The culture..the people, you learn so much by interacting with them...each has his/her own talent and together they form the one of the most diverse and academically challenging environments Spend time mostly in my dorm, sometimes in the student center, reading room Just the right size of students They are usually impressed by me going to MIT. Controversy - administration's decisions and financial aid Yes, usually a lot of pride

The opportunity to do hands-on research is the best thing about MIT. The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program provides many undergraduate students a chance to get involved in current research projects and network with professors and graduate students. One thing I would change are the dim lights in the dormitories. They are not conducive to positive thinking when it's 2am and you are still trying to finish your problem set. I love the size of my school because it's not large enough to...

The people are definitely the best thing at MIT. I've met the more interesting, intelligent, fun, smart kids than i have ever met in my life, and i call all of them my good friends here at MIT. Yes, the institute is amazing, but the sort of people that it draws in is by far the best part of it!! If i could change anything, i would make Pass/No Record last foreverrrrrr!! Perfect size...when walking down the Infinite, you will see plenty of people you've never met before, most you...

The best thing about MIT is not the experience. It is not a really enjoyable atmosphere at all to be honest. If you want to have a nice college experience, I would not recommend going there. It made me really depressed at times. The best thing about MIT is graduating from MIT with the degree.

MIT is a wild place with intense subcultures. The housing system is somewhat unique and results in strong dorm cultures. Through a prolonged lottery system, new students are given the opportunity to choose one of MIT's many dorms, live there temporarily during resident exploration period, and then opt to either stay or try to lottery into a preferred dorm. Although some students find the process stressful (while others think it's a blast), the opportunity that it gives each student to find a...

Great people, most people want to help others out School size is JUST right, any bigger is too big and any smaller borders on irrelevancy.

What's the best thing about MIT? My favorite thing about MIT is that students enjoy learning and work hard. Name one thing you'd change. One of the downsides is that professors are generally much more focused on research than teaching. But if you're an independent learner you can get what you need from books, TAs, and other students. Is your school too large, too small, or just right? I think MIT is a good size-- I don't have trouble getting into the classes I want, but it's big...

The best thing about MIT is the people I've had the opportunity to get to know. MIT has a unique culture full of students that make everything seem possible. I did wish the school was a bit smaller, but probably because I come from a small high school of less than 400 students. The reaction to a student wearing an MIT sweater is usually a positive one, and when it's not, it may just be a reaction from a student or alum of a school that was ranked lower than MIT, if you follow that ranking...

MIT is a school where people come and realize that there are people just like them in the world. It is a place where everyone was in the top in high school, but now they all have to fit into one school. Some people struggle, most succeed both academically and socially. It is intense, but you choose that when you decide to come to MIT. You will bond with friends over problem sets, and may choose one night a week to let loose, but will be up in the morning working on problem sets. MIT is an...

I'm an alum. I've been out of school for a while, and I still think back as MIT being the most encouraging and fun period in my life. In high school, like most of my college classmates, I was shy and inhibited, and generally scorned at for being into academics. At MIT i found that the more "nerdy" you were, the more you were valued. Can you make a Nintendo machine out of spare parts? Awesome. Can you rig up the toilet to flush from anywhere in teh world? No way. My friends are I were...