Can I become an expert in my field using MIT OpenCourseWare?
Last year, 12,445 high school students applied to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the No. 7-ranked U.S. university by U.S. News and World Report. Almost 11,000 of those students received slim, devastating rejection letters a few months later. The selective school admits a mere 12.5 percent of applicants each year, shattering the dreams of thousands of young brainiacs [source: U.S. News & World Report]. MIT’s OpenCourseWare initiative, however, may soften the blow for those crestfallen students by allowing them to access many of the school’s class materials online free. The university’s high standards and high tuition ($45,000, if you include room and board) hav
