which department or program at MIT: do I have to choose an academic department?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>"Although you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? (*) (100 words or fewer)"</p>

<p>Does this question refer only to academic departments and programs, ex. "I'm interested in engineering" or "The business school is great", or can I refer to any department in MIT, whether it has lectures and courses or not?
I'm a huge fan of the MIT Media Lab, and I'd rather write about that than about any academic department.</p>

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<p>The question is written to be intentionally broad, so I think you’re within the prompt if you write about the Media Lab. </p>

<p>At any rate, the Media Lab does offer [url=&lt;a href=“About Media Arts & Sciences — MIT Media Lab”&gt;Login — MIT Media Lab]classes[/url</a>] (under the Program in Media Arts and Sciences), so it’s an academic unit as well as a research unit.</p>

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<p>yes but I’m not interested in the academic part of the department, just the research part.</p>

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<p>never mind. I searched the MAS program and it’s great.</p>