We are quite similar! I was also accepted to Harvard REA – exactly one year ago – and was too lazy mentally drained by the application process to apply to MIT after that. I arrived intending to study physics, but I’ve since realized AI safety is a much more important and exciting problem to work on. Seems like you got there a bit sooner than I did! HAIST is a wonderful community, and also a great resource for finding upskilling and research opportunities.
I’ve only been here for a semester, so take this with a grain of salt, but I don’t think you should be too worried about taking classes that interest you. It seems like professors are generally pretty flexible if you reach out to them, and it’s easy to fulfill general education requirements with hardly any effort (I just took a class on “Anime as Global Popular Culture” which required essentially no work).
Let me know if you have any questions! I also have some older friends who can give you more specific advice. I sincerely hope I get to meet you soon!
We are quite similar! I was also accepted to Harvard REA – exactly one year ago – and was too
lazymentally drained by the application process to apply to MIT after that. I arrived intending to study physics, but I’ve since realized AI safety is a much more important and exciting problem to work on. Seems like you got there a bit sooner than I did! HAIST is a wonderful community, and also a great resource for finding upskilling and research opportunities.I’ve only been here for a semester, so take this with a grain of salt, but I don’t think you should be too worried about taking classes that interest you. It seems like professors are generally pretty flexible if you reach out to them, and it’s easy to fulfill general education requirements with hardly any effort (I just took a class on “Anime as Global Popular Culture” which required essentially no work).
Let me know if you have any questions! I also have some older friends who can give you more specific advice. I sincerely hope I get to meet you soon!