Massachusetts Institute of Technology Top Questions

Everyone seems to think that MIT students are geniuses, socially awkward and can fix any computer problem you come up with.

There is no partying; there is only studying. There is no liberal arts opprotunities, and no athletes. That only Asian kids end up there.

Nerds with no social skills

People seem to think MIT students are reclusive, boring, nerdy and have no fun because they study all the time.

MIT students don't step outside of their rooms/caves to do anything more than remind themselves that the sun does exists and that, therefore, the equations they are working on are accurate. Students are stereotyped as antisocial, hermetic creatures with weird laughs and far-fetched ideas who all have pocket protectors and carry around TI-89s. They have not time to step outside of the MIT bubble and know whether Bush is still president or if Osama has been caught. Extracurriculars may often be just that, extra, because all MIT students do is work, work, work, on p-sets.

nerds, not social, uptight

There are too many to count. We're also supposed to be ridiculously smart. We're also supposed to be total nerds. People like to say that MIT students aren't attractive, don't get out much, don't dress well, and are constantly stressed. Also we're "eccentric".

That we are nerdy, we make math/science jokes, we work all night, we don't have any fun.

That were all geeks and nerds.

We are nerdy, smart, open