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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also known as MIT, is an institution of higher learning. It is considered one of the United States' premiere learning institutions for math, science, and technology.
In April 23, 2009, MIT announced that the school would be ending eight of their athletic programs, including men's and women's hockey, men's and women's gymnastics, skiing, golf, pistol shooting and wrestling. Previous to this announcement, the institution had sponsored 41 sports, tying with Harvard for the most in the nation.FOXNews.com: Heavy MIT Highlight Financial Struggles at Colleges Nationwide
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Fast Facts
- Established: 1861
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- President: Susan Hockfield
- Faculty: Approx. 1,000
- Nickname: Engineers
- Mascot: Beaver
- Motto: "Mens et Manus" (Latin for "Mind and Hand")
- Acceptance rate: 11.9%
- Nobel laureates: 72
- Matt Damon plays an MIT janitor in the film Good Will Hunting
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History
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology started in Boston, and very quickly outgrew its facilities. Over the first 50 years of its history, Harvard University made many attempts to merge MIT into its own technology program, in part to solve the facility problem. All of its propositions were rejected. The two schools still maintain a friendly rivalry today. MIT moved across the Charles River to Cambridge, MA in 1916, where it remains today. For nearly its entire history, the school has technically been coeducational; however, a strong female presence did not appear until 1963, when a women's dormitory was built. -
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MIT has consistently invented in surprisingly innovative architecture, with buildings from the most legendary architects of the past century. Students are widely known for their intense focus on work, but also have a reputation for pulling impressive (but neither malicious nor destructive) pranks, known as "hacks". -
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basics
- Official Site: MIT Facts
- Founded: 1861
- Faculty: Approx. 1,000
- Undergraduates: Approx. 4,100
- Postgraduates: Approx. 6,100
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Leadership
- Susan Hockfield
- 2004-present: President
- 2002-2004: Provost of Yale University
- 1998-2002: Dean of Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- 2004-present: President
- Susan Hockfield
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Prospective Students for Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Visiting Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Official Site: Visiting Campus, Tours, Information Sessions, Etc.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Life
- Official Site: Student Life Resources
- MIT Admissions Blog: "The Most Important Blog Entry Ever"
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