A truly historic event that must never be forgotten

P.S. Just to be clear, Micah Beckwith is an idiot. This is a parody and protected by law. Don't come after me with the lawyers, Purdue Marketing Team.

Alright guys, I need some serious advice because my parents are currently threatening to have me committed.

My stats: 1600 SAT, 36 ACT, 4.0 UW, founded a startup that uses AI to automate touching grass.

Here's the situation. I got a full-ride to MIT. Completely paid for. Room, board, tuition. My mom is crying tears of joy, my high school is practically building a statue of me, whatever.

But I’ve been lurking on this subreddit for the last month, and honestly? MIT is starting to look like a glorified daycare. I visited Cambridge last week, and the CS students there were... smiling. One of them was outside. In the sun. Eating a sandwich. I asked an MIT senior about his hardest class, and he started whining about "imposter syndrome" and "work-life balance." Bro, that’s so weak.

Then I looked into Purdue. You guys have CS 240.

MIT is offering me prestige, networking, and zero debt. But Purdue is offering me Valgrind. You just can’t put a price tag on raw, unadulterated suffering.

I made a quick pros list to help me decide, but my dad says it proves I'm having a psychotic break:

Has anyone else here turned down MIT or Stanford because their curriculum lacked the sheer abusive power of CS 240? If I commit to Purdue and pay out-of-state tuition, will this class actually destroy my will to live, or is that just marketing hype?

Need to know ASAP before I decline MIT.

EDIT: I figured I would update, since this post is being talked about across campus.

Well, I did it, I rejected MIT. I wanted to thank everyone for their guidance. Particularly the top comment around how well known Lafayette is as a city compared to Boston. Outside of CS240, the main deciding factor was this 160 foot flagpole. See y’all in the fall of ‘26.

Boiler up!

Its just boring green space that doesn't serve any purpose. Why not put it to better use? We would have to install a couple of flock cameras to make sure it stays safe, but that's not a big deal.

Like seriously Im an atheist for a reason bro ✌️😭

It's honestly not that bad. I don't see why everyone is complaining.

I accidentally applied to Purdue Indianapolis instead of the WL campus, completed my degree, and graduated

I was told Purdue was such a prestigious school, but I didn’t realize there were multiple (WL, Indy, global, pharma, chicken). I guess I picked the wrong one? There really should be a warning when you agree to go there, take 5 years of classes (including summers, calc was really hard) and graduate.

Is there anything I can do at this point to make my degree be from WL? Are there any graphic design majors willing to help me make that change?

I have class in CL50 and then I have 10 minutes to get to UNIV. According to Google Maps it takes 2 minutes to walk, but do y'all think that's doable?? I don't think I'm a fast walker, probably around average speed, so I'm kinda scared I'll be late 😭 Should I bring my car on campus so I can make it in time? Or should I switch to the section that's in ARMS instead? Thanks for any help 🙏

Surely I'm not the only one

But seriously take care of yourselves and go to CAPS if you need help.

More like 2 x 100 + 50 years🥖