http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html Life at MIT - Comments en http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html Negatives: *The campus is very utilitarian. They do not put much work into making the campus look nice. *People are too busy to have real friends at the institute. You will end up picking your home... Tue, 05 May 2009 09:49:33 GMT StudentsReview 585-60012 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 585-60012 585 57 Economics Female Undergraduate Class 2009 5th Year Negative Negatives:
*The campus is very utilitarian. They do not put much work into making the campus look nice.
*People are too busy to have real friends at the institute. You will end up picking your homework over your friends or friends over your homework and you lose either way.
*People here are crushed
*People will lie to you and say that they don't work that much when really they are working all the time- so mindgames
*people on perscription drugs to help them concentrate
*You constantly feel stressed out
*If you aren't the type to study in your room there aren't that many great places to study unless you go out to Boston
*dull campus life.
*socially inept stressed people lead to a bad combination
*Homeworks are created to learn new concepts you have not been adequately taught so you WILL have the experience of not knowing how to do a pset for sure. In this case you betterhave a tutor, know someone who has taken the class or get the answers out of the TA
*Classes assume a very good grasp of math before you even get there
*lack of socially conscious ppl

Positives
*You will leave here thinking critically about everything
*You will learn how to manage your life and learn study skills
*You will learn how to put your studies first and everything else on the backburner- so you will learn to focus
*reputation
*confidence in your abilities to figure things out Tue, 05 May 2009 09:49:33 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html MIT is hard and challenging and you can't expect to get a lot of sleep for 4 years straight. Coming back from an alum perspective though, the opportunities it presents are top notch. Everyone wants to... Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:12:07 GMT StudentsReview 585-59358 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 585-59358 585 11 Computer Engineering Male Undergraduate Class 2005 4th Year Positive MIT is hard and challenging and you can't expect to get a lot of sleep for 4 years straight. Coming back from an alum perspective though, the opportunities it presents are top notch. Everyone wants to hire MIT grads and you can develop a network of great friends who will also possibly be helpful to your career. Just be prepared to earn these opportunities. If you don't, you won't be at MIT for long. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:12:07 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html Even more competitive to get into than when I went 20 years ago. But it's a great place to be from if you apply yourself and have the grades and well-roundedness required now to get in.... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:19:13 GMT StudentsReview 585-55122 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 585-55122 585 16 Electrical Engineering Male Undergraduate Alumnus Class 2000 Positive Even more competitive to get into than when I went 20 years ago. But it's a great place to be from if you apply yourself and have the grades and well-roundedness required now to get in. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:19:13 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html MIT is a great place to get a truly valuable education, but you need to put the work in to get something out of it. And if you're going to MIT and not putting the work in, you probably won't be going... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:03:52 GMT StudentsReview 585-54287 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 585-54287 585 69 Neuroscience/Cognitive Science Male Undergraduate Class 2012 1st Year Positive MIT is a great place to get a truly valuable education, but you need to put the work in to get something out of it. And if you're going to MIT and not putting the work in, you probably won't be going to MIT for very long. The coursework is challenging, but that's also what helps make MIT great. Every problem has a meaning and a bearing on understanding the course material. All that being said, MIT won't kill you as long as you MANAGE YOUR TIME. Learn to schedule properly and don't take on more than you can handle, especially not your first semester. If you plan your work out right, you should have ample time for extracurriculars and social activities. You might not have as much time as your friends at other schools, but if you're just studying all the time, you're doing something wrong. Don't let the workload scare you off from MIT; rather, see it as a challenge. You'll get so much more out of an MIT education than you will at a "party school" or some place where learning is not the fundamental virtue. And also understand that even though MIT is focused on science, technology, and engineering, it has a fantastic school of Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, and you will have to complete distributive requirements in the humanities much like you would at a liberal arts college. MIT's mission is NOT to produce culturally illiterate, out-of-touch scientists and engineers. On the contrary, MIT works to ensure every student gets a broad education in various forms of communication and humanities-based studies. So take advantage of not only MIT's great science and engineering, but also humanities! Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:03:52 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html MIT is not for everyone. If you are coming here for the prestige, then you would more then likely be happier at another school. MIT does have a few regular Joes and Janes, but a good number of stude... Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:59:52 GMT StudentsReview 585-53267 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 585-53267 585 6 Biology Male Undergraduate Class 2010 2nd Year Neutral MIT is not for everyone. If you are coming here for the prestige, then you would more then likely be happier at another school. MIT does have a few regular Joes and Janes, but a good number of students here were the top of their high school class; won national or regional science/math competitions; built robots when they were twelve; and so forth. Then they come to MIT and realize that they are just another face in the crowd. Some students find this a relief, others depressing. The course-work is hard, even those who major in the Humanities are required to take a year of Calculus and a year of Physics. Think of MIT as akin to going through SEAL training; you will be pushed to your absolute limits, and then pushed some more. If you stick with it, in the end you will know that you are one of the best. Receiving straight A's in high school is one thing, but here it is not that common. While it does happen from time to time most students receive B's and C's. If you strive for perfection, then you would be best served somewhere else. That sounds contradictory, but an unwritten mantra at MIT is that they expect you to fail, at something. The logic being that you learn from your mistakes and failure breeds perseverance. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:59:52 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/MA/MIT_comments.html