Massachusetts Institute of Technology Top Questions

The best thing about my school is how so much opportunties for what a student can do here is abound and plentiful. You are most likely to regret for the things you didn't do rather than regretting what you have done here at MIT.

The diverse people; different perspectives strengthen the whole community.

You can study anything you are interested in. If there is not yet a class or student group devoted to it, you can find a professor who will help you get funding to research it. There is always the opportunity to take your studies a step further and there will be people to help you and support you.

The people. They're all really nice, and the professors and TA's are really easy to talk to. Signing up for classes is also relatively simple, since you can pre-register for as many as you want and drop them as the semester passes. The students are all willing to work together in study groups.

The ability to say you go to MIT or graduated from MIT afterwards. The Brassrat.

There are so many amazing people here.

The people. They're all a little crazy. The people you meet at MIT are the most original and intersting people in the world.

Research opportunities

MIT is impossible. It stretches you beyond all of your limits. You go for days without sleeping, you stare at numbers and equations until you lose your writing abilities and write, ?He once success,? you eat Chips Ahoy chewies in gross quantities at 3 a.m. When things go badly in a relationship, you can?t break down, because you have an exam to cram for. You laugh, sob, and scream in intervals in your delirium. But in the end, you build an engine, you love someone, you learn to weld, you make bad decisions, and you know yourself.

The atmosphere. The students are a nerdy bunch, and proud of it. They love to talk about science and math-related topics, but they still retain strong personalities - they are nerds, but not annoying geeks.