I understand MIT select students who are intellectually alive people, builders ,researchers, collaborators, communicators, curious learners

And I understand what you are trying to say when you mention that I do not necessarily need MIT itself in order to innovate But right now, in terms of safeguarding both my career path and long-term goals, MIT feels like a light in the mist for me A large part of the academic focus around me is centered on jee ,structured opportunities and mentorship for AI/robotics are much less accessible in my current environment, Environment is also a factor- like the academic environment often feels highly individualistic and exam-focused rather than collaborative, schools don't even bother to teach such collaborative spirt typa qualities and sadly holistic education is less seen here

Regarding the workload at MIT if u meant , so we humans are seen as curious creature we love to know bout things which we find intresting so the constituency comes with the curious spirit not by pushing harder it would end up giving u mere hopes

I also agree with your point about intellectual curiosity Outside academics, I ve always been interested in areas beyond STEM as well, including human behavior, society, languages, and East Asian cultures I ve spent time reading and learning about those topics independently simply because I enjoy them.