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100% Possible to Get Around

MIT runs several campus shuttles that get you from everywhere important (your dorm, your sorority/fraternity, your classes) to everywhere else important (your friend's dorm, your study group, the subway, Boston, etc.). They run all day and until 2am (4am on Fridays and Saturdays). Most of the drivers are nice, and the GPS-tracking is *usually* working.

MIT is right on the Red Line (subway) and the number 1 bus. These provide easy access to the rest of the city. This review gives an A- because the Boston Transport system shuts down at 12:35am everyday.

IAP, UROP, Fsilgs...

MIT has a nickname for everything. These things are (mostly) all good!

IAP: aka "J-Term" aka Independent Activities Period. A month in which MIT drops their classes and you either get a) an extra month of vacation, b) an opportunity to do an additional internship during the year, c) time to focus on your research, d) time to go to Charm School and get your PhD in Charm!, e) a chance to take classes like the Chocolate Lab's truffle class, or DAPER's "Head of the Zieger"...

UROP: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. MIT has a lot of grad students, and undergrads can capitalize on their research, mentorship, and general awesomeness by doing research with them. Many students have several publications before they graduate because of this....