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> When I was an undergraduate at MIT I loved it. I thought it was a great place, and I wanted to go to graduate school there too, of course. But when I went to
by IvyMike 1y ago
> When I was an undergraduate at MIT I loved it. I thought it was a great place, and I wanted to go to graduate school there too, of course. But when I went to Professor Slater and told him of my intentions, he said, "We won’t let you in here."
> I said, "What?"
> Slater said, "Why do you think you should go to graduate school at MIT?"
> "Because MIT is the best school for science in the country."
> "You think that?"
> "Yeah."
> "That's why you should go to some other school. You should find out how the rest of the world is."
-- Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman