If you have a full time job, and any pre-existing side projects at all, that is not practical advice. Even if that isn't the case, some people would rather just do one for whatever reason. Everyone has that right.
To answer parent's original question: I'm going with Harvard's. I started watching the open courseware lectures from MIT's a while ago, and though Eric Grimson was intelligent and clear, he just couldn't hold my attention.
You might be surprised that the synergy provided by doing both accelerates your learning. The first classes might take longer but you'll end up doing later assignments much more quickly than doing either alone.
