MIT is amazing, yes. But... 1. Hiring is for academic credentials and research, not teaching. Professors will sometimes have no interest or skill in teaching.

MIT is amazing, yes. But... 1. Hiring is for academic credentials and research, not teaching. Professors will sometimes have no interest or skill in teaching. 2. You get worked insanely hard, not in a good way. Different people deal with this better or worse, but I suspect it's a problem for many. Don't know as much about PSU but... does it have a teaching focus? You might have better learning experience if it does. Also, if you need student loans you might be much happier in 5 years if you took out smaller loans.