After Vision Trip

1) MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
-About 4500 undergraduate students
-5 areas: Engineering (58%), Science (25%), Architecture and Urban Studies, Management Science, and Humanities, Art, and Social Studies
-Students are encouraged to cooperate and work together
-Diverse clubs & organizations
-Academics schedule is 4-1-4.
-4~5 courses per semester
-About 20% of the students are double major
-MIT is mean in its wayhttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=159180993034252770#editor/target=post;postID=1643282612917471097
-MIT force students to take technical courses
-The spirit of fire hoses --> Force hard information into the throats of the undergraduates
2) U.Penn
-The first business, medical school
-Eniac
-75% of the class is 25 or fewer
-1/3: Major, 1/3: Liberal Arts, 1/3: Free
-10,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduates
-There are foreign language requirements
-Uses common application
-Takes a holistic  view on applicants
3) Swarthmore
-Engineering course is provided, unlike most liberal arts colleges
-Close to the city
-Honors program: In-depth studies on subjects --> e.g. political science: Chinese politics --> Bring in experts from outside and do a written & oral examination
4) Princeton
-No core: Distributional Requirements
-Juniors write papers and seniors write theses
-Enable students to become an expert in the field that they are interested in
-Only one major, and "certificate programs," or minors
-Professor tries to engage with undergraduate students in researches
-Interdisciplinary studies are possible
-The level of professors is high
5) Stanford