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I knew about MIT OpenCourseWare but knew that wouldn't help in the least bit for two reasons, one it is made to be taught at MIT so sometimes it may go above my

by mahmud 17y ago

I knew about MIT OpenCourseWare but knew that wouldn't help in the least bit for two reasons, one it is made to be taught at MIT so sometimes it may go above my head, So? If something goes over your head it's just a sign that you need to learn prerequisite concepts. Click pause and read a more introductory text, even wikipedia helps to clarify things. Then go back to following the lecture and it shouldn't be too difficult anymore. Not wanting to take difficult courses is a sign of laziness, and unwillingness to push yourself to keep pace. second...umm...because it is made to be taught at MIT...so it would not match the curriculum taught at my college. Who cares? You would be a dysfunctional human being if you only learned what it's prescribed in school curricula. In fact, the school syllabus is an invisible fence that could hold a mind captive; smart students learn to rush it, jump over, and run free in the vast open fields of knowledge. Get over your obsession with school brands, btw. You need to lose that respect you have for "esteemed" institutions, specially the ones in India, like IIT, which are intellectual concentration camps. The students there are miserable, what not with all the pressure from parents and society.

rick_2047 17y ago
Well nice reply dear, exactly what I was thinking this morning (a sleep indeed helps to clear up your thoughts). To tell you the truth, I never dreamed of joining the IITs, didn't even give the JEE. But that was because I knew without a two year preparation (which I just didn't have) I couldn't compete to get my desired subjects, and I am just too stubborn to study subjects like ocean engineering or mechanical engineering even at the IITs because I don't like these subjects. But on the other hand I wanted to go in the research field and knew of the importance of a degree from a very good college. When I went on a flunked my AIEEE, and had to settle for a state level college I was crushed. That was the seed for my obsession with the brand name. Trying to get over it but I find myself attracted towards every ad in the paper or TV from IITs or IISc or other foreign elites and just can't stop thinking about them. While on the other hand I would not want to waste an year (that too after I have secured admission in a very prestigious college of my state). I know I am messed up, but should get over it in time.

by mahmud 17y ago

rick_2047 17y ago

Well nice reply dear, exactly what I was thinking this morning (a sleep indeed helps to clear up your thoughts). To tell you the truth, I never dreamed of joining the IITs, didn't even give the JEE. But that was because I knew without a two year preparation (which I just didn't have) I couldn't compete to get my desired subjects, and I am just too stubborn to study subjects like ocean engineering or mechanical engineering even at the IITs because I don't like these subjects. But on the other hand I wanted to go in the research field and knew of the importance of a degree from a very good college. When I went on a flunked my AIEEE, and had to settle for a state level college I was crushed. That was the seed for my obsession with the brand name. Trying to get over it but I find myself attracted towards every ad in the paper or TV from IITs or IISc or other foreign elites and just can't stop thinking about them. While on the other hand I would not want to waste an year (that too after I have secured admission in a very prestigious college of my state). I know I am messed up, but should get over it in time.