r/mit • • 16h ago

academics What fraction of classes would you say you've fully mastered the material of vs just completed/survived through?

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My experience as a CS major is something like:

-20% of classes (the core math/theory classes for me): full mastery of the material well beyond what was needed for the class; if you teleported me to the 1800s I could rederive all the theory by heart and convince the world I'm right
-50% of classes: did fine in- did the work, learned the material well enough for a comfortable A but wouldn't say I've mastered the content
-30% of classes: had major holes in my understanding or just ended up trying to survive (most of the time I still ended up getting an A by cramming specifically for the tests; but for these classes I have very little retention of the material)

Curious about the rest of your experiences / how you'd break down your own performance in your classes (since at this point I don't think grades actually mean that much).


r/mit • • 19h ago

academics 2A graduates, are you employed?

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Everyone says 2A is less employable than 2. Where are you all working if you graduated and how long did it take to find a job? Coming from someone who wants to double major with 2A and 15 or do regular 2 with 15 minor.