[bmiranda]

For me personally, most of the stress does come from being challenged academically.The professors pull no punches, and some of the classes are downright exhausting.

Although I appreciate being challenged, it can be disheartening whenever I observe the local coding guru / math major knocking out problems in a fraction of the time it takes me.

However, I believe that this student response best sums it up:

"I still believe it’s true that at MIT, students generally compete more against themselves than against each other."

Everyone simply wants to be the best that they can be.

- MIT Sophomore in EECS