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4.5 46 reviews
Academic Rigor
 4.9394
Dorm Life
 4.4762
Food and Dining
 3.5714
Bang for the buck
 4.7391
Clubs and Activities
 4.8333
Greek Life
 5.0000
Campus Safety
 4.3636
Most Helpful Review for Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Category: Tips for prospective students
  • Review by: Naomi from Jonesboro, GA
  • 57 out of 66 people found this review helpful

Focus on being a well-rounded student, along with good standardized test scores and a decent GPA. MIT does not focus solely on SAT/ACT scores; being involved in extra-curricular activities and volunteering in your community also play a large part in the application process. Also, remember to take your SAT Subject Tests early in Math and Science in order to apply to MIT. SAT Subject Tests are required to apply to MIT.

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  • Brooke from Boston, MA
  • Apr-17-2013 I am a current student here

    MIT is the most amazing place in the world. It is a breeding ground for innovation, collaboration, and success. Everyone you meet will inspire you to improve.

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  • Kelvin from Frankfort, KY
  • Apr-10-2013 I am researching this school and have not visited the campus

    To attend MIT would be a dream come true. If there any personnel from the University that monitor this, please email some information. Thank you for your consideration.

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  • Elizabeth from River Vale, NJ
  • Apr-04-2013 I am a current student here

    MIT is an excellent school to attend if you want to be a scientist or engineer. MIT prepares you well for finding internships and research positions over the summer. However, it is a very stressful place to attend college.

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  • Barbara
  • Mar-03-2013 I am a current student here

    Being at MIT means having a very busy academic life but contrary to common thought, MIT also has a very lively social life. The various frats and sororities affiliated with MIT provide a great opportunity for students to join various communities as do the dorms and independent living groups. It is great to work with other people that will challenge you to do your best and to have the opportunity to meet and work with scientists and engineers at the top of their fields.

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  • Jessica from Forsyth, GA
  • Jan-19-2013 I am a current student here

    It's an amazing school. The student culture is entirely unique to MIT, but in the best way possible- if you get in, there's a place for you here. Academics are extremely challenging, but if you get in, you can make it- admissions knows what they're doing.

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  • Olivia from Greenbackville, VA
  • Jan-13-2013 I am a current student here

    We take our schoolwork and learning very seriously but can always manage to have fun on the weekends. Also the professors will blow your mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8-UfLQ7jXc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXIbPrc2NO4 Both links will give a lot of great insight and they're fun!

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  • Senior at MIT
  • Dec-19-2012 I am a current student here

    This places is absolutely incredible. The networks you build within and out of MIT is an opportunity you won't find in many other places. It will become one of the most challenging, but most rewarding experiences of your life.

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  • Matthew from Lynchburg, VA
  • Nov-06-2012 I am researching this school and have not visited the campus

    It has one of the highest ranked and most prestigious engineering programs in the country. MIT is located in New England. It is a very interesting school that am I am looking at.

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  • Yasmina from Revere, MA
  • Oct-31-2012 I am researching this school and have visited the campus

    It is very well-organized, and the students are EXTREMELY kind and helpful. I am actually taking an SAT prep class there through the MSA, and I love it; all the mentors are MIT students. I would love to go there, but I am planning on double-majoring in English Education and East Asian Studies, and Minoring in Art; I don't think MIT has those courses, do they??

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