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Optional List. Interviews - Jon Katzman. People would like to think that it's a multiple choice test that's scored by a computer.

Interviews - Jon Katzman

So it's objective. It was written by a computer. It's measuring something that is important and objective. It's not. This test was written by people. And if you're bad at test taking--you always think that's sort of, you know--a parent says, my kid just can't take tests. The tricks we teach are common sense to a good test taker. Does it really just boil down to test taking strategies? A kid's coming in to get higher scores. What were yours? I remember. Princeton Review's model is Joe Bloggs, who is Joe Bloggs? Joe Bloggs is the average American student. Dog. Hello. Bye-bye. Up. Down. Peanut butter. Jam. Table. Cloth. Hmm. Green. Okay. But it sounds so cynical--forgive the expression. No. On a tough question--you're in the middle of the park and it's dead of night.

When we were in one of the classes, the instructor sat there and said, you can eliminate this Joe Bloggs answer. How is your business? MIT Profile - SAT Scores and Admissions Data for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT. MIT Description: Founded in 1861, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology usually ranks first among the country's top engineering schools.

MIT Profile - SAT Scores and Admissions Data for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

Although the institute is best known for engineering and science, MIT's Sloan School of Management ranks among the country's top business schools. With a campus stretching along the Charles River and overlooking the Boston skyline, MIT's location is as attractive as the quality of its academic programs. The Institute's strengths in research and instruction have earned it a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and membership in the Association of American Universities. On the social life front, MIT has an active system of fraternities, sororities and other independent living groups. Explore the Campus MIT Photo Tour MIT Admissions Data (2012): Enrollment (2012): Costs (2012 - 13): Tuition and Fees: $42,050 Books: $1,000 Room and Board: $12,188 Other Expenses: $1,772 Total Cost: $57,010 MIT Financial Aid (2011 - 12): Most Popular Majors at MIT: Data Source:

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