This article perfectly summed up my experience at MIT. As the article hints, the competitive nature of the student body is a double-edged sword - it helps push

This article perfectly summed up my experience at MIT. As the article hints, the competitive nature of the student body is a double-edged sword - it helps push you further than you think you're capable of, but it can also push you beyond your breaking point. In a lot of cases, it's a fine line. To any MIT students reading this: 1) You deserve to be there. Really. 2) You are not alone (read Pepper White's "The Idea Factory" if you don't believe me). 3) Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of strength. 4) Failing is not the end of the world. 5) Unless you are going to war or face a diagnosis of a terminal disease, everything else after MIT is easy. It gets better. Please take care of yourselves. Take a break, decompress, have a little fun. The world is a better place with you all in it. RIP Fes-Mike http://tech.mit.edu/V113/N3/martinez.03o.html http://tech.mit.edu/V113/N3/martinez.03o.html