MIT Pros & Cons vs Caltech (+ why I didn't apply to MIT) 🦫

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MIT pros and cons vs Caltech! Remember that I'm a biased beaver ;)
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07:27 - Why I didn't apply to MIT
11:03 - Do I regret it?
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@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact I forgot to mention: Caltech gave me the opportunity to conduct research in Nobel Prize Laureate Frances Arnold’s lab! She was super cool and nice 😀

@VertauePhysik 5 ай бұрын

Wait that's the best thing ever

@aaronvliet6019 Жыл бұрын

Anecdotally, I don't think MIT has any of the competitiveness that you were describing - Everyone here is also very willing to help with psets or whatever else. I would describe the MIT collaboration culture very similar to what you said about Caltech.

@andrewleblanc6343 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's really awesome!!! It's so cool to hear from an actual MIT student!!! I'm a prospective applicant and have a few questions if you don't mind me asking. Anecdotally, I was walking around campus the other day and saw this really cool guy doing a hairpin turn on a skateboard, who promptly ate shit on a curb. That wasn't a question it was just an observation. Does MIT have a cycling club???? Does MIT have a design, build, and fly team???? What do you to think about the famous class 3.091???? I've heard it's 3-0-9- FUN!!!!!!!! Get back to me when you can please.

@aaronvliet6019 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewleblanc6343 omg I'm so glad to hear that u are thinking about MIT!!!! I can't imagine a happier place, I know my friend Andrew wakes up every single day ecstatic about going to crew and cranking out 2.002 and 2.005 psets. MIT does have a cycling club but tbh crew is WAY more fun!!! or at least that's what my friends tell me. Also completely unrelated but we have an amazing intro to Western music class!!! I really recommend it. lastly, 3.091 is a whole lot of fun!!!! Definitely take it over 5.111, it's way way better!! Let me know if u have any more questions about MIT or the application process. I actually own a college admissions counseling startup, so I'd be happy to help edit your essays (for a fee of course)

@exinr6930 Жыл бұрын

@@aaronvliet6019it is really funny that MIT students call their classes by a number because from an outside perspective what even are these classes 😭

@Cubevision1 4 ай бұрын

@@aaronvliet6019W hustler shades of Jay z big ups

@technology28 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! You explained things well. At 11:33 you asked us if we would like to see a similar video. Yes, I would love seeing a similar video.

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and for your support! :) Noted, I'll make another video about MIT and Caltech. Have a great day!

@Stewart5225 4 ай бұрын

Amy Rocks! Her videos are outstanding.

@miccav194 8 ай бұрын

It honestly seems youd thrive in both either way and that is a good thing tbh. I feel like the school choice didn't matter but your passion what to do afterwards college is what played the role.

@abhinavjakati8792 Жыл бұрын

Dream school - CalTech and MIT. Hope I get in!

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Yay good luck!!

@volvol1 Жыл бұрын

You were certainly correct in choosing Caltech over MIT because of the weather and size and such. But then you should have gone to the business school at UC Berkeley (Hass) rather than Sloan. for the same reason. UC Berkeley is awesome and beautiful, and Berkeley is a wonderful and beautiful location.

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yes the weather in Pasadena is amazing and the city itself is beautiful! Caltech and MIT are more similar in rankings and Sloan is an M7 business school so that’s why I picked it!

@erod6468 11 күн бұрын

Way to woke though. It gets in the way of actual merit and advancement, and that's a big no no.

@slavvalb3933 Жыл бұрын

Nice informative video, but we have here in Illinois - Northwestern University . Someone who is into performing arts ,like me ,would be the best place to get educated. Like your school , Northwestern offers many majors. The name of the school is so important when looking for a job.

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Companies like to say they hire from top schools haha. And I agree - the best school for someone is specific to their goals and preferences!

@joy_the_undiscovered Жыл бұрын

I've always of going to MIT but now I'm having second thoughts caltech pretty good

@alice1blue Жыл бұрын

what is your opinion going into studying Astrophysics, what college is best maybe caltech?

@chukchee Жыл бұрын

Caltech is the best. Nice people. Great weather. Good food. And great atmosphere for learning!

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Totally agree 😊

@AlexSadof Жыл бұрын

Turtle Pond.

@riaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 5 ай бұрын

I wanted to apply for MIT although I have been into Caltech since I was a child. I now think differently. What unis do you think I can apply for space-related studies(astrophysics or astrospace engineering)?

@suthiraphanassarat8669 Жыл бұрын

I prefer Caltech over MIT because it's smaller & more personal. But you had it the wrong way: MIT was definitely better for Chemical Engineering. Caltech trumps over MIT in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. I hated both engineering & natural sciences because I'm put off spending copious amounts of time in laboratories doing experiments & research. But I made a grave mistake majoring in Mathematics instead of Applied & Computational Mathematics because it's insanely hard doing mathematical proofs. I'm more comfortable calculating numerical solutions to mathematical problems in many areas of business such as actuaries, insurance, engineering companies, financial services, etc.

@gracienidacunhapimenta675 3 ай бұрын

Você tá dizendo que Caltech é melhor na engenharia de computação ou em matemática aplicada a computação? Desculpe, não sei se tradução do KZfaq é precisa...

@asherwade Жыл бұрын

Thank you for answering a question which I’ve always pondered, “Is Cal-Tech more, or less, ‘applied’ science/math than M.I.T.?” I actually thought M.I.T. would be more ‘pure’ Math or ‘theoretical’ Science, and you ‘proved’ me wrong, …or at least, said it wasn’t.

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Yup, Caltech is more theoretical! Glad to be of help :)

@itslogical3884 Жыл бұрын

The real answer of why she didn't apply to MIT is written on a T-shirt in Caltech's student store.

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

HAHA exactly 😏

@janechiu370 Жыл бұрын

I think anyone from MIT or Caltech are brainiacs. I’m surprised anyone would say they thought you would go to a better school. I’m from Los Angeles…Boston weather nearly killed me. It’s all I complained about. 😂

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah unfortunately, a lot of people think Caltech is a state school! Also, yeah SoCal weather is the best

@sleepykitten2168 Жыл бұрын

You stated that you leaned towards Caltech because you wanted to be a professor. I've been wanting to be a math professor for some time, what advice would you give me, and what is the culture like at Caltech that emphasizes this?

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome you want to be a math professor! The coursework at Caltech is very theoretical, no matter what class it is. Even computer science classes have a lot of theory. This means that you will be trained like a true scientist, one of the highest caliber because this school has really tough content and exams that won't find elsewhere. You'll also be surrounded by other people who enjoy pure science and math

@charlessimbolon7333 11 ай бұрын

But today most of scientific paper at the most prestigious journa like Nature and Science journal comes from Chinese Academy of Sciences . The number of highly cited papers from TsingHua University and University of Science and Technology of China aka USTC higher than Caltech.

@charlessimbolon7333 8 ай бұрын

@@venkovic yap. Correct. But, to me it is plausible to argue that China would surpass and supplant US ,and Europe in STEM.

@charlessimbolon7333 8 ай бұрын

@@venkovic how can it be

@ignaciomendoza2878 Жыл бұрын

Hello, Excuse me. I have a question about a degree at MIT, well it is a degree that there are in many universities in the US, I was wondering if you could please answer my question

@FabiaFranco-ih1ly 3 ай бұрын

Can I do my ug in Caltech after completing my pg in Btech computer science in a different college. But, can I do specialization in AI and Mechine learning.

@carmensandiego7749 2 ай бұрын

Pro location for Pasadena over Boston. Big Con for Boston is not just the weather, it's also the most racist city in the country. But I like the academic calendar at MIT being semester vs. whatever Caltech calls it's academic calendar these days or quarter system. As a senior citizen I only recall things I learned on semester system, I had more time for the material to sink in. The quarter or trimester is always cramming cramming cramming for tests, not the greatest way for my learning style apparently. Everything I learned at quarter system was a waste of money and time in the long run. But you are right about the generally friendly collaborative atmosphere. From someone who's been to all kinds of schools between undergrad and grad, but nothing anywhere near Boston.

@DanangWidiantoro Ай бұрын

is there someone names Sheldon Cooper? and did you meet him?

@xrr2161 Жыл бұрын

Caltech, my dream school!!

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Yay!!! Good luck!

@user-tf9mx7wm4d Жыл бұрын

We all know, you didn't apply because you knew you couldn't get in... Hehe. Just friendly fire here from current MIT'27 pre-frosh, I love your content Amy!

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha just cuz West Coast beat coast 🤣 huge congrats!! And thanks so much - I appreciate you being here with my channel!

@georgepalmer5497 11 ай бұрын

I got my degree at a state university a long time ago. I'm four decades older than you. I knew a young woman who got a degree in psychology at a state university, and she went on to become a major executive at a national bank. She came early and stayed late. She worked very hard all the way up. I think she is in charge the bank's operations of a whole region of the country. My sister got a degree at Oklahoma State University, and she became a CEO at a savings and loan company. I haven't done that much with myself. A lot of it was because I have aspirations to write, but most of the great writers were dead before I got started.

@abhinavjakati8792 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, but I think you got one thing wrong about the statistics. Not sure, but I think you did. Caltech has 900 undergrads and MIT has 1,500 undergraduates. The 4,000 is I think the class strength of MIT across all four years. Thanks a lot for the informative tips!

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah the stats I gave are for the entire undergraduate population across all 4 years. Caltech only has a total of 900 undergraduates - fewer than 250 students per year!

@KeepinItRealAllDay Жыл бұрын

Buts u did apply to MIT... For MBA

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

U right haha

@magdalenedon-loho8445 5 ай бұрын

whoever said Caltech wasn't good is a liar it is like one of the best universities ever. Keep doing what you do God bless you.😇😇😇

@alexanderlai9160 Жыл бұрын

9:18 You drop a Harry Potter reference to house sorting and don't tell us what house you would have been sorted into at Hogwarts?

@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын

Hehe the equivalent of Gryffindor 😊

@markarmage3776 11 ай бұрын

The only problem with Caltech is that it's in California. If it's in Texas, it would have been way more popular than MIT.

@youthisntsocruel6889 Жыл бұрын

The grapes are sour...

@andre1987eph Жыл бұрын

I went to Williams College. I walk around the Cal Tech campus because I live in Los Angeles and it reminds me of Williams. Since I am middle aged "black" man, sometimes rhe students and securiry racially profile me because they either don't know/care my IQ is 140 and I even attended Medical School. So I stopped visiting Caltech campus 🤣. However, I'm absolutely positive the college exoerience at Williams is much deeper and impactful than either Cal Tech or MIT. Plus I'm RARELY racially profiled when I go back to Williams campus as middle aged guy with gray hairs. 😊 👍