIT vs. Columbia

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:29 pm
by genh
offhand I'd choose MIT... dream school. If you are not too bad, PhD from MIT has obvious advantage

Re: MIT vs. Columbia

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:47 pm
by excel
What??!?! Whatever makes you think that Columbia is less famous?! You should chose on the basis of factors that would matter, such as research match!

Re: MIT vs. Columbia

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:10 am
by nathan12343
Columbia is less famous. A PhD in physics from MIT carries certain connotations that a PhD from Columbia does not. I doubt that this is what the parent was concerned about, but still...