Umm... please tell me how MIT let you bypass regular Grad school admission process? This question is based on the assumption that you're 17 and not finishing college at the moment. I applied there for undergrad and didn't get in, and I had most everything the mean of students who were accepted had. I personally am not really a smoker, I've done it less than 10 times in my life, it's alright, but I personally couldn't have it as a large part of my lifestyle. To the person who said it's part of skiing culture, I think that's a little brash to say. But whatever, you have the right to do what you want with your body as long as it doesn't bring harm to others. This includes anything, smoking and drinking safely. A drunk driver who gets in an accident with someone is as worthless as a 30 year old stoner with no job. Pleasure is fine as long as you're not a burden to anyone else. It does help you when your argument though when you don't tell people they are cocksuckers and faggots. You might be offended, but your point was gonna be so much stronger without that.