Massachusetts Institute of Technology Top Questions

Most of us are very intelligent, but we all have different specialties. Aside from small minority, we have a lot more social skills than we are given credit for. It really depends on your definition of geek for first one. We all get really into our studies at times and occasionally lapse into the jargon associated with our field, but that's usually as geekish as we get.

These stereotypes are accurate for the people who want to do that and not for the others.

sometimes

For some people but not all.

All these sterotypes are based on the fact that we're smart. Only that is true. Everyone here is "normal," they just chose to be challenged at an extremely difficult school.

in part

MIT students are incredibly hard-working, intelligent, and motivated, yes. They aren't all in the engineering / science fields, though; many are in other courses.

No. Alot of these stereotypes are perpetuated by ignorance and how we're portrayed in cartoons/movies/tv jokes. A lot of people here are extremely social. It's true that everyone here is at least fairly smart (and good at math). People here like to party, many are tremendous athletes, and despite what people think there is a fair population of attractive people.

Definitely.

for the most part, yes