He was offered a full ride, except $1900 a year at MIT. Including tuition, fees & dorm. If he wants to keep his car there, it will be $800 more a year. Math is one oh his strong points, winning Chicago city-wide math competitions every time he entered.

 

Sounds like MIT offered the better scholarship...that's awesome! Wish him the best of luck from all of us here at HHR.net

 

Absolutely wonderful. I so wish there were more like him, as it will take that type of talent and hard work to keep our country on the right track to prosperity.

 

C2, RE: That bus in your picture, I believe that was called the "Future Liner"?
My dad had a chance to buy 4 of them, from one guy back in the seventies. He wanted $1,500 each, and my dad offered him $4,000 for all 4. They both wouldn't budge. Now 35 years later one sells for 4.3 MILLION. Talk about missing the boat!

 

After spending 4 days at each college, I think he is going to Stanford. Only a couple more days to decide!

 

Yes, we're bringing it in to Dunkirk NY for the car parts swap meet May 22nd, 23rd, etc. This one has had a 1.6 million dollar restoration. In all fairness and allowing you to keep your sanity, I have seen some of these and they were unbelievably bad and required the million each to make useful.

On topic: Great choices - no bad answer to this question...

 

MIT, as stated is it THE engineering school. I am going to one of (if not the) top rated Engineering school in the state of Texas, and would bail on this place in a heartbeat for MIT.

 

It's a pretty personal decision really...Based off of education and programs available I would vote MIT.

I graduated in 2004 with my engineering degree, and transferred from a school that had a great engineering reputation...But the school itself just wasn't me. If that makes sense?

Obviously, if he has toured both schools...He can get a feel for which environment would better suit him

LOTS of luck on the decision, and future engineering school - it's tough, but it sounds like he's well prepared!

 

He accepted Stanford, mainly for a better social life. He has been in gifted schools his whole life, and wants to enjoy college.

 

Either way, not a bad choice. Wish him luck!