I saw a story yesterday about someone applying to MIT and it got my interest up.. I've already 'made' it (so to speak) I make just under $500k a year.. I too programmed Apple II computers, but also Atari 800 and C64 (ohhh.. how beloved!)<p>I am in a place in my live where I could move to Boston for shits and giggles, and I certainly could keep up with the MIT academia. My IQ is well in Genius level, (See the letter I sent - below - ) but what got me about the post a day or two ago was that the person didn't go to high school! Well, I graduated from high school, but didn't go to college, but instead did the self taught Borders/Barnes and Noble book store program. That is, sitting in their book stores for hours reading and studying the current programming books.. Then I found out where there was a lot of money being made and reversed engineered the business model.. then I created it and went after the customer of said 'EXPENSIVE' competitor.. since I had no overhead I tore their head off! Easy pickings.. Any 'geek' can do this.. just get over your 'shyness' and go to town! If you're working for a boss.. Ok.. What does he do.. what does the owner do (where you work?) Create that product and SELL! There is no reason why some people should get rich off the intelligence of others.. It is time for the geeks to REALLY RULE! Do it!<p>----<p>O.K. So I applied to M.I.T. I'll let you know where this goes.. Probably nowhere, but I'll do a follow up post here just for fun..<p>--------<p>Here is what I emailed several faculty and admissions at M.I.T. I am not going to go any further, because I wont go further in life from an M.I.T diplomoa, but just want to see if they're really on their game, or if it is more B.S. establishment .. blah blah.. we need this... blah blah.. we need that..<p>If so.. <i>F</i> that.. They're not that smart.. They have mid-range IQ people employed.. otherwise they would have accepted me as it would have meant several hundred thousand to their endowment...<p>--------
I'm a 40 year old super smart computer programmer who already makes around $500,000 a year (and growing)<p>I have my own company and program several languages. I am self taught. I wouldn't mind going to college (I am an Alamo Heights HS, San Antonio graduate) there, but will not jump through stupid hoops as I already make (My company #1 google for "real estate web design" - webcontentsolutions.com .. yes, I made each of those sites on the homepage and the company itself) more than most (if most is =%51 of your graduates) per year.. and my income is growing..<p>I expect that if you except me, I go through your program, you'll have an alumni who will donate to your endowment.<p>When I -did– play with college (community college) I, for a few semesters I went, got over 4.0 but I figured (rightly) it was a waste of my time, and just went about making money..<p>I'm not a 'drone' who thinks that a diploma will get me a good 'JOB' I could care less.. I'm already making a lot of money..<p>I wouldn't mind having an MIT diploma though, so if you accept me, I'll get a condo there in town as I have clients in your area who will foot the bill for my residency there..<p>I will not fill out the normal paperwork (as my time is worth about $600 / hr and I wont go for an hour or two through these hoops), so if you send me a form letter about what I need to do next I will ignore it. I will however submit to a phone or video interview.<p>By the way.. I've been IQ tested several times.. My lowest score is 145 my highest is 158<p>The thing is… My father was a 'rogue' and taught me how to SELL.. so although I've had to make my own product.. since I (was adopted) had such an interesting upbringing I also learned how to SELL.. so Imagine 'BIG BANG THEORY' meets the entrepreneur who knows how to sell the product they might come up with.. so although I'm as smart as them, I would never degrade myself to be an 'EMPLOYEE'.
I would just reverse engineer any company and do what they did…. AND I DID… so I've already made it.. I already have a bunch of income.. This is just putting the cart before the horse.. most people go to college to achieve.. I would go to complete the circle (so to speak)<p>Please.. if you were really 'smart', you would come up with the idea, execute on the plan and SELL IT- there are too many people who think they're smart because they can manipulate the true geniuses who actually can MAKE things – thus the Mark Zuckerburg Quote - "If you could have made facebook, why didn't you make facebook") If you don’t understand that quote, this is what it means: Coming up with an idea is not anywhere near as important as IMPLEMENTING AN IDEA! And FYI, I have a facebook competitor in the pipes right now..There is only one way to compete against such an entrenched competitor now.. I've found it.. I have to keep it under wraps, but it should launch in a month or two.. Don’t worry, I'll still let you guys take me in if you're not rude in the reply to this email.. I know this email is cocky.. I appreciate I can be an ass sometimes, but know, I've created an income of half a million a year with only a high school diploma.. Know 6 programming languages and test as a genius, so indulge me. ;)<p>I have much respect for MIT and would take it seriously.. (Notice.. this email isn't going to Harvard,Stanford, Etc)<p>Included are photos of me in my home office..