Is MIT a dry campus?

MIT prohibits any persons under the age of 21 from possessing or consuming alcohol. Additionally, MIT prohibits persons from providing, serving, or selling alcohol to any person, except as expressly allowed in Institute policy 9.11. 2.
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Is MIT a smoke free campus?

1 Campus Smoking Policy. Smoking is prohibited in all spaces of all MIT buildings, including in all MIT residence halls as stated in the Housing Policies . The prohibition against smoking includes the use of electronic cigarettes and other nicotine delivery products or devices.
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Is MIT a wet campus?

Alcohol, drugs, and drug paraphernalia are prohibited in and around MIT residence halls. Alcohol may not be consumed in any area of the residence halls, including but not limited to rooms, individual apartments, common areas, hallways, entrance/exit areas, and cafeterias.
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Do MIT students drink?

Among freshmen, 59 percent said they believe the typical MIT student drinks once a week or more. In fact, only 31 percent of MIT students consume alcohol once a week. Only 11 percent drink more than once a week. Thus far, the program has been a great success.
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Is MIT a party school?

Not only do students on campus party at the MIT fraternities, but they also draw in students from around Boston. Here's how one MIT student describes the fraternity scene on Quora: "MIT frat and dorm parties are huge on the social scene. Kids from all over Boston and Cambridge come to our parties.
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Are students at MIT happy?

Satisfaction. It is difficult to measure every aspect of a student's quality of life, so as a simple measure, we directly ask students how satisfied they are being a student at MIT. According to the survey, 91% of students reported being somewhat or very satisfied (92% for undergraduates; 90% for graduate students).
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Is alcohol allowed at MIT?

MIT prohibits any persons under the age of 21 from possessing or consuming alcohol. Additionally, MIT prohibits persons from providing, serving, or selling alcohol to any person, except as expressly allowed in Institute policy 9.11.
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What do MIT students do on weekends?

Campus Preview Weekend

Invited students can sample classes, tour the campus, attend special events, and stay overnight with MIT students.
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Does MIT have good social life?

MIT students are very social and will usually have their doors open while their studying so friends can pop their heads in and chat. We have student run group (LSC - Lecture Series Committee) that brings recent movies (two per weekend usually) and sneak peeks of up coming movies to MIT plus a lot of guest lectures.
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Do Ivy League students smoke?

There's more than studying happening at Harvard. According to the survey app College Pulse, nearly half of all Ivy League students smoke cannabis. More than 42 percent of respondents claim to have never touched any substance, but an eclipsing 42.6 percent say they've smoked pot.
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Where can you smoke on campus Skyline College?

Designated Smoking Areas are in or near the following Parking Lots:
  • Lot 1 Near Loading Dock of Bldg. ...
  • Lot 1 Near Bus Stop.
  • Lot 6 Near Loading Dock of Bldg. ...
  • Lot 7B Near Loma Chica.
  • Lot 8 Near Bldg. ...
  • Lot 9 Near Bldg. ...
  • Lot 10 Bottom of Stairway.
  • Pacific Heights Staff Lot.
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What MIT students do for fun?

To complement their academics and research, students choose their own extracurricular adventures, from a spectacular array of ways to participate in music, dance, and sports to dozens of groups that savor and celebrate cultures from around the world.
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What are MIT students like?

The students are the best thing about MIT. There is wonderful professors and most classes are masterfully designed, but the student body is amazing and really make this place what it is. MIT is just right. About half the students are undergraduate and the rest are graduate.
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Is Greek life big at MIT?

The oldest fraternity on campus was founded at MIT in 1873. Forty percent of the undergraduate population is affiliated with a fraternity, sorority, or living group.
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Is MIT stressful?

MIT-specific stress

Stress at MIT, said Siegel, often takes the form of “discomfort, pain, confusion, or anxiety about failing, or not doing all you're supposed to, or not knowing how to do what you're supposed to, and feeling helpless in those situations.”
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How many hours do MIT students sleep?

members of the MIT community are awake late at night, and still checking e-mail. In fact, more than 35% of student respondents answered the survey between midnight and 6 am. 14% reported getting 5 or fewer hours of sleep.
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How many hours do MIT students study per day?

A typical course would have class 3–5 hours a week, meaning you'll spend about 16 hours in class when you don't have a lab, and perhaps 20 when you do. Time spent outside of class can vary widely, but over my 4 years at MIT I was logging 40–60 hours depending on the time of semester.
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What is MIT drug?

Medicinal Marijuana

Because the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act applies to the use of medical marijuana, MIT policy includes the prohibition of marijuana for medicinal purposes on campus, including in all FSILGs, or as part of any MIT-sponsored activities.
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Is MIT all nerds?

Yes, there are nerds at MIT. MIT has all types of people and probably more nerds than it deserves.
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Are MIT kids smart?

MIT students are incredibly hard-working, intelligent, and motivated, yes. They aren't all in the engineering / science fields, though; many are in other courses.
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What kind of person gets into MIT?

MIT students are high-achievers. To be accepted, you need to be one, too. You should have a strong plan for studying for the SAT or ACT so that you achieve the best score possible. If you're still in your freshman, sophomore, or junior year of high school, plan to take some advanced classes to up your GPA.
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Is it easier to get into MIT as a girl?

Far more men than women apply to enter the Massachusetts Institute of Technology every year. The imbalance produces a perennial gender gap: MIT's admission rate for women is significantly higher.
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Is MIT full of geniuses?

Yes, there are geniuses at MIT, even for MIT standards. I met plenty of them throughout my four years.
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What majors is MIT known for?

The most popular majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology include: Computer Science; Mechanical Engineering; Mathematics, General; Physics, General; Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General; Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering; Econometrics and Quantitative Economics; ...
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