Massachusetts Institute of Technology Top Questions

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Some are: MIT is an intense place as far as workload, work ethic, and grading is concerned. Most students are in the sciences and engineering, but nearly all are involved with sports (IM, club, and intercollegiate), dance (performance, partner, etc.), drama, etc. MIT also has the best economics department, and top 10 business and political science programs. Its a very well-rounded school. The students are very supportive of each other and is a very friendly and social place. I always went out to dinner/party/movie/hanging out every weekend, and ate dinner in the dorm dining hall with my group of friends every week-night. There is a subgroup that drinks heavily, but that's really a very small part of the fraternity life and seems no worse than nearby colleges like Harvard and BU.

-well, all MIT students are nerds, in the respect that we enjoy learning and do like to do well. but being a nerd isn't always a bad thing. -some may have, erm, decreased social ability, but for the most part, you would never guess people are MIT studen

You will find a fair amount of the socially awkward at MIT. You will find a LOT of people with glasses. You will even find a few mathematical geniuses and perhaps one or two megalomaniacs. The vast majority of us, however, don't fit into the standard "nerd" stereotypes.

Not completely. The undergraduate population has a gender split of about 50-50. While there are some people that fill the stereotype perfectly, the majority of students definitely do not.

There is some competition, but I'd say for the most part MIT is a very collaborative place. There are nerds. Sleep does come at a premium at times. There are many smart people here, but it's about putting that potential into action. There are many creative, inventive students and MIT is high-tech (at least compared to what I grew up with).

The stereotypes about MIT itself are very true. However, the students come from a vast range of backgrounds and while we all love to learn, most of us also love to live.

Some of the stereotypes are accurate like everyone is smart. Others like everyone is a geek, likes computers and Asian is not true at all.

Sometimes

We're nerds in the sense that everyone here is extremely academically gifted and for the most part people take pride in their work. However, we're definitely not antisocial and there's a huge hybrid of different kinds of people here. You can definitely find your place, and make it so that you have a fun time and thoroughly enjoy "the college experience." For being so fast paced, there is a very relaxed and cool atmosphere here. We also throw pretty good parties and at the end of the day, we're still college kids and you'll find others who are "normal" like you, the definition of "normal" being your own. You'll find them though, guaranteed!