As someone who went to undergrad for EECS at MIT, it’s interesting to see that everyone who didn’t go to MIT say to go there!

I’m not recommending against it, but it’s not all sunshine and roses. People there are not all “a different caliber of person”. Also being involved heavily in hiring, we don’t give that much weight to MIT just because it’s a top school. That being said, I did learn a lot, and some of the classes are taught with a level of completeness and internal consistency that for me lead to a deeper understanding and intuition for many concepts that is rare in other people. However I can’t say this is only MIT.

If you’re interested interested in talking privately, let me know and we can find a way to connect.