<p>For the past eight million (okay, seven) years, I've started a thread around this time dedicated to the last-minute questions people need to have answered before they can whether to come to MIT or not. It's pretty late at this point, but I'm sure there are still burning questions out there.</p>
<p>The first year I started the thread, I said
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The title says it all. This was a question I was asked frequently in graduate school interviews, and I really like it -- cuts all the crap and gets right to the heart of the matter.</p>
<p>What do you really care about in a school, and what don't you know about MIT that prevents you from knowing whether or not you want to spend four years here?
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So what do you need to know? All questions, no matter how big or how small, are welcomed. Just be aware that if you make them too big, they're hard to answer succinctly -- the more directed your question, the more likely it is that we'll be able to answer it informatively.</p>
<p>You can also check out the homologous threads from the past:
[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1332254-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html%5D2012%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1332254-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html]2012[/url</a>]
[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1126488-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html%5D2011%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/1126488-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html]2011[/url</a>]
[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/908697-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html%5D2010%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/908697-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html]2010[/url</a>]
[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/698297-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html%5D2009%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/698297-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html]2009[/url</a>]
[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/493998-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html%5D2008%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/493998-what-can-we-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html]2008[/url</a>]
[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/324507-what-can-i-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision-sequel.html%5D2007%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/324507-what-can-i-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision-sequel.html]2007[/url</a>]
[url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/159821-what-can-i-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html%5D2006%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/massachusetts-institute-technology/159821-what-can-i-tell-you-will-help-you-make-your-decision.html]2006[/url</a>]</p>
<p>There are lots of great questions and answers there from seven years' worth of prefrosh. (Alarmingly, I have been hosting this thread every year since I was a senior at MIT, when you current prefrosh were in middle school.)</p>